Comments on: ePN Culls Affiliate Advertising – Less Traffic for eBay http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/05/01/epn-culls-affiliate-advertising-less-traffic-for-ebay/ Advice, Hints, Ideas, & Tips for trying something new, or making some extra money. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:42:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Judy http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/05/01/epn-culls-affiliate-advertising-less-traffic-for-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 Judy Sat, 02 May 2009 03:45:11 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=3248#comment-1725 <i>Now that the US economy is at a low eBay could see more traffic from Americans trying to save money.</i> Well, eBay SHOULD see more traffic, but their YoY visitors, page views and marketplace revenue are all in decline, so even in tough times, people aren't looking on eBay for bargains. Excellent article, Gaz. Your comment that "over time, sellers will have to engage in the same self-promotion tactics that sellers on 2nd and 3rd tier venues have to engage in daily" should have every eBay seller looking at alternative selling channels .... quickly! It's scary stuff. Now that the US economy is at a low eBay could see more traffic from Americans trying to save money.

Well, eBay SHOULD see more traffic, but their YoY visitors, page views and marketplace revenue are all in decline, so even in tough times, people aren’t looking on eBay for bargains.

Excellent article, Gaz. Your comment that “over time, sellers will have to engage in the same self-promotion tactics that sellers on 2nd and 3rd tier venues have to engage in daily” should have every eBay seller looking at alternative selling channels …. quickly! It’s scary stuff.

]]> By: Bill http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2009/05/01/epn-culls-affiliate-advertising-less-traffic-for-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Bill Fri, 01 May 2009 12:34:59 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=3248#comment-1723 This is one of the best posts I have ever read about ePN. Well done! Over the past 5 years eBay has tried so many different business models themselves. From trying to be like Amazon and now back to promoting used products. They just can't figure out which way to go. Now that the US economy is at a low eBay could see more traffic from Americans trying to save money. JMO This is one of the best posts I have ever read about ePN. Well done! Over the past 5 years eBay has tried so many different business models themselves. From trying to be like Amazon and now back to promoting used products. They just can’t figure out which way to go.
Now that the US economy is at a low eBay could see more traffic from Americans trying to save money. JMO

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