I want to blow Clickbank away with the biggest check they've ever sent to someone who does NOT pay for advertising or have their own product listed in the Clickbank marketplace. I don't know if I can beat the Clickbank competitors that are also using all free platforms to make money online - but by golly, I can sure try!
I'll tell ya, you can sell Clickbank products easy IF you find a good product (or products). However, I sure know the other side of that - how hard it can be when you end up choosing a product that just won't convert. The only way to know is to test each product you choose from the Clickbank marketplace, right? Well, thats what I thought.
It was back in February that someone said "Clickbank" to me. I had no clue what in the h-e-double toothpicks they were talking about, either! At first, the whole clickbank thing was a bit over-whelming for me being how new I was to this whole internet marketing thing. However, once I caught on and started working on Squidoo, it sure didn't take me long to learn about the Clickbank free affiliate program and how it all works. I was in AWE of all the products available thru their marketplace! Visions of big money danced in my head as the realization that I could sell ALL of those products hit me. Visions of grandeur!
In May, I started adding my hoplinks to Clickbank products to my Squidoo lenses. While I made some sales here and there, it was still July before I actually got a check from Clickbank. There are certain requirements that must be met before a Clickbank affiliate can get their first check (has to be over $100, have to have at least 5 sales to different people and payments must include one Visa and one Mastercard in the payment methods, etc). I've been receiving checks every two weeks since =)
Actually, I am at the point that I am ready to learn how to really let loose and blow clickbank away. I've been looking at this program - CB Affiliate Formula. Read it, you'll see why I am tempted. Thing is, you will also notice the spots are going fast - REALLY fast. Goodness, Andrew just opened this up early this week!
I've read this Clickbank Affiliate Guide and it was excellent - it also cost less than $7, so it was hardly a risk! I was pleasantly surprised by the quality AND quantity of that ebook. I totally recommend it.
But - this CB Affiliate Formula is a different ballgame. Wanna know something funny? I want to know EVERYTHING he offers - I want to literally watch over this mans shoulder and see everything he does to make a Clickbank profit - BUT.... BUT... I don't want to pay for it. :::sigh::::
So, I need to make up my mind....and I'd LOVE some feedback from you!
Anyone?
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I was first exposed to the whole Internet Marketing world at the end of February of this year. I started asking questions to a friend who already was involved with internet marketing and I guess I started asking too many questions. He pointed me to a popular online marketing forum and little Miss Curiosity was hooked. I read and read..and read more. I researched online...learned about affiliate marketing, HTML, php, article marketing, making websites, ftp....Squidoo....and so much more. It was like an intense college semester slammed into a 2 month period.
It wasn't until May of this year that I really got started. I learned to put Squidoo together with article marketing -and also learned how to get paid for my articles with Associated Content - and money coming in got more regular. It was quite fun - but so much to learn. Seemed like each time I started to do something, there was yet another thing to learn.
When I first started, I only worked with free platforms to make money online, and I only promoted/affiliated with products that offered instant commission.
Why? To be perfectly blunt - I wanted money NOW, not in a month or two when the affiliate companies paid out.
While I did ok (about $900 in May and $1200 in June), I knew there was more to earn and knew I could earn it without overhead or paying to advertise.
I really wanted to promote Clickbank digital products. Clickbank has the largest inventory of digital products available and they pay every two weeks. BUT, you had to earn at least $100 for the first check to be cut, and that $100 had to consist of at least one visa payment and one mastercard payment. In this time of Paypal's popularity, this could prove to be difficult.
At the very end of June, I decided to give Clickbank a try. It wasn't the best effort, but it was enough for me to try it out.
Today I received my first Clickbank check in the mail. This check is for my first pay period with them (7/1/2007- 7/15/2007)
Look:
It ain't millions...and it ain't thousands... but I now know it CAN be done!!
I am so excited, and I hope that this inspires even ONE person to get involved with internet marketing.
I posted my July earnings in the sidebar to the left. Not too bad, but what really excites me is that in July I just started trying Clickbank and the GPT sites. I really feel that August will be so much better.
