Affiliate Rant!

Beginning July 1, 2006 eBay will raise affiliate commissions on the low end.  I can’t tell if the move is revenue neutral - only eBay knows, but what is apparent is that they are very interesting in driving interest in their affiliate program with people new to the program.  New affiliates driving $100 - $999.99 in fee revenue winning bids can earn 50% of the fees.  This is up from 40% prior to the new rate schedule becoming effective.

You read it right. eBay has announced that effective today it has eliminated all fees within the Developer Program for all users of the new Unified Schema. They have also eliminated all certification fees! Note that free calls do not apply to users of the older schema.