In Part I, I did a basic overview of the product and its features.  In this one, I want to walk through a basic installation of the product.  I have to admit, I am impressed with the installation process and the ease of use.  Very simple.

Keep in mind that there are 2 manuals:  the installation manual and the user manual.  For the installation manual, the steps were simple.  You can watch this quick video that outlines how I walked through the steps on an actual install on CompareAllComputers.com.

1. Pick the country’s files of where you want the products to come from.
2. Upload the files
3. Adjust the permissions of one of the files.
4. Setup a MySQL database.
5. Complete the steps on the screen.

Few scripts are as easy to use as this one.  No doubt.  Once you get the basics done, it is time to work on the store to get it customized.  And, all of that is done from the backend panel.  There are 14 fields to fill out that relate to your store’s niche and preferences.

Seriously, as you can see, it only took me 5 minutes to install and another 15-20 minutes to customize the store.

This is how my new store looks.

Build a Niche Store (BANS) gives users the ability to set up a niche store on a variety of subjects.  To get the full picture of what BANS will do, I downloaded it the other day.  Today, I finally got around to working with it.

The cool thing about BANS is that it is so easy to use.  Seriously, in a few minutes I was in and downloading it.  The developers set the download up through Clickbank.  So, ti is a REALLY quick transaction and download.

I have quite a bit of legal experience but also in programming and running scripts like this.  So, I was up really quick.  But, even if you are a pure novice, you can be up extremely quickly – no problem.  The files site come with 2 manuals, a user manual and an installation manual.  Like I said, even if you are a pure novice this is ultra-simple to use.

Many times, when you buy a Clickbank product, you find that the support and help are not there.  But, that is not the case with BANS.  I really like the community feel of this product.  It is clear that they have outstanding support and an engaged member community.  It is definitely more of a “product” than a simple e-book.  I was particularly amazed with the extent of the visitor engagement.  Seriously, thousands of people are clearly using this site and the software.

The User manual is fantastic.  I think that it hits well on many different skill and experience levels.  I am already an eBay affiliate.  So, I went ahead and proceeded to install it.

I decided to set up a site at compareallcomputers.com.  This is a domain that I have owned for some time.  But, I haven’t done very much with it.  I figured that this would be a good site for this.  With the ebay affiliate program, you get paid, based on a % of the high bid.  So, naturally, you are better off with a high-end item like a computer.

Downside: Don’t be fooled that you can just buy a domain, install the site, pick a niche, and start drriving a tremendous amount of traffic.  That simply will not work.  You have to have content.  I would recommend that you use Elance.com or Guru.com to create introductory articles for each product category page.  And, you must have enough content on these pages so that you are not showing duplicate content.  That is what will make BANS work.

So, I installed it there.  Make sure to check out Part II of this review, where I actually review the installation process on CompareAllComputers.com and discuss how it is set up.