Recently, one of my readers said they were having problems driving traffic to their affiliate offers and that inspired me to write this post. There are many ways of driving traffic but I felt it would be most helpful to provide some of the easiest, most effective and free or low cost methods.

Knowing how to drive traffic to your web site or blog is absolutely necessary if you want to achieve any level of success as an affiliate. You might have a fantastic looking site, you may be highly motivated and you may have all the other necessary resources but without good quality traffic, you aren’t going to make much money. Don’t let all your hard work go down the tube because nobody is visiting your site.

Since affiliate marketing continues to grow very rapidly, the marketplace has become highly competitive and driving traffic to your web sites and blogs is more challenging than ever. Because of all the new sites that continue to come online daily, it has become more difficult than ever to stand out from the crowd. If you have the drive, determination and patience to stick with affiliate marketing and make some money, here are some of the preferred methods to drive traffic to your site:

1. Don’t waste your visitor’s valuable time
Now more than ever, it is extremely important that you understand and are very knowledgeable about your market. Your goal is to build a solid customer base by getting targeted traffic from people who are interested in the content and theme of your site. Provide meaningful content and you’ll show your visitors that their effort was worthwhile and they didn’t waste their valuable time by visiting your site.

2. Google is your friend
Some people make the mistake of ignoring the free targeted traffic that is generated from the major search engines. That traffic should never be ignored, in fact it should be relied on. By use of the correct keywords you should keep trying to move up to the top rankings of all the popular search engines. Obviously, the higher you rank in the searches, the easier it will be for people to access your site.

3. The pen is mightier than the sword
One of the most effective and proven ways to increase traffic to your site is by writing articles that contain unique and useful content. When a person reads a well written article on a topic that they have an interest in, they will in most cases visit your site to see what else you have. There are a multitude of places where you can submit articles and here are a few of the best: EzineArticles, ArticleDashboard and GoArticles.

4. Show some link love
Another great way to not only market your site but drive traffic as well, is to exchange links with other sites that are related to your niche. This is also an effective way to increase your search engines rankings. Your main task would be locating some popular blogs that are relevant to yours and contacting the webmaster requesting the possibility of a link exchange. Once you do establish communication, try to keep it on a personal level and work out the details of a link exchange that would be beneficial to both parties.

5. Yes, there is money in the list
One of your most valuable assets as an online marketer is a list of your own subscribers. I’m sure you’ve heard this many times but “the money is in the list”. Once you build your list, you’ll be able to call on them periodically to inform them about new products and services. Before you attempt selling anything to your list, you must build a relationship and trust with them. By utilizing your autoresponder, and sending some personal messages, you will be able to accomplish that. Your autoresponder is a must have tool to help keep track of and grow your list.

6. The joint venture
A joint venture or JV is described as a legal entity formed between two or more parties to undertake an economic activity together. Joint venture marketing can be one of the most effective ways to promote a product or service. Having a joint venture partner through a link exchange or ad swap can be most beneficial to both parties. When you have a joint venture partner, it allows you to reach a much broader customer base in a shorter time frame.

7. Your own affiliate program
If you are fortunate enough to have a product of your own, one of the best ways to get massive amounts of traffic is to set up your own affiliate program. By having affiliates promote your product and do the work, you allow them to drive large numbers of traffic to your site. Both you and the affiliates will benefit from this situation due to the increase in traffic and sales.

There are many other ways to increase traffic to your site such as; social bookmarking, free report or software giveaway, and holding contests. Traffic generation is something you need to focus on if you’re serious about growing as an affiliate marketer. Once you learn how to drive traffic to see your offers, you’ll be on the right track to becoming more successful as an affiliate marketer.

As an online/affiliate marketer, what do you feel are your best methods for driving traffic?

It seems that nowadays, quite a few bloggers are utilizing their blogs to generate some income as affiliate marketers. The amount of income that these blogs generate will vary quite a bit depending on the amount of traffic and the type of commission being received from the various affiliate programs. Basically, the affiliate places a banner or link to the merchant’s web site and is compensated according to a previously agreed on contract. There are several ways in which the blog owner can be compensated. Those include; each time an ad is served, visitor makes a purchase, visitor clicks through an ad or visitor performs an action such as registering with a web site.

