I believe that affiliate marketing just may be the simplest way to earn money online today. Lately I’ve been on the hunt for different affiliate programs to see what they have to offer. Once I find something interesting, I research the heck out of it before I try it out.
I was searching through the affiliate marketing list on Clickbank Marketplace and I noticed that 12-Minute Affiliate had taken the #1 spot on the list. Meaning right now they are the most popular. So, I asked myself “What is the 12-Minute Affiliate System?” And I commenced to digging.
Here’s my review of 12-Minute Affiliate. I hope that it helps you.
What Is 12-Minute Affiliate?
12-Minute Affiliate is an affiliate marketing system geared more toward the newbie or maybe someone who doesn’t really have the time to write product reviews or build websites. But don’t take the “12 Minute” too literal.
It took me a little over an hour to set up my account with them. It’s only $9.95 to “test drive the system” so I figured I would give it a shot. And it was pretty easy to do. They have step by step instructions to help you set it up on your own account. If you want them to set it up for you it will cost extra but you will probably have the system up and running in around 12 minutes or so.
Setting up your own system consists of:
- Creating your affiliate account with Clickbank
- Setting up an email autoresponder with Aweber
- Activating your 12-Minute Affiliate funnels
- Ordering traffic which costs extra $$
The one thing that I’m not too fond of is how expensive it is to order traffic. But they guarantee that the clicks you buy come from real people. So, I ordered 90-100 visitors for $99 about three days ago. We’ll see how it goes. I plan to update all of my reviews from time to time so that I can keep this information as current as possible.
++Update – I’m still with 12 Minute Affiliate roughly 2 months later and have made a sale! Through befriending and talking with other members, I have found other traffic sources that are a lot less expensive. And my email list is now at 206 subscribers!
I know it’s only $4.10 but it’s a 50% recurring commission. That $4.10 is half of the $9.95 system “test drive”. If that person decides to stay with 12 MA at $47 a month, I will get half of that which is $23.50 a month. And that’s just for one sale! I just know that the sales are going to keep coming in.
They do offer plenty of training videos to their members which is a plus. The training is done by Devon Brown, a successful internet entrepreneur. He created 12 Minute Affiliate, and it seems to be doing pretty good so far.
How It Works
So basically, the system does a lot of the work for you as far as creating sales funnels, auto responding to your list of email subscribers, etc. It also ties everything in to your Clickbank account so that you get the sale’s commissions. And in order for you to get a sale, the Aweber autoresponder automatically sends promotions and other stuff to your list of subscribers.
But you have to build your list of subscribers first and there are several different ways to do this. The way that 12-Minute Affiliate suggests is to buy traffic from them. They make it really easy to do so but like I said, it’s pretty darn expensive.
Anyway, once you get some subscribers on your list, Aweber begins to follow up with them with different offers. You also have the option to find other affiliate offers and manually send them to your subscribers list. The idea behind the autoresponder is that most people won’t buy your product the first time around. It’s the follow-ups that usually result in a sale.
Does It Require Experience Or Training?
The system really is newbie friendly. Much like Wealthy Affiliate they offer plenty of easy-to-follow training videos to help you with any questions that you may have. They also have a private Facebook group exclusive to 12-Minute Affiliate members only. Or if you need some 1 on 1 coaching, they offer that too. But the coaching costs extra $$.
Is It Just Another Get-Rich-Quick Scam?
Nope. It WILL get your affiliate system up and running quickly. But no, it’s not one of those crazy MLM businesses or pyramid schemes. Devon from 12-Minute Affiliate does say that you will get some positive results but there’s no guarantee of how much money you will make or when you will make it.
Your success truly depends on how well you follow directions and how much work you put into it. And I’ve heard it said that in this Make Money Online Business, sometimes you have to spend money to make money. That’s why I felt OK about spending that $99 for the 90-100 visitors. And I’ll admit that it is kind of exciting waiting to find out how many subscribers I’ll get!
Pros & Cons of 12 Minute Affiliate
Pros
- 60 Day Money Back Guaranty
- You don’t need a website or hosting plan.
- Access to private Facebook Group where you can engage with other 12 Min. Affiliate Members
- Seems to be a legit product and not a scam.
Cons
- It’s Expensive! ($47 / Month + $19 / Month for Email Autoresponder + Paid Traffic) 🙁
- I’ve been having trouble getting in touch with their customer support, but it could be because of the COVID 19 Outbreak.
Conclusion
I’m only 4 days into my 12-Minute Affiliate journey and we’ll see what happens. Like I said, I will update this post with hopefully some good news about me getting rich with this program but if it turns out to be a dud, I’ll include that information too so stay tuned in!!
I hope that this post was informative for you. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section below.
Cheers!
The 12 minute Affiliate sounds promising, I do want to keep up with this post to see how things go for you on your journey. Blessings to you!!
Thank you! Yes, It’s worth a try. Stay tuned for more updates! 🙂
One piece of advice that Bill Gates gives is – “Go out there get lost and then discover your way out”
Ain’t that the truth! Thank you for sharing that.
Greetings Friend, Thank you for introducing me to the 12 minute affiliate system. I was just wondering if you would have to keep paying 99 dollars for more traffic and how often would you do that? I am looking to learn a lot more about Affiliate Marketing myself. This 12 minute system seems to be a little pricey for me, so your other suggestion linked in this article looks to be a better alternative. https://earnandlearnonline.com/a-wealthy-affiliate-review-from-an-average-joe-is-wa-legit/ Thank you for the information!
Thank you Patrick! I totally agree with you about that price being too high. And yes you will have to keep paying for the traffic where Wealthy Affilate actually shows you how to use SEO to get free traffic by ranking high in the search engines. I’m hoping to be successful in both 12 Minute Affiliate and WA!
Interesting concept. I may have to give it a try. My only question is in regards to how they can guarantee a specific amount of unique traffic. I can see how it would be exciting to wait and see what happens, but it does sound rather pricey. But if it works, it may well be worth the cost. Definitely worth trying out.
Thanks for the interesting write-up on it. I’ll have to bookmark the page, so I can come back and see how it worked out for you. Please keep us informed.
Thank you Steve! I certainly will continue to update this post. When I originally wrote it, I had purchased 90 – 100 clicks for $99.
It took a few days but yesterday the traffic started to trickle in to my Aweber account and I now have 10 subscribers. It is exciting getting notifications that I have a new subscribers. But I do agree with you that is is a bit pricey.
To answer your question they don’t guarantee that you will get any amount of subscribers or sales. So I don’t know. Hopefully it will end up being worth it.