August 19th, 2008
Dear Publisher,
We will be making a few enhancements to the Transaction Download Report in our upcoming September 10th release. If you are using the API to automatically receive and process this report, or are an active user of this report, please be aware of these changes and make the proper adjustments. Read the rest of this entry »
August 15th, 2008
Hi all,
On Sunday, August 10th we had an issue that affected reporting of eBay Total Sale Amount, Earnings, and EPC in the US, UK, AU, and CA programs. These metrics were double-counted for certain items, so some publishers will see overstated earnings amounts for August 10th. Affected publishers will notice an update in their summary reports on August 18th to reflect the correct amounts, as well as line items in their transaction download report to debit the overstated amounts. These line items will include the eBay Item IDs that correspond to the overstated amounts and will contain August 10th Transaction Dates.
We apologize for any inconvenience this reporting error has caused and thank you for your support of eBay Partner Network!
The eBay Partner Network Team
August 1st, 2008
As you may have heard, we’re in the process of implementing a new pricing structure for Active Confirmed Registered User (ACRU) compensation. The new value-based pricing scheme is based on quality, instead of just volume, and will reward affiliates for the amount of quality traffic they drive to eBay advertiser websites. The new value-based pricing system is part of our ongoing effort to reward our best marketing partners and promote trusted commerce on eBay.
July 31st, 2008
You spoke, we listened. With our new Tool Validator, we’ve created an easy way to make sure that the code generated by eBay Partner Network’s tools are working correctly on your website by looking for potential link errors.
So how does it work? Well, the Tool Validator searches a given web page, and finds URLs created by our tools. The validation checks to make sure that the tool’s variables are in the correct format so that they are working as expected
Currently, the tools that can be verified are the Link Generator, Creatives Generator, Editor Kit and the RSS Feed Generator. Read the rest of this entry »
July 3rd, 2008
Hi all,
As we mentioned on the discussion boards, we’ve identified an issue affecting the way ACRUs were being attributed to affiliates. When we switched to the eBay Partner Network a small issue was introduced where in certain circumstances ACRUs were not credited to the right affiliate. Many but not all of our affiliates were affected. This issue happened only when the user confirmed registration on one day, but did not activate via a bid or BIN until the next day or later. Please note that this affected ACRU counts on the eBay Partner Network from launch until a fix was put in place on June 15th. Read the rest of this entry »
June 19th, 2008
Hi all,
The eBay affiliate teams around the globe have been out and about lately, spreading the word about the eBay Partner Network and having a great time. In April we had a very successful run at AdTech San Francisco, one of the premier events in digital marketing. We had the opportunity to meet a number of you and are pleased to report that feedback on the new eBay Partner Network has been very positive. Read the rest of this entry »
June 19th, 2008
The generous people at eBay Australia have recently increased their pricing for the eBay.com.au affiliate program. You can now earn up to A$26 for every new Active Confirmed Registered User (ACRU) you deliver to eBay.com.au and up to 52% of the revenue generated by the Bids and Buy it Nows you drive to the site. The program currency has also changed from US Dollars to Australian Dollars. To take advantage of the increased commission, apply today or find out more about the new pricing structure.
May 22nd, 2008
While many of you reading this blog are already familiar with the new eBay Partner Network, we wanted to remind you that with eBay’s new in-house platform, for most of our programs eBay sellers can be affiliates, too – which of course means sellers and merchants can earn extra money by driving traffic to their own listings as well as other listings on eBay. Read the rest of this entry »
May 21st, 2008
*Updated 22 May 2008 - Credit issue, eBay To Go launched on eBay Partner Network in US
Nobody’s perfect! We are hard at work enhancing our new platform.
In order to keep you up to date, we want to let you know about a few known issues with the platform that we’ll be working to address over the next few weeks. As additional issues are identified, we will keep this list as current as we can. Read the rest of this entry »
April 25th, 2008
We wanted to thank all our affiliates for your effort in switching your links to the eBay Partner Network. We’re off to a great start and we are happy to report that in the three weeks since launch, more than two thirds of our affiliates’ traffic has already moved over to the new system.
Several of you have asked for a bit more time in migrating your links. Because we know there are some special circumstances that may require this, we have arranged to extend the migration deadline until May 31st. This will apply to Half.com and all eBay countries migrating EXCEPT Belgium, Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Singapore, which will still expire on April 30th). Read the rest of this entry »