What is BANS?
BANS is short for "Build a Niche Stores". BANS work as part of affiliate programs with online storefronts such Amazon and eBay. Basically, the owner of a BANS store will build an online storefront for a particular niche market. This can be virtually anything from something as popular as iPods, televisions and other electronics to wedding dresses and makeup. The options are virtually unending which makes this practically impossible to reach a saturation process. If you can think of something to sell, chances are you will find someone who is selling it. And the best part is that BANS stores operate using feeds making the work minimal and the possibility of making commissions high.
So, this is how a typical BANS site will start. You think of a niche, such as bicycles. You do a search on eBay or Amazon for your item. How so you build your BANs Store ... well that is simple too and you don't need to be very technical. BANS Software is probably one of the easiest ways to create multiple BANS sites with the least amount of effort. Basically, the way the software works is that you buy a domain and use their easy to follow instructions to set it up. The BANS software basically does the rest for you and you create a nice looking professional storefront in the niche you are targeting
The beauty of BANS is that since your pages are primarily nothing more than RSS feeds, you don't have to spend the hours it takes to build content for your site. Most of the stores that I have built have taken less than 2 hours to complete and are filled with content that is always updating..
Is it really as "turn key" as most claim? Yes and no. You still have to build backlinks to your sites in order to compete with other affiliates pushing the same products. However, in terms of speed, anyone can easily build a site in record time (with a ton of content) and move on to the next niche.
BANS worth considering if you are looking at a low-cost way of getting into eCommerce.
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