Welcome to ClickBank
This email confirms you have signed up for an account with ClickBank. Thank you! ClickBank provides digital content — e-books, software, memberships and subscriptions — to consumers around the world through a network of product publishers and affiliate Internet marketers. ClickBank publishers have a digital product or service to sell. ClickBank affiliates are Internet marketers who earn commissions by promoting ClickBank products. A single ClickBank account is designed to be used by both publishers and affiliates.
To illustrate, here is an example of how ClickBank works:
An author writes an e-book on dieting and chooses to become a publisher on the ClickBank network. He features the book on his web site and offers a 60 percent commission to ClickBank affiliates who successfully promote the book (resulting in a sale) to end consumers.
An affiliate sees the publisher's e-book in the ClickBank Marketplace and decides to feature the dieting e-book on his web site or in other online promotions.
Each time a visitor to the affiliate's web site or advertisement clicks on the product link, the visitor is referred to the publisher's site where the product can be purchased though ClickBank and downloaded. ClickBank handles the tracking and transaction (screens for fraud and processes the payment, etc.), and if the transaction is successful, pays both the publisher and the referring affiliate.
ClickBank also processes any sales from the publisher's web site that are not referred through a ClickBank affiliate. In those cases, ClickBank pays the publisher only, as no referring commission has been earned.
For more information about getting started with ClickBank as either a publisher, affiliate, or both, check out the references provided in this email, as well as the "Sell Products" (publishers) tab and the "Promote Products" (affiliates) tab available on our site. In addition we have collected some publisher resources and affiliate resources that you might find helpful in understanding how to maximize your opportunities.
Top Beginner Questions
To better assist our new publishers and affiliates we've compiled answers to our 5 most commonly asked questions for both publishers and affiliates.
Click on the headings below to download the respective PDFs and read the answers.
Top Beginner Affiliate Questions
I opened an affiliate account, now what? What are Hoplinks and where do I put them?
As an affiliate, do I need to make a Thank You Page? Also, what is my Hoplink Target URL?
Where are my Hoplinks I created? Do you have a list of them?
As an affiliate, do I need to submit my Hoplinks for product approval?
What is the difference between the two Hoplinks automatically generated when you use the link "create hoplink" in the Marketplace?
Top Beginner Publisher Questions
I opened a publisher account, now what? What is a Pitch Page? A Thank You Page?
How do I get my product approved? I submitted my approval weeks ago, but have gotten no response?
As a publisher, how do I attract affiliates?
How do I protect my Thank You Page so that people won't be able to just go to the page and download my product without first purchasing it?
As a publisher, how do I pass parameters from my Pitch Page?
Sign Up for the ClickBank Newsletter
The ClickBank Newsletter is a monthly publication for affiliates and publishers that features a collection of useful information including news and tips. You can also get official ClickBank Press Releases that we send to the media, sent directly to your inbox.
You must opt-in to receive the ClickBank Newsletter and ClickBank Press Releases. To opt-in now, click here.
Want to see a sample issue? Check out January 2008.
Getting Paid
The ClickBank pay period ends at 12:00:01 a.m. PST on the 1st and 16th of each month. Payments are sent 15 days after the pay period ends.
ClickBank will withhold the first check to be issued from your account until the payable balance contains sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers, including at least one Visa and one MasterCard in order to be eligible to receive a check. For more information about our accounting policies, check out the Accounting FAQ.
Choose which products you want to promote
Create working Hoplinks
Place your Hoplinks to promote your chosen products
ClickBank Publishers
Make a "Pitch Page" to promote and sell your product
Designate a "Hoplink Target URL" in your Account Settings
Make a "Thank You Page" to deliver your product
Test your payment links
Request product approval
Pay the activation charge
Connect to the ClickBank affiliate network to optimize your sales
Getting Help
Have a question? Need assistance with your account? Submit a customer service request via this form.
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