The Beginner's Guide To Using Clickbank

There are a number of reasons why I like the concept of an affiliate program.

I have been using various affiliate systems for several years now and it has been one of my best business decisions. The best part about using an affiliate system is that I don't have to handle, store or process inventory and someone else takes the orders!

My only job when selling as an affiliate is to drive online traffic to that merchant.

The Clickbank Marketplace is a huge repository, or digital "wharehouse" for products, which are then "sold" to customers, all without you (the publisher) having to be involved in the sales transaction process!

You can make money by becoming an affiliate for digital products, which you can offer for sale on your website or to your customers. You can sign up as an affiliate through the various affiliate systems. It's fast, easy and free to become a bonafide sales affiliate.

Another way to make money is to sell your own digital product through companies like ClickBank. If you have an e-book, software or report in digital format, it's easy to sell it at Clickbank. They call this being a "merchant" and you can sell up to 50 different downloadable products with a single account.

You may also use Clickbank for your merchant account gateway. If your product is downloadable (such as electronic books or software), this may be an excellent solution for you. For a $49.95 initial fee, you can process credit cards right on your website for $1.00 per transaction plus 7.5% of the sale.

To become a merchant costs less than $50, rather than the hundreds of dollars it often takes to set up your own merchant account. Imagine, no credit card transaction hassles! Once you list your own products for sale, you set the commission to be paid per sale, usually between 50-75%.

Once you become a Clickbank merchant (vendor), you instantly have a large pool of affiliates wanting to sell your product for a commission. Gone are the days of looking for affiliates, let Clickbank do it for you. If affiliates are receiving commissions from selling your product that means YOU are making money as well. The best thing about this is that you can choose exactly what level of commission you want your affiliates to receive.

I sell many products online, my own products and others' products as an affiliate. I like the big affiliate systems (rather than directly negotiating with smaller companies) because I never have to worry about getting paid, or whether the vendor is cheating me out of my commissions. Every two weeks, Clickbank automatically sends me a check. What could be better than that?

The Clickbank Marketplace also offers a huge inventory and is growing daily. It's already got about 50,000 products listed and 100,000 affiliates who are ready to sell your products. So, whatever interests you, scroll through their listings and I'm sure you will find something to promote.

If you are considering launching your first digital product like an ebook or software, affiliate marketing is a great place to get started.