Comments on: eBay AdContext in “coming months” http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-185001 TDavid Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:54:14 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-185001 Ken - Commission Junction? Say it <a href="http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060617/3456/">isn't so</a> :( Ken - Commission Junction? Say it isn’t so :(

]]> By: Make You Go Hmm: » Why would eBay AdContext use Commission Junction? http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-185000 Make You Go Hmm: » Why would eBay AdContext use Commission Junction? Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:53:18 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-185000 [...] We’re having an informative conversation in the comments section with Ken, a product manager (unconfirmed) at eBay regarding the new eBay AdContext program. More details are surfacing, including what looks like they will be using Commission Junction for this program, as they have been using for their existing affiliate program. [...] […] We’re having an informative conversation in the comments section with Ken, a product manager (unconfirmed) at eBay regarding the new eBay AdContext program. More details are surfacing, including what looks like they will be using Commission Junction for this program, as they have been using for their existing affiliate program. […]

]]> By: Ken http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184907 Ken Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:39:16 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184907 TDavid - You can visit http://affiliates.ebay.com/ads/adcontext/ now to find out additional details on eBay AdContext and apply for the beta program. I've posted a more extensive comment on http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/15/ebay-adcontext-ads-first-impressions/ since there were a lot of questions about AdContext there too. Also, in response to your question about who will be paying at the end of your post http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060616/3455/, it's eBay who will be paying. eBay has had an affiliate program for quite a while now and has shared revenue with affiliates who driving users and activity to eBay's sites around the world; AdContext has the same payout structur as the affiliate program. TDavid - You can visit http://affiliates.ebay.com/ads/adcontext/ now to find out additional details on eBay AdContext and apply for the beta program. I’ve posted a more extensive comment on http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/15/ebay-adcontext-ads-first-impressions/ since there were a lot of questions about AdContext there too.

Also, in response to your question about who will be paying at the end of your post http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060616/3455/, it’s eBay who will be paying. eBay has had an affiliate program for quite a while now and has shared revenue with affiliates who driving users and activity to eBay’s sites around the world; AdContext has the same payout structur as the affiliate program.

]]> By: Make You Go Hmm: » eBay blogs now live http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184801 Make You Go Hmm: » eBay blogs now live Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:30:20 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184801 [...] Overall, as an eBayer since 2002, I like the fact they added the option to have these blogs. I’d like to be able to add the eBay AdContext when it arrives. When I mentioned AdContext a person named Ken stopped by in the comments to say he was an eBay product manager and that: “AdContext will not cost sellers anything extra. All sellers will have their listings eligible for display in the ad units automatically. If a person clicks through on a listing in an ad unit and ends up winning or buying the item there is no additional cost to the seller.” [...] […] Overall, as an eBayer since 2002, I like the fact they added the option to have these blogs. I’d like to be able to add the eBay AdContext when it arrives. When I mentioned AdContext a person named Ken stopped by in the comments to say he was an eBay product manager and that: “AdContext will not cost sellers anything extra. All sellers will have their listings eligible for display in the ad units automatically. If a person clicks through on a listing in an ad unit and ends up winning or buying the item there is no additional cost to the seller.” […]

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184100 TDavid Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:54:54 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184100 Thank you for stopping by to clarify that, Ken. Can you share (approximately?) when will the official details on this program be available on ebay.com somewhere? Thank you for stopping by to clarify that, Ken. Can you share (approximately?) when will the official details on this program be available on ebay.com somewhere?

]]> By: Ken http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184096 Ken Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:44:31 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-184096 I'm one of the product managers for eBay AdContext. Just wanted to answer some questions here. AdContext will not cost sellers anything extra. All sellers will have their listings eligible for display in the ad units automatically. If a person clicks through on a listing in an ad unit and ends up winning or buying the item there is no additional cost to the seller. I’m one of the product managers for eBay AdContext. Just wanted to answer some questions here.

AdContext will not cost sellers anything extra. All sellers will have their listings eligible for display in the ad units automatically. If a person clicks through on a listing in an ad unit and ends up winning or buying the item there is no additional cost to the seller.

]]> By: thatedeguy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170942 thatedeguy Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:45:50 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170942 the 1-2% is what I assume eBay will add on to the seller side of things. The news sites are saying that the publishers(websites) will get 35-70% depending on volume. 35% of $10 is $3.5 and $100 is $35. For that kind of money, I would certainly put them on. It would be an intersting experiment just to see the CTR%. Still waiting on whether it violates the adsense TOS though. the 1-2% is what I assume eBay will add on to the seller side of things. The news sites are saying that the publishers(websites) will get 35-70% depending on volume. 35% of $10 is $3.5 and $100 is $35. For that kind of money, I would certainly put them on. It would be an intersting experiment just to see the CTR%. Still waiting on whether it violates the adsense TOS though.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170838 TDavid Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:38:18 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170838 <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/10/technology/ebay_advertising.reut/">Reuters article here</a>. 1-2% of the final value of an item that sells for $10 is 10-20 cents, $100 = $1-2 USD. Not going to get many sites showing ads for that kind of affiliate revenue. Not the desirable sites anyway, splogs will be all over anything that moves. Publishers can earn more with other ad options like selling ads direct. We certainly won't be giving up any prime ad real estate for that kind of money. Will have to wait and see the final numbers on this one. We'll still at least try it out.e Reuters article here. 1-2% of the final value of an item that sells for $10 is 10-20 cents, $100 = $1-2 USD. Not going to get many sites showing ads for that kind of affiliate revenue. Not the desirable sites anyway, splogs will be all over anything that moves.

Publishers can earn more with other ad options like selling ads direct. We certainly won’t be giving up any prime ad real estate for that kind of money.

Will have to wait and see the final numbers on this one. We’ll still at least try it out.e

]]> By: thatedeguy http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170834 thatedeguy Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170834 That all depends on what the cost to the seller would be. I'd opt-in if the cost were an extra 1-2% on the final value of that item. Somehow, I don't see them being able to add enough on to the final value's to make this worth their while. There has to be a catch in here somewhere. That all depends on what the cost to the seller would be. I’d opt-in if the cost were an extra 1-2% on the final value of that item. Somehow, I don’t see them being able to add enough on to the final value’s to make this worth their while. There has to be a catch in here somewhere.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170830 TDavid Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:20:39 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060612/3432/#comment-170830 Interesting. I wonder how many sellers will opt-in for that? Thanks for sharing the link, thatedguy. Interesting. I wonder how many sellers will opt-in for that? Thanks for sharing the link, thatedguy.

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