Finalllllly, my first ClickBank sale.

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After trying for over a year now, I finally got my first ClickBank sale, I still can't believe it lol, but it actually happened.

Sun Apr 28 $98.40
Sat Apr 27 $0.00
Fri Apr 26 $0.00
Thu Apr 25 $0.00
Wed Apr 24 $0.00
Tue Apr 23 $0.00
Mon Apr 22 $0.00
Sun Apr 21 $0.00
Sat Apr 20 $0.00
Fri Apr 19 $0.00
Thu Apr 18 $0.00
Wed Apr 17 $0.00
Tue Apr 16 $0.00
Mon Apr 15 $0.00
Sun Apr 14 $0.00
#affiliate #clickbank #finalllllly #sale
  • Profile picture of the author GoodFE
    Good job, I just hope I don't see a 'first return on clickbank' thread soon lol, just kidding.

    But good job, and keep it up!
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    • Profile picture of the author Gengis
      Wow congrats!!! I still remember that wonderful feeling 3 years ago when i went to check on Clickbank and made a sale.. WOOOHOOO!!


      I was pumped lol..


      Keep at it my friend.
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    • Profile picture of the author eeeasyas12345
      Originally Posted by GoodFE View Post

      Good job, I just hope I don't see a 'first return on clickbank' thread soon lol, just kidding.

      But good job, and keep it up!
      Hey you never know lol, it might happen but if it did happen I surely won't be posting about it, but I'll be very disappointed.
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      • Profile picture of the author PuraVidaProfits
        Awesome! Now just 4 more from different credit cards to make a withdrawal! I am assuming you read ClickBanks TOS that states "ClickBank will withhold payment of any account balance until the following criteria is met:

        Sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers; and,
        Sales made with two different payment methods (either Visa, MasterCard, PayPal or European Direct Debit(ELV)). 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 fraudulently collecting rebates and/or discounts on their own purchases.

        Once you have met the Customer Distribution Requirement, your account will begin issuing payments normally, in accordance with our Accounting Policy, beginning on the next payment issuing date."
        Hopefully you knew this but if not I hope this helps and gives you more inspiration to make more sales!
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    • Originally Posted by GoodFE View Post

      Good job, I just hope I don't see a 'first return on clickbank' thread soon lol, just kidding.

      But good job, and keep it up!
      LOL

      but yeah man, CONGRATS that's a HUGE SALE and it's a big deal. Now just keep up the great work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Master IM
    Great job dude, now it's time to scale up
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    haha congratulations its a great feeling :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jensha
    Wow, congrats. I still haven't made a sale on clickbank and I'm gonna have to suffer return on sale because it's been a long time that I haven't made a sale.
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  • Profile picture of the author DTGeorge
    Congrats! Hope you see more clickbank sales soon!
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    • Profile picture of the author Kendrickk
      Congrats! Keep doing what you are doing!
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      • Profile picture of the author Simon Templeton
        You always remember your first Clickbank check, It was about 6 months to a year before I cracked it too.

        It was 75% on a $97 produduct. Cool.
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        • Profile picture of the author Ryan Sterling
          Why are people saying keep it up? This is a forum to help people. The guy has made 1 sale in a year! You're doing something very wrong! Don't keep it up! Do something different. Do exactly the opposite of what you're doing.

          I'm not trying to be negative but you're here to learn how to make money. 1 sale a year isn't going to cut it.

          Congrats on your first sale and all, that's an awesome feeling but you have to change your game.
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          • Profile picture of the author eeeasyas12345
            Originally Posted by Ryan Sterling View Post

            Why are people saying keep it up? This is a forum to help people. The guy has made 1 sale in a year! You're doing something very wrong! Don't keep it up! Do something different. Do exactly the opposite of what you're doing.

            I'm not trying to be negative but you're here to learn how to make money. 1 sale a year isn't going to cut it.

            Congrats on your first sale and all, that's an awesome feeling but you have to change your game.
            You are absolutely right about the 1 sale a year is no good, but i've been trying different things, and hopefully what I just started doing is the answer, i'll find out soon if there are more sales coming i'll keep doing the latest thing I tried, if not then I'll just have to try something else.
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            • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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              Originally Posted by eeeasyas12345 View Post

              i've been trying different things, and hopefully what I just started doing is the answer
              Well done. If it's something that was in accordance with the minimal "bare essentials" listed ight here, then it may well be "the answer".

              If it wasn't, than it probably isn't. :p

              It really is very likely to be about as simple as that.

