One Way Back Links From eBay
By Brian Hawkins
on Sep 1, 2008 in SEO
Here’s a very quick and simple tip to getting quality link backs from one of the biggest sites on the planet - eBay! Best of all it’s free and all you need is an eBay account to create the links.
Everyone knows that as an eBay member you get a profile page. Your profile is a nice way to increase your eBay credibility but it doesn’t get anyone to your other sites and doesn’t allow link backs. The same with your own eBay Blog.
Here’s where the link juice is…
Your eBay About Me page. You can basically build your own About Me page using HTML complete with clickable links without violating any eBay terms. Be sure you read eBay’s About Me Guidelines. There are certain links you can not have but you may be surprised at just how relaxed eBay is with their terms.
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Marc (Who am I?) on Sep 1, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the excellent tip. I also noticed that the links created are do-follow making them very SEO friendly.
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Brian (Who am I?) on Sep 1, 2008 | Reply
Hi Marc, that’s right, eBay doesn’t add the no-follow tag to those links. I’ve have links on my About Me page for two years now.
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Stephan Miller (Who am I?) on Sep 2, 2008 | Reply
Looks like I will have to go update my eBay About Me page and start a blog. It would be nice having links from one of the top sites on the net.
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Brian (Who am I?) on Sep 2, 2008 | Reply
Hi Stephan, I’m glad I thought of updating my eBay About Me page before I posted this article. Wow, was it out-dated. I don’t think I had touched it in two years. The links were there but so were a few dead links.
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Biho (Who am I?) on Sep 3, 2008 | Reply
I have never been joining eBay, looks like I am going to sell digital products through eBay. Thanks for your info about the one way backlink from eBay, I must get it because google loves it too.
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Brian (Who am I?) on Sep 3, 2008 | Reply
Hi Biho, digital products can be a great product to offer. I’m glad to help and good luck with eBay. Since you are starting out with eBay I’ll offer a recommendation. It’s Jim Cockrum’s Creative eBay Selling Newsletter. I don’t know him personally but I’m a subscriber and I’ve learned a lot from him, including the About Me page. I did notice that in his newsletter today he said, “Digitally delivered ebooks are dead (banned) on eBay”. Sounds like that might effect you so be sure to check it out.
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Brenda Franzo (Who am I?) on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
Hi Brian! Thanks for this great tip. Never quite thought of my ebay AboutMe page in this way. Going to update it now.
Brenda
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Brian (Who am I?) on Sep 30, 2008 | Reply
Hi Brenda,
Your picture at the bottom of your site looks very familiar. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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elmo live (Who am I?) on Oct 22, 2008 | Reply
Sick thanks man !:D I’m tryin this right now
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Brian (Who am I?) on Oct 22, 2008 | Reply
Glad to help Elmo Live.
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Work From Home Business Blog (Who am I?) on Oct 26, 2008 | Reply
Hi Brian,
This is something new I’ve learned so thanks a lot for sharing it. I’m off to do this and possibly blog it as well. Thanks again.
Peter Lee
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Brian (Who am I?) on Oct 26, 2008 | Reply
I’m happy to share it Peter.