Anyone making 10,000$ per month on clickbank?

14 years ago

1 out 100 succeed. In some business models 1 out of 1,000. Who cares what any body else makes. No person that is making $10k a month is going to share every single detail. The people that are making $10k have massive leverage.

1. Product Owner - leverages affiliates, branding and list building.
2. Article syndicators - leverages syndicate sources.
3. Super affiliates - leverages paid traffic or success in SEO.
4. Offline marketing consultant - leverages multiple businesses as clients.

The truth is people give up. People give up on a specific idea and then start another idea. Pick a business model and create a unique idea that you are willing to stick with until successful. Do what 99% of people will not do until you have results. This is a severely competitive industry and most give up because they do not have quick success. Will you be the 1% or the 99%?

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jamesrich1

. The people that are making $10k have massive leverage.

1. Product Owner - leverages affiliates, branding and list building.
2. Article syndicators - leverages syndicate sources.
3. Super affiliates - leverages paid traffic or success in SEO.
4. Offline marketing consultant - leverages multiple businesses as clients.

i understand that if you are not doing none of the 4 ways above, you cannot reach 10k, so this means all these info products who promise millions to its buyers are all crap

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

i am just curious to know if someone here has reach such success

Unless the forum's full of exaggerators, there are many people here earning that and more, through ClickBank. Some just as vendors, some just as affiliates, some doing both.

Originally Posted by goagleagle

please i need some light here

I agree with James, just above.

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teemoney

14 years ago

Thanks Alexa, I'll be checking those out!!!

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NACAdam

14 years ago

10k a month on clickbank hmmm? build a list of 10k and then its no problem . Build facebook fans . Use twitter . Make wordpress and blogger blogs or other web 2.0 properties that feature a review of a high converting clickbank product then perform some SEO magic put your affiliate link on it then rinse wash repeat ..10k a month on clickbank isnt that hard ... IM is not as hard and complicated as everyone thinks ...Finding a system that works and sticking to it is by far the hardest problem amongst us in the IM community

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toddr

14 years ago

Originally Posted by NACAdam

10k a month on clickbank hmmm? build a list of 10k and then its no problem . Build facebook fans . Use twitter . Make wordpress and blogger blogs or other web 2.0 properties that feature a review of a high converting clickbank product then perform some SEO magic put your affiliate link on it then rinse wash repeat ..10k a month on clickbank isnt that hard ... IM is not as hard and complicated as everyone thinks ...Finding a system that works and sticking to it is by far the hardest problem amongst us in the IM community

Well Said its the First steps that determine your path

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Landoy

14 years ago

Sure its possible! Just dont give up

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Venturetothetop

14 years ago

A number of members in my mastermind group make over 10k/month via Clickbank, but most of them are not in the IM niche.

Part of the problem, in my opinion is the very fact that people are looking for their first sale. People who make it hardly ever think about making one sales, they set themselves and their businesses up with the vision of making their first 100 or 1000 sales.

Small change in mindset that will stop making you do the things for just one measly sales and put the energy into methods that help make you 100's of sales.

If you are only after one sales, you hardly ever think about creating a list and building a relationship but you are only thinking about methods that generate one sale.

Start thinking as if you will make a 1,000 sales and take actions accordingly.

I guess it's hard to explain because sometimes you only realise the change in mentality once you have 'made it'. Perhaps someone will explain it better.

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Alexa Smith Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Venturetothetop

Perhaps someone will explain it better.

This part I doubt, a little: I think you explained it really well and clearly and said exactly what was needed.
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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Venturetothetop

Small change in mindset that will stop making you do the things for just one measly sales and put the energy into methods that help make you 100's of sales.

Start thinking as if you will make a 1,000 sales and take actions accordingly.

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I get your point and thank you for remind me this, changing mind can signifcantly change the number of sales.but until now this is psychology which telle me this mind changing cannot immediately give me huge revenue from clickbank, i think for a long term this theory will work if we don't give up.

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JoeMack

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Venturetothetop

Part of the problem, in my opinion is the very fact that people are looking for their first sale. People who make it hardly ever think about making one sales, they set themselves and their businesses up with the vision of making their first 100 or 1000 sales.

Small change in mindset that will stop making you do the things for just one measly sales and put the energy into methods that help make you 100's of sales.

If you are only after one sales, you hardly ever think about creating a list and building a relationship but you are only thinking about methods that generate one sale.

I agree with this statement 100%.

Of course there are people making over 10K a month in Clickbank. You knew the answer to that even before posting your thread.

What you really want to know is HOW they are doing it.

JoeMack

P.S. And you should really spellcheck the blog in your sig file. It is riddled with spelling mistakes that will hurt your credibility.

