ClickBank is one of the most popular Affiliate Marketing programs you’ll find online. Not only does ClickBank pay out high commission rates to affiliates but there countless different types of products you can promote.
What is ClickBank?
In a nutshell, ClickBank is an information products marketplace where affiliates can promote info products in exchange for a commission. ClickBank facilitates the process so as a liaison they list products, and process payments. They take a fee for this service.
Affiliates don’t need to apply to sell products, they simply go ahead and promote whichever products they like, however they like. Each sale will result in a commission payment provided the sale can be tracked back to your unique affiliate code.
There are dozens and dozens of products in various niches to choose from and at some point you may even decide to create an information product of your own!
How Do You Promote ClickBank Products?
There are several ways that you can promote ClickBank products including:
• Redirecting a URL to an affiliate page.
• Google Adwords campaign.
• Blogging.
• Article marketing.
Redirecting A URL To An Affiliate Page
By creating a new website but redirecting to an affiliate page, everyone who buys a product from your site will net you a commission. You can promote your site via several ways including search engine optimization, banner advertising, and pay per click campaigns.
Google Adwords Campaign
By purchasing Google Adwords that relate to a niche you can display ads that bring people to sales pages or to your own website where you sell people on a product that can earn you a commission.
Blogging
By creating a blog based around an affiliate product you can advertise that product and make a commission every time someone sells it. Blogs can get a lot of traffic and Affiliate Marketing with ClickBank can be just one of many ways of monetizing your blog.
Article Marketing
Writing articles and submitting them to article directories such as EzineArticles, GoArticles, ArticlesBase, and others (there are dozens!) is a great way to get traffic and these articles can contain resource boxes that contain clickable links that point to sites that take people to sales pages where they can buy products that result in your earning a commission.
Affiliate Marketing with ClickBank is a great way to get started. There’s nothing physical to ship and a lot of people like getting instant satisfaction when they buy something online so downloadable information products fill that need.
ClickBank manages the payment process and can pay you via cheque or direct deposit. Whether you use this as a primary source of income or one of your income streams, it can become passive income because after you establish your techniques, traffic can stream in constantly resulting in sales.
Whether you choose one of the above methods or all of them, this site can be a great source of passive income.
About Sean Rasmussen
It was the first form of Internet Marketing that I started with and it is still one of my main sources of income. Takes a while to get used to, but when the first bit of cash rolls in, you will find it hard to let go!
Great article. I recently joined Clickbank.com and the number of digital products they offer is a huge benefit. They have something for everyone.
Clickbank still rages on as an affiliate marketing favorite.
Thanks for those tips. I have an account in clickbank however I don’t make a large sales. How can I improve my sales? Thanks for any help.
I’m still waiting for my first sale.
Any more tips to help me along?
Hi Sean,
There’s so much great information here. I need to keep working at making that first sale. I’ll keep implementing your suggestions and see what happens.
Hi Sean
Even more amazing information here! These articles are so fantastic. I really like the blogging option with Clickbank because for me it personalises the marketing and selling side of things, though I don’t know if that is such a good thing for monetising my blog?
And I also like the Article Marketing, writing articles to article directories because of the high traffic potential and the resource boxes with the clickable links which can increase my sales. I have printed this one off too to include in my marketing plan! So many choices.
There is so much to choose from in clickbank you can easily find products which compliment your niche. It is easy to use as well. I have yet to make a sale from clickbank but the more I learn about affiliate marketing from these posts I can understand what I need to be doing. So hopefully won’t be too much longer.