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Is clickbank review site profitable?

by mt33
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I wanna to build a clickbank review site with multiple products and work on SEO then make many sales per day

Is it worth to spend for seo and make money with it?
#clickbank #profitable #review #site
  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Pionke
    Unfortunately I have never built a review site so i can't advise you on that however...

    I have created a lot of review VIDEOS on Youtube and still create them till this date and its making me extra money every single month. So from my own experience review VIDEOS work so I don't see why websites wouldnt.

    I suppose there is a lot of difference ranking a website and ranking a video, hence why i apologise if this post is unhelpful.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by mt33 View Post

    I wanna to build a clickbank review site with multiple products and work on SEO then make many sales per day
    No - it's a very, very low-probability approach to selling ClickBank products.

    For two main reasons: firstly "review websites" don't work very well for this purpose (it's relationships that sell these products, not reviews), and secondly, SEO traffic is generally about the worst you can get, for ClickBank sales.

    Originally Posted by mt33 View Post

    Is it worth to spend for seo and make money with it?
    No; it's a very bad idea, in my opinion. Sorry.

    These two posts may help you (and I would advise you not to try to make money as a ClickBank affiliate without understanding the main points explained in each of them) ...

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7110523

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8659398


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    • Profile picture of the author mt33
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      No - it's a very, very low-probability approach to selling ClickBank products.

      For two main reasons: firstly "review websites" don't work very well for this purpose (it's relationships that sell these products, not reviews), and secondly, SEO traffic is generally about the worst you can get, for ClickBank sales.



      No; it's a very bad idea, in my opinion. Sorry.

      These two posts may help you (and I would advise you not to try to make money as a ClickBank affiliate without understanding the main points explained in each of them) ...

      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7110523

      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post8659398


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      here's my example of clicbank review site : Jump Manual

      it is single product !
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      • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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        Originally Posted by mt33 View Post

        here's my example of clicbank review site : Jump Manual

        it is single product !
        I wish you good luck with it, and if it works, and you make money and build a business from it, then I'm wrong. If it doesn't, then I suggest the reasons are the ones explained in those two posts linked to, just above.

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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    Review websites can work, but you need 3 things:

    - Time
    - Money
    - Experience

    Your best bet? Create a niche affiliate site and integrate it with social networks.

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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Is it worth to spend for seo and make money with it?
    You will get a better ROI and build a much more sustainable business if you invest in other traffic generation methods like advertising.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Henson
      The problem with this approach is that it's hard to look like you're giving an honest review when you are constantly placing affiliate links on multiple products.

      I think if you want to make it work, you need a strong selling point or angle.

      For example, if you can approach it from an angle where you provide an "open box" review for each product and state somewhere on your site that you only place products that you fully endorse on your website, you might be able to gain a loyal following after a while; and that's the key!

      You basically want people to come to your site for advice because they trust your judgment. By the way, this person seems to think it's a good idea because he or she has that type of site: The latest reviews for ClickBank products | ClickbankReview.com
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  • Profile picture of the author QueenMelanie
    if you can find a decent sub niche for yourself then yes of course review sites are profitable. but of course, it depends on how much the retail price of the products you are reviewing, as to how much you can earn from each sale..
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  • Profile picture of the author deanmoney
    I think if you think of them as mini-niche blogs with blog post that they will work but just one page wont.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chaudhary Daniyal
    Going through the thread, (With all due respect) I don't think anyone has commented who has actually implemented this model of affiliate marketing.

    Let me be the first one to tell you that these sites work!

    Though it's not just as simple and spitting out a review site and enjoying payments after payments.

    You should always focus on products with High Gravity and totally ignore the ones with low gravities. The reason being that the traffic you're going to get is depended on affiliates getting the 'word out' to their subscribers, who then in turn search Google for review.
    Hence, higher the gravity, equals larger amount of traffic.

    You must always include cons of the product you're promoting. If your review is you just boasting about the product, you're not going to make alot of sales. Point out the cons and gently remind your reader that there's no 'complete product' for anything.

    If you write a genuine review, 5% conversion is the norm - Over 10% isn't hard to achieve either! Remember, these people found out about the product through email so they're often on the brink of buying, but need reassurance.

    Lastly, If you're venturing into this model, you better make damn sure you're SEO skills are better than average. People targeting these keywords have their sites optimized for the 'Product + Review' keyword. There are 10's if not 100's of pages worth of sites tackling the same keywords so ranking aren't going to be a piece of cake.

    I have a few review sites which are doing really well. Living in Pakistan really limits my SEO (No Paypal for starters lol), but my 'Manual SEO' is good enough to get me ranked (Though it takes time). I'm going to Germany this march for my university and I fully plan to expand on this model as I would be able to grow my SEO Arsenal ten folds.

    The downside of this model is that for starters you're depended on how heavily the product is promoted by affiliates. Moveover, If the product is taken down from the shelves, then you're in no man's land - then again, which business comes risk free?!

    Hope this helps
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by Chaudhary Daniyal View Post

      You should always focus on products with High Gravity and totally ignore the ones with low gravities.
      Please excuse my sounding confrontational, but this is exactly the opposite of what any successful affiliate I know, or indeed any member of ClickBanks's Account Manager staff, would advise.

      And for good and valid and reliable reasons, which are going to apply to readers of this thread just like they apply to other ClickBank affiliates.

      I used to think that, myself, when I first started. Like so many others, before and since, it was when I realised how deeply mistaken that belief was that I actually started earning a living from it, as I've explained in quite some detail in this post.

