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Low-Medium Commissions Vs. High Commissions

by PhilCarson
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So, I've come to notice something...

In most of the high commission percentage affiliate offers, the sales pages seem quite "cheesy". Kinda like a used car salesman on steroids. Mainly ClickBank.

The lower commission offers, such as many of those on Linkshare and Commission Junction, seem to have a lot more "class".

Then there's Share-A-Sale, which seems to fall right in the middle.

Is it just me? Am I just seeing only the "cheesy" side of ClickBank? I really like ClickBank - I'm very new and have made $150 from there so far. But I really want to stay with the classier type offerings, such as Clinique, Macy's, etc.

I'm not sure what I'm trying to say here, I guess I'm just "putting it out there" to see what you guys think.


Thanks,
Phil
#commissions #high #lowmedium
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by PhilCarson View Post

    Am I just seeing only the "cheesy" side of ClickBank?
    I think so, Phil, perhaps.

    The high-gravity, video stuff, in "big markets" (weight-loss/fitness etc.), and especially the IM-related stuff can be awful, overall (and unsurprisingly tends to convert pretty badly, too).

    Some of the figures you see thrown about in forum conversations (such as "1% conversion for ClickBank products" ) tend to be inspired by all that "cheesy" stuff, often by people marketing in a slightly different world from other ClickBank affiliates.

    Originally Posted by PhilCarson View Post

    I'm not sure what I'm trying to say here, I guess I'm just "putting it out there" to see what you guys think.
    I'm not sure how I'm trying to respond, but "I hear you".

    I suspect your impression of CB may be a somewhat non-representative one, perhaps partly because you've looked at the "prominent" stuff, which does tend to be among the worst, I think.


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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    Clickbank: anyone with about $50 can get an account and sell a digital product they spend an hour writing or recording. Once created the cost of product duplication and delivery is $0.

    CJ/Shareasale, etc: typically sales of physical products with network fees typically starting at several hundred dollars per month. Physical products have fixed manufacturing and delivery costs. Each product and niche is different, but some niches have profit margins of 2 percent. The result is a higher barrier to entry attracting major businesses and not mom and pop pdf sellers.

    Obviously, Clickbank products can offer a higher commission percentage. There is also a greater likelihood a Clickbank product, sales page and offer will be 'cheesy'.

    But these are generalities. Every product needs to be individually evaluated. Clickbank is not going to be used for physical products and you are not going to see many pdf downloads offered on CJ.

    Clickbank attracts IM newbies like bees to honey. Probably most everyone here has tried Clickbank at some point, especially when starting out.


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  • Profile picture of the author BradCarroll
    "Cheesy"/gaudy sales pages often outsell those that have "class". That's true for many audiences, although by no means all. Just how it goes!
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by BradCarroll View Post

      "Cheesy"/gaudy sales pages often outsell those that have "class".

      That's rather widely believed/imagined, but I believe that in reality, those instances are very much the exception, rather than the rule.

      Most "things widely seen" in internet marketing are self-perpetuating, simply because of all the widespread assumptions along the lines of "This stuff 'must' be working, otherwise all these people wouldn't be doing it everywhere you look".

      All too often, the people who actually test things reliably for themselves, monitoring the right parameters, come to the opposite conclusions from the norms. No surprise there, though, if there's much truth in the theory that about 95%+ of aspiring internet marketers "fail". In fact it's all fairly logical, really: it would be surprising if it weren't so.


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

        Most "things widely seen" in internet marketing are self-perpetuating, simply because of all the widespread assumptions along the lines of "This stuff 'must' be working, otherwise all these people wouldn't be doing it everywhere you look".
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        As an aside, that's how I feel about Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It sucks! But, Dunkin' Donuts started advertising the hell out of "how good it is", then everyone started to believe the hype because they've heard it SOO many times (albeit, through advertising). The next thing you know, EVERYONE loves Dunkin' Donuts coffee, and they even start to sell it in retail outlets and grocery stores.

        It still sucks, but everyone says it's really good because they're TOLD it's really good.

        I think it's the same with all the self perpetuating IM crap that's out there.

        I've fallen for some of the "shiny objects" out there, but now have learned some restraint and realize that common sense plays a huge part in this business. But the problem with common sense is that not everyone has enough of it, and those are the ones we can sell the ClickBank items with the used car salesman approach.

        I guess there's a market for just about everything - it just depends on the market you want to be in.
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  • Profile picture of the author BradCarroll
    Well my experience might be limited, but for things I've been personally involved in selling, cheesy -usually- outdoes understated.

    This kind of surprised me with some "catch your cheating spouse" and "save your marriage" ebooks I helped create and promote. It certainly isn't the way I would want someone to approach me about the subject! But like you say, what matters in the end is the stats, and not what anyone believes to be true.

    I haven't exactly sold everything in the world, to everyone in the world, so anyone's mileage may vary. With some software products I've noticed that "cheesy PPC ad or banner + low-key landing page" combo works pretty well, which seems to partake of both worlds. For what it's worth.
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