Starting out with BANS

So I just set up a BANS store and was wondering from some people who have had success with it, the best way to get started with traffic etc? Any specific tips for it or not?

Thanks

 

Basically you're looking at two scenarios:

1. FAST -Start with PPC to buy targeted traffic to your site
2. SLOW -Work on SEO and get organic traffic to your site via link directories, forum/blog signatures, social networks, etc.

Or you can do a blend of both (which is probably the best way to go). If you go with PPC, stay away from Google AdWords until you know what you're doing. I have a great time with Yahoo's (YSM) PPC.. clicks are cheap and the traffic is good.

Either way.. stick with it, work hard and keep experimenting and optimizing what you have.

HTH
hanji

 

How about adding some unique content to your store? I mean it doesn't have to be only auction ads sorted up, right? You can maybe write few pages of unique content that will describe stuff you're selling (in a unique way)...So, you find facts about your stuff online, but it is the way you present those facts on your website that really matters....

This way you will have some on-page SEO, which will improve your overall SE rankings.

Actually, does anyone have something like thise I just described on their BANS store? it'd be nice to see it in action.

 

I've started on some at ABodyAuctions.com. I need to add some pictures, put in some specs and other stuff, but there is content there. Most of it is in content pages, but I've also added some to the store pages as well.

 

I wrote a nice article about getting started in my niche for the homepage of one of my BANS stores. I've received about 2,500 hits on that page just from StumbleUpon. I also use Adwords to drive steady targeted traffic to the site.

That particular site nets about $10-30/day after advertising.

 

Can we see the article?

 

I second that request.

 

i've put three content pages on my site, google indexed it after six days and traffic seems to be building ok. also doing google ppc content only at .04 cents a go. www.australianopalshop.com

 

Nice site you have there. obviously you did a good job, ratherthan just installing the standard BANS look I'm sure you will have a winner. just give it sometime.

Keep up the good work.

 

thanks for the comments, even since yesterday my organic search traffic has increased substantially and I am now getting plenty of clicks on ebay ie 40-50 a day according to CJ stats. Now I have to wait and see if that person does end up buying something on ebay before my cookie runs out!

I guess it is all in the numbers, someone has to buy sometime!

Two sites up now and one will be up tomorrow. Here hoping

 

what is a ban/ban store?