Recently, I wrote an article explaining my reasoning for choosing BANS(Build A Niche Store) as the main engine for driving my online income streams. Here, I will look closely at a number of powerful features which the BANS script includes and make suggestions for successful implementation of a BANS store.



First and foremost, there a three strong features of the BANS script and program. First, it is incredibly easy to build out store after store very quickly after you have spent some time learning the ropes.

Second, you are provided with an enormous number of products from the world's largest marketplace(Ebay)and you simply choose which subset of these products that you will sell. Third, your upfront expenses are minimal and you can reasonably start your BANS venture for less than two hundred dollars.

All right, let's look at these features in turn. I began working with BANS around April 1st and within a month I could create a functioning store in under an hour. Now this is not the product that you want the public viewing, however, after this point you will just be adding all the bells and whistles that will separate your store from all the rest.

Still, it needs repeating, in one hour(once you understand the script) you can have a store which provides an enormous selection for your visitor and then takes them into the Ebay system for a thoroughly professional buying experience(be it auction or traditional purchases).

The second powerful feature associated with BANS is the ability of the BANS script to interface with the Ebay product feed in a seamless manner and provide you with the functionality to create product feeds for different niche markets. Here, it is up to you to decide which market you want to service but the choices are nearly infinite.

The third feature which puts the BANS program head and shoulders above the others is the start-up costs involved. This, of course, is extremely important for everyone but is especially crucial for those just starting out.

Here is what you will need to spend to get started: BANS script - $97, Hosting - $8/month(provides for an unlimited amount of stores) and Domain Name - $7/year. That is it! Now, of course, you can spend more if you want, but everything else I need to use I found free on the internet. If nothing else, this amount should astonish you and points out quite clearly how little risk you need to take.

Now I will make some suggestions. Your choice of hosting service is very important especially in terms of the speed with which your website is loaded. BANS uses a database and some hosting services(such as GoDaddy) store the database on a different server from that on which the BANS script is installed. This slows down the ability of your browser to load the huge product database in a timely fashion and will hurt your visitor's shopping experience.

I have now switched to Hostgator(many others will work fine also) and the difference in loading speeds is huge. Another suggestion is to keep a notebook handy to jot down different tasks that you have performed.I can't tell you how much time this has saved me, especially when I was on that initial learning curve.

Like all good products, BANS requires a discipline and commitment that will have you working hard in order to get it right. But the payoff can be what you hoped for when you got into Internet Marketing in the first place.