              Originally Posted by eeeasyas12345 View Post

              if not then I'll just have to try something else.
              Almost anything based on those three fundamentals can become very successful, I think, if the list-building part is handled with a real continuity-process. Anything else is probably just "random" and not reproducible at all. Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author RedShifted
    Thats awesome, I got my first few sales a few weeks ago. Made $170.

    Only difference is, I "tried" for about 1 day lol.

    Then there was a delayed effect, and sales came in.

    If you've been trying for 1 year, something is definitely wrong with your method imo.
    Sales should never take that long, unless you're doing something wrong. Either your offer/content isn't good, your traffic isn't targeted, or there isn't enough of it.

    Since I randomly got my check 2 days ago, I've been working on scaling right now. Hops are already going up again, and my goal is $100/day on top of what I do with local lead gen.

    Its like anything else. Quality content that presells + targeted traffic = sales.


    -Red
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    • Profile picture of the author JasonAaron1
      Awesome! I remember my first clickbank sale. There is something powerful that happens when you make your first sale because things actually become "real" for you. Keep it up!
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    • Profile picture of the author alvinchua91
      Originally Posted by RedShifted View Post

      Thats awesome, I got my first few sales a few weeks ago. Made $170.

      Only difference is, I "tried" for about 1 day lol.

      Then there was a delayed effect, and sales came in.

      If you've been trying for 1 year, something is definitely wrong with your method imo.
      Sales should never take that long, unless you're doing something wrong. Either your offer/content isn't good, your traffic isn't targeted, or there isn't enough of it.

      Since I randomly got my check 2 days ago, I've been working on scaling right now. Hops are already going up again, and my goal is $100/day on top of what I do with local lead gen.

      Its like anything else. Quality content that presells + targeted traffic = sales.


      -Red

      Where do you drive traffic from then?
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  • Profile picture of the author twister85
    Awesome, I know how its feels on your first money online.

    Never tried click-bank for affiliate but I've been a product promoter their and all my affiliates go crazy having their PayPal account flood with money or even a single coin dropped in the cash machine.

    My first Payment was from fiverr and Didn't stop their, Its crazy to know that I made only one order and then left. Later i took the hard path for email marketing and yes I got success, ( but don't know how much times I failed ).

    Its the most beautiful feeling to work in a group with some peoples just like you to make money online because their thoughts are as same as you, They think as same as you and you're not alone or not the one who is not making money online.

    I would encourage all those people who have failed to make money online and left in just 3 or 4 attempts to come up again and make their fortune as a successful internet marketer to get success.
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  • Profile picture of the author JonP
    Congrats on the sale and for having the drive to keep at it for over a year when the results weren't coming in like you were probably hoping they would! Hopefully you've been tracking what you have been doing so you know exactly how this sale came in so that you can focus on that and scale it up.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mabuhay Land
      Congrats on your first sale! Good feeling ain't it. But honestly, something is not right if it took you a year to make one sale.

      If you can give a bit more info. on your product and site maybe we could help you. You should be making MANY more sales than that!!!

      But one is better than none. Just don't give up.

      It took me four years to figure out this internet stuff enough to make decent money. Once the light turns on then the money is MUCH easier to make. Just keep digging and learning.
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonBennet
    Remember this feeling and keep going forward. Figure out what is working for you and simply just duplicate it aggressively. Focus on the system that is proven and don't from from many different systems.
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  • Profile picture of the author freshideas
    Well done! Good thing I saw this now.

    Some inspiration will come in handy... Keep it up & hope to see some more of these threads from you!

    Enjoy
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  • Profile picture of the author jaiganeshv
    Congrats dude, anything first is sweet and memorable keep the numbers growing up and use that sale to fund your marketing that works;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author ErikNilsson
    Congrats Dude Just keep your inspiration High and move on ... Best of luck
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    • Profile picture of the author entry
      Congratulations, keep up the good work
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    Ok you made a sale, now the important question... How did you make that sale? That's the question you MUST be able to answer to repeat what you did! (I don't actually want the answer just so you know) you need to understand WHY that sale was made!
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  • congo brother..... may thousands of sales come to you

    i am waiting for that day ......

    little bit frustrated....
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  • Profile picture of the author TomerN
    I remember my first affiliate sale several years ago. It took me about 6 months and several thousand dollars lost but it was so worth it . I haven't stopped since! I haven't had a day without an affiliate sale in almost 2 years and it's quite nice! Good luck man!!
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    • Profile picture of the author xdarata
      Congratulations, you finally made success. Apparently, online businesses need a lot of patience. Who is patience and perseverance will eventually reach the good results. Good luck continues.
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      • Profile picture of the author TravisO
        Why not try to exceed what you were doing? Try to perform everything and make your earnings as your capital.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonas Glad
    Congratulations! It's an empowering first step.
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  • Profile picture of the author HanifQ
    Originally Posted by eeeasyas12345 View Post

    After trying for over a year now, I finally got my first ClickBank sale, I still can't believe it lol, but it actually happened.

