eBay PartnerNetwork Blog
eBay Partner Network and Widgetbox Collaborate on RSS Feed Widget
September 9th, 2009
Hi Everyone,
eBay Partner Network has worked with Widgetbox to give eBay affiliates the ability to create customized widgets from any eBay RSS feed. As of Wednesday, September 9th, at 2pm PST, new functionality right in the eBay Partner Network Tools tab will allow you to take an RSS feed that you have created and turn it into a widget you can customize using Widgetbox’s Blidget and Blidget Pro.
With one click access to the Blidget Editor from the eBay Partner Network’s RSS Feed Generator, you can have a custom Blidget up and running in no time. You’ll be able to choose from different layouts, backgrounds, patterns, colors, and headers. For advanced customization, go Pro and take your widget to the next level! This new RSS widget functionality works for all eBay programs on eBay Partner Network in all countries.
What do you need to do? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1) Create your account: You’ll need to have accounts at both Widgetbox, and eBay Partner Network .
2) Set up your RSS feed: In eBay Partner Network, go to the “Tools” tab and click on the “Widgets” section. Within RSS Generator, fill in all the details and press the “Generate RSS Link” to create an RSS link.
3) Make Blidgets! Once the link is created, click on the link next to “Widget URL” to turn your RSS feed into a widget you can customize in Widgetbox. You will be taken to a Widgetbox page to complete your customization settings.
To your continued success,
The eBay Partner Network Team
September 9th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Will you get commissions if you publish the widget in Widgetbox, and someone else installs it on their site?
I thought the EPN TOS states that you must show links only on sites that you own yourself.
I had created someWidgetbox widgets from epn RSS feeds a few months ago, and then deleted them when I saw that ebay seemed to be against you earning money except from links on your own site.
I hope that the policy has changed, or that I didn’t understand correctly.
September 10th, 2009 at 12:22 am
How does this widget fit in with the referring URL transparancy that is high on the agenda at the moment?