Efficient PPC: $349
1 day of PPC on all networks: $1,500
Internet service: $24
1 month of ubercamp: $200
Flaming a loser for ripping off a cheap script that costs almost nothing and some guy spent thousands of hours working on: PRICELESS!!!!
Opensource alternative to Phpbay & BANS
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Efficient PPC: $349
1 day of PPC on all networks: $1,500
Internet service: $24
1 month of ubercamp: $200
Flaming a loser for ripping off a cheap script that costs almost nothing and some guy spent thousands of hours working on: PRICELESS!!!!
You missed some shit...
and.. rgordan..
fail...
If he spent thousands of hours working on it, he must have been teaching himself php as he was going or some shit, its just a WP plugin that throws up some simple ebay affiliate pages, I develop things much bigger than that in a lot less time. And unless you have no pirated software, music, or any other shit like that on your pc, shut the fuck up, like i said earlier.
I pirate my music, software, everything, and I'm sure I'm not the only one here who does that... I don't give a fuck who developed it, how much time it took, how much it cost to develop, or what its used for. I know this is the gay webmaster forum and everything, but you don't have to be such a fag about software piracy, its not that big of a deal.
edit: just saw bb_wolfe's response before mine. Good idea with a new thread, hopefully that one stays on topic.
So you don't have to whine about a day's programming (wtf?) or spending $50 ... have some fishsticks. Dinner's on you next time.
It's not eloquent and makes use of tables (sorry 2.0 purist nazis) but gets the job done every time.
The above displays BIN auctions only. Hack as you see fit, I like it that way though.
PHP:
<?php
ebay_products('fuzzy bunny slippers',5) ;
function ebay_products($query,$number) {
$this_affiliate = '1234567' ; // from ebay partner network
$ebay_appid = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' ; // my app id
$results = '<table align="center" border="0" width="100%">';
$endpoint = 'http://open.api.ebay.com/shopping'; // URL to call
$responseEncoding = 'XML'; // Format of the response
// Construct the FindItems call
$apicall = "$endpoint?callname=FindItems&MaxEntries=$number&version=517&siteid=0&appid=$ebay_appid&QueryKeywords=".urlencode($query)."&responseencoding=$responseEncoding&affiliateuserid=$this_affiliate";
// Load the call and capture the document returned by the Shopping API
$resp = simplexml_load_file($apicall);
// Check to see if the response was loaded, else print an error
if ($resp) {
// If the response was loaded, parse it and build links
foreach($resp->Item as $item) {
$link = $item->ViewItemURLForNaturalSearch;
$title = $item->Title;
$current_price = $item->ConvertedCurrentPrice;
$shipping_price = $item->ShippingServiceCost;
$GalleryURL = $item->GalleryURL;
$isBIN = $item->BuyItNowAvailable;
$BIN_price = $item->ConvertedBuyItNowPrice;
$affiliate_link = "http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?customid=123456&mpre=$link" ;
if ($isBIN == 'true') {
// For each result node, build a link and append it to $results
$results .= "
<tr><td>
<img width='24' src='$GalleryURL'>
</td>
<td>
<a href=\"$affiliate_link\">$title</a>
</td>
<td>
<font color='red'><b><acronym title='Buy It Now Price'>$".number_format($BIN_price,2)."</acronym></b></font>
</td></tr>
";
}
}
}
// If there was no response, print an error
else {
echo "Oops! Must not have gotten the response!";
exit ;
}
$results .= '</table>' ;
if ($results == '<table align="center" border="0" width="90%"></table>') {
$results = ucfirst($query) . "s were not found." ;
}
echo $results . '<br /><br />' ;
}
?>It's not eloquent and makes use of tables (sorry 2.0 purist nazis) but gets the job done every time.
The above displays BIN auctions only. Hack as you see fit, I like it that way though.
Most large corporations refuse to use open source or freeware because support is minimal or non-existent.
I spent the $50 and have banked $500 in 1 month with the script. My success with the script is based on the support and customization the author offers.
I've moved on to another project while this site just keeps making money. While I work on other projects, the author is polishing and adding more features to his script. I get any updates to the script free.
It's the best fucking $50 I've spent (well...except for that one night in Vegas)
I spent the $50 and have banked $500 in 1 month with the script. My success with the script is based on the support and customization the author offers.
I've moved on to another project while this site just keeps making money. While I work on other projects, the author is polishing and adding more features to his script. I get any updates to the script free.
It's the best fucking $50 I've spent (well...except for that one night in Vegas)
I guarandamntee you that ubuntu & suse support is better than windows these days. Corporate USA might not use open source software, but the support is not the reason for it. The main reason I hear has to do with not wanting to learn something new ... Yes cUSA are some lasy fuckers.
