Corrrect me if my interpretation is wrong. On eBay's Announcement Board on May 19, this statement (along with others not discussed here) was released by John McDonald, Sr. Director of eBay Trust and Safety:
Updated Links Policy
Starting in July, an updated Links Policy will take the place of links guidelines that were previously covered in several policy areas. Under the updated policy, only specific types of links are allowed in a seller's listing or other content on eBay, including eBay store pages, About Me pages, eBay Blogs, Reviews and Guides, and forums. Allowed under the new policy are links to:
1) Any page on eBay or an eBay property including Paypal, StubHub, and Half.com.
2) Photos of the item for sale, as long as the page displaying the photos does not offer, or link to a site that offers a product of service for sale off eBay.
3) Embedded videos within a listing, as long as the content and format comply with all eBay policies for videos.
So, does this mean no more affiliate links on About Me pages? No more links to eBay Membership groups, Big Crumbs, Silent Sales Machine newsletters, or other eBay systems? No more links to your website to try to recruit business directly from your site?
This one needs clarification. Granted, the About Me page was the one loophole still out there regarding outside links, and many sellers have a presence on eBay specifically for the purpose of directing traffic to their own website to capture the eBay segement of the consumer market. Is this over now, too?
I'm pretty this means NO LINK to anything that is not an eBay property. But what about eBay ProStores? That's an eBay property, and if you can direct buyers to your ProStores and not pay the insertion fees and FVF, that would be great.
Any clarification on this?
Posted by: KenM | May 28, 2008 3:03 PM | Permalink to Comment