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Save Big on Designer Brands – The Fashion Vault

eBay recently launched their “Fashion Vault” this month and it’s been quite a ride, already receiving heavy media attention from sites like Lucky Mag and NBC New York. Also backing up the marketing push for the Fashion Vault is the eBay pop up shop on west 57th street in NYC. If you haven’t had a chance to … Read more…

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Quality Click Pricing – More Of Your Questions Answered

Over the past months as people are getting used to the new Quality Click Pricing payment model, we’ve been asked many questions about the new system both in person and on the boards.  Many have already been answered in the FAQ document that we published at launch, but some were new and we thought it worthwhile to collate them and … Read more…

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Publisher Spotlight: StangNet.com

Michael Raburn knew that when he retired from the Army in 1998 that he would have some time to pursue various hobbies and ultimately, his passions. One such passion is that of the Ford Mustang and the plethora of custom styles, add-ons, designers, and racing support the car has sustained over the years. The desire to do more with the … Read more…

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Successful Search Engine Marketing – 2. Creating Appealing Ad Text

In this second post in the ‘Successful Search Engine Marketing’ series, I’ll be providing some tips on how to make the most of the impressions your ads receive by writing compelling ad text.  Some of the recommendations in this post build on topics that were covered in the ‘Selecting and Organizing your Keywords’ article – if you haven’t done so … Read more…

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Tiger Direct Holiday Sale – Up to 47% Off

The eBay Tiger Direct Store just launched a huge holiday sale featuring rock bottom prices on HDTVs, GPS units, Laptops, Cameras and more. The best deal is this Garmin Nuvi 255 coming in at a whopping 47% Off MSRP, only $99.99. Another favorite is the Acer Aspire One 10.6″ Netbook available in pink or black for only $299.99. All of … Read more…

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The importance of using the correct tool id

The tool id is the part of your eBay Partner Network tracking link that identifies which tool you are using to drive traffic, whether that be a creative, Custom Banner, Link Generator, RSS or API call.  Although the tool id is included in links or code created within the eBay Partner Network interface, recently we’ve noticed that many of you … Read more…

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‘Tis the Season for Finding Great Deals on Gifts at eBay

You may be asking yourself, what can I do to optimize my site to take advantage of the Holiday Shopping Season? Well, we’ve been gathering information from several teams here at eBay to give you an update on exactly what to expect and ways you can leverage these promotions. Starting in early November eBay is launching a targeted offline ad Read more…

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Promote World of Good This Holiday Season

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Now you can realize even more revenue from the eBay Partner Network when you add WorldofGood.com by eBay to your marketing mix. WorldofGood.com now offers multiple ways to include WorldofGood.com to your marketing mix, including new flash banners pulling live products, widgets, and Findings API support. The flash banners reflect a unique look-and-feel designed to appeal to socially conscious buyers … Read more…

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No Payment Threshold for November 2009 Payment

Hello Partners,

As promised in our blog post from July, we will be removing the minimum threshold again for the November payment disbursement. The payment disbursement from Wednesday, November 25, 2009 will have no minimum threshold. This means that as long as your eBay Partner Network account is in good standing, you will receive your outstanding balance paid in … Read more…

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New Reporting Features Coming November 11th

Hello Partners,

We are rolling out new reporting features on November 11th, and we want to make you aware of the new functionality.  

By Month

You will now have the ability to run reports ‘By Month’ in addition to the current options.  The ‘By Month’ report is similar to the ‘By Day’ report, but summarizes and graphs your metrics by … Read more…

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