Performance Based Marketing for Businesses
Have you noticed, Ebay doesn't love collectibles sellers any more? I talk about it more on my "Ebay Refugees" page, but collectibles sellers have been having a hard time on Ebay.
Get off Ebay without going broke is going to require effective advertising that drives traffic to your new venue(s). Direct ads on our collectibles sites will do this. We build content sites that are ranked by the search engines and which attract targeted visitors with an interest in collectibles.
Shown below are many of these sites. Some are will established, others we are still working on. Look through them and see if one or more probably attract prospective customers.
Amish Hex SignsAmishHexSigns.com are colorful wall plaques made for sale to tourists. The same signs can also be found on Amish quilts. At one point we lived in a house with dark wood beams and nailing the plaques to the beams brightened … MORE>>> |
Antique BrassAntiqueBrass.net |
Antique ChristmasAntiqueChristmas.com is a domain I first registered in 2002. I have tested a variety of content there and one year did well income wise with an affiliate link to a Christmas shop. I had gotten indications that most of the visitors were … MORE>>> |
Antique Coffee Grinders MillsAntiqueCoffeeGrinders.info plus AntiqueCoffeeMills.com cover both terms commonly used to search for these items. They will make good websites for the Ebay partner network because they sell frequently at auction. |
Antique CopperAntiqueCopper.info This subject has a lot of natural interest as well as a natural tie to Roycrofters & the Craftsman Era. |
Antique DollsAntiqueDoll.info will be a website about old dolls. This is a very popular item to collect and the range of materials and values is huge. Ebay is a happy hunting ground for doll collectors and will be used to research the … MORE>>> |
Antique Engagement Ringantiqueengagementring.us is a mini site built to benefit from the vintage ring sales market on Ebay. There are several hundred of these at any one time so they are quite popular. The site is monetized by linking to the auctions. |
Antique LightingAntique-Lighting.org I have an early 1900’s lighting fixture book that would look good published on this site. |
Antique PostcardsAntiquePostcards.us There are Ebay sellers who list thousands of postcards at any one time. I wonder how they are doing with all the new rules and overhead. We have collected some old postcards and I plan to publish them on this site using some custom … MORE>>> |
Antique SouvenirsAntiqueSouvenirs.com can become a niche website monetized by links to auctions for vintage souvenirs. These are actually quite popular. For example, a lot of custard glass was marked with the name of a community or tourist attraction. Some was branded with a companies name and … MORE>>> |
Antiques Guild |
Bakelite AntiquesBakeliteAntiques.com would be a great website for an Ebay seller with a lot of these products. There are more than 4,000 individual auctions for Bakelite items at any one time, so there is clearly a huge demand for them. There is also some serious problem with … MORE>>> |
Bobbin LaceBobbin-Lace.com is a website for bobbin lace collectors. There was a period of time when lace was all handmade. Thousands of people earned their living making fancy lace by hand. Bobbin lace was one kind of product. The business was popular … MORE>>> |
Cast IronCast-Iron.us There are lots of cast iron antiques and it is still popular for many products. I had already built the site on the dot US domain when I got Cast-Iron.info. I’ll move it some day. |
Doll CatalogDollsCatalog.com will become a doll collectors site. This is a large niche with every type of doll ever made having active collectors. I would start building this site by shopping for old doll catalogs on Ebay and old book sites. There are some potential trademark … MORE>>> |
Eclectic AtticEclectic-Attic.com is a placeholder site that shows a few auction listings. It’s obvious use is for an antiques dealer who buys and sells a variety of items and doesn’t really specialize. I registered the domain after it expired but it still … MORE>>> |
Erzgebirge, Germany CollectiblesOriginal-Erzgebirge.com is one of our “listings” sites where we display, discuss and sell our collection of wooden figures and handcrafts from Germany’s Ezgebirge region. We also have OriginalErzgebirge.com pointing to that site. We are still loading pictures and images … MORE>>> |
Estate JewelryEstate-Jewelry.biz is a site for featuring Ebay auctions of Estate Jewelry. |
ExperticExpertic.biz This site features folk art from East Germany (DDR) before the wall came down. |
German NutcrackersGermanNutcrackers.info Nutcracker figures and nutcrackers have been made in Germany for several hundred years. It was even recognized by a USA stamp featuring a variety of German nutcrackers at Christmas 2008. We have collected some of these and will publish pictures and descriptions on this nutcracker website. |
HatpinHatpins.us This website currently displays Ebay auctions for hatpins. |
InkwellsInkwells.info Inkwells are a very popular collectible and some of them bring a lot of money on Ebay. |
Canine (K9) CollectiblesK9Collectibles.com Dog collectibles are very popular on Ebay. |
Lace HankiesLaceHankies.com Kleenix has replaced the hanky and even fancy ones with handmade lace sell for almost nothing on Ebay. Times have changed. |
Navajo RugsNavajo-Rugs.net is a site where we talk about Navajo rugs and blankets. We bought our first Navajo rug in 1972 and it’s a subject we enjoy. Recently we obtained a copy of Gladys Reichard’s “Spider Woman” which we plan to scan and … MORE>>> |
Navajo TreasuresNavajoTreasures.com I wanted a Navajo related domain that was not specific for rugs, jewelry or anything else. Treasures seems to do the job. |
Old or Antique BadgesOldBadges.com Police, Fire, Scouts, and many other groups and organizations have been creating and issuing badges for a long time. There are collectors for all of them. |
Old Gold WatchesOldGoldWatches.com Old gold watches are very collectible and many are sold on Ebay. |
Old PawnOldPawn.com “Old Pawn” is the term used for Native American Indian jewelry left with the trader as security for a loan and not redeemed. The assumption is this is the really good stuff. Of course the term gets used for a lot … MORE>>> |
Pine Needle basketsPineNeedleBaskets.com is a site which will have pictures and descriptions of various examples of this folk art craft. |
Railroad PostcardsRailroadPostcard.com There are a lot of collectors who specialize in some aspect of railroads. Postcards are an affordable way of doing this. |
Rare PatchesRarePatches.com will make a great site for a patch collector. Never heard of them? Ebay has more than 30,000 listed just in the “Collectibles” category! This collectibles domain will work really well for a patch collector who wants to display his own collection and perhaps buy, ... MORE>>> |
SchwiboggenSchwiboggen.com will be a site for display and sale of German Schwiboggen. These are stylized silhouettes made from wood or metal which are placed in the window at Christmas time. They are back lit with a candle or light and make a pretty display. They are … MORE>>> |
Souvenir SpoonsSouvenir-Spoons.com These made a nice, inexpensive collectible. My mother had a spoon rack on the kitchen wall that she enjoyed a lot. |
Vintage PostcardsVintage-Postcards.net |
World of AntiquesWorldOfAntiques.com This would make a good “hub” site that would have short descriptions about a wide range of antiques with links to them. It might also make a good antiques directory. |