      Originally Posted by Chaudhary Daniyal View Post

      higher the gravity, equals larger amount of traffic.
      This simply isn't so, at all. This view is based on a very fundamental misunderstanding of what gravity measures and signifies. Sorry.

      I'm not going to fill this thread with an argumentative screed explaining all the details of why, since explanations of this point already fill so many other threads here. I'll simply provide here a little list of links to posts/threads to read, which between them explain at some length and in some detail, and with some examples, why some of the comments above are so completely inappropriate.

      Gravity High or Lower - Which Sells Best & Why?

      Clickbank gravity - is there a sweet-spot here?

      Understanding Clickbank Gravity

      Clickbank Gravity


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      • Profile picture of the author Chaudhary Daniyal
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Please excuse my sounding confrontational, but this is exactly the opposite of what any successful affiliate I know, or indeed any member of ClickBanks's Account Manager staff, would advise.
        I certainly agree.. but to an extent!

        If you're solely going to target 'Product + Review' keywords, then you're best bet would be to choose a product that's being search for in Google.

        The products with most gravity reflects the fact that there are more affiliates promoting the product. This tells me that more 'eyes' are landing on the sales page and getting acquainted with the product name as opposed to a product with low gravity.

        Let's see an example

        At the time of this writing,
        - Venus Factor has a Gravity of 308.84 and has a search volume of 27,100 / month
        - Mi40x has a Gravity of 61.78 and a search volume of 1,000 / Month.

        (Let's not discuss the 'trends' of monthly search and take what GKT show's as a whole shall we?)

        Since all the traffic is going to rely on the promotion of the product (The gist of Launch Jacking), a product with higher gravity would yield better results.

        HOWEVER,

        I have a site that targets a niche market, rather than a product-keyword. The product I promote with that has a small gravity (<50). This is because it's easier to rank for keywords in a market where saturation is a low.

        Finally, the point I'm trying to make is that it's only affiliates who're going to focus on Product-Review keywords and seldom would you see an authority site for these kind of terms. Competition is going to be tough for all products as all sites are going to be optimized and trying to rank for these keywords, it just makes sense to go after more 'searched for' products. I can SEO so I can rank.

        If I'm trying to tackle a niche market, I always stay away from 'High Gravity' products.

        Hope I was able to make my point clear enough for you to understand.

        Daniyal

        P.S I might be right, I might be wrong.. I'm just 19 and certainly not experienced enough, but what I've written is what works for me and what I suppose would work for others aswell.

        Originally Posted by Chaudhary Daniyal View Post

        Hence, higher the gravity, equals larger amount of traffic.
        Just want to point out that this isn't my assumption. I actually created a mindmap at mindmiester, comprising of some of the top CB products and their search volume. Roughly, it reflect what my statement says.

        Then again, like I said, I'm 19 and a rather rookie. There are more experienced marketers who would know what they're talking about.
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  • Profile picture of the author joaquin112
    No - it's a very, very low-probability approach to selling ClickBank products.

    For two main reasons: firstly "review websites" don't work very well for this purpose (it's relationships that sell these products, not reviews), and secondly, SEO traffic is generally about the worst you can get, for ClickBank sales.
    Sorry Alexa, but you're absolutely wrong. Review sites work really well IF you target the right keywords. There are many:

    "[Product Name] + Review"
    "Does [Product Name] Work"

    And so on.

    The point is to A) make the user trust the review, and B) to make it easy for the user to buy from you.

    These guys are on the fence of making a purchase and they only need a little push to buy. By the way, there's nothing preventing you from building a highly-targeted e-mail list from these users.

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    • Profile picture of the author reln
      People have been doing "review" sites for years and making lots of money. I have always stayed away from making them because they were simply dishonest. Most of the people never actually reviewed the products. They would just pick the top three or four products from Clickbank and then rank them by their payout. In other words the product that offered the highest commission would get 5 stars the next one would get 4 etc...

      When I worked for a super affiliate in the online gaming niche we used these sites all the time paying as high as $25 per click on Adwords.

      These sites arent as common anymore. People have found better ways to promote products and creating followers and building lists are now the way to go.

      I believe that you are limited when you create a product review site. Most of these sites are one dimensional and offer nothing beyond the home page. A better option would be to create a wordpress site where you could pick a product that you think has value and right a good review on it and promote it accordingly. Then you have room to build around the product by adding different products in the same niche and expand the site with more posts / pages. Another option would be to have a theme with a slider on the home page where you could add the different products with the images linking to separate pages.
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  • Profile picture of the author JamesDean07
    I would suggest you create a bigger site.. something not dependent on a product being sold
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  • Profile picture of the author Bob Reynolds
    Sounds like you need to build your own site, promote yourself, do some affiliate products with a high conversion to a capture page and build a list. The keep with products in your niche, and/or make you own along the way.
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  • Profile picture of the author pilot47
    Why do you say that SEO traffic is one of the worst you can do?

    and what do you guys use now to find out how much traffic a keyword is getting?

    Because I used to use google keyword tool but that's not working anymore
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  • Profile picture of the author Monkmoney
    I would imagine review sites can work, if the buyer hss faith your review is unbiased

    Also probably work even better on medium to high priced physical items such as amazon

    Also if you add other possible competitive products such as this shoe compared to that shoe, this shoe is slightly better even with its longer break in time

    I think, the fundamental, is creating the expectation that you know what you are talking about and that your intentions are to help with the best choice
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