Is making money on clickbank and affiliate marketing still viable?

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So I guess the title saids it all, its it still a viable profitible option?
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  • Profile picture of the author Cool Hand Luke
    Originally Posted by ramon25 View Post

    So I guess the title saids it all, its it still a viable profitible option?
    :rolleyes:

    NOPE. Nobody makes money with it ever anymore. Not a nickel.

    If only you could find a forum in which scores of people who make money at affiliate marketing came to trade tips, secrets, and resources and discuss their success, with dozens of recent threads discussing people's recent success in affiliate marketing in the very forum category you (hypothetically) posted in.

    If only.
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    • Profile picture of the author Toby Couchman
      Originally Posted by Cool Hand Luke View Post

      :rolleyes:

      NOPE. Nobody makes money with it ever anymore. Not a nickel.

      If only you could find a forum in which scores of people who make money at affiliate marketing came to trade tips, secrets, and resources and discuss their success, with dozens of recent threads discussing people's recent success in affiliate marketing in the very forum category you (hypothetically) posted in.

      If only.
      I know where it is...
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      • Profile picture of the author steveshoemaker
        @monkyboy I was hoping you caught that.
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      • Profile picture of the author steveshoemaker
        Yes you can make money with clickbank.

        But like was suggested above make sure you select the right products and work on finding the right niche.

        Another good source for finding out info on products is clickbankengine.com it can give a little more detail than just going to the marketplace.

        It can actually show you the top 10,50 or 100 for the niche or keyword your searching for.
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  • Profile picture of the author webmaster1742
    of course it works! and works great
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  • Profile picture of the author mglw
    Of course, you can make money from Clickbank and affiliate marketing. Internet marketing is a very wide field and these are some of the avenues that you can make money.

    It may not be everybody's cup of tea but there are many IMs out there whose main source of income is from affiliate marketing. So yes, it is certainly viable.
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeMorgan
    I would always prefer to go with CPA offers .
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  • Profile picture of the author DireStraits
    Yes, Clickbank affiliating is still viable and still has the potential to be immensely profitable. As long as you select the right products to promote.

    If you are new to Clickbank, you will probably find Alexa Smith's Clickbank product selection criteria, in this post, to be quite helpful.
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  • Profile picture of the author michealrivera
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    If you go outside of the Make Money niche when promoting a product, Sure you can still make lots of money in clickbank.
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  • Profile picture of the author paintbrush4u
    Everytime I go to CB page.. i see the earning counter still upticking....

    I guess someone must be making the dough..

    Just had a thought....
    what would happen if on any one day.. there were more returns than the earnings... will the counter go backwards then....?

    Would be fun to see that....but that would devastate some affiliates if that happened for a day or a week.
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    • Profile picture of the author TG12
      Originally Posted by paintbrush4u View Post

      Everytime I go to CB page.. i see the earning counter still upticking....

      I guess someone must be making the dough..

      Just had a thought....
      what would happen if on any one day.. there were more returns than the earnings... will the counter go backwards then....?

      Would be fun to see that....but that would devastate some affiliates if that happened for a day or a week.
      There are more people putting effort in to sell things than they are wanting refunds. Also I doubt that counter is 100% accurate.
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      • Yes, but it's not easy. It's not enough to just put a link on a website. You need:

        the right product (and so the right link)
        perhaps you cloack the link
        then you have to create traffic, and here start a new universe
        after this, you can start selling a few items per month
        then you skills can increase
        You try it with anothe website and another produc
        sometimes you try with a different product and it doesn't work as hope

        in one word, try and be patient. Instant gratification is almost impossible (read, weeks and months of trials and errors)
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    I been making money for years.

    I will be honest and tell you it is not as easy as everyone out there says, it take work, dedication and knowing how to build a list to really get the big profits going.

    The secret is outsourcing a system that works and makes money. PUt people in there to do the dirty work for you. Then you can screw off down the beach. That is what I do anyway. You can work when you want and relax when you want. now that is living the dream i think?
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  • Profile picture of the author frankweerasinghe
    Why not? It's extremely possible to make money with CB.
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidTT
    as funny as it sounds, even the crappiest products on CB can make money.

