Hubpages: How to add eBay and Amazon Capsules
75Why should you add eBay and Amazon Capsules?
Add an eBay capsule to your hub
Adding eBay capsules to your hubs is a great way to keep your hub fresh for search engines. EBay listings change, so you never know what exactly will be on your hub, but if you choose your keywords wisely you will have a general idea. Having new content on your hub keeps search engines "interested" in your page.
eBay does three things:
- The eBay capsule is frequently updated with new items based on your search phrase, so your page stays fresh
- The titles of the eBay listings can include key phrases and drive traffic from search engines
- You can earn a small revenue if you are set -up correctly. See below to learn how to set up your affiliate programs.
Adding an eBay capsule is much easier than adding an Amazon capsule, and it's better because your site stays "fresh" for search engines.
1. Click on the "eBay" link under "Revenue Capsules" to the right of your page.
2. Click "Edit".
3. Add a relevant keyword in the "eBay Search" box; try to be as specific as possible, e.g., Williams-Sonoma All-Clad roaster. You can also put in the seller's ID if you choose.
4. Choose how many listings you would like to appear from the drop-down box.
5. Click "Preview eBay Results".
6. Click "Save".
How to add Amazon to your hub
Sign-up with eBay and Amazon to start earing revenue
- Directions to sign-up for eBay and Amazon Affiliates
To sign-up for the affiliates program you need an ID. Hubpages helps you do this on their help page. Just follow the directions.
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Thoughts, Comments, Questions?
Robin,
Thank you for this information! I followed your directions and it worked like a charm.
Lisa
Hello,
I have a question. When adding an Ebay Hub, do we only put our own listings in the capsule or will Ebay search and fill the capsule with anybody's item for sale and reference that item and if the reader of the hub buys then we get a little something?
I'm pretty new to all of this, thank you for the excellent article!
Mrs. Comrie
Hi Mrs. Comrie,
Hubpages automatically puts the title of your hub in the Ebay keyword box. Many times this is not what you want to have shown on your hub. For example, if you are writing a hub titled "Enchiladas", Hubpages inputs "enchiladas"in your keyword box. However, you may want to have listings for enchilada pans on your hub, so you need to delete what Hubpages inputted and write "enchilada pans". Â
Hubpages now launched a new ad campaign that will automatically add Ebay links to your page in the side margins. I do recommend putting in your own, too. This give you control over what you'd like to sell. I hope that helps. Let me know if you have more questions.
Oh, I am so glad to find this Hub! I had a devil of a time figuring this out with the Amazon links, did a search, and came up with a lot of hubs that didn't come close to answering the question.
Now that I have the instructions, I'm good up until the very end. I click "Preview Amazon Results" and nothing changes. I thought maybe I should substitute the ISBNs for the ASINs, but still no change. Any ideas?
Glad it helped, An Again! Cheers!
Thanks for the very helpful advice!
Very helpful hub, thanks.
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Shoshana says:
2 years ago
Robin, I must be missing something. I have been trying for three days to get my links to work properly and I am failing at every turn. I finally got one link up on e-bay, but when I try to add another my first one disappears. Amazon doesn't even work. I cant figure out WHERE to get the ASIN number, WHERE to put the ASIN phrase --- I am nearly ready to walk away from this entire project, and I have spent time working on four hubs that I think are going to be valuable to people. I am nearly in tears and I really, really need some help. Could you please e-mail me privately at cathedral.veils@hotmail.com and we can talk about this. It would be even better if we could speak on the phone, but most people who communicate on lin do not like to give out their phone numbers, and I understand that. If you could give me a call that would be super. 206-624-8699. Thank you so much!! Shoshana