Updated My BANS Sites From Commission Junction to eBay’s Affiliate Partner Program

I love Build a Niche Store – BANS, but I am sure I have already said that a few times.

The BANS affiliate program was managed through Commission Junction and I was also very happy. Why was I so happy, well because it worked and I was making money online with a few hobby BANS sites.

Then came the email, part way through March, telling me eBay Affiliate Partner program was taking over. All I could think about was what could go wrong with this. You know what THEY say…

‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’

The ability to earn commission selling stuff on eBay that isn’t even my stuff rocks and was just too good to pass up. Definitely a great way to make money online using a method that’s about as easy as it gets.

Well part way through March I received a couple of emails letting me know that the I had from April 1st to May 1st go update my BANS sites. I was hoping it would be a smooth transition but it seldom is.

I was pretty excited but then I saw a few posts about how it wasn’t working the way it should and how modifying php files in the previous updates could cause problems. The code that was used to update special features would have to be updated separately.

I waited for two weeks hoping that it would be fixed and made trouble free. This morning I got a reminder notice from the eBay affiliate partner program. I have just two weeks left to make the updates and after that I would be getting paid.

I decided today was the day to go through the updates. I only have four sites at this point. I didn’t want to create more sites that I may just have to redo so I held off creating any new BANS sites.

I took the BANS site I cared about the least and started with that one. It’s a site that isn’t one of my hobbies but it is one that I was showing a friend because he and his girlfriend are fanatical about their hobby, like I am about my hobbies.

First I did a site backup.

It took me about a minute maybe two to upload the new files and overwrite the old ones.

I then ran the update file and then sat there with my fingers crossed and one eye closed whispering ‘Please work’.

A message popped up on the screen saying the update was successful and that I should delete the update.php file.

My other three sites were all completed and I started writing this new post in less than a half hour.

Now I will sit back over the next couple of days and see how it works.

I am curious about the reporting capabilitites as Commission Junction didn’t seem to make it easy to find detailed info about the clicks I was getting.

So far I am happy with the updates and have not seen any errors or problems.

If you have been hesitating about Build a Niche Store then it’s time for you to take that leap of faith and start earning some commissions.

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