eBay PartnerNetwork Blog
New eBay Motors Widget Available
July 22nd, 2009
Hello Partners,
We are excited to announce the release of a new eBay Motors widget! You can now customize the color and title of the widget so that it can blend seamlessly with your site, creating the best user experience for your visitors. The widget can be found here: http://www.carad.com/widgets/finder/.
Here’s a preview of the widget:
Although this widget is not currently in the eBay Partner Network interface, it is still 100% trackable, and all metrics related to the widget will be available in your ePN reporting. Once you make your selections of what you would like the widget to display (shown above left), you will then be able to preview the widget. The code for the widget you are previewing will be available in a text box below for you to copy and paste to your website. What makes this widget trackable through the eBay Partner Network interface is your Campaign ID. To find your default Campaign ID, or to create a new Campaign ID so that you can better track the performance of this widget, please follow these steps:
• Log-in to your eBay Partner Network account
• Click on the “Campaigns” tab at the top of the page
• Here you can find your Default Campaign ID, or you can click the “Create Campaign” tab to create a new Campaign ID
Again, entering an accurate Campaign ID is what will ensure proper tracking of this widget, so please be sure to enter a valid Campaign ID that corresponds with your ePN account.
Please contact Motors-Affiliates@ebay.com with any questions.
To your continued success,
Amanda
eBay Partner Network Team
July 22nd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Works great. I like it.
One enhancement I would like would be to control the search radius. I see default is 200 miles. That is fine for now.
Thanks
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Is there any way to set a default keyword? It would be nice for a visitor to a niche website to search for a specific part the website deals with. For instance, a website about security systems could send a default search for security systems for a particular make and model car.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 pm
This is the one which is most wanted when I always come to ebay motors products promotion. Since it is huge I was in a mess but this widget seems to be much helpful.
thanks
July 22nd, 2009 at 10:25 pm
As @Dan T says, it would be great (essential) to be able to prepopulate the make and model fields of the widget to have it better blend into niche automotive sites that are geared towards a specific make.
Nice widget!
July 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
I like it but it doesn’t fit in my current template easily, will an option to modify dimensions be added in the future?
July 29th, 2009 at 2:27 am
For folks that sell cars and bikes, this is pretty slick! Props to the developers who built this.
Suggestion: Could you make it so we can hard-wire in basic keywords and category numbers?
My stuff is all related to boats.
I would use this tool in a heartbeat but there is no way for me to make it fit my site.
Dan
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Looks great!
I would like to use this Widget for the Spanish and French program. Is it available for other programs in their respective languages (French, Spanish, Italian, etc.) ?
I can’t set up this option.
Thanks,
December 4th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Hi Andres,
The Widget is currently only available in English. We will be sure to let you know if it becomes available in more languages!
Best,
Amanda | eBay Partner Network Team
December 8th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I find that you can pre-fill the keyword field, however, when the user then types in his make and model, the keyword disappears.
Amanda, could you help?
Thank you very much.