How much did you make your first month using BANS?

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    I just started a BANS site this week. No commissions yet. I figure it may take awhile before I receive any commissions.

    How much did you make your first month using BANS?
     
    dspohn23, Feb 21, 2008 IP
  2. depotgang

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    Not much...$40 or so... It took a lot of sites and then the Holiday to groom the income. Make sure your niche is appropriate for the time of year. Plus it takes time for Google to start sending traffic...not always...but usually. Keep adding content and using social bookmarking to kick start the site.

    Good luck

    Bill
     
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    I make about $1k+ for the first month with my BANS store :D

    My secret? Initially I set up some campaign for upcoming events (eg. blockbuster movie, concerts, sports events) and sell related items (eg. tickets & posters). When these events are held, there are lots of searches for related terms in SE and I'd manage to make some money. Most of the profits come from eBay sign-up.

    My another secret is making my site unique. I try to add unique contents as much as possible. I believe it's important to avoid duplicate content penalty.

    if you need more tips you can refer to my little site below.

    Cheers,
    CY

    P/s: oh ya.. i can't stress this enough: DO NOT buy BANS until you become an eBay affiliate ! ! ! !
     
    cylai, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    JWRmedia Banned

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    First month income for one BANS store- $600

    There are two keys:

    1. Niche
    2. Targeted Traffic

    With these two keys you will make money with BANS. No questions.
     
    JWRmedia, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    Love2Write Well-Known Member

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    Thats impressive. I have been thinking about getting BANS. I will definitely wait to get a good profitable niche first.

    Love2Write
     
    Love2Write, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    dspohn23 Peon

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    Oops, I see why I didn't have any sales yet.

    I'm also new to Commission Junction.. In BANS I had inserted my CJ Account Number (Doh!), and not my PID. I fixed it, a hour after the first post (which was last night). I now, already have one sale (.70 commission). I know 70 cents isn't much, but it's at least encouraging.

    Thanks to everyone for your advice and encouragement.
     
    dspohn23, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    How did you promote the site to get this targeted traffic?
     
    ewex, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    I'm curious, do you guys setup a new website with a new domain name or do you guys use old (aged) domain/website? Thanks.
     
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    IMHO, one of the best targetted traffic is use product names/brand names/model as your keywords.
    You can find these keywords easily from eBay pulse.
    Another good source is Yahoo buzz, here you can refer to example in video games niche:
    http://buzz.yahoo.com/video_games/
     
    cylai, Feb 23, 2008 IP