Why are you worried? My paying bans traffic comes from yahoo. I don't think that I would even worry that much if Google devalued bans to be honest. Maybe it's my niches but the majority of the yahoo and other search engine traffic pays better than Google traffic.
I'm glad to hear that, it's a good perspective, and I often think Google has too much power. And of course, the only power they have is what we all give them. Viva Yahoo!
I don't use bans, but something similar. Focus on getting a few links and the traffic will come, usually some months later. I also get more traffic from Yahoo, but I do get decent amount from Google. The Google results seem to be more detailed searches.
Can you put content in those category pages? A well chosen paragraph at the top with proper keywords larded in might help things with Google and the other search engines. Just a thought.
Yes, I'm placing content with keywords on all category and product pages. I can't imagine doing it any other way. When BANS version 3.0 comes out, having the content along with cloaked eBay links and images will, IMO, make everything much more Google friendly.
Hey BANS dudes... A couple of us have been PMing about an idea. Would any of you be interested in a hosted BANS-like product that included eBay (nothing new there), but also brought in Amazon and the full CJ product catalog? I have built the platform for this, but currently only use it myself. After following this (and several other) discussions, I've been considering commercializing the platform to allow others to "run" their own store under their own URLs - put in their affiliate ids (CJ and Amazon)... Would appreciate any feedback on the idea. We're currently allowing people to use our domain for free with their CJ and Amazon affiliate ids as a proof of concept and to gain some awareness, but I know the serious people don't like to build links for a domain that is not theirs (and I don't blame them). Thus, I'm considering building a hosted version of this that would respond to their domain name. Feedback?
My BANS Atv site is hitting the top positions on Google for mid competition keywords.... I doubt BANS would make your site tank that quick or far.....