ClickBank

ClickBank is a affiliate marketing programs for all digital products, specifically e-books. Clickbank provides two options for members. One is to sign up as an affiliate who markets e-books and digital downloads and can make up to a 75% commission on various products through one account. The other option is to proceed as a vendor who are the authors and creators of the e-books. Vendors work with ClickBank to set the retail price of their product(s) and the commission available.

Consumers benefit from working with ClickBank because it is a platform for vendors to promote their products through various affiliates while making the set percentage of the sale. Affiliates benefit from this service because the more they promote a certain e-book or digital download, the higher the income. It is a great advantage for those who work from home or need a side business for supplemental income. ClickBank will also assist in all transactions, saving the clients valuable time and energy.

ClickBank provides a transaction platform for authors to sell their works and affiliates to promote the work of such authors.

ClickBank is not alone as a digital product retailer. Click2Sell is a strong competitor to ClickBank, as it charges no setup fees. Like Click2Sell, PayDotCom allows vendors to sell digital products, physical products and subscription-based products such as membership sites. Yourclick.com is an up and coming competitor as well.

Founded in 1998, ClickBank is a online retail outlet for over 12,000 digital product vendors and their more than 100,000 active affiliates. ClickBank is unique in that it is in control of paying commissions, which it prides itself on completing, on time, once a month. Affliates have the option of weekly payments and direct deposit. While affiliates sign up for a free account, when starting up with Clickbank vendors will pay a sign-up fee. Overall, a very good service is provided by Clickbank.

Author: J. Baxter, Affiliate Marketing Product Reviews