    Sun Apr 28 $98.40
    Sat Apr 27 $0.00
    Fri Apr 26 $0.00
    Thu Apr 25 $0.00
    Wed Apr 24 $0.00
    Tue Apr 23 $0.00
    Mon Apr 22 $0.00
    Sun Apr 21 $0.00
    Sat Apr 20 $0.00
    Fri Apr 19 $0.00
    Thu Apr 18 $0.00
    Wed Apr 17 $0.00
    Tue Apr 16 $0.00
    Mon Apr 15 $0.00
    Sun Apr 14 $0.00
    I know how sweet it feels to make that first sale, but honestly if you've tried over a year then something needs to change...

    If you're using free traffic methods, I suggest doing some keyword research on your niche, identify some low competition keywords and put slideshow style youtube videos to drive traffic...

    Other than that maybe create some Squidoo lenses or another Web 2.0 for those keywords with 'review style' content...and then point some social bookmarks or other backlinks to these Web 2.0 properties.

    That should get you more than 1 sale a year

    HanifQ
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  • Profile picture of the author NiceGuyMedia
    I just wanted to reinforce what a couple other warriors said:

    If it has taken you 1 year to get a sale you obviously aren't taking enough action. Either that or you aren't hungry enough... either way you need to use this sale as your Money Trigger to finally realize that taking action pays off and you could be making 1 sale an hour if your just TOOK SOME ACTION!

    -Ryan
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  • Profile picture of the author metaarticles
    Originally Posted by eeeasyas12345 View Post

    After trying for over a year now, I finally got my first ClickBank sale, I still can't believe it lol, but it actually happened.

    Sun Apr 28 $98.40
    Sat Apr 27 $0.00
    Fri Apr 26 $0.00
    Thu Apr 25 $0.00
    Wed Apr 24 $0.00
    Tue Apr 23 $0.00
    Mon Apr 22 $0.00
    Sun Apr 21 $0.00
    Sat Apr 20 $0.00
    Fri Apr 19 $0.00
    Thu Apr 18 $0.00
    Wed Apr 17 $0.00
    Tue Apr 16 $0.00
    Mon Apr 15 $0.00
    Sun Apr 14 $0.00
    Congratulations on your first sale! Now, just work harder, take more action and scale up to reap in more rewards.
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  • Profile picture of the author karlmay1980
    Congratulation, as many do I remember my first sale which brought in around $100 or so too just over 4 years ago now.

    It is a great feeling, then you realise that you need more to even get paid, not so good.

    Anyway to my point...

    So many are saying your probably doing things drastically wrong, 1 sale in a year isnt good, well that doesn't take a genius does it.

    But very few will have made sales within weeks of starting affiliate marketing and without any budget or direct coaching or mentoring its a long old process to work out.

    That will be why you have taken so long, you will of spent the last 12 months working things out, trying all sorts of things, seeing little progress, getting frustrated, procrastinating, but in terms of actually implementing a strategy that is laid out and you actually understand, then odds are you have done very little.

    Now that is fine, so many spend years and don't make anything, only a few % ever make anything above what they spend and only 1% actually make life changing money, so your not alone.

    What you have to do now though is understand how you got to make that sale.

    Have you been implementing something new recently that has lead to this?

    Where did the traffic come from?

    How did you qualify it for the sale?

    Depending on how much you have in place to monitor where these sales are coming from in your marketing plan, will determine how much you can read into the sale you have made.

    If you can identify what went right for once then you can scale it up.

    You just start magnifying that part of the system, not go away and throw what you have done and know away and start again or go in the opposite direction.

    You just need to see what went right and find a solution so that gets repeated over and over until you're getting sales weekly, daily and even hourly.

    Again congratulation, definitely keep it up, but identify where things went right so you can repeat this process, if you can't do that then I would suggest finding out simple ways to monitor your marketing systems activities so that you can identify these things on future sales.

    This will save you so much time wasted on what isn't working and help you focus on what is, allowing you to scale it up and bringing you much faster and sustained success.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scotty Bee
    Good on ya mate! You are one of the 3% in this niche because "YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP!"
    Anyone that lasts more than 3 months is a hero in the making.

