Advantages Of Becoming A ClickBank Affiliate
I’m sure most if not all of you have heard of ClickBank. In this post, I would like to discuss some of the advantages and benefits of becoming a ClickBank affiliate. Personally, I feel ClickBank is a great resource not only for seasoned marketers but for those who are new to affiliate marketing. Currently, ClickBank is the largest digital products company in the world. They process well over 20,000 orders per day. If you’ve ever purchased an e-book online, chances are, you probably bought it through ClickBank. Affiliate marketers go to the ClickBank marketplace looking for products to sell and presently there are over 100,000 affiliates registered with them. As of this writing, ClickBank has paid out over 1.3 billion dollars, yes that’s billion in client earnings.
Top 10 advantages of becoming a ClickBank affiliate:
1. All you need is a computer with internet access to be in business.
2. No need to have your own product.
3. You don’t need a web site or blog although it does help having one.
4. You don’t need a subscriber list. However, you will earn more by having one.
5. You don’t have to deal with customer issues.
6. No need to have a merchant account. ClickBank handles all transactions.
7. There is no shipping involved. All products are digital and downloaded instantly upon payment.
8. Work where you want and when you want. Work full-time or part-time.
9. No need to do any selling. The merchant does that from their web site.
10. Your earning potential is unlimited.
One of the greatest advantages of selling digital products is the fact that the customer gets instant access to the product. Once a customer pays for the product, they can download it and be reading it immediately. ClickBank automates the entire process. They collect the money and send the purchaser to the download page. This also means you never have to ship anything and therefore, this makes the entire transaction very simple and clean.
You need to get an affiliate I.D. from ClickBank before you can start making money but the process is very easy. When you’re ready to sign up, all you need to do is log on here:
Promote ClickBank Products You’ll find step-by-step instructions and a wide array of free resources to help you as an affiliate. Once you have your affiliate I.D., you’ll be able to add it to what is known as a hoplink. Every product you see on ClickBank has a link that you can customize by adding your affiliate I.D. You earn a commission when a product is sold containing your affiliate I.D.
Now that you have your ClickBank I.D., you can start earning some excellent commissions. There are literally thousands of products to chose from on Clickbank and many of them pay up to 75% commission. You can go to their marketplace and start looking for products that interest you and begin selling them. In many cases you’ll find that there are additional marketing resources such as text links, articles, banners and more to help with your marketing and promotions.
To really become successful as a ClickBank marketer, it is generally best to send prospective customers to a landing page. By doing that, you are able to capture the prospects name and e-mail address. Most marketers agree that it usually takes a customer 7-12 visits before they make a buying decision. Once the affiliate has a name and/or email address they are able to follow up with their autoresponder and will make significantly more sales.
Now you can see why there are many advantages and benefits to become a ClickBank affiliate. Once you get started, you’ll see how easy it is to choose the right products for your particular niche and start making some money. Don’t expect to get rich overnight but with a little hard work, determination and patience, it’s possible to achieve a very nice income.
If you are currently a ClickBank affiliate, I welcome your comments on the experience you are having now or in the past.
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I have been using ClickBank but clearly not to it’s fullest potential. Thanks for this helpful post.
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Hello Ms. Freeman,
I understand where you’re coming from. There are many resources offered by ClickBank and it’s sometimes difficult finding time to utilize all of them.
Great seeing you again and your comment is appreciated.
Hi It’s me again Robert,
ClickBank does offer a lot of products, a lot of them seem to be a little on the sketchy side. How does one figure out which products are best to pitch? I read somewhere that a blogger should buy the product first and try it out before pitching it, but if one is just starting out that most often isn’t the most feasible idea.
Any suggestions?
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Hi Ms. Freeman,
There are loads of articles written about the best ways to chose a ClickBank product and you’ll see that many affiliates differ with their methods.
I could answer your question and tell you the things I look for but it’s a bit much to write in this reply. So, you’ve just given me a great idea for a future article
I agree that it’s a good idea to purchase a product you’re interested in promoting so you can give first hand experience and explain the pros and cons. However, as you stated, it may not be feasible or in the budget for someone who is just starting out.
Without going into a lot of detail here, the things I look for are Gravity, %Refd, Total$/Sale, merchants sales page and the resources available to promote the product. I also try and research the product and the merchant for any feedback both positive and negative.
ClickBank also has a guide to picking a product ( http://www.clickbank.com/help/affiliate-help/affiliate-basics/finding-products-to-promote/ ) that you may find helpful. This guide will explain the terms I mentioned.
Be on the lookout for my next ClickBank article.
Hi Bob, thanks for sharing this info. very useful and informative
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Hello Aswani,
Great seeing you here my friend. I appreciate the visit and your comment. Glad you found the information useful.
Don’t be a stranger. I look forward to seeing you again.
I have been a ClickBank affiliate for a long time and have to admit that it has not been working well for me. Maybe it is the way i am promoting the products or better yet, the products that I am choosing to promote. The problem I find with ClickBank is that a an awful lot of affiliate marketers are promoting the same products over and over again. Take SEO Elite as an example, I received tons of emails promoting that particular product daily. The question is not, whether or not ClickBank is good, because it is great, but rather how do we promote the products. Guess I gave you a homework here my friend.
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Hi DiTesco,
Just what I need; another homework assignment from you
I truly believe that the way to earn big with ClickBank or any other program for that matter, is to build a large subscriber list. Build a relationship and trust with your subscribers and eventually they will purchase your recommended products. The marketers who can blast an email to 20, 50 or 100,000 subscribers are always going to come out on top. Sure, there are other ways to promote your products and make a few sales here and there but none are as effective as a good email campaign.
I get loads of emails every day and I can’t believe some the bonus’s, discounts, rebates and more that certain marketers will offer to get a sale. The competition is fierce and we are also in one of the most competitive markets on the net. I never said this would be easy.
Spot on Robert. Easy, is just said than done. And maybe this is one thing that fascinates me on our chosen niche, the challenge and the need to constantly innovate. It’s hard work, you are right, but it can be very rewarding if you do it right.
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That’s what keeps me motivated and the reason for getting involved with affiliate marketing…the challenge. I enjoy it when someone tells me it can’t be done and then prove them wrong
Oh yeah! Same here. Are we sadistic or what
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Hello Robert,
This is my first visit here on your website and I found out the that this is great blog for affiliates.
Since I started blogging, I always encounter affiliate marketing. I want to earn money online through affiliate marketing process but I am afraid that people won’t trust me upon selling the product I introduced to them.
What can you say about my situation? Is there anything I could do about it?
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my site and please share your general first impression on my site. If you have time. Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Felix Albutra – Earn Money At Home
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Hello Felix,
First, I want to welcome you here and thank you for visiting and posting your comment.
With regard to your question, one of the things you must do before you start earning money is: build a relationship with your readers. To gain the trust of your readers, you need to continually provide useful information and resources. Only promote products that you feel confident about and wouldn’t hesitate buying for yourself. Try and research every product, as well as the merchant.
It’s not an easy business and it does take some hard work and lots of patience but the rewards can be great. It took me several months before I made my first $$.
I hope to see you here again and I wish you great success with your online endeavor.