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I've been playing around with some ebay plugins and scripts for setting up ebay auctions on some websites and blogs.  

The first software program I installed is called Affiliate Success:ebay (or AS:e).  This is a super powerful program that I find super intimidating.  Because of that, I have checked out some others as well.  So, the second program is Build A Niche Store (BANS). This script is pretty easy to upload and much more user friendly, but also much less powerful than AS:e. 

BANS creates a niche store full of ebay ads for your category.  Not surprising, just as the name implies.  You can also add articles and other content to your store, including adsense and affiliate links, etc.  You are limited to just the store format with this software.

The AS:e script can be used to create a store, but it can also be integrated into blogs and websites in any size blocks you designate. So it's much more versatile than BANS.

Another option that I'm liking are the Wordpress plugins. These are specifically, phpBaylite and BayRSS.  I only used the free version of phpBay, but have a paid version of BayRSS.  Obviously I can't compare them, but I do like the layout of the auctions using BayRSS much better than phpBaylite.

Here's an example:

[nms:computers,4,1,100,computers]

If you don't yet have an ebay account, you'll want to sign up.  Click the "Register Now!" link in the left sidebar to be taken to the page to do that now.

I'll have a free sample of the BayRSS plugin available for you in a day or two.  Do come back, and in the meantime, have a good one!

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Today I'm feeling really good.  Just really excited about the direction I'm headed.

Everything I read tells me that article marketing is the best way, at least the best white hat way, to get traffic to my websites. That's the path I am on and the path has become so clear.  That's what's exciting.  I know there's PPC, but that's another story and still on the back burner until some more stuff is running auto pilot.

I have my systems in place for submitting unique articles to directories and am evaluating whether or not to join an article exchange network.  More on both of those later.

That's it for now.  Have a good one! 

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So yesterday I was attempting to upload a script for a program I recently purchased, Build A Niche Store. Part of the process is creating a mysql database.  I've done this a number of times, so no problem.  But in my effort to keep the server clear of clutter, I accidentally deleted the database for GoTryThis.  Very bad move! 

(I thought it was the database for a free version I had installed and decided not to use…) 

There went all my affiliate links for every program I have ever promoted on the Internet along with all the data tracking those links.  Darn!

After much frustration trying to create a new database and link it to the existing script, I ended up deleting the whole GoTryThis script from the shared server and reinstalling it with it's own account. (Not quite sure of the correct terminology here. It's a reseller account, so I made sure no other databases will ever be confused with the GTT database again!) 

Then I recreated as many links as I could, from a spreadsheet I had created for backup.  Everything is working well again, and the program is now set up on the server in a much safer way.  So in the end it's good.

Lessons learned:  Be much more careful before deleting anything from a server!  Make sure I back up all databases very regularly.

For those who don't know, GoTryThis is a link cloaking and tracking program.  It's super easy to use and does the job well for me.  I have the white hat version and it's all I need.  The black hat version is probably more for those super affiliate types who really want the edge in competition.

Ultimately I got Build A Niche Store (BANS) installed fine and I'm off and running.

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