Have You Started to Build Your Empire?
May 17, 2008
Lets just imagine for a moment that you don’t have a marketing budget. You want to start promoting Clickbank products but every thing you bump into costs money and you don’t have any.
Whether you are in school and have no income or have a disagreeable partner, there is plenty you can do that does not cost you a dime. (reading this website for training and tips for instance)
Writing
May 14, 2008
The written word is one of the oldest forms of communication. Getting your message across and acted upon is yet another skill that must be acquired if one is going to get ahead in the world of Internet business.
It may be the last thing you want to hear; making a living online means you will have to write something. Whether it is blog entries, comments, reviews, articles, or full blown ebooks, writing skills are essential. Some people are comfortable writing. Recording your thoughts in such a way that is interesting and entertaining for others to read. Some people can’t put two sentences together. (Which category I fall into is still under debate)
What is the difference between the two Hoplinks automatically generated when you use the link “create hoplink” in the Marketplace?
May 13, 2008
When generating a Hoplink via the ClickBank Marketplace, you are presented with seemingly two options.
However, the Hoplinks are both the same. The one on top is simply your properly formatted Hoplink in the
following format: http://AFFILIATE.PUBLISHER.hop.clickbank.net.
The one below is an example of that same Hoplink in HTML. You must utilize HTML when using Hoplinks on
your own web site. The ClickBank Hoplink in HTML looks like this (with no line breaks):
<a href=”http:// AFFILIATE.PUBLISHER.hop.clickbank.net” target=”_top”>CLICK HERE</a>
As an affiliate, do I need to submit my Hoplinks for product approval?
May 12, 2008
As an affiliate you do not need to submit your Hoplinks for product approval.
Since there is no approval process for Hoplinks, you must be certain that your Hoplinks are formatted
properly before you start your promotions.
You can verify that your links are set up correctly by following the steps outlined below:
1. Enter your Hoplink into a new browser window, and hit “”Enter.”
2. Click on one of the publisher’s ClickBank order buttons.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the ClickBank order form. You should see your account nickname listed as
the affiliate. For example, [affiliate = jane1].
This test proves that your link is set up correctly. It also ensures that your account will be credited with any
commissions earned from customers who order as a direct result of your referral.
Remember, ClickBank does not keep a list of all Hoplinks affiliates create. As such, you are not able to view
your Hoplinks within your ClickBank account. When you create Hoplinks we recommend that you save them,
for example in a document file on your computer.
As an affiliate, do I need to make a Thank You Page?
May 9, 2008
From the top affiliate questions at Clickbank:
Affiliates do not need to make a Thank You Page or set up a Hoplink Target URL.
A ClickBank account is set up to be used by both a publisher and an affiliate. As such, there are some settings within the account that are only relevant to the publisher. Specifically, clients who wish to be affiliates only do not need to fill out the information requested on the “My Site” and “My Products” links under the “Account Settings” tab. As an affiliate, you only need to create your Hoplinks and start promoting them.
Please note, a “Hoplink” is different than a “Hoplink Target URL.”
A Hoplink is the method ClickBank uses to successfully track a sale and give the proper affiliate credit. A Hoplink Target URL is the pitch page, or sales page, for the publisher’s product. When a customer clicks on an affiliate’s Hoplink they are taken to the publisher’s Hoplink Target URL.
Clickbank Takes Care of You
May 8, 2008
The number of people that are hesitant to spend their money online are quickly declining, and purchasing anything online is quickly becoming the “norm”. With more and more companies popping up on the web every day, it’s tough to know which companies to trust and which ones not to.
Let’s face it, a company is only as good as its products and its return policy.
And ClickBank knows that…
How a ClickBank Transaction Takes Place
May 7, 2008
Let’s take you though how a ClickBank transaction takes place with respect to links, cookies, and other good stuff. You will see the steps and measures taken at ClickBank to be sure that the right person gets credit for any affiliate sale, and that cheating is minimized.
I opened an affiliate account, now what do I do?
May 6, 2008
ClickBank affiliates earn a commission for every sale they successfully promote.
As an affiliate, your next steps are:
1. Choose which products you want to promote
2. Create correctly formatted Hoplinks
3. Place your Hoplinks to promote your chosen products
Read more
Where are the Hoplinks I created?
May 5, 2008
From the top affiliate questions at Clickbank:
ClickBank does not keep a list of the Hoplinks affiliates create. As such, you are not able to view your
Hoplinks within your ClickBank account.
When you create Hoplinks, we recommend that you save them somewhere you can reference them, for example in a document file on your computer.
You need to remember that hoplinks are not actual URL’s. They are links to your chosen product page. They are unique because they contain data about who you are (your affiliate name) and also who the vendor is. Clickbank uses these to keep track of who gets credit for the sale of the many different products.
If you lost your hoplink, you can always go back into the Clickbank marketplace, look up your product, and generate the hoplink again.
E-books: The Next (Really) Big Thing?
May 2, 2008
Here is a great article posted on the Clickbank Blog. This is an encouraging trend for affiliates and pulbishers alike.
E-books: The Next (Really) Big Thing?
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