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Feedback On Tactic With Clickbank Offer

by reln
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I wanted to get fellow warriors feedback on a tactic that I thought of with a Clickbank offer. I'm sure other affiliates have thought of this or even tried it.

I found an CB offer that I am interested in promoting. The product is the Health niche with low gravity. My issue with the product is that the vendor will only provide its affiliates with one link from clickbank. In other words no deep linking options.

This link brings visitors to a landing page with an email opt in for a free e-book download. This is obviously frustrating in that the vendor collects email addresses and directs visitors to a free download instead of the sales page.

I discovered that the download link for the free guide is on an insecure page on the vendors site. In other words, anyone with a link to the download page can get the guide without first submitting an email address.

Here's what I thought about doing.

I create my landing page with an email submit option for the free download and then email the customers the link to the download page. So I will collect their emails instead of them giving it to the vendor.

The downside is that I wont get any commissions from users who decide to click through and buy the product after getting the free guide because my affiliate ID wont pass through to the download page.

The upside is that I would collect a lot of emails and then make a sale later on.

Any thoughts / feedback? Could this result in a CB account suspension?
#clickbank #feedback #offer #tactic
  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hersh
    More than 100,000 offers on CB, why should you go for the exact one that has a squeeze page before the actual sales page? It'll be a better idea to find another offer that either offers links to all kinds of landing pages for affiliates, or one that at least uses the sales page as the front-end.

    That's the best thing on Clickbank, you can build a list BEFORE you send traffic to an offer, I'll never spend a single cent without doing this.

    Hope that helps...
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    • Profile picture of the author reln
      Thanks Mike.

      You have a good point but I already put time into this product before they changed the link. With my idea I could still collect emails. It just might be against the terms.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hersh
    You're allowed to use a squeeze page before any offer on earth, why is that against the terms? I'm using squeeze pages in my affiliate campaigns all the time, not sure what's the problem. I think there was a way to create links to landing pages on the vendor's website, not sure how it's called though I'll have to look around...
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    • Profile picture of the author reln
      Originally Posted by Mike Hersh View Post

      You're allowed to use a squeeze page before any offer on earth, why is that against the terms? I'm using squeeze pages in my affiliate campaigns all the time, not sure what's the problem.

      I know you are allowed to use a squeeze page. Thats not what I was referring to. I want to send people to the vendors download page and collect their email addresses without the vendor knowing this. I am basically taking their idea and page and using it for myself.

      Originally Posted by Mike Hersh View Post

      I think there was a way to create links to landing pages on the vendor's website, not sure how it's called though I'll have to look around...
      I read a post on it about using a javascript but it didnt work. The only way to really deep link is if the vendor creates the option. I asked the vendor and right now they dont have the option.
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  • Profile picture of the author onSubie
    Originally Posted by reln View Post

    The upside is that I would collect a lot of emails and then make a sale later on.

    Any thoughts / feedback? Could this result in a CB account suspension?

    I would check with the vendor about this.

    Finding an "unprotected" directory does not make it a free resource.

    If you found a store that was unlocked, you would still be charged with theft for entering and taking merchandise.

    Certainly this could put your CB account at risk.
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    • Profile picture of the author reln
      Originally Posted by onSubie View Post

      I would check with the vendor about this.

      Finding an "unprotected" directory does not make it a free resource.

      If you found a store that was unlocked, you would still be charged with theft for entering and taking merchandise.

      Certainly this could put your CB account at risk.
      I am pretty certain the vendor would not only be against the idea but they would probably change their download page so thats its not accessible through a direct link.
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      • Profile picture of the author onSubie
        Originally Posted by reln View Post

        I am pretty certain the vendor would not only be against the idea but they would probably change their download page so thats its not accessible through a direct link.
        Well that seems to acknowledge you know the "tactic" isn't legal and would put your CB account at risk. Were you just asking a rhetorical question?

        You could do a little research about protecting downloads and then let the guy know about the problem and offer potential solutions.

        If you are in the niche or it is a good product then you could start a potentially good relationship with a vendor. It may benefit you immediately, down the line or not at all but it certainly can't hurt.
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        • Profile picture of the author reln
          Originally Posted by onSubie View Post

          Well that seems to acknowledge you know the "tactic" isn't legal and would put your CB account at risk. Were you just asking a rhetorical question? .
          Not rhetorical. I'm not sure why it would put my account at risk especially if I paying for the leads. I cant seem to find something of this nature in Clickbanks Terms. The only thing that I could find is the following:

          "You will not make any unlicensed or unauthorized use of, or otherwise infringe, violate or misappropriate any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity or other intellectual property or other proprietary right (collectively "IP Rights") of any entity or individual."
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  • Profile picture of the author reln
    Anyone else have experience with this? I realized as Mike mentioned above that its sort of like creating a squeeze page. The only issue is that I am using their download link for my own squeeze / landing page.
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