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The Power of Digital Affiliate Marketing -Chapter 24
How To Start Your First Promotion With Clickbank quickly
A step-by-step guide for using Clickbank
You are a freelance writer or a blogger and want to start digital affiliate marketing without any funds. Yes, you can do that easily using Clickbank.
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce Clickbank to new affiliate marketers. This chapter answers three questions: what Clickbank is, why specifically this platform, and how to get started.
So far, chapters of my book shared on Medium cover the concepts and fundamentals of digital affiliate marketing. I published 23 chapters on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters for readers of Medium.
Many readers ask how to start and taste the offering of digital affiliate marketing. Like anything else, starting is the hardest part. However, I will make it easy for you.
Based on my experience, the most accessible platform to start digital affiliate marketing is Clickbank. Therefore, I dedicated this chapter to this specific platform. I introduced other platforms in Chapter 20.
1 — What Clickbank is
Clісkbаnk is a diverse marketplace bringing many merchants and marketers to a single website. It is an established company started in 1998. Clickbank is one of the largest affiliate networks globally. It is reputable and reliable.
Let me give you an idea about the size of the Clickbank network. The site serves over 200 million customers and is believed to have six million entrepreneurs. It includes around 22 thousand product lists in 270 plus categories.
The most important aspect of Clickbank is user-friendliness and being free to start advertising products and earning a commission.
The Clickbank site is logically ordered. It is easy to navigate. The site covers a wide variety of products and services. You can find products and services about almost any topic that you can imagine. Clickbank specializes in digital products as opposed to Amazon, which specializes in physical products.
The most popular products are health, fitness, and self-improvement.
2 — Why Clickbank
The most important reason to start with Clickbank is the free service. There is no registration fee. This excellent feature makes it easy for beginners with no funds to create a new affiliate marketing business. All you need to do is register, provide your contact details, and fill in a tax form.
Clickbank is known as a simple, inclusive, diverse network with high commission rates. The main reasons I choose Clickbank are ease of use and diversity. From my experience, the Clickbank site mаkеѕ finding many products and services еаѕу for purchasers and affiliates.
Clickbank has a user-friendly system to track sales figures and commissions of affiliates with granularity. The system captures transactions like sales, the number of commissions earned, and product returns. For example, if a customer returns a product, it removes the commission.
Creating affiliate links is easy. You can customize the links as you can shorten them using tools like TinyURL.
The only drawbacks of Clickbank are their payment methods and charges for dormant accounts. In addition, this network does not provide dіgіtаl payment mеthоdѕ уеt. Thеу currently оffеr сhесkѕ, Direct deposits, wіrе trаnѕfеrѕ, and Payoneer as thеіr рауmеnt options.
Unfortunately, they charge inactive accounts. In my understanding from others, inactive accounts are charged $1 per day after 90 days of no earnings, $5 per day after 180 days of inactivity, and $50 per day after 360 days of no sales. However, I haven’t experienced any changes in my account as I keep my account active.
3 — How to get started with Clickbank
The first step is going to the Clickbank site.
You will see the following screen when you enter the site link to your browser.
The next step is to click on the Sign-Up button on the top right corner of the page. You will the following screen.
You need to choose your country, and enter your name, surname, phone number, email address, and a valid password, as pointed out.
Then click on the Continue to Terms and Conditions button.
It is a long document. Once you read it and agree, click on the Accept Terms and Conditions button, as shown in the following screen capture.
Then, you verify your email.
After the verification process you will the following screen.
You can enter your email address and password. Click on the Login button.
That’s it.
It will take you to your dashboard.
4 — Key considerations for beginners
You need to try a product or service before you advertise. This informs you, helps you serve your customers better, and increases your customers’ confidence in your offers.
It can be useful to review products before choosing them. You can visit the websites of merchants and obtain the required information.
Clickbank provides a metric called gravity. This metric represents the number of affiliates who have sold a merchant’s product within the last 12 weeks.
Beware of questionable products and services. The best way is to track the merchants' history from search engines. If you cannot find any historical information about an organization, it may be better not to choose them, at least in the beginning. There are hundreds of reputable merchants with thousands of great products and services.