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Hayley McKeever

14 years ago

I agree with NACAdam. Lots of people online are making $10,000 or more. It's not rocket science. You just need a good solid system and with consistant action you will make it! I looked online for 4 years before I found the system I'm now involved with - thank God!
Stick at it, good luck!

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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Hayley McKeever

I looked online for 4 years before I found the system I'm now involved with - thank God!
Stick at it, good luck!

4 years before finding a system to make 10k. this is a hard truth but good to know. thanx
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HelpingYouBeAnExpert

14 years ago

More then 99% don't you can take that to bank it's just like in life most don't. I don't even what to start why it's been outlined before.

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celente

14 years ago

I make 90% of my income on clickbank. It comes down to doing lots of listbuilding and getting more products and affiliates on board with you, and sticking to the niches that are evergreen, health, wealth, relationships etc.

I make good money every month doing that. But we have lots of success building lists, and if you wanna crush it with clickbank as a vendor or affiliate I would recommend you do the same.

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by celente

I make 90% of my income on clickbank. It comes down to doing lots of listbuilding and getting more products and affiliates on board with you, and sticking to the niches that are evergreen, health, wealth, relationships etc.

I make good money every month doing that. But we have lots of success building lists, and if you wanna crush it with clickbank as a vendor or affiliate I would recommend you do the same.

thanks a lot for sharing your honest method

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bitriot

14 years ago

If you can get your website to rank #1 for a popular clickbank product, you can mke 5-10k easy in the span of a month or two from SEO organic traffic alone...

Which is why a lot of SEO dudes clean up with clickbank :]

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John K Glenn

14 years ago

If you are lucky to find a Good Niche And Rank your website on #1 for it , then you got the jackpot !!

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Exel

14 years ago

Why is it important for you to know if anyone does that?

I can tell you that people are making $10,000 per month selling flowers.

But, the fact that someone is doing that, doesn't mean that you can do it, or,
for that matter, can't do it.

Don't worry about other people and how much they are making, set your income goals
and work to achieve them.

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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Exel

Why is it important for you to know if anyone does that?

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It is important for me and for newbies to know if this possible so we can set realistic goals on clickbank revenue.Many ebooks especially promise millions on CB autopilot,how a newbie will know this true or not if he does not get different views from a great forum like this? i think the answers to thid question will help lots of us, to know which level we shoul set up our CB dream
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- MilesBaker 14 years ago
  
  Yes. Many are. Most aren't. I'm sure you can if you want to work hard enough for it.
  
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  goagleagle 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MilesBaker
  
  Yes. Many are. Most aren't. I'm sure you can if you want to work hard enough for it.
  
  what working hard enough is enough to reach this level? because i know people who spends days and nights and don't get sales
  
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- Black Hat Cat Banned 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by goagleagle
  
  IMany ebooks especially promise millions on CB autopilot
  
  Show us just one.
  
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John Romaine 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Exel

Why is it important for you to know if anyone does that?.

These threads pop up all the time...

Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum - "Where We Talk About Making Money"

If you want to share your earnings, do so. If you dont, dont comment.

I don't see what the big deal is.
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Dennisknows

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Exel

Why is it important for you to know if anyone does that?

I can tell you that people are making $10,000 per month selling flowers.

But, the fact that someone is doing that, doesn't mean that you can do it, or,
for that matter, can't do it.

Don't worry about other people and how much they are making, set your income goals
and work to achieve them.

LOL.. Harsh words but great point.. I've learned that 8 times out of 10, what works for someone else doesn't usually work the same for me.. Have to put your own spin on things...

I lost interest a long time ago in income claims.. Once I started looking at sells pages as a marketer and not a buyer, they don't even appeal to me.. who knows what those guys are doing

Great point..

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Gengis

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Exel

Why is it important for you to know if anyone does that?

I can tell you that people are making $10,000 per month selling flowers.

But, the fact that someone is doing that, doesn't mean that you can do it, or,
for that matter, can't do it.

Don't worry about other people and how much they are making, set your income goals
and work to achieve them.

Dude why are u giving the newbie shi*? I'm tired of dream killers in this forum.

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Randall Magwood

14 years ago

You sure you want to continue running the blog link in your signature if you're having problems with answering your thread question?

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jamesrich1

14 years ago

goagleagle all of the products promising results are usually helping you on either traffic or converting strategies. There is a golden nugget in even the most hyped products. The point of my answer was to say use a business model that gives you leverage.

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Damz

14 years ago

Alexa- The Clickbank Goddess;

Thanks a million for sharing your golden tips...your posts are always awesome.

