Making Money Online: Clickbank

Clickbank is one of the largest online marketplaces with hundreds of thousands of ebooks and other downloadable products on sale. You can make money online with Clickbank either as an Affiliate or as a Vendor.

As an affiliate, you resell or promote Clickbank products on your website, blog or any other means. As a vendor, you make money online by selling your own digital products.

Before you can begin, you will need:

• A Clickbank account
• A website or a blog
• A downloadable product (if you want to be a vendor)

Opening a Clickbank account is free, as either a vendor or an affiliate. You can be both a vendor and an affiliate at the same time.

If you operate an affiliate account, you access Clickbank marketplace to choose products to promote. Clickbank then provides you with a unique link for each product that you place in your blog or website. You earn commissions for every Clickbank product sold via that link; revenue depends on the value of the products. As you browse the marketplace, you will see the commission for each product.

To be a Clickbank vendor, you need a unique domain name and a website or blog. Clickbank will lets affiliates market and sell your products for you.

To be successful, here are some crucial tips to master:

1.Identify products to promote

Choose products that will interest visitors to your site. This means having an understanding of the demographics of your readership. If you blog about the latest fashion trends, ebooks on military history may not be the best fit. Think about what you would buy and how much you're willing to pay for it.

2.The price is right

Avoid promoting products that are either too cheap or too expensive. Inexpensive products generate very small commissions, while costly ones may prove difficult to promote and sell, especially during economically challenging times.

3.Targeted keywords

Most people use a search engine to find products of interests. It's important that you use descriptive keywords for the products you promote. Ensure that your keywords are highly targeted in order to generate quality traffic to your website or blog.

Make a list of all the terms that might describe a product. Now enter them into Google and evaluate the results. Do the keywords match the product? Also, see which keywords competitors use.

4.Focus on your customers

Try to think like your customers when creating product reviews or landing pages. Tell them why they should buy your product by highlighting its benefits. Provide a money-back guarantee. That way, your customers have nothing to lose.

For the online entrepreneur, Clickbank offers a good way to augment your income. Figure out what works best through trial and error and then watch your virtual cash register ring up sales.

Last update: Nov 10, 2010