How to make money from eBay without selling anything? How is this possible? Well, let me explain.
You don’t need a product that you have to list on eBay to sell to make money. You just have to promote eBay products on your website.
Actually, this is not only applicable to eBay. You can make money from hundreds of companies who has an affiliate program.
There you go, this method is called affiliate marketing. Who will benefit from this type of Marketing?
The company who is running the affiliate promotion.
- It is actually saving the company a lot of money from running advertisements which the company has to pay sale or no sale, whereas it will only pay commissions to affiliates when a sale is made.
You as the affiliate because you earn the commissions on a sale.
- You can make a full-time income out of this.
The buyer will benefit most from this program.
- He or she will pay the same cost if the product is bought through your website. No extra cost.
The bonus? You gave them more detailed information on that particular product that they want to buy.
You helped them make a sound decision on the right product to buy. People always search for product reviews on the internet before they buy something.
That is your selling point as an affiliate marketer. You have to write product reviews promoting a specific eBay product.
The individuals searching the internet for that particular product review need to see your product review first. That is the reason it is crucial that your website should be on the first page of Google in the keyword search result.
Then you should have a relevant and honest review, so the buyer will be convinced to buy it through your website. Sounds a lot? No?
All of this can be learned if you have proper training. That’s why you need a good platform to learn all of this.
Assuming that you have a running website with a good traffic, you can proceed to the next step to start making money from eBay Partner Network or EPN.
This kind of business is very cool because no physical selling is required. You just have to post different kinds of banners, and you are in business.
Simple and so easy to do, and the approval is easier than Amazon. The enrollment process is straight forward.
Your banners will be up and running in no time at all. The good thing also is eBay Partner Network pay by Paypal. I like this better than Amazon checks.
Enroll at eBay Partner Network.
Post eBay Partner Network Banners on your Website.
This is the easiest part. You just have to select a banner and post it on your website. There are a lot of choices on how you want your eBay banner to look like; you just have to select.
You can also place the banner anywhere on your website. On the eBay Partner Network website, you can select which ones you like.
The eBay banner will give you commissions on any item on eBay that your visitor buys as long he entered eBay through this banner on your website before buying on eBay.
A Sample of an eBay Partner Network Banner
Please click to proceed to my eBay resource page for more information.
Write a Product Review on Your Website.
On product reviews, you will help the visitor to decide what specific product to buy by giving them all the information they might need.
It would include the best brand of the product they are searching for, the best model, for what specific use the model is for and of course, you have to give them information where to buy it.
The Specific Product Banner (the TV) will be posted on your product review page. This is your link to eBay.
This is how you monetize your review. Once you gained the trust of your customers, they will click on the banner (the TV), and they will get redirected to eBay.
If the customer buys the product or any product on eBay you will get the commission.
Post a Specific Product Banner on Your Website.
A specific product banner is a banner featuring a particular item on eBay. A specific product banner is intended for specific product reviews.
However, if the customer decided to buy another product while he entered eBay through this banner, you will still get the commission.
Product reviews convert more sales than other methods. You can put any specific product banner on your website. There are millions of products on eBay.
Imagine the earnings potential you will have to all these products as you have the eBay Partner Network banner on your website which applies to all eBay products.
Then add the specific product banner for your product reviews. That’s a whole lot of ways to earn money from eBay. Remember you are not physically selling anything at all. Bear in mind that once set up it will run on automation.
I have to do a step by step presentation here because a lot of people are having a hard time posting a specific product review banner from eBay.
Remember product reviews are more converting than just the eBay Partner Network Banner. You also have to remember that this banner that you will create will also serve as an eBay Partner Network Banner.
It means it has two purposes,
- one to convince your customer to buy the product you are reviewing through your product review,
- the second purpose is when the customer, once inside eBay through this link/banner and decided to buy another product, you will still get the commission. What if you are just promoting a low priced item and your customer buys a high priced item instead? Aha!
Now let’s go over the process.
- Go to eBay homepage and search for your item
- Download the picture
- Click description in the middle of the page, and you will find this on the right side of the description
- Highlight and right click to copy
Log in to your eBay Partner Network and fill up the spaces.
- Advertiser- eBay
- Select Program to apply- eBay US
- Link type-Item ID
- Enter Item ID- The Number you got from eBay homepage
- Enter your Campaign ID- The one you have when you enroll in EPN
- Then click generate link.
Now you can preview the link ( the letters in blue) if it is correct, then copy and paste in on your post. As I have said, the codes are not working so do not use those.
A Sample of a Specific Product Banner
Please click to go to my eBay resource page for more information
Time to make money.