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ryanman

14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

This question has been asked in digital point forum and some people says they are making this money per month. but still many don't believe this. but how if this is possible, i am just curious to know if someone here has reach such success and if it is possible to share some tricks.
i can't believe that while many are struggling to make their first sale, others are making 10,000 per month! please i need some light here

Do people make that kind of money?

- Absolutely yes and some do numbers so big that it would be hard to believe.

Is it possible to share some tricks?

- First thing, there are no tricks. Some people do certain things over and over again which gets them great results. The issue is that some people just won't do those things.

Here is the simplest key to making a lot of money with clickbank...

GIVE LOTS OF VALUE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS UPFRONT...

And that's it. If you genuinely help someone there is absolutely no way they won't buy from you. Most people just want to sell and they only focus on the numbers.

Experiment with this - Collect user emails using an opt in form on your website and next send them a series of emails with your best possible content. In fact! Give them solutions for free.

Let's say someone is struggling to get their ex back - Show them 10 solid steps they can take right now to increase their chances of getting their ex back. And make sure that these tips actually work.

As a customer they will think - wow! If the free tips are this good, I wonder why the paid course this person is recommending will be like. And they will be 10 times more likely to buy.
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So there you go, this is the trick. Does it work? Absolutely yes. Will it work for you? Well, the only way you can know is if you try it.

The only problem is - Most people don't try enough things:p.

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goagleagle 14 years ago

thanx for your precious advice
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dallasstar

14 years ago

goagleagle: thanks for this question.

As a newbie, I also have been asking a lot of such questions. I'm still in the learning and evaluation phase. Although, I have gotten started with building some adsense related micro niche sites but promoting clickbank products and making a list certainly sounds more interesting.

My biggest hurdle with adsense right now is to find the right niche and keyword.

For clickbank, I would be facing the same dilemma, which product to promote? I could get some answers on how to promote by reading some great posts on this forum.

I guess it is important to try a few things and keep trying. I am certainly going to give adsense a shot and make a plan for clickbank products as well.

By the way, how do I find a mentor on the forum if I need some help?

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goagleagle 14 years ago

if you don't want to loose the litle dllar you have in your pocket in this IM ocean full of sharks, my advice is to wait and learn, this forum is full of information gold mine for a newbie, ask your question here and you will receive an answer, so to tell you warrior members are all your montor her! i don't think you need to pay one here. this is of course my humble suggestion.
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lerxtjr

14 years ago

The truth is people give up.

Maybe there's a partial group where this is true but I see a much higher percentage of people just underestimating what's involved to do it right to begin with. "Blue Ocean" and "The 4-hour Workweek" are great concepts...because they sell more books. They sell the American dream without really having to put the blood, sweat and tears into building a business that lasts.

You want it to work? Go buy the book "Think and Grow Rich" and friggin read it 10 times until you have it MEMORIZED! Then, go to work and stop whining that you don't want to do any work but still want to make a million dollars a year.

LIVE your work 24/7 and accept nothing to stand in your way of your business succeeding. Because that's what it takes. Total emersion!

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JasonJason 14 years ago

I have to completely agree with Lerxtjr on this note. 'Think and Grow Rich', by Napoleon Hill, is undoubtedly one of the most powerful self help books ever written. If you want to dig even further into the realm of Napoleon Hill, which I would highly recommend, you may also want to check out, 'The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons'. Another great read would be 'The Power of Now', by Eckhart Tolle. These books have changed my life, and the lives of many others.
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lerxtjr

14 years ago

The truth is people give up.

Maybe there's a partial group where this is true but I see a much higher percentage of people just underestimating what's involved to do it right to begin with. "Blue Ocean" and "The 4-hour Workweek" are great concepts...because they sell more books. They sell the American dream without really having to put the blood, sweat and tears into building a business that lasts.

You want it to work? Go buy the book "Think and Grow Rich" and friggin read it 10 times until you have it MEMORIZED! Then, go to work and stop whining that you don't want to do any work but still want to make a million dollars a year.

LIVE your work 24/7 and accept nothing to stand in your way of your business succeeding. Because that's what it takes. Total emersion!

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michaelplies

14 years ago

The best way to go with clickbank products, is to create a website and rank it for a particular keyword that gets about 10-20k traffic per month. But it is hard work, you have to really find those keywords that have low competition and that is very related to your product. Than you are guaranteed to make some sales. I had some success with one fitness product and seo. When you get your site on top of google, you can get lots of sales everyday. After you receive your first check you can do the same with other products and keywords and actually outsource the seo part.

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SARahman

14 years ago

No, not me.

$10,000 is way too much just from one Clickbank and for an individual. Even if someone is pulling $10,000 per month from CB their Net Income wouldn't be more than $3000 to $4000 I can tell.

Nice topic but nobody is willing to speak truth :p

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by SARahman

No, not me.

