Impressed by the Earning Potential of the EBay Capsule

I had tried to become an eBay affiliate almost 2 years ago shortly after starting HubPages, but was not accepted into the program. At that time, it seemed to me, you really had to have your own website to become accepted. Once declined, I never really pursued eBay affiliate income as an option for me on HubPages. Instead, I used Amazon and simply put an Amazon capsule into each of my Hubs. I am not one to write product Hubs, but figured that a little extra income now and then with Amazon wouldn't hurt since the amount of effort was minimal. I managed to earn about $80 last year and got orders in every month of the year which was a first for me.

But now with the changes that HubPages has undergone following the Google Panda update, it was much easier for me to become an affiliate with eBay. I actually got approved in November and decided to place a few eBay capsules on some of my more popular Hubs. I haven't earned a lot, but I have noticed a steady increase in November, December, and January.

The increase hasn't been substantial and I will be lucky to earn enough to get something out of a snack machine, but I can see some real potential developing. Now that I am planning to spend more time with HubPages in 2012, I think that the eBay capsule could add up to an additional 10% in earnings.

The nice thing for me is that the eBay capsule is nothing but residual and passive income. I simply place it on the Hub and if someone decides to go shopping on eBay, then I earn a little bit from that person clicking over to the eBay site. It is not unlike clicking on an AdSense ad in that sense. The amount of money isn't a lot, but if I can get more traffic to my Hubs through the added effort I plan on spending, then it should continue to increase and could actually end up being quite good.

The key will be to continue to develop traffic over time and to get more exposure to income opportunities. That is why it is so important to start adding eBay capsules to each of my Hubs. I have started to go back and add some starting with the most popular and working my way down. I figure over the next few weeks, I should be able to get eBay capsules added to the majority of my articles on the site.

I still need to read some of the other Hubs on earning with eBay to find out what is working for other Hubbers and to see if there are any tips and tricks that I can pick up. It is often useful to see what works for others and make adjustments in order to maximize one's own income online. I am looking forward to the rest of 2012 to see how this income source develops for me. It will be an interesting year.