SEO Hell Yeah! | Search Engine Optimization, Online Marketing & Beyond

Ok ok, so this post is not necessarily about search marketing.  But what it is about is how to get 25% cash back on Ebay by using a search engine.  Intrigued?  Here are the details:

First, a couple of things that need to happen for you to receive twenty-five percent cash back from a purchase on Ebay:

• Locate an auction with a “Buy It Now” option
• Use your PayPal account to purchase the item in the auction
• Sign up for MSN Live’s cashback program

Here’s the process.  Now, keep in mind that this deal is fairly sporadic; sometimes you’ll be able to get the ad you need to click to appear, sometimes you won’t.  Though, I’d think with 25% cash back, you may want to wait an extra day to try to have the ad pop.

1. Create an account on Live.com.  You’ll need to create this free account to tie in Live’s cashback program with your Live.com account.
2. Sign up for MSN Live’s cashback program.  It’s totally free.  It’s actually a nifty program that can help you save a couple of extra bucks if you’re purchasing goods online.
3. Once you’re signed up, log in to Live.com.
4. Now comes the fun part.  Perform a search.  You want this image to show up in the sponsored results:
   
   Searches that I’ve found to usually work are “cheap xbox”, “cheap ps3″ & “comic book”.  Go ahead and try more if you can’t get the ad to pop.  If you see an ebay.com ad without this “Live Search cashback” button, you need to search for something else and see if it pops.  If it doesn’t, then the promotion has most likely ended for the month. Unfortunately, there’s no telling when the promotion will start / stop for each month.
5. When you click it, you’re taken to Ebay.  You know that everything is fine when you see this button on the top of the page:
   
   Now navigate to your auction with a “Buy It Now” option, purchase it using the option & pay using your PayPal account.

It’s that easy!  Your 25% savings should be posted in your PayPal account by seven days after you paid.  You can actually do this up to three times on your Ebay account!

Additional terms of use can be found on Ebay’s cashback page here. Definitely give it a read to get a more comprehensive low-down on this fantastic deal.