eBay Abandons Commission Junction
I didn’t read my emails during the weekend because I went to Victoria BC for vacation. Did some photo shooting and relaxed a little. Today is back to school and work day all over again. Opened up my mail box while in Account class and found out there were a lot of things happened during the weekend. Most of the emails in my box were news alerts and reports on the Bear Sterns amazing buyout by JPMorgan. Two dollars a share? I pray good luck to their shareholders. Another chunk of emails were about the crash of the Build A Niche Store server. The email said the server was hacked and brought down. It didn’t affect me, but I heard most BANS owners couldn’t access their admin panel for a long time. The most surprising subject is the news regarding eBay moving their affiliate efforts in-house.
The New eBay Partner Network
eBay will take back its affiliate network from Commission Junction (CJ) as of April 1, 2008, which is the beginning of next month. I guess eBay noticed the growing number of affiliates since the launch of BANS and wanted to cut the middleman. All BANS owners must be aware that eBay will reward all affiliates moving to their partner network by increasing April commission by 5%. So get ready for the move now!
Pros And Cons For The Switch
I don’t see any real issues for eBay taking back control over its affiliate network. My only concern with the switch is that eBay may not be ready to match the same level of support as CJ. CJ has a pretty good support system and generally replies for questions really fast. I was once an eBay seller and I knew how crappy eBay is in terms of support. They don’t really care about you unless you’re their power or platinum sellers. The good side for the switch should be more control and customization for affiliates. It should also improve in sales tracking as links are directed straight to the eBay site.
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Tags: affiliate, bans, Build A Niche Store, cj, commission junction, ebay, in-house, partner network, pros and cons, sales
