A Question to Clickbank Merchants Selling Multiple Products in One Account

[yourreviewer]

Hello,
I am currently selling a guide that is in the Health Niche. I am planning to release another guide that happens to be in a relationship niche. I was under the assumption that all I needed to do was fill out the description of the new product and have a brief description for new affiliates. But I just found that CB only allows one listing in Marketplace.

Clickbank advertises that you can have as many as 500 products under one account. But how can you take advantage of this feature if you cannot advertise different listings for different products? Of course, opening a new account is an option.

But it would really help to know from those of you who are selling multiple products in one account.

Thanks,
Dan

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by yourreviewer

Clickbank advertises that you can have as many as 500 products under one account.

You can. But you can have only one marketplace listing (and only one commission-rate, too, by the way) if you do it like that. I think most people just pay up the $29.95 (I think it is?) for an additional account for each new product.

[ramone_johnny]

Dude you can only promote one product for the one account within the marketplace. I went through this just recently.

Best option is to open a second account, pay the fee and list your other product in the marketplace as you need.

You can manage all your accounts under whats called the Clickbank Master Account.

Have a read of the Clickbank TOS - Its all there.

[yourreviewer]

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

You can. But you can have only one marketplace listing (and only one commission-rate, too, by the way) if you do it like that. I think most people just pay up the $29.95 (I think it is?) for an additional account for each new product.

So is the "500 products under one account" a feature that hardly benefits anyone? I am curious to know how if any merchants are having multiple products displayed in one account because right now for me, it makes no sense, other than open a new account.

[dave147]

Think of Clickbank as a massive affiliate base and a marketplace for your 1st product and as a payment processor for your other products under the same account. You need to open another account for the discounted $29.95. Or you could take a look at easyclickmate.

[yourreviewer]

Thanks folks. I will open a new account as you suggested.

[ramone_johnny]

Here it is...

Selling Multiple Products

"If you wish to sell very different types of products, or offer varying commission rates, we recommend opening a new account....."

PS. Is it just me or is no one hitting the THANKS button today????

[Alexa Smith]

Originally Posted by yourreviewer

So is the "500 products under one account" a feature that hardly benefits anyone?

That's my guess; yes.

I'd want my second product listed in the marketplace and would pay the $29.95, myself (I'm talking theoretically only - I'm not even a vendor yet).

In my opinion, the way they explain it is typically half-assed: together with a complete re-write of all their "informational" pages, they should explain this more along the lines of "Listing your second and subsequent products means using a separate account at the reduced price of $29.95 for each, but we'll waive the $29.95 payment and add such products on to your initial vendor account if (a) you'll forego a marketplace listing for the additional product(s), and (b) you stick to one commission-rate." Which at least people would understand.

But the whole system's a bit loopy, if you ask me.

(Why am I not surprised?).

[SeanSupplee]

I just did this 3 days ago in fact. If your going to be releasing a new product get a new account to go with it. You can change the name to better match the product to make it look more professional plus you can list your product and keep it there.

[Harvey Segal]

Originally Posted by yourreviewer

So is the "500 products under
one account" a feature that hardly benefits anyone? I am
curious to know how if any merchants are having multiple
products displayed in one account because right now for
me, it makes no sense, other than open a new
account.

The advantages are:

- no additional payment for each new product
- useful for offering the same product at different prices
- no approval required for items after the first
- easier administration
- all sales stats in one account, and one payment cheque
- quicker to meet the Customer Distribution Requirement and less
risk of dormant accounts
- if you cross link between the items then affiliates can get
commission on any one while promoting another

Harvey

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[John Cabral]

Originally Posted by yourreviewer

So is the "500 products under one account" a feature that hardly benefits anyone? I am curious to know how if any merchants are having multiple products displayed in one account because right now for me, it makes no sense, other than open a new account.

Not sure how it works now as I have not used them in ages but when I signed up I was able to promote more than one product. I have two accounts so if thats no longer true oh well that SUCKS...

[Tony Dean]

Why not sell your products on the CPA networks - they charge no fee and they have plenty of affiliates?