CB Buying From Your Own Hoplink Update

I read everywhere that it is permissible to buy products that you are going to promote using your own hoplink. So I did and then asked CB if this was still allowed.

They finally responded back after I had already thought that it was fine. And they responded with this email:



We strongly advise that you do not order any products through your own HopLink. If you choose to do so, your account may be suspended from receiving payments for any of your sales.

We understand that you would like a discount on products you wish to promote, but ordering through your own HopLink is not acceptable and ordering through your own link will cause your account to remain unpaid, even if you do meet the CDR.

While we understand your wish to purchase the products you hope to promote at a
discount, this is not the purpose of opening a ClickBank account, and is
forbidden in the Client Contract to which you agreed.

Please be aware of the Customer Distribution Requirement, which states your
account must reflect sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers,
and the sales must have been made with two different payment methods (either
Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal). Note: PayPal purchases do not count toward the
minimum 5 different credit card numbers.

This requirement is in place to help prevent affiliates from abusing the
ClickBank Affiliate Program by using their accounts for the sole purpose of
collecting rebates and/or discounts on their own ClickBank purchases.

Please note that if your account is ever found to be violating our Client
Contract, it can be terminated and any funds earned through purchases through
your own HopLink can be held.





I have heard countless times of CB affiliates testing out their own hoplinks and not getting credit after making purchases with their own hoplinks. Meaning their accounts are still active but they are not receiving any commissions. Clickbank does not notify the affiliate so they continue to promote their products with no commission. Pretty shady.

Anyways I have other sales but have not cashed out yet I have some questions though. I am not trying to use my clickbank account just to get rebates I just want to provide honest reviews.


1. What should I do? Just let this go and do nothing (as many affiliates seem to still do this) or contact CB and explain the confusion (to make sure that I still receive future commissions)?

2. So how are you suppose to get a rebate or discount on products that you are going to promote?

3. Does anyone here still use their own hoplink to get discounts on products that you are going to promote?


Any advice would be great, especially from you CB veterans.

I will give thanks.