I call BS. My best month ever with this type of site was $700, but that was after months of traffic building to a climax. No fucking way you are pulling the 100k+ visitors it takes to bank $500/month profit with one of these sites THE FIRST MONTH.
Sorry to call you out but it's just plain misleading to the noobs here. They now have unrealistic hopes for these kind of sites all because you were talking out of your ass.
Why dont you purchase the software you use. There is a special place in hell for people like you, and most likely it involves ice fishing, fat chicks and michael jackson.
The corporations I work with site the support issue as key. That's just a fact.
The fact that you can't turn 100k+ visitors into $500 is a testament to your marketing skills. And I did misspeak...I should have used the word "project" instead of "site". I run 8 of these sites currently and that is a cummulative figure.
And noobs...don't let this guy get you down! You have to work your ass off and learn how to market and get those cookies locked! I have tested my ass off and have found techniques that work. Don't be surprised if you find yourself turning 5k of visitors into $500+. 100k visitors for a measly $700...that's just wrong!
So you work with most large corporations? Like 10's of 1000's of them? That's what it would take to consider your sample to be "most".
Your clients are just stuck in the 80's-90's, that's really the only fact. Support is fine (better than m$ & Apple for the most part) but your clients just are too lazy to make the switch. I feel you, that's exactly the problem. Citing support is just BS they are bringing up to avoid a change ... who cares how much money they are wasting if they don't.
Sounds like I killed 2 birds with 1 stone. I got to ruffle your feathers (obviously) and my BS was correct.
8 sites = $500 ... Sounds like my marketing is up to snuff, but I am open to the fact that I can get better. Always learning.
I STILL CALL FURTHER BS. No way in hell you got organic traffic to the level you need to make $500 off 8 sites IN ONLY 1 MONTH. It just won't happen without a network of dozens of sites and millions of already indexed pages.
Don't believe me? Ask rgordon83 what his traffic figures were for month 1 ... it will be nowhere close to the levels necessary to net $500
If you paid for the traffic you need to disclose that and then deduct your costs from your profit so people see the whole story.
I was not aware that one $50 license covered unlimited sites .. if true that's a good license.
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I am not saying this to discourage noobs around the forum. I believe in being a realist and not just throwing shit figures out there so the inexperienced people say "Well, this is what's it's supposed to profit" and then be totally underwhelmed.
Making cash takes time, this guy is misleading you saying 8 sites + 1 month = $500 right off the bat. It's a level of douchebaggery that I won't stand for.
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I could argue all points to no end, but this thread is about open source options. Let's get back on topic!
Open source software is a great option. That's cool! I personally love open source. Use it! I just appreciate the effort that Wade at phpbay.com has put forth.
Noobs...again, learn to market and lock those cookies. I don't have time to answer any more of this tripe.
the plugin is a little more advanced than just showing eBay auctions. download it and see for yourself...
but, if you think that the only time he put into this is just programming it, than you're missing the point. It takes time marketing it, protecting it, answering thousands of customer emails, bug fixes, etc...
if it is so easy to do, just make ur own, but don't rip it off from a guy who could have charged waaay more than $50, but is not greedy enough to do that...
but, if you think that the only time he put into this is just programming it, than you're missing the point. It takes time marketing it, protecting it, answering thousands of customer emails, bug fixes, etc...
if it is so easy to do, just make ur own, but don't rip it off from a guy who could have charged waaay more than $50, but is not greedy enough to do that...
I'll go out on a limb and wager that your time might be worth $50/hour.
Unless you can build the same thing as phpbay within an hour and have the same ease of use you're losing money even though you're "doing it youself"
I can do a lot of things myself and nothing makes me happier than paying others to do them when it's more effecient/economically sound. Got opportunity costs?
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I think you are also misleading to the noobs saying you need 100,000 organic search visitors to make $500.. lol what kind of shit is that
the thought makes me puke, thats like $0.005 per visitor
even with adsense with 10% ctr and 0.10 cpc you can pull $1000...
and it only takes 20 new ebay signups to make $500... with 100K thats a conversation rate of 0.0002%
yah nigga i got a calculator
I think you are also misleading to the noobs saying you need 100,000 organic search visitors to make $500.. lol what kind of shit is that
the thought makes me puke, thats like $0.005 per visitor
even with adsense with 10% ctr and 0.10 cpc you can pull $1000...
and it only takes 20 new ebay signups to make $500... with 100K thats a conversation rate of 0.0002%
yah nigga i got a calculator
8 sites totaling $500 in the first month is not unbelievable. That's a mere $60 per site, not hard to achieve in a month (even the first month).
Also, 100k visitors only gets you $700? Either your site is promoting cheap items or you have a horrible conversion rate.
... How is that different from any other program on the market?
And I already said that I agree that its more complex than just showing auctions, but thats all I need it for, and I also said I am going to make my own script if I need to.
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