Bloggers should be aware of and understand certain aspects of affiliate marketing and I want to discuss them in this article. This will include selecting the right opportunity, maximizing income potential and the requirements associated with the affiliate marketing opportunities.

Affiliate Program Selection
There are literally thousands of affiliate marketing programs available in today’s marketplace and the companies that offer these opportunities are very diverse. All that is needed to get instant approval by most companies, is the submission of some basic information. For the great majority, the affiliate should be approved unless there’s objectionable content on the blog or a conflict of interest. Although the process of getting approved to display banners, links, etc. is easy, the blog owner should use discretion when choosing these programs. It makes much better sense to choose a company that would be relevant to your blog’s theme and be of interest and provide benefits to your readers/visitors.

If you have a blog that is targeting a specific niche, it’s to your advantage to display links to companies that compliment your blog without acting as a direct competitor. This will help ensure that your visitors will be interested in the affiliate marketing banners and links and therefore be more likely to click on them. This will also help ensure that your visitors do not find your links to be annoying.

Be Aware Of Affiliate Marketing Guidelines
As a blog owner, you need to pay close attention to any affiliate marketing agreement that you enter. The reason this is important, is the fact that some companies may place a restriction on the usage of a link to their web site. These restrictions may include such things as; avoiding objectionable content, not including links or advertisements for direct competitors and restrictions on the appearance of the affiliate links. Failing to adhere to any of the guidelines, could result in the loss of affiliate privileges and/or being denied any compensation that was earned. While some of these restrictions may not be very common, it’s always best to be aware of the program’s guidelines.

Making The Most Of Your Affiliate Marketing Opportunities
Once you’ve selected what you feel is the best opportunity, it’s time to make the most of it by maximizing your earnings that are generated from your links. In an effort to maximize your profits, there are two critical factors that need to be taken into consideration. Those factors are regular evaluation of the effectiveness of your promotions and promoting your blog to obtain the most traffic.

If you plan to include affiliate marketing in your blog, you need to evaluate how effective your links are. This can be accomplished by comparing the percentage of visitors who click on your links to the overall traffic to your blog. If you find that a relatively small percentage of visitors are clicking on your links, you should consider making changes to your affiliate programs. Sometimes a simple change to the location or size of a banner or link can make a big difference. When making changes, it’s best to do them one at a time so you can properly evaluate what change gives you the most benefit.

Finally, as the blog owner you can increase your earnings by doing some self promotion to drive more traffic to your blog. Obviously, the more traffic you drive to your blog, the greater you chances are of increasing your affiliate earnings. One other thing, as the owner of your blog, it’s not a bad idea to mention some of the companies you are affiliated with. That should generate some interest in the ads that are running on your blog.

These are just some of the basic steps to follow if you chose to utilize affiliate marketing as an income source on your blog. I know that many of you are already involved with affiliate marketing and I would love to hear any of your suggestions or recommendations.

This is the third and final installment of “Finding Money Making Products On ClickBank. In case you missed the the first two parts, you can find them by clicking here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.

If you’ve been following this series, you should now have a better understanding of what the gravity score is and why it’s so important when choosing a product from the ClickBank Market Place. You should also know what to look for and how to evaluate a sales letter. Both of those items should be given priority when selecting a product you want to promote.

Now it’s time to move ahead and discuss the commissions, cost and continuity. As I mentioned in the first and second parts of this series, it takes more than a gravity score when looking for a profitable product. It also depends on how effective the sales letter is in converting a potential customer into a buyer. In addition to both of those things, you need to know the commission rate, the cost of the product and it’s continuity.

Before you begin to promote a product, it is very important that you take all these factors into consideration. Remember, you will be investing your time, energy and perhaps some advertising dollars if you promote the product in the best possible way. So, you should also consider the the following things.

