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The Only People You Should Ever Sell ClickBank Products To (Obvious)

by Jon Tees
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1. Non business people who aren’t involved in selling Clickbank products and never will be.
2. Non business people who aren’t involved in affiliate marketing and never will be.
3. Marketers and business owners who are perfectly happy promoting other things besides Clickbank and have no intention of jumping ship to Clickbank or adding Clickbank products to the list of things they are currently promoting any time soon. This includes but is not limited to affiliate, internet and network marketers.

I see so many people attempting to sell Clickbank products to other Clickbank associates and affiliate marketers who could easily become CB affiliates in five minutes or less, in order to buy a product from themselves and sell it to others. And then they complain about never making money with CB. I would recommend focusing on people who aren’t involved in CB or affiliate marketing in general and have no intention of ever becoming involved in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author CarloD.
    what if it's a tool for internet marketers?
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  • Profile picture of the author rchudej1
    The that IM will probably buy from his/her aff link.

    Perhaps, that IM will already have a review copy and promoting it
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  • Profile picture of the author timpears
    How in the world can you single out people that aren't CB affiliates, or are not about to become one when they find that they can sign up for it in just a couple of minutes.

    Of course, when they find out that they have to sell a minimum number of sales to different credit cards, they aren't going to get the commission if they don't start selling stuff. But by that time it is too late to save your commission.

    I don't think there is any way that you can avoid this problem, no matter what you try. People will go sign up as soon as they find out they can. You just got to promote the hell out of your affiliate link and hope that enough people just buy and not bother with the commission stealing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
      Originally Posted by timpears View Post

      How in the world can you single out people that aren't CB affiliates, or are not about to become one when they find that they can sign up for it in just a couple of minutes.

      Of course, when they find out that they have to sell a minimum number of sales to different credit cards, they aren't going to get the commission if they don't start selling stuff. But by that time it is too late to save your commission.

      I don't think there is any way that you can avoid this problem, no matter what you try. People will go sign up as soon as they find out they can. You just got to promote the hell out of your affiliate link and hope that enough people just buy and not bother with the commission stealing.
      I think, what he means is that you shouldn't target people who are in the MMO niche. So that basically leaves out every product related to MMO. Of course, if you're targetting another niche you still could find someone that is into IM, but the chances are smaller.

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      • Profile picture of the author CarloD.
        Wouldn't you rather have made a sale then none at all....

        ya you have to pay the affiliate out because they found out they can signup and then get a commission...and no they won't get it back unless they actually go market something with their aff ID.

        If I am selling a 100 dollar product at 50% commission... I would rather make the sale even though the person put their own aff ID then not make that sale at all... I still get my cut.

        So why would I not market to 1000's of others on top of the general public?

        ...and what if it is specifically a tool for IMers?

        ...also I am looking at the product creation side... if it was my product. you never know, the bonus thing is always a good idea...
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        • Profile picture of the author mlord10
          Originally Posted by CarloD. View Post

          Wouldn't you rather have made a sale then none at all....

          ya you have to pay the affiliate out because they found out they can signup and then get a commission...and no they won't get it back unless they actually go market something with their aff ID.

          If I am selling a 100 dollar product at 50% commission... I would rather make the sale even though the person put their own aff ID then not make that sale at all... I still get my cut.

          So why would I not market to 1000's of others on top of the general public?

          ...and what if it is specifically a tool for IMers?

          ...also I am looking at the product creation side... if it was my product. you never know, the bonus thing is always a good idea...
          I think he is referring to the affiliate losing their commission to someone in the same market as opposed to the product vendor losing a sale. At least that is how I am interpreting it.
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  • Profile picture of the author mlord10
    This is a problem, but I took some advice from Steven Wagenheim, which was to offer a killer bonus with your affiliate products. Of course this will not stop everyone, but it will stop a good portion from buying through their own link.

    You also have to look at the flipside of the equation as well: People who are not in the MMO or IM niche may be a little more hesitant to spend money online, and may very well go to a verified and trusted seller such as Amazon or Ebay. While more people are starting to buy online, many people still have the fear of identity theft.

    My point is that there is always more than one way to look at things.
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  • Profile picture of the author PCRoger
    I actually sell a lot of ClickBank products to other affiliate marketers.

    1.) I try to offer a "killer" bonus
    2.) Some do not intend to sell CB and know they need about 5 unique sales before they would ever receive the commission back
    3.) Some don't think of it or think it's not right?

    As for #3, why do people buy WSO's at prices higher than their net cost if they were to buy the product at full price through CB as some are offered - using their own link?

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

        I hear you, of course, but in a sense, you're selling more than just the product, in this case (it could be said): you're selling a package or combination of which the Clickbank product is one part. I'm not criticising it at all, of course, just pointing out that, technically, you're making a different "sale" by adding value to it. (Which is why you do it, of course, I do appreciate).

        I don't see it that way. You are already pre-selling anyway so you are just making the original offer better by offering a bonus. You are simply framing the offer to make them want to purchase through your link.

        If you're offering a completely unrelated bonus then I could see how you would need to sell them on a separate product.

        Related bonus, not so much. It adds value to the existing product and shouldn't be much of a sale considering you presell them correctly.
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          • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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            Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

            Yes - by offering them something else as well. It's "Buy X and we'll give you Y free". I'm not knocking it, at all.

            I don't think we really disagree - it's a semantic point, really. :confused:
            Yeah, I have been debating CDark too much.
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