    I still see ppl promoting stuff like 'how to make your car run on water' or even build solar panels when there are already videos on youtube.
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    • Profile picture of the author Josh Walker
      As much people hate Clickbank...offer selection is absolutely crucial, picking the wrong offer could waste all your traffic efforts. I make sales everyday and 75% are from Clickbank offers...
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Clickbank’s marketplace is very large and famous. You can even promote products without competition, and still make sales. If you promote an in-demand quality product and you implement the right marketing techniques, you will make sales.

    Marketing is an art, besides depending on many calculations.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ryken
    Well it's been said multiply time but what the hell.
    Yes you can make money from Clickbank, so long as you affiliate the right products. Not it's not as easy as Clickbank may makes it seems but you can definitely make some serious money. Ultimately "What you put in, is What you get out." Do your research, gather your tools and build a good list.
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  • Profile picture of the author veenafurtado
    ClickBank terms are absolutely horrible.
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  • Profile picture of the author HigherPrThanGod
    I saw on one adult affiliate site that they had several webmasters making upwards of 20, 40, and 66k a MONTH in revenue. This was just the webmasters.. of course, that's if it's right. But this is not using clickbank. I think I made one sale with Clickbank in the past, but never really dived into it.

    All I know is I left the mainstream market because I could not find any good domains. Now, I have too many domain's to choose from. Few days ago I bought 2 domains, each with 30K exact monthly search volume. Affiliate program tailored exactly for that phrase as well. I'll take it. But again, more mainstream niches are so flooded it's ludicrous.
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Newcastle
    Sure you can still make money through CB. It's tricky, but, as others have said, possible if you choose products carefully.
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    • Profile picture of the author drewcur02
      On Clickbank's marketplace, you will find hundreds of products and subscription services listed for sale. The products are all categorized and organized so that you can easily find the ones you want to promote as an affiliate
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  • Profile picture of the author grandstar
    Oh affiliate marketing is lucrative. Clickbank has paid out over $1.8billion to merchants and affiliates.

    That says it all.

    Many affiliates arev making 5 figures a month a and a few 6 figures.
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  • Profile picture of the author Damian Kitchen
    are you crazy!! of course its still viable

    thats the reason im on warrior forum and getting mentoring to try and get a
    slice of the clickbank pie. i'm starving for some of that affiliate and clickbank
    cash
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Daniels
    Yes its great but you need constant Traffic .....
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  • Profile picture of the author jgant
    Absolutely, but look beyond Clickbank as well. There are many great affiliate networks where you can find great products and services to promote. In addition to Clickbank, I use Amazon, CJ.com, ShareASale, Google Affiliate Network, and Linkshare.

    I'm having excellent success with a private referral arrangement where I work with company that doesn't have a well-known affiliate program. I contacted them because of a good fit and we set up a customized referral system. It's turning into one of my most successful campaigns to date and there's pretty much no competition with other affiliates.

    I'm moving into private and exlcusive referral arrangements with smaller businesses that offer high-value services. I'm about to wrap up a deal I've been working on for a few months. I'll have exlcusive rights to promote their services. Like I said, this type of deal involves some legwork, including creating prototype sites to sell the concept, but it should be lucrative ($300 to $1,000 plus commissions), and there's no affiliate competitors (but there are industry competitors).

    In a sense I'm the company's SEO consultant, but instead of a flat rate, I get a piece of pie. The company likes it because they only pay for results (i.e. a sale).

    Affiliate marketing is essentially referral / word-of-mouth marketing which has worked for centuries. So yes, affiliate marketing works. Write great preselling content and get tons of traffic. Be a little creative as well and test concepts ... build on what works and dump that which doesn't work.
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  • Profile picture of the author jmarketing
    Viable, Still
    I am excited about it cause my website www.admoneymakerinfo.blogspot.com
    is now number 14 on google. search money maker info. Well I am happy, I think a little more of the magic it will be on page one number 1,2,3. I have a couple of clickbank products. seeing the different on my bounce rate, clicks, buys
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  • Profile picture of the author H.Miller
    Of course affiliate marketing is still a viable way to make money. It does however take quite a bit of work to get the ball rolling. Most people aren't willing to put in the needed time and effort and therefore never make any money.
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    • Profile picture of the author Damian Kitchen
      second that H Miller. it does take time to make a business work even online. Advice from my mentors told me that from day one. Too many people i think believe there is a quick way to build a business there aint.

      -Time
      -Effort
      -Determination
      -Motivation to succeed.
      -Traffic

      Once you got all of that, your on your way.
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