Clickbank affiliate program review
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I signed up for the Clickbank affiliate program today. I was looking for advertisements to add below the entries in the separate post pages and did not want to go with adsense or text-link-ads yet. Signing up with clickbank was mostly painless and within 5 minutes i was looking at the affiliate marketplace. I picked up a “Profit from blogging / SEO” (affiliate link) and added it between the entries and the comments on separate post pages.
Things i like about Clickbank:
Many affiliates to choose from.
Clickbank has hundreds of affiliates to promote on each category. You’d be hard pressed to find a niche you cannot cover.
You do not have to use their code or widget
Just link to a page to the Clickbank domain with your id in the url, and if the item sells, you get a percentage of the money. You can use your own text link, or create an image yourself. If you know a little bit about design you can create some decent banners for the products you’re promoting.
What i don’t like about Clickbank:
Way too many skyscraper sites
Most of the affiliates i checked just have a single page with horrible design and the classic by now “authentic satisfied customer” stories, but i guess you use whatever sells the best. These kind of pages always come with affiliate programs, but i would be more inclined to link to a page that looks at least decent.
Too many “Get rich quick” schemes
The top search results for “SEO” all reveal amazing opportunities to earn a million dollars a month by tricking adsense, or getting a top Google spot in a month.
Conclusions:
I found Clickbank adequate as far as affiliate programs go. You might have to look a little beyond the top spots to find a program you feel comfortable promoting but there are many decent deals for bloggers.