How much commission does the product pay?
I would suggest that you, as an affiliate, should look for products that pay a commission of $20 per sale or higher. There are products that offer commissions that are lower but it usually isn’t worth all the time and effort if you promote them heavily. If you plan to spend money on advertising the product, it would be difficult to make a good return on your investment. Depending on the market you are in, there are always exceptions but you can use this as a guideline when considering a product.

Regardless of whether you are promoting a lower priced product or a higher priced product, the amount of effort you put into promoting them will generally be the same. Within the ClickBank Marketplace, you are going to find products that sell for only a few dollars up to a few hundred dollars. What you need to do is find one that meets your guidelines and is a good overall fit into your marketing strategies.

What does the product cost?
The selling price of the product is an important factor. If the price of the product is set to low, it means less commission for you but more importantly, it can lead potential customers into believing that the product may be of little or no value to them. Alternatively, some of the higher priced products can have a negative impact because some potential buyers might not make an immediate purchase. Once a visitor takes time to think about making a purchase, the chances are very good that they will leave and never come back. Obviously, you’re not going to buy every product to see if it’s worth the price so you need to use good judgment when considering which products to promote. If you feel the product will give good value to your customer and you have confidence in it, those should be your main concerns.

Is this a continuity product?
Additionally, continuity products also known as residual income products is something else you need to consider. I’m sure you’ve seen those products that offer a monthly membership program to their customers. Those type of programs can be a very rewarding addition to the products you promote. Generally, these memberships programs pay you on a regular basis as long as the customer remains a member.

Don’t be put off by the lower commissions rates that are offered by these products. Remember, you will be earning a residual income from them, which over time, means you have the opportunity to make much more money.

Once again, it takes the same effort to market continuity products as it does any of the others. Just be certain that your criteria for choosing these products is met in the same way as any other.

Now you can see that choosing profitable products from ClickBank does take a little time and research. But, that is time well spent because in the long run, you will save yourself valuable time, effort and money and not promote products that don’t make you any money.

When it comes to determining which products to promote, use the best criteria for your business. That should include, the proper gravity score, a well written sales page, good commission payout and the selling price of the product. In most cases, matching up a product with your criteria should give you confidence that you’ve chosen a good product.

This concludes the series on “Choosing Money Making Products From ClickBank”. I hope you found these articles helpful and I wish you only great success with all your future promotions.

Please feel free to leave a comment or share any personal experience you might have with your ClickBank promotions.

I realize that many of you promote products from the ClickBank Marketplace and others may be interested in getting started. However, a common problem that seems to exist is; how to choose a profitable product. This is part one of a three part series on how to choose profitable products from the ClickBank Marketplace.

Before promoting any of the products on ClickBank, you should have a set criteria that you can use that will help determine if a product is worth the time, effort and in some cases, money.

The main things that should be given careful consideration are the commission rates, gravity, competition, sales page and the selling price of the product.

One of the first things you should check is the gravity score that you’ll find on every ClickBank product. You need to know what it is and how it helps you chose a product to promote. The gravity score seems to puzzle some affiliate marketers so we’ll discuss what it is and how it works. According to ClickBank, the gravity score is as follows:

“Grav”: Short for Gravity, this number represents a unique calculation by ClickBank that takes into account the number of different affiliates who earned a commission by promoting this product over the past 12 weeks. Since more recent transactions are given a higher value, this number can give you an idea of what products are “hot” at the moment, in terms of being promoted by many affiliates and making a good number of sales. However, high gravity is also an indicator that there will be a lot of competition in promoting this product.”

In other words, a high gravity score indicates that affiliates are making lots of commission from that particular product. A low gravity score means there haven’t been many affiliate sales of that product. So, now you can see that the gravity score is a primary factor of how well a product is selling.

Always keep in mind the fact that a large number of affiliates promoting a product will make it more difficult to make a sale. You should also look at the referral percentage (%refd) of all products you’re interested in promoting and look for those that are around 65% or less. That number tells you that 65% of all sales were referred by affiliates. The lower the percentage, the less competition. That is also another indicator of how competitive a product is.