When your website visitor clicks on the eBay Partner Network banner or the specific product banner, that link will redirect the visitor to eBay. Once that person buys something on eBay, you get a commission. Isn’t that cool?
eBay charges the sellers selling fees. You as an eBay affiliate will get a percentage of the seller’s fee. The amount is about 50 % of the seller’s fees. On parts and accessories, it is about 70%.
Imagine how much commission you will get on big ticket items. They also pay you commissions on good traffic to eBay.
They call it Earnings Per Click as eBay will pay you if you drive good traffic to them. This additional process is extra income for you.
The percentage of commission on the Earnings Per Click varies a lot. Imagine having a potential commission on all the items listed on eBay?
That’s a lot of potentials. That’s an easy way to earn money while you are sleeping once you have your website with good traffic.
They will do everything in automation. You just have to make updates once in a while. This following is how eBay Partner Network will pay you. If your combined earnings during a month are over $25, you will be paid every month.
Additionally, you will be paid out at the end of the year, regardless of whether the combined earnings threshold of $25 has been met or not.
Before you can do all of this money making method, you must have your website. You can build your website for free. There is an excellent platform with a superb community where you can learn all these skills.
The training is very straight forward even beginners can easily follow. Remember online business is not Rocket Science.
There is only one platform that can teach you everything from building a website, keywords research, search engine optimization and the whole community will guide you in making money from eBay.
Wealthy Affiliate has all the tools you need to be successful in online business. Building websites these days are much easier than it was used to be. It is very much easier to work on WordPress.
There are stumbling blocks though for beginners, but with a well-structured training and an excellent community to support the beginners, it is not hard at all.
Anybody can build a website. It does not require any previous experience on website developing. Anybody who can use a computer can create a website.
It is a copy and paste operation plus using the keyboard for contents. I started without any knowledge of building websites, let alone about online business.
I just went through the training, and I was amazed at what I accomplished. It is an awesome feeling once you finish building your website from the ground up.
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Thank you for this article on the training program and ebay partner network, I have seen and heard of ebay but never checked into how their system works. So this is how you make money from eBay without selling anything?
Anyone interested in starting a business online should get into a training program, they will do so much better than going it alone.
Hi lifebeginswithyourhealth !
This is how to make money from eBay without selling anything. To set up your website you will need a very good program plus a support of a very good community of online entrepreneurs. Wealthy Affiliate has a very good affiliate marketing program and Wealthy Affiliate has a community of over 600,000 members willing to help each other.
Thank you for the comments,
Den
I love how you introduce us to making money via eBay without a product. In my opinion, affiliate marketing is a great place to start for hobbyist online marketers who wants to build their brand or who doesn’t have enough money yet to create their own product.
And of course, the best place to start is Wealthy Affiliate, as a member myself, I have to say that I own my online business to this program. 🙂
Cheers,
Anh
Hi Anh !
Yes you can make money from eBay without selling anything. It is very easy to get approved and the commission is about the same as in Amazon. The only thing you need is a website with a good traffic.
Wealthy Affiliate provides all the training and support to achieve this really good money making opportunity plus more.
Thank you for the comments,
Den
Hey there,
I’ve always wanted to make money off eBay but I’ve always had this doubt that I need a product in order to sell. Then comes the shipping and all that so I ended up not doing it.
I never knew becoming an affiliate is so easy! I’ve heard about it though, like many people are often rejected to become one. Is this true? Can you tell me how to make money from ebay without selling anything?
Hi Riaz !
If you have a website , just enroll at eBay Partner Network . Approval is easier than on Amazon. Once approved you just put banners on your website. You can also make a specific product banner. The commission is About the same as in Amazon. eBay also pays Earnings per click if you drive good traffic to them. This is how you make money from eBay without selling anything.
Thank you for the comments,
Den
Your title got me reading your article straight away. I know lots of people who try to make money by buying products from retailers at a discount, then selling on ebay, but it seems like a lot of hard work and the rewards aren’t always there. So I wanted to see how to make money without selling anything physically. I am familiar with the affiliate process, being a member of the Amazon programme. I never knew eBay had the same sort of system! How do the commission rates compare between eBay and Amazon?
Hi Mara!
Yes eBay has Ebay Partner Network just like Amazon Associates. They have the same commission but Ebay has Earnings Per Click when you refer a good traffic to eBay.I think it is easier to get approved on eBay Partner Network than on Amazon. I also like the payment method which is PayPal.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Hey Belden I can certainly see that there’s a lot of people think that it’s impossible to make money online or they think they should own a product to be successful but that isn’t real as you explained in the post with ebay and also with other platforms we can get a significant revenue.I would certainly like to know how to make money from ebay without selling anything.
Nice post, Saúl 😀
Hi Saul,
Making money from Ebay without selling anything is very easy. I myself never though it is possible. Aside from Ebay there are so many affiliate programs available on every Niche. Even the affiliate program offered by Wealthy Affiliate is very good.The main thing is having your own website with a very good traffic.