5 — Clickbank product categories
Here is a screen capture of categories.
This screen can help you navigate through sub-menus and thousands of products.
For example, when you click on the SELF-HELP menu, you come up with the following sub-menus.
From this sub-menu, if you choose Stress Management, you will be taken to Marketplace and shown products. I only capture the screen portion that fits into my PC.
Each product has a description, stats, price, and a promote button.
For you, the PROMOTE button is important as it is how you generate an affiliate link for a product you choose.
When you click on the PROMOTE button, you will see the following screen.
You can create a nickname such as “My Self-Help Products”. The tracking ID is optional. Click on GENERATE HOPLINKS.
You will be given a web link which is your affiliate link.
You can copy and paste these links into a spreadsheet with the name of the product.
Then all you need is to use these links in your content to promote the chosen product. That is it.
When a visitor and email recipient clicks on the product and purchases it, your commission will automatically show in your dashboard based on periods like 7 days, 14 days, or 30 days.
Your sales account includes account name, earnings, returns processed, charge-backs, and the net income.
The dashboard has many more features that you can explore by clicking on the icons on the left panel. They are easy to navigate and have explanatory comments.
Conclusion
Clickbank is a reputable company that has been serving merchants and marketers for a long time. You can use the site as a merchant and an affiliate marketer. The site has all the required functions and is easy to use.
Clickbank provides a free service for affiliate marketers.
I provided a step-by-step guide to get you started. After registration, you obtain product links and use them in your content. If customers purchase a product using your link, you will be paid automatically, and it will show in your dashboard.
You don’t need any upfront investment. If you follow the advice and guidance in my book, you can start your digital affiliate marketing business easily and earn income from sales incurred from the products and services that you promote.
I hope you find this chapter valuable. I wish you all the best in your new venture.
Thank you for reading my perspectives. I wish you a healthy and happy life.
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Available chapters on ILLUMINATION Book Chapters
Chapter 1
How Authors Can Write More And Earn Passive Income
Chapter 2
An overview of digital affiliate marketing
Chapter 3
Benefits of Digital Affiliate Marketing for Merchants
Chapter 4
Key Business Stakeholders
Chapter 5
How Does Affіlіate Mаrkеtіng Work?
Chapter 6
Type of affіlіаtе prоgrаmѕ
Chapter 7
Credibility, influence, and trust for digital affiliate marketing
Chapter 8
Hоw Tо Start Affіlіаtе Mаrkеtіng
Chapter 9
Six Best Business Practices for Digital Affіlіаtе Mаrkеters
Chapter 10
Proven Strаtеgіеѕ For Digital Affіlіаtе Mаrkеtіng
Chapter 11
Globally Recognized Digital Affiliate Marketing Merchants
Chapter 12
Payment Processing And Methods For Digital Marketers
Chapter 13
Key Principles In Chооѕіng Yоur Fіrѕt Marketing Prоgrаm
Chapter 14
Vital Resources And Popular Programs For Digital Marketers
Chapter 15
Tips For Growth And Mistakes To Avoid In Digital Marketing Business
Chapter 16
The Significance of Multiple Digital Affіlіаtе Mаrkеtіng Channels For Business Growth
Chapter 17
Compelling Reasons For Digital Marketers To Become Affiliates With Outstanding Merchants
Chapter 18
Global Industry Trеndѕ For Digital Mаrkеtіng Merchants And Affiliates On A Global Scale
Chapter 19
Analyzing Key Factors Before Signing A Merchant’s Digital Affiliate Program
Chapter 20
An Assessment Of Popular And Rewarding Digital Affiliate Programs And Networks
Chapter 21
How Merchants Leverage The Power Of Digital Affiliate Marketing
Chapter 22
Dynamics of Marketing Links, Clicks, And Customer Conversions
Chapter 23
A Simple Model To Understand A Marketing Funnel
Chapter 24
How To Start Your First Promotion With Clickbank
Chapter 25
Commonly used affiliate marketing terms
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