There was a time not too long ago that a program was created that used eBay auctions as content. All the user had to do was install the program on a webhost, plug in a few category numbers from eBay and the script would automatically. Needless to say, the Build A Niche Store program became an instant hit with Internet Marketers.

During that period time, beginning Internet Marketers as well as seasoned Pro’s built multiple BANS sites. Some even went as far as to build huge networks consisting of hundreds of BANS sites. Many of these Marketers were pulling down 5 figures a month with their networks. Even the average Internet Marketer was making more with this program than they had with any other.

After a year or so the bottom fell out from under BANS owners. Google up and pulled the plug on many, but not all, BANS sites. The reason for this is unclear, as Google never gave an official reason. Speculation at the time was that it viewed these sites as thin affiliate sites and felt they offered no benefit to search engine users. Some sites that were making $10,000 or more a month went to making nothing as they fell out of the Google SERPS.

As if the Google delisting wasn’t bad enough, eBay then started dropping affiliates. Many who survived the Google delisting suddenly lost their affiliate status with eBay. Many people who were making a comfortable income with BANS suddenly found their self without income as eBay would no longer allow them to be affiliates and stopped paying commissions on sales through their sites.

The question now begs, is it even worth to use the BANS program? I think so. But the Affiliate Marketer has to remember that new sites must have quality content. Both eBay and Google want websites that are helpful and useful to the Internet user. Simply throwing hundreds of these sites up with no content is a sure recipe for disaster.

So can money still be made with BANS? Sure. The Owner should keep in mind though, that any site needs quality content. Some users are now using other programs such as PHPBay to monetize their sites with eBay auctions. Other scripts have come along that does everything that BANS does and a little bit. Now days, beginners are limited to just using the Build A Niche Store program.

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