Make Money With The Clickbank Affiliate Program
March 10, 2009 by admin
When it comes to selling digital products, Clickbank is one of the most popular affiliate networks out there. This is what they specialize in and they serve as a virtual repository between the creators of digital content and their buyers.
In order to make money with Clickbank, the first thing you have to do is decide which products you’re going to promote. That choice should first and foremost be determined by the topic of your website. But rest assured, there are so many products to choose from that, no matter the topic, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from. One of the best and most straightforward ways to approach the whole thing is to look for the top sellers in your category of interest.
Those products already have a proven track record of conversion, so your chances of making a sale are higher. On the other hand, those are the products most people are going to try and sell, which means that the competition will be higher. You can try the opposite approach and look for little known products, keeping in mind that although there’s less competition, there’s also less recognition and probably less conversions, plus there’s a higher risk of you not receiving your commissions for a variety of reasons, mainly because the seller just vanished.
Now that you know what to look for, let’s get into the details of how to go about handling the whole thing. Assuming you’ve created your Clickbank account (it’s free anyway), log in and go to the Clickbank Marketplace. You will land on a page with a search panel, a “Category” field, and a “Sort By” field. Use the Category field to select in which category of products you’re going to be targeting your promotion efforts, and use the “Sort By” field to sort by popularity. You will be able to see which products are the hot sellers. Next, sort by “$ Earned/Sale” to see which products are paying the highest commissions. Ideally, you’re looking for hot sellers with high commissions, but since you’re probably just starting out, it’s wiser to look into the “middle of the pack” if I may say so.
Once you have narrowed down which products you want to promote, you need to write about them on your websites and start getting traffic to those posts. The best, most effective, and most legit way to write compelling posts is to buy the product, try it, and write an honest review of your experience as a user, without forgetting to include your own Clickbank hoplink on the post page. This ensures that if the reader becomes interested in the product and decides to purchase it by clicking and going to Clickbank, you will be credited for the sale. It’s really that simple. The most important thing is to promote the posts with your Clickbank affiliate link and a percentage of them will convert. It’s a numbers game.
Another excellent method is to put up an opt-in form on your website, that allows your visitors to sign up for more information about the product that they just read a review of. You can then send feed those emails into an autoresponder that will send them a series of emails, at various intervals, about the product, with your hoplinks included of course. Just like in the previous example, now all you have to do is promote your website and you will make money.
Here are three tips to help you improve your chances of making money with Clickbank:
- While it might be tempting to go for the hot sellers with the high commissions, this is not really the best strategy for a beginner. The people who are already promoting these offers are probably super-affiliates with huge mailing lists, and they probably have joint venture partners to give them even more clout. You don’t stand much of a chance competing against them.
- If you’re any serious about making money with Clickbank, you will need a website, preferably a blog. Having your own website gives you more control, and also allows you to build a list of your own. Who knows if, a few years down the line, you won’t be coming out with an e-book of your own? You’ll be able to tap directly into your list to kick-start your marketing campaign. Plus building your own list gives you something to bring to the table when looking for joint venture partners.
- Devise a good method to market your products. Once you know which products you’re going to sell, you need to market them in a way that’s going to make it easier for you to convert visitors into buyers. Consider a mix of website promotion, article submissions, social marketing and, if your budget allows, online advertising through Adwords and/or eBay classifieds.
With this advice, you can really start making money with Clickbank. Remember that you won’t be making thousands of dollars within a couple of days, but you will be making enough to keep you going and growing your Clickbank business. With hard work and persistence, you will achieve your goals.
