phpBay Pro Tips

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Here is an easy, but great way to maximize the clicks on your phpBay sites. It’s something so easy and it should only take you one minute to implement, if you have not already done so.

Many sites built with phpBay Pro use the wise tactic of making Wordpress look like a website, not a blog. Part of this tactic includes making your home page not display posts, but display a static page (I’ll share a few ways to do this in later phpBay Tips). (more…)

So you used Niche Drilling to find a good niche, then you researched that niche and saw it had potential. Now you need to build a site for it. I generally like to look for good themes before I start writing any content.

Create some fake content and auctions
I start by creating one fake post with a phpBay auction in it. And then one fake post with Greek. I do this just so I can test themes and see how they will look with content and phpBay auctions.

What to look for in a wordpress theme for phpBay
Don’t just pick any theme. You need to think about what niche you are promoting and who your audience is. I wouldn’t use this theme to sell motorcycle parts. Ok, maybe that’s obvious.

But I also wouldn’t use this theme to sell golf stuff. “But it’s a golf theme!” you say. Who cares? The number one thing I look for in a theme is that I can make it look like a website and not a blog. (more…)