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Quote:Of the eBay affiliate program, Cox says "I'll talk the most about it because I believe it." He says "The evolution of learning how to be an affiliate takes some time...You have to be creative - they give you the tools to get started, but it takes a bit of creativity to get beyond the basic tools."...

Shen confirms these types of creative strategies work well: "The most successful partners are simply those who stay on top of trends, and best-optimize and scale their efforts around driving high-quality traffic that converts to new users and purchases. The key is finding the promotional methods and/or identifying the products and user experiences that best convert traffic to purchases on eBay," she said...

"Affiliates really use a variety of promotional vehicles. We see many affiliates using text links, but the effectiveness of any affiliate's campaign is ultimately related to the relevancy of the ads/links, placement, messaging and simply getting folks to convert,"...

Quote:Another way to participate in the eBay affiliate program is to use "sub affiliate" services such as AuctionAds and Ztail.com, which are third-party sites that simplify the process and in some cases add extra features...