Please see my review of phpBay Pro from Wired Studios. http://www.masonworld.com/making-money-on-the-web/niche-stores-phpbay-an-excellent-choice-review/ Thanks!
I have not used BANS. Depends if you want wordpress, php, or turnkey. Support from the phpBay guy (Wade) is unbelievable.
I should note that while I have not used BANS, I did research it. I made my decision based on: 1. Cost 2. Wordpress integration 3. Customizability (is that a word?) 4. Link cloaking 3 & 4 are in the list because I am worried that google will start targeting BANS sites and deranking them. Amazing customer service was a bonus. phpBay was the clear winner for me. [edited to remove affiliate line -- sorry about that] Doh!
Thanks for this, really appreciated. But I suggest you remove the affiliate link, as it is not permitted on dp forums. If the mods notice, they shall give you an infraction.
I use BANs and phpBay and both serve a purpose and earn me money. I just wish you would have written your review here so I didn't have to be bothered with your spam.
Well, I am trying to build content on my blog -- so I wrote the review there and linked to it here. I am new here -- obviously. What should I have done differently? Appreciate the input. I really think the software is great (honestly). So, which part are you thinking is spam? BTW, I just learned that the affiliate link is not allowed in posts (sorry about that). I should have read the rules more closely. Appreciate the help -- I really like DP and want to play by the rules.
Hey texas, it is generally considered good forum manners to not just link to your site (spam) when you could have easily just copy and pasted the content into a thread. By doing so you are forcing people to just go to your site, which is just kind of annoying and again, poor forum manners. And also agreed, the software is great.
Here is the review text. Sorry again about the poor form ot the OP above. I tried to edit it, but could not. Hope this helps make things right. Niche Stores: phpBay an Excellent Choice (review) This is a completely unsolicited review of phpBay Pro WordPress Plugin. According to the Wired Studio’s website, phpBay Pro enables web publishers to quickly and easily add keyword rich Ebay auction listings to Wordpress or php driven sites to generate serious affiliate revenue in a matter of minutes! If you’ve been reading my blog for the last few months, you know that I have been trying to understand the best way to monetize the internet. To learn about this while actually doing something useful, I have been running a blog containing cochlear implant information called CochlearWorld.com (http://www.cochlearworld.com). That site has provided a playground to try things out — but my real goal there is to provide helpful content. I am saving the greedy internet stuff for other sites. As a part time internet entrepreneur with a day job, I am interested in monetization strategies that don’t require tremendous amounts of ongoing maintenance. This pretty much rules out blogs, which definitely need daily loving and care. One thing that did appeal to me was niche stores. These require little upkeep to generate residual income. And they scale well — you can have 1 niche store or 100. While researching niche stores, I ran across phpBay Pro by Wired Studios. They offer several products, but I am specifically interested in the phpBay Pro WordPress Plugin (for more information on why, see Build Niche Sites with WordPress). Basically, there are at least two great ways to use this plugin. You can embed auction items in posts, or you can created entire pages of auction listings. I decided to try this out on my testbed site CochlearWorld.com, and boy was I impressed. First, I tried to embed an auction item in an article: Invisible Cochlear Implant (http://www.cochlearworld.com/ci-accessories/invisible-cochlear-implant). Instant success. Second, I created auction based pages: Cochlear Implant Auctions (http://www.cochlearworld.com/cochlear-implant-auctions). Bingo! The software worked as advertised (and plays very well with Adsense). Wired Studios’ product boasts several important features: * Simple installation takes minutes to get up and going * Keyword rich results adds SEO value to your content * List auctions from specific categories * List auctions from specific vendors * Mask outgoing Ebay links * First Class support in case you have a question or need help From my point of view phpBay Pro delivers all of this and more. Specifically, the support is over the top - outstanding. So, if you are in the market for niche store software, I recommend that you buy phpBay Pro. Tell ‘em Mark sent you.