$10,000 is way too much just from one Clickbank and for an individual. Even if someone is pulling $10,000 per month from CB their Net Income wouldn't be more than $3000 to $4000 I can tell.

Nice topic but nobody is willing to speak truth :p

thanks to put some light here, you are one of those many who think 10k per month is exagerating, and i assume this is from your strong experience. we begin to think 10k is not realistic number but we still wait for other experience
people this is important to know so we can immediately delete crap ebooks for example..thankx guys i am learning a lot here

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Kay King

14 years ago

What is the point?

You are asking about affiliate income and whether people make money as affiliates....and have a "make money" link in your sig.

But - Your comments and answers are from a "buyer's" point of view, not a selling or affiliate viewpoint.

I think you asked the question to get exposure for your blog - and I don't think that will help. A free blog full of rambling text, grammar and spelling errors - is not going to earn $10k a month.

Stop worrying about what other people can earn and start working to improve your site and earn your first $100.

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kay King

What is the point?

You are asking about affiliate income and whether people make money as affiliates....and have a "make money" link in your sig.

But - Your comments and answers are from a "buyer's" point of view, not a selling or affiliate viewpoint.

I think you asked the question to get exposure for your blog - and I don't think that will help. A free blog full of rambling text, grammar and spelling errors - is not going to earn $10k a month.

Stop worrying about what other people can earn and start working to improve your site and earn your first $100.

I respect your point, but know that we are in the same boat we come to learn here how to make money online. i don't see how my blog title or content has a problem with asking this question. if you don't want to click at any blog or web site here, please don't, but i am telling you that from my question you are getting precious information.
thank you for telling me to improve my blog, i will try by best for the spelling too.

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Majin

14 years ago

After a few months of experimentation, you can achieve 10k/month. Start with a populated niche you like. There are always hidden keywords and good products to promote. Or make your own but that's another story ^^

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John Romaine

14 years ago

Make it $100,000 a month.

Is it really that hard????

If you do the maths, it equates to 6 or 7 sales a day at a $500 product.

Doesn't seem that hard does it?

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goagleagle 14 years ago

500$ a product, that much expensive product
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Suraj Muralee

14 years ago

I left clickbank 5 months ago

Sorry

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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Suraj Muralee

I left clickbank 5 months ago Sorry

are you telling us that clickbank is not the goog path from earning online?
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Suraj Muralee

14 years ago

I wont blame him because knowning how much a person earns will be a good encouragement. Like "If HE Can Do It, I Can Do It". I myself started Internet Marketing seeing a friend making $1 a month with adsense.

I figured out affiliate marketing, list building, different money making, info product creation, website flipping and others. I am still look for my 100000 a day and when I reach that, I will PAUSE and will RESUME my War the next minute

. It's all about determination.

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tyronne78

14 years ago

There are lots of people making $10,000 with clickbank, the key is to create your own products and offer them as bonuses to get people to buy. A lot of people on the web are looking for the best bonuses before buying clickbank products.

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by tyronne78

There are lots of people making $10,000 with clickbank, the key is to create your own products and offer them as bonuses to get people to buy. A lot of people on the web are looking for the best bonuses before buying clickbank products.

Thanks for sharing

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tunity

14 years ago

You can achieve anything if you work hard at it.....

There are lots of people making $10,0000 monthly....no doubt!

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tunity

14 years ago

You can achieve anything if you work hard at it.....

There are lots of people making $10,0000 monthly....no doubt!

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nrmillions

14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

i can't believe that while many are struggling to make their first sale, others are making 10,000 per month! please i need some light here

why cant you believe this? there are people struggling to make even $1 in the stock market and others are making over 1,000,000 per month and the same thing applies to almost any industry. making money online is a skill and people can learn a lot and get better and make more money but most people wont put in the time. i also think that everyone has some kind of natural ability. someone might spend 60 hours a week every single week for years learning everything about internet marketing and buying every tool and trying extremely hard and still might only make $1k a month while others will spend much less time and effort and might make $100k a month.

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godoffaer 14 years ago

good luck i hope you succeed
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bmoore62 14 years ago

Just to echo what others have said here: My experience is that you have to find a system and keep pounding it until you find success. The reason people fail is they're expecting to find the next big thing around the corner, and they give up on the previous project.

Here's the sobering reality: The next big thing isn't there. The current big thing may be under your nose right now. You can call it a model, a system, whatever. Just pick something and see it through until you find success.

Yes, affiliate marketing and internet marketing can seem overwhelming at times. But if people weren't making money online, this whole "internet thing" would have long since faded.

I'll end this post with some of the best advice I ever received from a mentor of mine. I'm sure many of you have heard it before: "Systems work. People fail."

