Do you spend a lot of time on the internet? You can turn it into a source of income with Clickbank. This is a platform that brings together people who wish to sell digital products like e-books, software and other services that can be transmitted online, and people who wish to promote these products to earn a commission. It is a marketplace for all kinds of digital products and services, with its own army of salespersons spread out across the World Wide Web. In terms of reach and access, it is a path breaker of sorts.
How does Clickbank work? You can think of it as a processor of payments. The parties, those who wish to sell, and those who wish to promote the seller's products, (called affiliates) sign up with Clickbank. The merchants will be listed in the directory, with details of the products they are selling, prices and all other information that potential customers would want to know before buying a product online.
If you are selling your products, Clickbank will take care of all payments from customers. All you have to do is, put a link on your products website on the page where you take orders. When a customer comes along and orders a product, they will process it on your behalf, present the product and price tag, and accept payments by taking the credit card details. They will also take care of further customer service, like refunds, returns, and revoked sale.
If you are signing up as an affiliate marketer, once you have registered, all you need to do is search the Clickbank directory for products that you would like to promote. Once you have chosen the merchants, you will put a link on your website, which leads to that particular vendor. Every time the vendor makes a sale through your promotional link, you will get a certain percentage as commission.
What Clickbank does is that, it acts as the intermediary between the vendor of digital goods and the customer, with the added option of boosting sales through its affiliate marketer network. For the merchant, it makes selling products a hassle-free affair, since they take care of all the payments. The collected payments are sent to vendors twice a month, after deducting their fees. They deduct $1 plus 7.5% from each sale. If you choose to hire the services of affiliates, you can really up your sales at a nominal cost. As an affiliate, you can make a decent sum, simply by signing up and putting the vendor's link on your website. The commission may be only a small percentage, but it all adds up to a good amount earned with very little effort required. Therefore, whether you're a merchant or an affiliate, it's a win-win situation for all.
