Earn Money with the eBay Partner Network

The eBay Partner Network (EPN short) is eBay's partner program for advertisers. Anyone with links to eBay or eBay banners who would like to earn money can use this network.

EBay Partner Network acceptance

The biggest hurdle is the first step with the eBay Partner Network because not everyone is included in the EPN. Applications are generally possible only if you have a website. Owners with experience and good content pages have much better chances than those that incorporate a variety of content with limited advertising, for example.

However, the rejection of an application to the eBay Partner Network or EBay affiliate program (which happens quite often if you do not fulfill the above mentioned conditions) is not a reason to throw the towel. You can apply at any time, either with the same or with a different website. If you are applying again with the same website, of course you should explain the improvements you have made.

A promising method of getting an explanation for the rejection from the eBay Partner program is to seek direct communication via e-mail with the eBay Partner Network. Here, one can explain, for example, what forms of advertising they want to include on eBay, why this is relevant for visitors to the website and how they would benefit from the offer.

Unfortunately, eBay is known to not justify the rejection of applications. No one finds out exactly what they have done wrong and why they have not been accepted in the eBay affiliate program if this happens. In principle, however, it is not that much of deals, so do not be shy to apply to a suitable site!

Which advertising medium to choose with the eBay Partner Network?

As for the selection of the various means of advertising on eBay, the range is very wide. Anything is accepted from simple text links to graphic banners or to animated Flash banners.

The selection or generation of advertising is incredibly easy.  For example, one who generates a text link has the choice between a link to the eBay homepage, a search results page (with definable keywords and categories), eBay Items (a given number), a link to an eBay shop and ultimately an "individual URL."
Those who prefer graphic can choose to buy from a decent selection of image banners of all sizes.

Unfortunately, visitors usually check out what is under the banners or they simply ignore them. Experience has shown that the so-called "Ad Relevance" banner is a better solution. Here you can put together a banner (again using an easy-to-use wizard). The size and color are customizable. You can leave it up to eBay to decide what content should be displayed (in this case, the website will be shown on the banner according to the search for relevant keywords) or manually an eBay category and choose one or more search markets.
You should try to include the products in the banners and adapt it to the interests of the visitors to the website.

Thanks to the legendary range of products on eBay, you should be able to craft an appropriate niche for almost every banner.

How much money can you earn with the eBay Partner Network?


Most advertisers are paid either a fixed amount per generated click (Pay per Click or simply PPC, which is now somewhat out of fashion) or the credit is paid on commission, for example 5% of the sales generated by the clicks.

The eBay Partner Network combines both approaches: Basically, a certain amount is paid per generated click, the sum being calculated according to the revenues. This calculation is not carried out openly, but in principle the partner receives more money per click if more clicks were generated by the recent strong sales on eBay.

Depending on the experience obtained with the eBay affiliate program, one usually gets 5 to 20 cents per click. But these are only rough guidelines, the fluctuations being endless.

You can reach twice your interest if you care for ads that meet the real interests of visitors, not only because of the number of clicks, but also due to the expected level of revenues generated by eBay, which directly influences the level of your own revenue.

Conclusion: Who is the eBay Partner Network interesting for?

The eBay Partner Network is one of the few advertising providers with which one receives an allowance for each click. Due to the direct dependence of the pay-per-click rate, the eBay affiliate program pays for advertising, especially for operators of websites whose visitors are interested in a particular product range. Banners or text links are a very good way to achieve good revenues.

Unfortunately, the inclusion in the eBay affiliate program is sometimes very difficult, but you should not be discouraged in any way.