To your success,
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jbsmith 14 years ago

Clickbank or other information products - doesn't really matter...yes it is possible, we've done it several times with both affiliate products and our own information products.

In my opinion, you are better off with your own products, not because it's easier to make more money, but simply because the process you go through to create a $10K/month product on your own can be repeated, can leverage the affiliate force you recruit to help you get there, can leverage the list you have built to get there and most of all...you can leverage the brand you have built once you have your own top selling product from that point forward.

Doesn't have to be CB by the way - we've done $10K with a single (non CB) affiliate program simply by using and then reviewing a product.

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drewfioravanti

14 years ago

I make over $1K per month from one post on one site about one product. Given that, I assume that many people are making $10K per month, and that it is not only possible, but probable.

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Edge88

14 years ago

I'm definitely not. I don't even work with affiliate marketing at the moment. But believe it or not $10,000 / mo is not the ceiling. I am 100% sure that there are people making much more than that from clickbank + similar services.

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Edge88

But believe it or not $10,000 / mo is not the ceiling. I am 100% sure that there are people making much more than that from clickbank + similar services.

This is more scary. while people arre skeptical bout the 10k per month, now you come and tell us that people are making more than that on CB per month.But this is encouraging

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John Romaine

14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

500$ a product, that much expensive product

Says who?

We're not all here pushing $7 WSO's.

Some of us actually put in the effort of creating kickass information based products that many people would gladly pay $500 for.

But for most, thats too much hard work. :rolleyes:

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John Romaine

Says who?

We're not all here pushing $7 WSO's.

Some of us actually put in the effort of creating kickass information based products that many people would gladly pay $500 for.

But for most, thats too much hard work. :rolleyes:

Hi john,
Do you think working in a $500 product can be a good strategy in an online business? i am worried that this will be difficult for buyers to put ther credit card number! but i think, in the other hand you make sense, because i read earlier in this thread, someone spent 4 years before earning 10k.i think better working a whole year figuring out a 500$ product, than spend 4 years trying to promote a 40$ affiliate link!

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Originally Posted by goagleagle

i read earlier in this thread, someone spent 4 years before earning 10k.

S/he must be one of a small, successful minority. Think about the percentage of people trying out internet marketing who don't even survive one year and never earn anything at all. (It's a debatable figure, but it's very high, whomever's figures you believe).

Originally Posted by goagleagle

i think better working a whole year figuring out a 500$ product, than spend 4 years trying to promote a 40$ affiliate link!

It's a point of view and a perfectly valid one.

But don't ignore the fact that there are also plenty of people who make a whole lot more than $10,000 per month from promoting "$40 affiliate products" (and that's just on ClickBank - there are countless other ways, too). And they're neatly side-stepping many of the disadvantages, problems, obligations and responsibilities of being a vendor. And they have flexibility, without their business's future fortunes being dependent on the continued success and availability of any specific, individual product at all.
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Dennisknows

14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

Hi john,
Do you think working in a $500 product can be a good strategy in an online business? i am worried that this will be difficult for buyers to put ther credit card number! but i think, in the other hand you make sense, because i read earlier in this thread, someone spent 4 years before earning 10k.i think better working a whole year figuring out a 500$ product, than spend 4 years trying to promote a 40$ affiliate link!

THere's a huge playing floor outside of internet marketing..

Many won't pay that much for a IM product (I recently saw Frank Kern charge over a thousand) but say you created a video course on how to build a street car from start to finish.. Give resources as well as taught the viewer how to do all they could do in their garage.. There is no way you would sale that for 47$.. LOL.. I know I wouldn't but people that have money to invest in a car will gladly pay a few hundred bucks for that information...

Imagine if you could get that product featured in a auto parts store.. It would be beyond successful..

I see what you're saying though..

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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennisknows

(I recently saw Frank Kern charge over a thousand).

hey Dennisknows,

your statement brought to me to google frank kern! my first impression: his voice is hypnotizing. so i think voice style counts too on the 10k ambition. But not many has this money making voice.
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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennisknows

(I recently saw Frank Kern charge over a thousand)

i forgot, what product frank charge over 1000$?
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Kael41

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John Romaine

Says who?

We're not all here pushing $7 WSO's.

Some of us actually put in the effort of creating kickass information based products that many people would gladly pay $500 for.

But for most, thats too much hard work. :rolleyes:

Exactly, John hit it on the head. A lot of people here on WF come into this forum with blinders on and all they hear/read/absorb is IM,IM,IM. Many successful marketers actually produce content, or resell content to people who have zero interest in the IM field. One of my best products ever was a how to guide for Doctors to brand themselves and their practice from a marketing perspective. And here's a hint: most of my "marketing" was word of mouth where the emails were followups to either an in-person visit or an actual phone call.

