What Is Clickbank And How Does It Work?

Hello there and welcome to my blog. Have you been wondering to yourself, “What is Clickbank and how does it work?” If so, then you’re in the right place. For me it took quite a bit of research to get the info I was looking for before deciding to sign up and give it a shot. I want to show you what I’ve learned so far and hopefully give you all the information that you need to decide whether Clickbank is right for you or not.

What Is Clickbank?

Clickbank started in San Diego, Ca in 1998 and was founded by Tim and Eileen Barber. Today it is one of the top affiliate networks in the United States. It is a place where online vendors can sell their products and affiliate marketers can earn commission promoting those products.

Of these products there are some stinkers that don’t convert very well. But there are a lot that have a high conversion rate and high commission percentage as well.

Amazon Affiliate is probably the most well-known affiliate networks out there. But did you know that if you promote and sell their products, you will get an average of 5% – 8% commission? Most of the vendors on Clickbank will give you between 50% and 70% commission!

Most of the products you promote on Clickbank are digital and that’s the reason why the vendors are able to pay such high commissions. Once you get the sale for them, you get that high commission, and they get the profit plus they don’t have to worry about production or shipping costs that come with selling physical products. It’s a win-win situation all around.

Can I Make Money with Clickbank?

Yes, you most definitely can make money with Clickbank. The question should be “HOW MUCH money can I make with Clickbank?” And the answer to that really is “As much as you want to make.” It all depends on how much time you are able to put into it.

But if you are like me, I spent countless hours digging around on the internet for ways to make some real money online before I discovered this online affiliate marketing stuff. Which eventually led me to an online affiliate marketing training community known as Wealthy Affiliate and then to Clickbank.

So, I believe it is worth the time spent when it comes to your online business. There’s a lot to learn but it really is worth it. And it’s super easy to get started on Clickbank.

First, head on over to Clickbank and create your account. It’s quick, simple, and best of all FREE to do!

Once you create your account the Clickbank dashboard is user-friendly, and you can easily find your way to the Marketplace where you can either browse several listed categories and find products to promote or do a keyword search in the Find Products box at the top of your screen.

When searching for a product to promote, you will notice the “Stats” section at the bottom of the product description. You want to look at the “Gravity” number of each product as this tells you how well it is selling.

For instance if a product has a Gravity of “0” that means there’re no affiliates out there making money with it. It doesn’t mean you can’t promote it. It just means that it probably won’t convert well.

If a product has a Gravity of “200” that means it’s converting well for a lot of affiliates out there, but it also tells you that you’re going to have a lot of competition with that particular product.

Once you pick the product you want to promote, click the “Promote” button and this will generate what’s called a “Hoplink”.

There’s a lot of successful affiliates out there that take that hoplink and create a blog where they can review that product. In that review they will include the hoplink for that product and when someone clicks on the hoplink and purchases the product, the affiliate gets the commission.

And once you make that first sale you will want to keep on going until you have a full-fledged online business making 6 or even 7 figures a year!

You Mean I Will Have My Own Online Business?

Yep. There are many ordinary people out there who started out promoting products that they themselves valued and knew that other people would too. Many of those ordinary people are running multi-million-dollar businesses either promoting products/services for other vendors or selling products of their own now.

Today you can create your very own website in a matter of seconds on hosting platforms like Wealthy Affiliate. It’s free to join but when you upgrade to the Premium Membership you can create up to 25 websites on WordPress. And you can’t beat the training they offer that really breaks down this affiliate marketing business into incredibly easy-to-follow lessons.

Do you have any hobbies or passions? Say one of your passions is health and fitness. Well, you could easily create your own website about exercise and dieting and provide tips and information to your visitors. And guess what? There are tons of health and fitness products on Clickbank that you could promote as well.

You could also start your own YouTube channel and promote different products to your viewers.

As you get more and more traffic to your website and views/subscribers to your YouTube Chanel, you will have more opportunity to convert that traffic into revenue. And from there, the sky is the limit for real!

Pros And Cons of Clickbank

PROS

• Huge selection of digital products for you to promote.
• High Commissions (Average of 50% – 70% per sale)
• Newbie Friendly (Easy and Free to sign up)

CONS

• Lots of useless junk to promote. (Spam)
• High competition of affiliates on some products.
• It does require patience to get the hang of it.

Conclusion

I thank you for reading my review of Clickbank. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the comment section below.

Take care!

Billy