There’s nothing wrong with promoting products with high gravity scores but you need to be aware that you’ll be up against a lot of competition. On the plus side, you’ll know that those products are selling well and there’s a strong market for them.

There are loads of valuable products on ClickBank that have a much lower gravity score which means less competition but it’s your choice. However, I do recommend that you choose products with a gravity score from a low of 25 to 100 or slightly above. Anything less than 25 will not make you any money regardless of how hard you promote them.

Once you have chosen a couple of products that meet your criteria based on gravity, you’ll be ready to evaluate some of the other variables such as commissions, product cost and the sales letter.

Now that you have a better understanding of what the gravity score means, you should be more confident that you are choosing products that are going to be the most profitable ones to promote.

This concludes part one of this series. Please stay tuned for part two where we’ll discuss ways to evaluate the sales letter.

Your feedback and comments regarding this topic are welcome.

Newbies, or anyone else for that matter, who are willing to give affiliate marketing the required effort and persistent determination, can realize a financially rewarding venture. This is not a complicated business that requires you to have a degree. The primary ingredients to becoming successful as an affiliate are hard work, focused dedication, patience and the ability to take action when necessary.

You should try to learn all you can so you can avoid the mistakes that others have made. There are literally thousands of excellent resources available and many of them are free. On the other hand, there are also tons of information out there that aren’t worth the paper they are printed on. You need to try and differentiate between the good and bad resources and one of the best ways to do that is by getting involved with some of the popular online marketing forums. You’ll find many experienced marketers in those forums who have used the training materials and know which ones are worthwhile.

There is a massive amount of affiliate programs available with nearly every product and service for you to promote. This makes it fairly easy to have an affiliate marketing business up and running in a very short time. You will have the opportunity to earn money and try your hand at some industries that aren’t available in the “offline world”. However, the key here is to try and find products and services that are not only high quality but high in demand. If you’re just starting out, it would be best to avoid the highly competitive markets such as “make money online”.

One of the most highly recommended affiliate programs is *ClickBank. It is easy to use and there are over 10,000 digital products to choose from. Utilizing good strategies, there is a lot of potential for good earnings through this program. However, one of the big drawbacks with ClickBank is the amount of competition you’ll be up against. For that reason, it would pay to search out other reputable affiliate programs and there are many that you can choose from.

*In the very near future, I’ll be posting a series of articles on how to go about choosing profitable products from the ClickBank marketplace.

One of the reasons many newbies to online affiliate marketing are unsuccessful or make very little income is the fact that they lack focus. Many of them will jump around from one strategy to another without mastering any. To achieve any level of success as an affiliate marketer, it takes some planning as well as focus. It’s always best to take one strategy and remain focused on it for a set period of time. If after the set time period it’s not showing any profitability, look for an alternative and spend time developing it. When you find something that works, look for ways to make it even better.

Unfortunately, there are many people who get caught up in all the “get rich quick” hype and give up when they don’t see the instant riches they were led to believe would occur. There is a lot of money to be made as an affiliate marketer but it will not happen overnight. If you’re looking for a “get rich quick business”, this is not it. If you’re willing to work hard, be persistent, take action and be patient, affiliate marketing can be very rewarding.

As always, your feedback and comments are welcome.

I think we can all agree that starting an affiliate business is one of the easiest ways to begin making money online. Simply put, affiliate marketing is a relationship between a merchant who offers their products and services and an affiliate who agrees to promote them.

The affiliate’s main task is to promote those products and services and in turn receives a commission when a sale is completed. Whenever a buyer is referred to the merchant’s site via the efforts of the affiliate, and makes a purchase, the affiliate gets a percentage of the sale amount. No payments are made to the affiliate until the sale is completed. The three most common ways an affiliate is paid is PPS (pay-per-sale), PPC (pay-per-click) and PPL (pay-per-lead).

Some affiliates only earn a few dollars each month while others earn 5 and 6 figures on a consistent basis. There is no limit on the amount of money an affiliate can earn and their earnings are usually based on their determination, strategies and creativity. Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn an online income and one of the biggest benefits is not having to create your own product or service. Those who promote the merchants products aggressively and passionately, will ultimately see much more income. Nearly every affiliate starts out making small amounts but that can grow with the right strategies and a positive mind set.

