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How to make money with click bank via your blog
1. How to Make Money With
ClickBank Via Your Blog
ClickBank is a popular affiliate platform which so far has generated US
$11,000+ for me in passive income. If you're a complete beginner or you have
tried to make money online and failed, this article will give you new insights
into affiliate marketing and how to make money with ClickBank in just a few
hours.
What is ClickBank?
ClickBank is an online marketplace showcasing more than 11,000 products
from sellers all around the world. The products on sale include eBook guides,
audio files, computer software, health supplements, home study courses, CD
and DVD series, and more.
You can make money with ClickBank by signing up as an affiliate, which
means you can promote any product you like and earn a commission for every
sale you make. ClickBank products offer up to 75% commission and track
your sales efforts for months afterwards.
The benefits of this business model include:
You don't need to create your own product
You don't to worry about stocking or shipping
You don't have to deal with customer queries
2. The product vendor handles all the admin
You may recognize this process as affiliate marketing, and it is a superb way
to make money online with or without a website. All you need to do it send
traffic to your unique affiliate link, and let the vendor do the rest.
ClickBank Bestsellers
Generally, the most profitable (highest commission) products on ClickBank
usually fall into the following categories:
Online Casinos
Pharmaceutical Drugs
Website Hosting
Credit Cards
Diet Pills
Loans and Debt Consolidation
Computer Software
However, I don't recommend you actually target any of these products
because every man and his dog already does this. The competition is fierce -
meaning you will have to pay more on advertising if you don't own a website. If
you do already own a successful website in these niches, then feel free to go
after these lucrative affiliate products, as long as they are genuine and you
believe in them.
Otherwise (especially as a ClickBank newbie) I suggest you go for more
mundane but less competitive niches, such as "how to" ebooks. There are
plenty of people out there searching on Google to learn how to cook delicious
recipes, how to play piano, or how to do home repairs. Identify a product that
fulfils a need, and you will reap the rewards.
How to Make Money with ClickBank via Your Website or Blog
Now you understand what ClickBank is all about, let's get cracking.
First, register with ClickBank for free and set up your affiliate account. Then
start promoting products on your site. This is exactly how I did it:
Step 1 - I created a fun website about Shetland Sheepdogs and now I want to
make some money from it. I sign up to ClickBank as an affiliate.
3. Step 2 - I search the ClickBank marketplace for relevant products, by entering
the search term "dog training". I am given a list of all the dog training products
with data on popularity, price and commission.
Step 3 - I pick my favorites and contact the vendors directly for a free product
sample to review. If I show them my website they are usually more than happy
to oblige, as they know I will make a good affiliate partner.
Step 4 - After reviewing the dog training products, I decide that my favorite
is Secrets to Dog Training. I return to ClickBank to grab my affiliate hoplink
and place this link on my website in text and banner ads.
Step 5 - Job done! Any time someone clicks on my affiliate link, ClickBank will
place a tracking cookie on their computer. This ensures that if or when they
finally decide to
Tips for Increasing Sales
If the above sounds too easy, I promise you it isn't - otherwise everyone would
know how to make money with ClickBank hand over fist...
It does take hard work and patience before the passive income starts rolling
in. Most people are put off by that initial perceived risk or actual legwork
required (...and those are the ones still working 9-5 day jobs).
So, the hard part about making money with ClickBank is sending a minimum
amount of web traffic to the vendor's sales page. Not every visitor is going to
buy the product - in fact, it is likely to be anywhere between 1 in 100 to 1 in
500 visitors who make a purchase. The good news is, there are ways to warm
up your visitors to encourage a sale. These include:
Write your own product review - Remember I obtained a free product
sample in step three? This is so I know exactly what I'm promoting. I don't
want to get a bad reputation for selling crap on my websites. I test
everything I sell via ClickBank because I don't want my readers to get
burned. Not only is this more ethical, it's also vital if you want to make
money online from repeat customers and build up a trustworthy
reputation. So I encourage you to write an honest product review to give
readers a feel for the benefits of the product before they are confronted
with the hard hitting sales page. (Yeah, I hate those pages, but internet
marketers will keep using them as long as they prove to be effective.)
4. Use banner ads - Many ClickBank vendors offer affiliate tools to help you
make more sales, such as banner adverts. I only put the most attractive
and professional looking banners on my websites, and make sure I link
them to my own product review. If a vendor doesn't have any banners, I
make my own in PhotoShop. I'm a writer by trade, not a graphic designer,
but this hasn't stopped me giving it a go. You should try it too. My first few
banners were dreadful but I have got a lot better at it, and there is a huge
payoff because now I can offer unique and tailored banners for any
products I want.
Use direct product links - Some vendors may just offer a single product
landing page, while others have entire storefronts. If it's the latter, you
should direct your hoplink to a specific product page. After all, what is it
you want your reader to buy? I wouldn't drop a visitor on Amazon's
homepage and hope they randomly decide to buy a DVD player. I would
recommend a particular book that I have read, then deliver them to that
book detail page on Amazon.
Final Thoughts
ClickBank is just one affiliate marketplace I've used to make money online.
Other marketplaces include Ejunkie, Commission Junction, Share a Sale, and
more. Some vendors even run their own in-house affiliate tracking systems. In
fact, if it's sold online, you can just about guarantee that there is an affiliate
program for it.
Rebecca Turner is a writer for Career Evolution, a savvy career guide for
online entrepreneurs, bringing you valuable advice on starting your own
business, generating passive income streams, and finding genuine
satisfaction in your work. If you are sick of the daily grind and seeking a
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