eBay, the online clearinghouse we have all come to build sites around is suffering a great identity crisis and according to stats compiled by Nielsen, traffic at the auction site if off by more than 30% year over year!
AuctionBytes reported this morning on all metrics that are relevant to both eBay and Amazon, and even though eBay is quickly working to bring itself even with Amazon, its the wrong direction!

Its Not Just the Economy!
I know someone will come out and say… But… but… the economy is in the crapper, of …

Weird title I know… but in the world of Internet Marketing, we all have shadows lurking behind our RSS feed and following right along with the same steps we take. Over the past few years of running the Niche Store Builder site, I have had more than my own fair share of RSS Ninjas… and while its funny to read what they write and see what they do, sometimes you just wanna nuke them! :-) Not today…
Identifying Your RSS Ninjas
In most cases, finding your Ninja shadows can pretty easy! You …

There has been alot of debate on the ePN Forum about the eBay ACRU system and how its just too hard for affiliates to control the level of engagement from their visitors. This post is my take and understanding of the ACRU system, as well as a few ways you can achieve higher quality scores!
What is a CRU or an ACRU?
If you are like myself, you see quite a few references to both CRU and ACRU in your ePN dashboard every month. The key difference between the two are that …