    Guess thats why we call ourselves "Warriors"
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  • Profile picture of the author john1288
    The first one is always exciting and an awesome feeling! Hope more good news from you soon!
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  • Profile picture of the author KevinChapman
    Congratulations! Making that first sale is an amazing feeling.
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  • Profile picture of the author girlinthe
    Great job well done, i started using click bank since 3 months but i did a little more money than you
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  • Profile picture of the author wakey7
    First sales of anything feel amazing. Great work, keep it up and let us now how you get on.
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  • Profile picture of the author GReason
    Congratulations dude! Keep it up! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author RyanLima
    Congrats on your first sale!

    Question: Have you tracked where the sale came from??

    This is important because if you know where it came from, simply focus on driving more traffic to that page to earn more sales!

    Also, I agree with some of the other warriors here as well. If youve been trying to earn a sale for a year then you ARE doing something wrong...

    Is your traffic targeted?
    How much traffic are you generating?

    Tweak test and scale up
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  • Profile picture of the author mahol
    I am about to get my first clickbank check
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    • Profile picture of the author Bri777
      congrats man!
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    I think its the wrong forum, but congrats

    I remember my first one ...

    wish you good luck for the future
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  • Profile picture of the author ThorBorwick
    Originally Posted by eeeasyas12345 View Post

    After trying for over a year now, I finally got my first ClickBank sale, I still can't believe it lol, but it actually happened.

    Sun Apr 28 $98.40
    Sat Apr 27 $0.00
    Fri Apr 26 $0.00
    Thu Apr 25 $0.00
    Wed Apr 24 $0.00
    Tue Apr 23 $0.00
    Mon Apr 22 $0.00
    Sun Apr 21 $0.00
    Sat Apr 20 $0.00
    Fri Apr 19 $0.00
    Thu Apr 18 $0.00
    Wed Apr 17 $0.00
    Tue Apr 16 $0.00
    Mon Apr 15 $0.00
    Sun Apr 14 $0.00
    Good job!
    That feeling is just awesome..
    Now...Scale up and expand
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  • Profile picture of the author Izerman
    Congratulations!
    Keep on doing what you did to make that one sale and you'll see lots of more sales in the future!

    /Izerman
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    The great thing about your first sale is the confirmation that what you're doing works.
    After that, it's just matter of testing and tweeking.
    When you find the best system, just start scaling it up.
    Like they say, "Wash, Rinse, Repeat."
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  • Profile picture of the author JoeMack
    Hi....

    Congratulations on the first sale, but don't stop to celebrate too much. You're first sale breaks the ice and should get you motivated to take more actions.

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  • Profile picture of the author kevin Hislop
    WELL DONE

    Just goes to show everyone that persistance pays, and even after a year you kept on going...

    See this is what im talking about!!! GREAT RESULT.... looking to see sale 2 tomorrow

    Thanks
    Kev
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    I make over $10k a month on clickbank, and I still remember the days and months of struggling and parents telling me to get a job.

    But the first sale was very exciting, and still remember it. many years later, and building big lists and testing and tracking is where you will kill it with clickbank, and obviously having your own products on there too.

    So make sure you track how you get your sales, and just do more of that. Its pretty simple really, do more of what is working and less of what is not.

    Good luck, keep up the good work, and do not listen to everyone else telling you to get a job, clickbank is very lucrative if you work hard, and build your lists.
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  • Profile picture of the author NigelHooijmans
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    Good work!
    It's amazing to get your first sale, then you think:
    "It's working!"
    or
    "I can do this!"
    Keep up the good work!
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  • Profile picture of the author tomerep
    Congratulations and best of luck! I hope you'll more good results soon!
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  • Profile picture of the author himanuzo
    If you know about how to make first sales with ClickBank, then you can scale it up as long as you want.
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  • Profile picture of the author ebusorg
    Great job and never give up!
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  • Profile picture of the author davda202
    Nice to hear that you have made your first sale.
    Keep it up bro and continue getting the sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author dndoseller
    Congratulations! I remember that too like 4 years ago.

    Now I have my own product that I sell on ClickBank every day!

    If you persist, it is just the start...
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  • Profile picture of the author Kenny T
    That's all you need. 1 sale to give you the push, so now it's time to find out what you did to make that sale. If you don't know how you got it then it will be of no use. Just emulate the same strategy for your future campaigns and keep a track of your methods.
    Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author Jenna619
    That is awesome mate...that first sale is always the hardest...

    Now you just need to figure out how you are able to PULL $100 Min. each and every day

    for a solid J.O.B. replacing BASE Im Lifestyle Income.. U Can Do IT!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author TimothyTorrents
    Good job! Do you have any tips for people who have yet to make their first sell?
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  • Profile picture of the author arichardson
    Nice work mate!

    Everyone start's somewhere, I myself have not made that many sales, but believe me it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

    -Aaron
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