Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote?

Charles Washington · 12-12-2008, 08:35 PM

I found a CB product that no one is promoting. It is an obscure niche. The problem is, it is the only product in that niche.

The site is AMAZING and would convert well. I am a newbie, and I thought I read that you shouldnt promote products that have opt ins.

This site brags about having opt ins on its affiliate page. It says, you dont even have to sell the product. Just send traffic to their opt in page where the customer can download a free report, then it would be easier to convert down the line, making the affiliate sale a breeze.

Is this OK to promote?

Charles Washington · 12-12-2008, 09:36 PM

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Nathan Denton · 12-12-2008, 10:57 PM

You shouldnt have any problem when promoting a product like this. You may want to sign up to the opt-in yourself before promoting just to see what kind of follow up message the merchant uses to make sure there is nothing dodgy going on with the commissions.

Your clickbank ID should be cookied upon the first visit of any referals you send there therefore you will earn commissions when and if the visitor purchases (provided you're the last affiliate to send them there).

Hope that helps,
Nathan

Mike Hill · 12-13-2008, 02:32 AM

I say sell the affiliate product for a while and if you make sales then go create 2 different products that are both competing against this other prouduct, then create an email series for people who subscribe and promote the other 2 products, one of which will be your other product.

I would use a pen name for one of the 2 products...

Mike Hill

PS. After reading my reply I even went... huh?

Steps:

1. Be an affiliate of that product you mention.

2. If you make sales, great! Create your own product to compete.

3. Create a second product to compete using a pen name. (This way you can get more of the market)

4. Include an optin on your sales pages so you can build a list

5. Create an email series that promotes your other product and the one you were an affiliate for in Step 1.

There... hopefully that's a bit more clear!

Nathan Denton · 12-13-2008, 03:14 PM

Great tip Mike - I guess you could call it a 'seek and destroy' strategy

GerardWon · 12-13-2008, 03:24 PM

Hi - I think having an opt-in page as a barrier could increase sales... makes it a bit exclusive, if you will.

I was think about trying a split test - using a squeeze page -with one of my products the other night... and now that I read this I will. TY

12-12-2008, 08:35 PM	#1
Charles Washington Highly Actionable War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 340 Thanked 261 Times in 177 Posts	Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? I found a CB product that no one is promoting. It is an obscure niche. The problem is, it is the only product in that niche. The site is AMAZING and would convert well. I am a newbie, and I thought I read that you shouldnt promote products that have opt ins. This site brags about having opt ins on its affiliate page. It says, you dont even have to sell the product. Just send traffic to their opt in page where the customer can download a free report, then it would be easier to convert down the line, making the affiliate sale a breeze. Is this OK to promote?

12-12-2008, 09:36 PM	#2
Charles Washington Highly Actionable War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,585 Thanks: 340 Thanked 261 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? Anyone have any thoughts on this?

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Nathan Denton HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 282 Thanks: 21 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? You shouldnt have any problem when promoting a product like this. You may want to sign up to the opt-in yourself before promoting just to see what kind of follow up message the merchant uses to make sure there is nothing dodgy going on with the commissions. Your clickbank ID should be cookied upon the first visit of any referals you send there therefore you will earn commissions when and if the visitor purchases (provided you're the last affiliate to send them there). Hope that helps, Nathan
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Mike Hill List Building Freedom War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,611 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 249 Thanked 668 Times in 330 Posts Social Networking	Re: Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? I say sell the affiliate product for a while and if you make sales then go create 2 different products that are both competing against this other prouduct, then create an email series for people who subscribe and promote the other 2 products, one of which will be your other product. I would use a pen name for one of the 2 products... Mike Hill PS. After reading my reply I even went... huh? Steps: 1. Be an affiliate of that product you mention. 2. If you make sales, great! Create your own product to compete. 3. Create a second product to compete using a pen name. (This way you can get more of the market) 4. Include an optin on your sales pages so you can build a list 5. Create an email series that promotes your other product and the one you were an affiliate for in Step 1. There... hopefully that's a bit more clear!
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Nathan Denton HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 282 Thanks: 21 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? Great tip Mike - I guess you could call it a 'seek and destroy' strategy
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12-13-2008, 03:24 PM	#6
GerardWon Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Clickbank Product w/ opt in..Would you promote? Hi - I think having an opt-in page as a barrier could increase sales... makes it a bit exclusive, if you will. I was think about trying a split test - using a squeeze page -with one of my products the other night... and now that I read this I will. TY