Don't lose sight here, folks, that just because the wso section is filled with people selling stuff cheaply, that you can also make A LOT of money with high priced items.

And as to the OP, the most I ever made was well over 10k a month on clickbank. I didn't sustain it (that was due to a multiple list push as well as forum advertising) but it made the money that I wanted.

Everyone, and I mean everyone, needs to consider that what you do in making money, whatever it is, is simply a building block of foundation that you set over time. If you want to make good money, build your business and invest in how to make money based off of what you built.

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John Romaine

14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

Hi john,
Do you think working in a $500 product can be a good strategy in an online business?

Absolutely!

A few years ago I was selling software at $1,997 a pop, and most months I sold enough copies to happily sit in a cafe all day

Originally Posted by goagleagle

i am worried that this will be difficult for buyers to put ther credit card number!

Why? Is this reality or your own belief?

Have a read of what Kael41, said below. I would agree that the majority of people (especially here on this forum), for whatever reason, immediately assume that they need to write an ebook, and sell it for "no more than $27"

I too made this assumption when I started. It wasnt until I started selling software at $1,997, that I wondered why I bothered making money in $27 increments. There's nothing better than seeing a $2,000 deposit made in one hit!

Dont get me wrong, I still sell *some* products at this pricing range, (and many people make a living off doing that) but for me, Id rather focus on higher end products.

As its been said before, sometimes you make that $2,000 sale, by selling them the $27 ebook initially. So its probably a case of "whatever makes you happy"

Originally Posted by Kael41

Don't lose sight here, folks, that just because the wso section is filled with people selling stuff cheaply, that you can also make A LOT of money with high priced items.

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myob 14 years ago

As mentioned so many times by many highly successful affiliates, building lists is key to earning the 5-7 figure monthly incomes. Consider instead of promoting one single product, market multiple products within the same niche to relevant subscriber lists. Pick half a dozen or so niche-specific products and market them sequentially to your respective lists. Generally, this can even be done passively through an autoresponder series promoting incrementally higher-end products. There's really no "tricks" or big secret for affiliates to achieve this level.
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  I only know one person who makes that kind of money on Clickbank and that is Chris Farrell.
  
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  Originally Posted by PattC
  
  I only know one person who makes that kind of money on Clickbank
  
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  Originally Posted by PattC
  
  I only know one person who makes that kind of money on Clickbank and that is Chris Farrell.
  
  Yah, He has a list with more than 16,000 subscriber, One of them is me
  
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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John Romaine

Absolutely!

A few years ago I was selling software at $1,997 a pop, and most months I sold enough copies to happily sit in a cafe all day

Why? Is this reality or your own belief?

Have a read of what Kael41, said below. I would agree that the majority of people (especially here on this forum), for whatever reason, immediately assume that they need to write an ebook, and sell it for "no more than $27"

I too made this assumption when I started. It wasnt until I started selling software at $1,997, that I wondered why I bothered making money in $27 increments. There's nothing better than seeing a $2,000 deposit made in one hit!

Dont get me wrong, I still sell *some* products at this pricing range, (and many people make a living off doing that) but for me, Id rather focus on higher end products.

As its been said before, sometimes you make that $2,000 sale, by selling them the $27 ebook initially. So its probably a case of "whatever makes you happy"

John, i start thinking joining you in your cruise and start drinking some smoothies too! i mean yeah, why you and not me? thank you to redirect my eyes to the green light

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celente

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Edge88

I'm definitely not. I don't even work with affiliate marketing at the moment. But believe it or not $10,000 / mo is not the ceiling. I am 100% sure that there are people making much more than that from clickbank + similar services.

I make a full time living from clickbank. But I know two other vendors making a ton more than 10k per month. They are just average guys, but they have killer products and killer sales copy.

While people out there say it is easy to make money on clickbank, they are B.S in you. It does not come without alot of blood sweat and tears on your part.

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Jameshilton

14 years ago

I have only seen those "money making weeks" in clickbank ads etc.

Don't know personally who is making this much. But I think its possible.

What do you guys say?

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jrpventures

14 years ago

making money online is no different than any other field. Study the field, find your niche and never give up

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dallasstar

14 years ago

Maybe I'm naive or something ...

Seriously, what is the percentage of people making those big bucks?

There are successful people in every field. If I were to compare this with another business, a CEO can make 7 figure salary whereas a blue collar worker never reaches 6 figures.

Does that mean all blue collar workers should stay determined and keep on trying to become a CEO?

I'm not doubting anything here. Just being realistic. After days and days of reading this stuff. I am going to try a few things yet at the same time my expectations should be realistic.

