Many people who decide to start an internet business struggle right from the start with a very key question - what products do I market? A good place to start is ClickBank, which is a large affiliate network where you can purchase products for use in building an internet business, list products that you have developed and offer them for sale, or sign up as a Clickbank affiliate where you can earn money by selling products that other people have created.
Clickbank is free to join, and they provide very easy access to their website, where there are over 10,000 products for sale. Once you navigate to their website (http://www.clickbank.com) you can navigate through the menu's to find specific products that match your overall website theme. You will find all the products that Clickbank offers to their affiliates by navigating to their marketplace tab.
There are several ways to make money with Clickbank. You can become a Clickbank affiliate and just sell their products, either individually or through a concept called Clickbank Mall. There are several Clickbank mall products available, ranging from simple to very sophisticated. Choosing the correct Clickbank mall for your business depends on how you plan on maketing Clickbank products.
Or, you develop your own website, and use Clickbank products to help build out your website offerings with products that are developed specifically for your business. For example, if you are building a golf-themed website, Clickbank offers many products such as "How to Break 80", "The Simple Golf Swing", "Golf Fitness Made Easy", and literally hundreds more to choose from. This is the preferred method of selling Clickbank products, because you will be offering your visitor a wide range of information products about your subject. This will keep them coming back for more.
Inside the marketplace you will find the categories page. Here you can find specific products that you want to sell as a Clickbank affiliate. You will see information that gives you the product name, a sales page and a place to create hoplink. The hoplink is the link you use to promote Clickbank affiliate products. This link is what identifies you as the seller of the affiliate product, and is how you will get your commissions. This is a very simple process, and you can easily signup right from the Clickbank marketplace.
When you start researching the specific products you want to sell, Clickbank provides several pieces of helpful information. This information can assist you in choosing which products you want to target:
- Affiliate Commission: The actual amount of commission you receive. - Percentage earned: The percentage you make on each sale. (these vary) - Referred: Percentage of each product that's referred by affiliates. - Gravity: A numerical rating that measures popularity of the product.
Later on as you become familiar with how affiliates work you might want to think about promoting your own ebook. Getting to know your way around ClickBank can be your springboard to an affiliate marketing future.
