Signing up for the eBay Partner Network

The eBay Partner Network can be a great way to earn money from your Hubs by displaying related products available on the largest online auction site. It's very easy to sign up, and once you do, the eBay capsules on your Hubs can make you money when visitors follow the links to eBay and buy something.

Step 1—Signing Up

  1. Go to the eBay Partner Network homepage and click the "Join Now!" button.
  2. Set your language to English, and agree to the terms and conditions.
  3. Click "Continue"
    4. eBay Partner Network Sign Up
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  4. Fill out your personal information to match your tax information. This is important for receiving payments later.
  5. There are a couple of tricky fields to fill out. Here's what we suggest:
    • Company name: Enter your full name.
    • Business type: Select "Individual"
    • Primary business model: Select "Natural Search/Website"
    • Business Description: Just write "Web articles"
    • Website URL: http://hubpages.com/profile/your_username
      To get your Website URL, click the "my profile" tab at the top of this page, and copy the URL from the URL field at the top of your web browser.
  6. Click the "Submit Application" button to continue.

An email will be sent to you with a link to activate your account. Click that link and you'll be taken to a Web page that confirms that your account has been activated.

Step 2—Activating Payment

Payment alert

After you create your account, and activate it via the link in the email, you need to enter in your bank account and tax information. Click the words "Payment Information" to begin.

To edit your tax information

Edit account information
  1. Click the "Edit Account Information" link as shown in the image above.
  2. Type your eBay Partner Network password when prompted.
  3. Enter in either your Paypal information, or your bank account information.
  4. Click the "Submit" button.

To edit your tax information

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  1. Click the "Enter & Approve W-9" link as shown in the picture above.
  2. Enter in your information. Most of this should be done already, so all you need to do is enter in your social security number.

Step 3—Setting Up a Campaign

You need a code (ID number) to associate your eBay Partner Network account with your HubPages account. To get this code, begin by setting up a campaign. To set up a campaign...

Click the Campaigns tab
  1. From the homepage, click the "Campaigns" tab as shown above.
  2. From there, click the "Create Campaign" link as shown below.
    3. Create a Campaign
  3. Put "HubPages" as the campaign name, and leave the Campaign Description field blank.
  4. When you are done, you will be brought to a page that shows the "Campaign Id" for the campaign you just created, as shown below.

Copy and paste this number into the eBay section of your affiliate settings page. That's it! Once you see your eBay status change to "Active", you're in business.

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