Promote Other Websites From Within eBay
The following video describes how to use a little known, but highly effective eBay insider secret you can use to promote other websites, from within eBay. Take a look…
I have been using this eBay insider secret for years. Check you my eBay About Me page to see how I have implemented this little known eBay selling technique on my own eBay profile page. You can easily do the same things and promote your main website, your blog, affiliate programs, or anything you want. Very cool!
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May 27th, 2008 at 4:10 am
Unfortunately this information is now outdated. Effective in June, you no longer will be able to link to any site not owned by eBay from your About Me Page.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:32 pm
David,
When does the new policy go into effect? As of June 3, 2008, eBay’s policy on “Links from your About Me Page” states:
“You may link to your own Web store or Web site. However, you may not directly offer any non-eBay merchandise on the About Me page itself.
eBay does not permit its users to place the following types of links on your About Me pages:
Links that directly offer any non-eBay listing or merchandise on the About Me page itself.
Links to other online trading sites or pages, including auctions and fixed-price formats.
Links to sites offering the same merchandise for the same or lower price (including the Buy It Now price).
Links to sites offering merchandise or information not permitted on eBay
On your About Me page, you may link to your own Web site or individual Internet store where you are offering to trade, sell or purchase your goods or services. However, you may not link to any page within online trading sites that offer goods from multiple sellers either in a fixed price or auction format.”
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-aboutme.html
June 4th, 2008 at 3:13 am
Scott,
Here is the link to the eBay announcement regarding links:
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200805191328272.html
June 4th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
David,
Thanks for the link to the new policy. For the benefit of my readers, I copied below the relevant portion of the policy to which the link you provided refers. eBay has definitely tightened up their Links Policy.
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Updated Links Policy
Starting in July, an updated Links Policy will take the place of links guidelines that were previously covered in several policy areas. Under the updated policy, only specific types of links are allowed in a seller’s listings or other content on eBay, including eBay Store pages, About Me pages, eBay Blogs, Reviews and Guides, and forums. Allowed under the new policy are links to:
- Any page on eBay or an eBay property including PayPal, Half.com and StubHub.
- Photos of the item for sale, as long as the page displaying the photos does not offer, or link to, a site that offers a product or service for sale off eBay.
- Embedded videos within a listing, as long as the content and format comply with all eBay policies for videos.
- Third-party solutions and services directly related to the particular listing.