There are lots of ways affiliate marketers can increase their earnings. Ask any affiliate how much money they would like to make and most likely the answer will be; “as much as possible”. Some affiliate checks are very small and may only be a few dollars while others are getting very large amounts well into the thousands. Over a period of time, it is possible to see those impressive amounts as well. Being a successful affiliate marketer and generating those large checks does not happen overnight. It can only happen if you’re willing to put in the time and work hard. You also need to be creative, willing to learn, seek out ways to drive traffic and take action.

Most affiliates want to see lots of those affiliate checks coming in each month but it’s not as easy as it may sound. Do you think by joining many affiliate programs that you’ll see more and larger checks? The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT! Unfortunately, there are many affiliates that think by joining multitudes of affiliate programs, they are making a good choice. Yes, it is very easy to join affiliate programs and get instant approval. What happens when a person does that, is they fail to give each of the programs the attention and commitment it should have and in most cases the results are dismal.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with having multiple income streams but you’ll be doing yourself a great favor by concentrating on one program to begin with. Try to pick the product or service that you are passionate about and have trust in. Products and services that you personally use are the best ones to promote. When you have hands on experience with a product, it shows that you are sincere and enthusiastic. Believe it or not, customers can sense that, plus it makes your product more credible and believable. That generally leads to a much higher rate of conversion.

Once you see that your first choice of programs is starting to make some money, that’s the time to consider joining an additional program and from there you should duplicate the process. One of the most common mistakes affiliates make is taking on too much at one time. Their intention is to create multiple income streams but for the majority, it simply does not work.

You will realize more success by focusing on one program and giving it your best effort until it starts producing income. Only then, should you seek another program and give it your best shot. Maybe the question should be how many big fat checks you want to receive rather than how many checks you want to receive. The answer to that question is dependent on how determined you are to maximize your income. By utilizing the right strategies, tools, taking action and persevering, it is possible to get those big fat affiliate checks.

If you are currently an affiliate marketer, do you focus on one product or service at a time? Or do you promote many products at once hoping to see many affiliate checks? Please feel free to share your experience with promoting affiliate products and services.

Whether you are a newcomer to affiliate marketing or a seasoned professional, there are certain things you should practice if you want to achieve success. I have listed some of the habits that successful marketers practice on a regular basis.

1. Set achievable goals
When setting your income goals, be sure to set them with steps along the way. Let’s say you want to earn $1,200 per month after 1 year’s time. What you need to do is set a target to earn $100 the first month, $200 the second and so on. Many online marketers do not set realistic goals and others set goals that are unrealistic and give up when they don’t achieve their goal. Without setting realistic goals, it’s difficult to motivate yourself and measure your progress. Set realistic goals that you feel you can achieve or you’ll be limiting your success.

2. Thirst for knowledge
Always be willing and eager to learn. This is a business that continually evolves and there are always new marketing techniques to learn. Participate in some of the good forums such as The Warrior Forum, attend webinars or seminars and purchase a few good e-books to read. Search out the latest programs, opportunities and technologies so you don’t get left behind. Many of these learning resources are provided free by some the better affiliate programs and program managers.

3. Reinvest in tools and resources
Once you begin to make some money, invest in some worthwhile tools that can help you grow your affiliate marketing business. You should treat your online business as you would any other type of business. By reinvesting some of your earnings back into your business, you will allow your business to experience continual growth.

4. Be an action taker
The most successful affiliates are not necessarily the most knowledgeable ones. However, they are the ones who take what knowledge they do have and apply it by taking action. They believe in their business and themselves and know what it takes to remain successful. They are the ones who take action to ensure that their business prospers. Everything you learn is meaningless unless you are willing to take action and utilize your resources.

5. Discipline yourself
You need to set a specific work schedule for yourself and stick to it. You need to try and start and end your tasks at the same times every day. Sometimes this can be very difficult when you’re working from home. There are always going to be distractions but you need to discipline yourself and try to stay on schedule. Having a quiet place in your home that you can use as an office would be ideal.