You just need a very good training program so you can build a website with a very good traffic. Wealthy Affiliate and its community of online entrepreneurs guide and mentored me to be able to achieve all the skills to be able to build a website with good traffic.
This is how to make money from ebay without selling anything.
Thank you for the comments,
Den
How curious you can make money from Ebay like that. I had no idea! Do you really mean that all I have to do is become a partner with them (if I’m approved) and then simply add a banner to my site? So this is how to earn money from ebay without selling anything? Nothing more? Are you sure?
Do you know if you have to earn a certain amount before you can withdraw… and, are they like Clickbank who if you don’t earn sufficient within a certain time frame they simply take the earnings back to themselves?
Hi Marilyn,
Yes once approved you just put a banner on your website. Paypal is the preferred payment option. It is where they will send the payment to you. If your visitor clicks on that banner and buys something on eBay you get commissions. You can also make links using a link generator on a specific product and post those links on your website.This is how you make money from eBay without selling anything.
If your combined earnings during a month are over 25 units of your home currency: 25 USD, 25 Euros, 25 CAD, 25 AUD, or 25 GBP you will be paid every month. Additionally you will be paid out at the end of the year, regardless of whether the combined earnings threshold of 25 units of the home currency has been met or not.
Thanks for the comment,
Den
Hi Den,. I am interested in learning more about eBay.So this is how to make money from ebay without selling anything? Is it like Amazon when you are applying to it? Is it easy to get accepted? Do you need a website? I must confess that I signed up to networks like Clickbank, Amazon and Shareasale… but eBay is still an unknown field to me. And I’m really curious to see how it works and how well…
Hi Guy !
Ebay partner network is just like Amazon Associates. I think eBay partner network is easier to get approved. Yes, you definitely need a website. I personally like Ebay partner network than Amazon Associates because they also have Earnings per click. I Also like the method of payment which is PayPal. This is more straightforward than a check.This is how you make money from eBay without selling anything.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Thanks Den I’ll check it out! I am really interested in how to make money from ebay without selling anything.
HI Guy!
Anytime. To set up your website to be ready on how to make money from eBay without selling anything is easy. The best place to start is to be a member of Wealthy Affiliate. It is free to join and they provide top-notch training. They also have a community of online entrepreneurs willing to help new members. Please check it out. Any questions please ask.
Thanks,
Den
If you want to be rich you have to be making money while you’re asleep.
I read that somewhere. How long does it take to build a website? I am not even sure I can do it.
I like the idea of making money for whatever people buy when they get there. That’s a nice deal.
How long does the program you are talking about stay free? It also sounds like there is a lot to learn and will take a lot of time to set up.
I do like the way you explain how to get paid from ebay. So this is how to make money from ebay without selling anything? Sounds good.
Hi Barry!
For a beginner, it would take about a day to have it running. A website will never get done as constant updates are required. Yes, a lot of money making potentials are available as soon as you have your website. Ebay is just one of them.
Wealthy Affiliate will let you go on as a free member but a lot of benefits are gone after seven days from joining. Communication rights are gone and there is only some level of lessons available to a free member.
This is how to make money from eBay without selling anything.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
I never actually thought of Ebay as having an affiliate program. I would really want to know how to make money from ebay without selling anything. I thought it was made up of private people selling private stuff. Are the commissions better than those at Amazon?
Also, is it hard to get in as an affiliate? I know some of these places make you walk over mountains before you can sell their products.
Hi Michel!
eBay Partner Network is what eBay Affiliate Program is called. It is very easy to set up. You just have to enroll and once approved you just install the eBay Partner Network Banner on your website.The eBay Affiliate Banner is easy to install on your website like the Amazon Banner.
They pay commissions almost the same as Amazon. eBay also has Earnings Per Click wherein you get paid also for good traffic to eBay. The only thing is it is hard to make a specific product banner unlike in Amazon where it is very easy. This is how you make money from eBay without selling anything.
Thanks for the comments,
Den
Peeked my interest! I want to know how to make money from Ebay without selling anything! Doesn’t seem possible, but then again almost anything is possible if you think big. I never even knew you could get a banner to advertise on your site. How wonderful and easy that is!
Hi, Matt’s Mom!
Assuming that you have a website with good traffic, the eBay Affiliate Program is really easy to set up.
If you do not have a website yet, Wealthy Affiliate will teach you how. They have the best training and they have a community of online entrepreneurs willing to help new members.
Just enroll with eBay Partner Network and if you are approved you just need to install banners on your website. When your visitor clicks on the banner and buys anything on eBay, you get the commission. eBay also pays if you direct good traffic to them. It is called Earnings Per Click. This is how you make money from eBay without selling anything.
Thanks for the comments,
Den