As much as I hate to admit this, I keep forgetting that I have a USFreeads account. Since I have forgotten that I have an account, I have not been using it. So, I guess the short answer to your question is no, simply because I haven’t used it.

The sites that I had when I did use USFreeads are sites that I no longer have. I’ve gotten rid of all my BANS sites (except for one, and I will get rid of that site when it expires in a few more months), and those were the sites that I had ads on USFreeads for.

Using USFreeads DID work, and I suspect it would still work.

It seems like whenever I learn a new strategy, one of my old strategies gets pushed to the back of my mind, which is what happened here. The price is certainly reasonable (unless you forget to use it, like me!), and your post is inspiring me to try it again. However, I will have to check out their TOS to make sure that any links I add are acceptable links.

If you use this method, please share your results, as I’d like to know how well this works for others.

Rochelle

Rochelle

As far as you know are you still able to use this technique and link to ebay auctions on your own site (be it BANS, phpbay etc.)?

Mike
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No, I have no idea. Hopefully, he is able to divert some of that traffic to his sites.

Rochelle

I am really eager to start one soon to see how it goes. I was taking a look at the Amazon commission rates. I wonder how much I would need to sell in order to make up for the time invested.

Anyway, will try it out and let you know..
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Ah, I guess that would have been like me asking if you are the Mike, Jim, or Steve from somewhere. The name was new to me, but I fear I just showed my cultural ignorance. Sorry about that.

It’s pretty easy to get started with Amazon with free tools, though I recommend investing in one of the plugins, should you want to create multiple sites. They will save you time, and time is money.

Much luck to you,
Rochelle

I do not have an affiliate site right now, though I am considering diversifying away from Adsense
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Are you, by chance, the same Anand who is a member of Commission Ritual’s Inner Circle?

Yes, I believe eBay just shut down their program with India. As to Amazon, I’m mostly impressed with it (much more so than I am with eBay), but the commissions are tiered, not flat. You can see their structure at https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join/compensation.html?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_t=501&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=&pf_rd_s=assoc-center-1&pf_rd_r=&pf_rd_i=assoc_landingpage_graphic

Only their Endless.com program is 15%. That being said, I’ve found them to be a really great source, as their products are almost as varied as eBay’s, except for vintage items. I also use the ReviewAZON plugin with some of my Amazon affiliate sites to show customer reviews for any given item, and that seems to be working pretty well.

Good idea about an eBay vs. Amazon article. I’ll think about that one for a bit to see how I would approach it.

Rochelle

For various reasons, eBay does not offer affiliate program to people from India, so I will have to go with Amazon only. If you’ve tried Amazon, can you tell me what has been your experience with it. If you could, please also tell me your average CPM with Amazon. I guess they only offer a 15% commission. I wonder how much would that add up to..

By the way, I really think you should post a eBay vs. Amazon article based on your experiences..
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