6. Don’t forget to give back
When first starting out you will most likely be doing a lot of getting and taking. It’s very important that you don’t forget that there were people who helped you along the way. Once you begin to see success, try to find a way to give something back. You might want to create a series of how-to’s on your web site/blog to show others how it’s done. You can also send out a daily or weekly mailing as a training series. It doesn’t matter how you do it as long as you return the favors.

7. Healthy, wealthy and wise
Last but certainly not least, is your health. Under no circumstances should you neglect your health. It’s very important that you take a few breaks during the day and also set a schedule to exercise at least three times per week. The exercise you do is not only good for the body but it’s good for the mind as well. When you exercise you release those feel good endorphins that help clear your head and give you a positive attitude towards the tasks ahead.

Of course there are no guarantees that practicing these habits will make you successful. However, following them will certainly put you in the right frame of mind to realize your goals. Success comes to those who are willing to work hard, have the ability to motivate themselves, have a positive mindset, take action and be patient.

What are some of the things you do to stay focused, motivate yourself and have a positive outlook?

CPA, is defined by Wikipedia as: “Cost Per Action or CPA (sometimes known as Pay Per Action or PPA) is an online advertising pricing model, where the advertiser pays for each specified action (a purchase, a form submission, and so on) linked to the advertisement.”

A simple action might consist of a visitor just entering their email address whereas the more complex action would require entering much more information with many fields to fill in. In most cases, these advertisers will pay anywhere from $0.25 to $4.00 for a simple email submission. The more complex forms pay much more and it can range from $5.00 to $40.00 and higher. The more complex forms generally come from credit card or insurance companies.

In order for a CPA affiliate to earn any money, the consumer is required to take some type of action. These actions can be something as simple as the consumer filling out a form to get a free sample, obtain additional information, download software or to receive a free product for a small shipping/handling fee. I’m sure you’ve seen these types of offers in your online travels. Many of you have probably taken action yourself on these kinds of offers.

Now, you may be wondering how you get paid and exactly how this all works. Actually, it’s pretty simple. If you are the person who is promoting the offer, you get paid when the visitor performs a specific action. For the purpose of this article, I’ll give you an example of an offer and the action that is needed. I’m sure you’ve seen those ads that offer a free laptop, a $1000 Walmart gift card or something similar. In order for you to get paid, the visitor needs to click on the banner or link and enter their email address. Once they do that, you get paid about $1.25. That may seem like a small payout but those are the kind of offers that convert extremely well.

The example I just gave is the most common type of offer and as I mentioned earlier, there are other CPA offers that have a much higher payout and will pay $5-$40 and higher. Those higher paying offers will require the customer to fill out a much more complex form and there could be a shipping charge involved.

As compared to traditional affiliate marketing, some marketing experts say that CPA marketing is one of the quickest ways to make money. They claim that you’ll see results much faster and in some cases, you can begin making money immediately. One of the big drawbacks to CPA marketing is it’s unpredictability. Even though a person can make money relatively fast, there is no consistency. Based on the needs of the market, CPA offers change frequently so you need to be ready for those changes and be able to implement them immediately. There has also been much discussion recently on the “dark side” of CPA marketing but for now, I won’t get into that.

Since CPA marketing can be so profitable, you’ll find that it’s highly competitive. There are some super CPA marketers out there that earn thousands of dollars per week and others who earn very little and give up quickly. So, if you do decide to give CPA marketing a try, be sure to read and learn all you can. There are loads of free resources, and online forums that you can utilize to learn as much as possible. If you’re willing to learn and apply the proper techniques, it is possible to make CPA marketing a rewarding venture.

Are you currently promoting any CPA offers or plan to in the future? What has been your experience with CPA’s?

Most online marketers are convinced that affiliate marketing is an excellent way to earn money to either supplement their wages or make it their primary source of income. Unfortunately, there are very few (less than 5%) affiliates who actually earn a significant amount of money. One of the biggest reasons why so many people fail is the fact that they give up to soon. They will promote a few products and when the results aren’t immediate, they give up and feel that affiliate marketing isn’t a viable method of earning online and the programs just don’t work.