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drewfioravanti

14 years ago

The difference is that the blue collar worker has a predefined ceiling. So does the CEO for that matter. The internet marketer, not so much.

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headmaster211

Banned 14 years ago

will be making in next few months...

not much at the moment.. I have seen months with 1000$

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PeterKell

14 years ago

ugh i just want to get to that point. But im really having trouble finding the right longtail keyword to use. Im doin the whole Google Sniper thing and I still havent built my first site yet. I need a better Keyword tool! :/

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AlexMcConnell

14 years ago

Its amazing how simple IM can be, all it takes is finding a strategy that works and sticking to it while keeping faith in yourself and the material you put out.

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jbsmith

14 years ago

Sure - but there are many MORE earning that without being on Clickbank. Only a fraction of ebooks/infoproducts are sold on CB believe it or not.

Success comes down to:

1. Picking a hot topic in an in-demand market
2. Getting partners interested in reviewing, promoting your product for you
3. Publicity
4. Online marketing - SEO, lead generation, sales funnel (list building, conversion)

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jbsmith

Sure - but there are many MORE earning that without being on Clickbank. Only a fraction of ebooks/infoproducts are sold on CB believe it or not.

Success comes down to:

1. Picking a hot topic in an in-demand market
2. Getting partners interested in reviewing, promoting your product for you
3. Publicity
4. Online marketing - SEO, lead generation, sales funnel (list building, conversion)

Jeff

hi jeff,
so you're saying not to dream 10k per month from clickbank? from your experience which niche brings high return on investement (by investement here, i mean your effort)

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ImHot

14 years ago

Like many say: stick with a proven model, focus on it until you begin to see results.

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bitriot

14 years ago

A fella on WF shared his screen with me Via skype - he was pulling down about 50k per month from CB when he logged in and was earning 500-600 a day from adsense.

He showed me this because he was pissed that his WF thread was deleted after too many comments said he was lying about his results with a particular adsense placement.

Take what any warrior says with a grain of salt because you never know.

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celente

14 years ago

Originally Posted by bitriot

A fella on WF shared his screen with me Via skype - he was pulling down about 50k per month from CB when he logged in and was earning 500-600 a day from adsense.

He showed me this because he was pissed that his WF thread was deleted after too many comments said he was lying about his results with a particular adsense placement.

Take what any warrior says with a grain of salt because you never know.

I personally know several warriors and a few here in Australia doing 5 figure a month businesses with clickbank.

Funny thing is these guys are all wearing crappy shirts and driving chitty little cars. Not selling WSO's, and prancing around saying look at me....look at me..... they are the real deal man!

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goagleagle 14 years ago

Originally Posted by bitriot

A fella on WF shared his screen with me Via skype - he was pulling down about 50k per month from CB

Are you serious ? 50 k per month on CB ? was he promotting products or selling ?
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lingmag

14 years ago

Goagleagle, scroll to the top of this page. Click on "Search". Type in "coaching". Look around for something that you can afford, but before buying, look around some more to see if the person offering that coaching is reputable. I hope someone will prove me wrong, but most likely, no one is going to publicly give you all the details as to how they are making $10,000 per month. Even if someone is willing, the exact step-by-step method would be too long and/or detailed to post here.
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WarriorDiscount

14 years ago

my friend has $6.000 - $8.000/day
yes you`re right /day and he is getting bigger

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Jorge Vidaurre

14 years ago

Anyone can say they make 10k on clickback however until you see some proof anyone can say that.

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John Baron

14 years ago

i know many who do , its all a numbers game - but you need to be ready to lose some while testing your PPC projects , deep pockets are indeed required

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celente

14 years ago

Originally Posted by John Baron

i know many who do , its all a numbers game - but you need to be ready to lose some while testing your PPC projects , deep pockets are indeed required

nope, I have a product on clickbank and about 90% of my traffic is from the affiilates housed on clickbank who have picked it up. That product makes me a nice chunk of money each and every month. I do not spend one cent on PPC, like I said its almost all affiliate driven traffic to a nicely written sales page.

While PPC is good, and I do use it.... if you know how to attract affiliates and have the right ingredients....you can make a truckload of money on clickbank.

You do need to spend time on your product. I have had many successes on there, and many failures too. BIG FAILURES...but it all comes down to your niche....the quality of your product and how you can use leverage.

PPC can get you good results....but is not the be all and end all to making money online. That is just one specific technique.

You could even attract affiliates to your offer, and make some money that way, and then with 50% of your profits you could re-invest that back into PPC and see how you go. PPC is alot of tracking and testing, and lots of hits and misses.... but can be very good, because you are not only attracting more sales, you are putting more customers into your funnels and then turning them into affiliates.

