In the first video I showed you how to setup your domain account using WHM. The second video will show you how to setup WordPress using cPanel which is the first stage of building your eBay niche stores using WordPress.

I suggest using a web host company like Host Gator which provides you with cPanel and Fantastico with your hosting account.  It makes setting up WordPress a snap.  Only three steps and you’re done.

I’ve recorded a five part video series which walks you through the entire process of building an eBay Niche Store using the phpBay Pro plugin.

Part 1 of 5 starts right at the beginning. All I have is a registered domain for my new niche store: ShopArcherySupplies.com.

The first step is to setup my domain account. I use a re-seller account for my niche stores. A reseller account allows you to setup a stand-alone account for each domain vs. adding sub-domains under one main or master domain.

Each domain is assigned it’s own hosting package with cPanel accounts and all the other goodies.  But the best feature is that since each domain is setup under their own account, they each have their own disk space and bandwidth allocated per domain vs. all domains sharing the same resources. That way you don’t one domain affecting the others because it got a flood of traffic for whatever reason.

I recommend using a re-seller account with Host Gator. Currently a re-seller account costs $24.95 per month for the Aluminum account. If that is out of your budget starting out, do not let that stop you from building your niche stores.

Just grab Host Gator’s Baby croc account which is only $7.95 per month. You can host unlimited domains as sub-domains under that account. Once you’re making money grab a re-seller account. But if money is tight start with the baby croc account.

Since I use a re-seller account (and no I do not re-sell hosting, I use the re-seller account for my affiliate websites) that is what is shown in this video.

Video #1 walks you through the process of setting up your domain using cPanel’s WHM (Web Hosting Manager) interface. WHM makes it very easy to setup account. (Side note check out my video review of Domain-Dashboard which makes setting up multiple domains a complete breeze).

Video 1: Setting up the domain for my eBay Niche Store in the archery niche:

An important component to marketing your eBay niche stores is getting backlinks to your niche stores. There are thousands of directories out there where you can submit your niche store to.

I actually blogged about my outsourcing link directory submission to a service that submitted my stores to 1,300 link directories.

As the emails from all those link directories started to pile in, I noticed none where dedicated to eBay niche stores. So I decided I would setup my own niche store only directory.

I’m hosting the site on a separate account from my niche stores so at the very least I get one more source for one-way links to my stores.

I do welcome others to submit their niche stores. And it’s not just eBay niche stores, I’ve also added an Amazon niche store category. So, if you’re an eBay and/or Amazon niche store owner feel free to submit your store.

I am manually reviewing each store so depending on how many links I’m getting it might take me a few days. Right now its’ brand new so you’ll get approved quickly (hint-hint).

If you submit a link that is not a eBay or Amazon niche store, I will reject your submission. Thanks for understanding. I want to keep this niche store directory laser focused on eBay type niche stores only.

Submit your niche store links here.

Video tour of the Niche Stores Unleashed Directory…

This blog will be dedicated to my eBay Niche Stores project. I started building eBay Niche stores in May of 2008 and it’s become an addiction.

Although I’m new to eBay niche stores, I have been working in Internet marketing and affiliate marketing since 2005. You can learn more about me by visiting the “about” page of my Internet marketing blog.

Although I’m primarily using Wordpress with phpBay to power my eBay niche stores, I also own BANS but it doesn’t really matter what program you’re using (phpBay, BANS, etc.), you should find helpful tips and advise for your niche store marketing efforts.

I have been blogging about my eBay niche stores on my main Internet marketing blog-Internet Marketing Nirvana. But I feel it’s best to split the eBay niche store business model on it’s own blog, since it’s becoming a big part of what I’m focusing on.

I’ll continue blogging at my main marketing blog but this site will only be about niche stores affiliate marketing.

I’ve also started my own directory which is focused on eBay and Amazon niche stores only so make sure to check that out.

So kick back and come along with my on this new ride.

Alan