The truth of the matter is, there are many good affiliate programs out there. One of the most credible and reliable is ClickBank and it’s especially good for those who are just starting out. The biggest problem you’ll have with ClickBank is the amount of competition you’ll be up against. Most affiliate marketers, whether seasoned pros or “newbies” currently promote ClickBank’s digital products but don’t let that deter you in any way because there is still lots of money to be made selling digital products. As of this writing, ClickBank has paid out an astounding 1.5 billion dollars.

Due to the explosive growth of people searching for and purchasing information on the Internet, it makes perfect sense to promote digital products. One of the greatest advantages of selling a digital product is the fact that the customer gets to download their purchase immediately after payment. People are willing to pay for quality information especially when it contains a solution to a problem and they have instant access to it.

Many different techniques and sales strategies are used to promote the products that ClickBank offers via their marketplace. The most important thing you need to decide on is how you’re going to drive traffic to your affiliate offers. The most common and effective ways to do that are paying for ads through programs such as Google Adwords or some other pay-per-click resource or focusing on creating some content rich authority blogs or web sites. You’ll be able to embed your affiliate links, banners, videos, etc. on your sites. If possible, it would be ideal to utilize both methods.

An essential ingredient to pay-per-click advertising is the type of traffic you send to your affiliate offers. If you want to increase your conversion rate, it’s extremely important that you send highly targeted traffic or you’ll end up spending lots of money with little ROI (return on investment). With most ClickBank products you shouldn’t have a problem bidding on the product name because in most cases they aren’t copyrighted and the product creator knows you are sending them additional traffic and ultimately, new customers.

A big benefit of bidding on a product name is in most cases, the traffic is already pre-sold and the conversion rate should be much higher. You always want to choose products that are high quality and have high “gravity”. High “gravity” on ClickBank means the product converts well, however, it also means there will be lots of competition from other affiliates. Be certain you always review the merchant’s sales page and make sure it has all the elements of a great sales pitch and you find it convincing enough that you wouldn’t hesitate purchasing the product for yourself.

Consider building a review style landing page for each product as it is recommended that you have a separate landing page for each product. Another reason for separate landing pages is the fact that some pay-per-click providers want unique landing pages for each product. You should also be prepared to bid relatively high on the product keywords and phrases. Generally speaking, expect that you will end up paying at least .50 per click since there will be competition for the same keywords but the ROI will be worth the expense.

Always be on the lookout for new products on ClickBank. There are new ones added every week and the good ones become popular very quick. If you’re fast, you can get your ads up for a much lower cost. You can use the search functions that ClickBank provides to find the newest products and there are many free and paid tools that will notify you of any of the new products that get launched. You’ll find that Clickbank offers loads of free tools for both the affiliate and the merchant so I suggest you spend some time there and check them out.
This is the page for affiliates: Promote Products
This is the page for merchants: Sell Products

Are you currently promoting ClickBank products? Have you had any success? Please feel free to share your personal experiences with ClickBank.

Affiliate marketing is extremely popular and growing faster than it ever has. People are looking for ways to supplement their income or perhaps even earn a living online. Many of these people are turning to affiliate marketing because it’s relatively easy to get started and there’s very little risk involved. Regardless of experience as an online marketer, just about anyone can earn commissions as an affiliate.

To be successful as an affiliate, there are certain things that should be done. I’ve listed several tips that should help you achieve your goals and start to earn some money.

Become a critic
It’s always a good idea to write reviews on the products and services you promote. When writing your reviews, don’t forget to list both the pros and cons. The best reviews are honest reviews and that comes from personal experience with the product or service. While you’re at it, don’t forget to include your affiliate link.

These few tips are things that will help in the long run. The amount of success you achieve is entirely up to you. As in any business, the more effort you put in, the more rewarding it becomes.

If you have any additional tips, advice or comments, please feel free to add them.
To your great success!