While I do agree you can get good results with PPC, I do not agree that you need DEEP POCKETS.... With other NON clickbank offers I have turned losing PPC campaings into winning campaigns in a matter of days, without losing much money at all. BUt I am a testing and tracking nut

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goagleagle

14 years ago

Originally Posted by celente

nope, I have a product on clickbank and about 90% of my traffic is from the affiilates housed on clickbank who have picked it up. . if you know how to attract affiliates and have the right ingredients....you can make a truckload of money on clickbank.

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So you're telling us that anyone want to make huge money on clickbank must stop promoting products, right? instead create a product and make pepole promote it for you .. make sense to me..thanx

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Cash37

14 years ago

Work hard and build a REAL business. Don't build a promotion, if that makes sense.

Real businesses are focused on leads, value per lead, branding, and constantly pumping their funnel. You should get to a point where you KNOW $x in = $x out.

CB is just a payment processor, dont get so allured with it. Just focus on what you are doing to build and feed the funnel.

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tristatemedia

14 years ago

experimentation costs money, but you did not lose that money. you bought data with that money. data that is telling you these ads work or do not work. hopefully you find what works before you run out of money....lol.....i am going through that now with ppc. i took no chances. i hired an adword certified ppc guy from odesk to do my ppc work. i am marketing paydayloans in uk. www.logbookeasyloans.co.uk
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Paramvir Jakhar

14 years ago

hey stop writing blogger blog....and try to implement your knowledge ...i think you are not earning

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greenmile 14 years ago

Originally Posted by goagleagle

what working hard enough is enough to reach this level? because i know people who spends days and nights and don't get sales

Working hard is definitely important, but it's equally important to be working hard with something that produces results. To do that, you need to keep track of what's working and what's not, tweak your methods and see if it's making a difference, etc. Working hard is great, but if you keep doing the same thing again and again with no results and no changes, then you can't reasonably expect sales.

Originally Posted by goagleagle

500$ a product, that much expensive product

No it's not. It's expensive for some markets and not for others. You have to know the market for the product that you're choosing to promote. Don't know the market for a $500 product? Then find out or don't promote it.
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  Working hard is definitely important, but it's equally important to be working hard with something that produces results.
  
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  So you kind telling me that if i plant wheat , i must not wish to reap almond.if i plant wheat i will definitely reap only wheat and nothing else. But the thing is many people who are in the CB market don't have much knowledge and technique to make it work, myself included.So we found ourselves spending more times for nothing. i once bought a Domain name and a autoresponder service because i follow some guru advice to do so in order to get millions, but tell you what? i did not even break even my cost,so i found myself looser in this. Sometimes i said is these online millions really true? i start thinking quit the whole online money dream and start a window cleaning business.
  
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farizalfa

14 years ago

I just newbie who want to learn how make money online. So am I havent had enough experience about this.

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matchoo77

14 years ago

Well I know the fella that owns "magic of making up" is making a boatload of cash. I don't make as much as him but I do exceed the amount labeled in your OP.

I almost gave up on IM several years ago after I read a post by some well-respected guru that said something along the lines of: "most people don't make alot of money as affiliate marketers"...

And while that is true...he was not careful to offset that statement with any sort of hope/optimism about what is possible for any average joe who is willing to work hard and succeed in IM. Some of my first IM checks came in the mail a few weeks after that, so I quickly got re-motivated and eventually became a full time IM'er.

So my advice would be to ignore the statisitics...ignore posts that point out that 99% fail etc etc...focus on finding a hungry niche and give them what they want/solution to their problem.

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makingiants

14 years ago

Set realistic goals, then as you meet them, set more goals.
Make your first sale by June 1st.
Make $50/day by Aug. 1st.
Make $100/day by Oct 1st.
Make $200/day by Dec 1st.

If you make $275/day, you're making $100,000/yr.
More than $10,000/month.

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Dave90210

14 years ago

ClickBank is the only affiliate program I haven't made a dime on. Not sure how anyone makes money with them.

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Cataleya

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Chris Kent

The top vendors have been known to make over 20 million dollars per year. I remember this specifically for a weight loss product a few years back.

omg, I can`t believe this

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Campaignmarket

14 years ago

The reason why people can have such success is a rather simple question to answer! It depends on two things really:

1/ If the demand is high enough.
2/ Low competition.
3/ Even with high competition - if you can dominate the mostly used keywords for the product in both exact and phrase match, and the demand is high enough = people in need of the product and willing to pay for it, then it's certainly no problem earning that much!..

Remember you can setup more campaigns on the same product!

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Smastr01

14 years ago

I'm getting ready to launch my first clickbank product in the next few months and this forum has me EXCITED!

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