Getting a Clickbank Account
After you have made up your mind to use Clickbank for your emarketing business, what follows up next if opening up an account. Even though there is no difference, it is however recommended that you know if you are eventually going to be a marketer of a partner. If you want to be a partner then you dont have to open up an account then, you can however open it later on when you have found a product that you want to sell. All in all when you are opening an account an a marketer it is only good that you wait until a time when you have a got a product for motives that will be talked about shortly.
The first step you have click on the signup button on the top right of the screen as you go to www.Clickbank.com. The Clickbank will immediately puts you in the signup page for the "Promote Products" section as what you will notice - do not be alarmed even if you are signing up as a seller, as all of tghe signup screens redirect you to this page for simplicity.
After this fill out the fields. Clickbank mails checks and needs a Tax ID after registration, so it is essential that the contact information you provide is accurate to avoid your payment being posted to the wrong address.
After completing all necessary information, choose an account nickname. This name will allow you to take advantage of "Hoplinks," which keep track of affiliates by redirecting through Clickbank. However, these links are so ugly that people may believe they link to attack sites.
You need to make sure you have an account name that matches the product you are selling. At least hints at it so that the link appears more legitimate. As an affiliate, the account ID can be broader, though it would still be helpful if the link matched things you are selling. It simply becomes less important.
Once you have entered all of that data you can click submit and register. You will be sent a password that is equally as ugly as a Hoplink and completely unchangeable. Because of this, it is very important that you write down your nickname and password, as the consequences of losing either of those can be dire. It is very hard to retrieve lost information.
An additional reason to record your nickname is that it's possible to create a website using an affiliate nickname, allow the website to run without interference for several years and then completely forget that nickname. This is the beauty of passive income: even if you never visit the Clickbank site, you will continue to receive checks. Unfortunately, this means it's possible to forget the ID as well, which can be a problem if you have a need to make changes in the future.
After you have entered your password, you are registered. To sell a product, click on account settings and then "my products" and then "add new product". In order to become an affiliate, you need to search for affiliate items or click on "marketplace". If you click on "create hoplink" and enter your screen name, you will get the affiliate link that you will need to sell products.
The first step you have click on the signup button on the top right of the screen as you go to www.Clickbank.com. The Clickbank will immediately puts you in the signup page for the "Promote Products" section as what you will notice - do not be alarmed even if you are signing up as a seller, as all of tghe signup screens redirect you to this page for simplicity.
After this fill out the fields. Clickbank mails checks and needs a Tax ID after registration, so it is essential that the contact information you provide is accurate to avoid your payment being posted to the wrong address.
After completing all necessary information, choose an account nickname. This name will allow you to take advantage of "Hoplinks," which keep track of affiliates by redirecting through Clickbank. However, these links are so ugly that people may believe they link to attack sites.
You need to make sure you have an account name that matches the product you are selling. At least hints at it so that the link appears more legitimate. As an affiliate, the account ID can be broader, though it would still be helpful if the link matched things you are selling. It simply becomes less important.
Once you have entered all of that data you can click submit and register. You will be sent a password that is equally as ugly as a Hoplink and completely unchangeable. Because of this, it is very important that you write down your nickname and password, as the consequences of losing either of those can be dire. It is very hard to retrieve lost information.
An additional reason to record your nickname is that it's possible to create a website using an affiliate nickname, allow the website to run without interference for several years and then completely forget that nickname. This is the beauty of passive income: even if you never visit the Clickbank site, you will continue to receive checks. Unfortunately, this means it's possible to forget the ID as well, which can be a problem if you have a need to make changes in the future.
After you have entered your password, you are registered. To sell a product, click on account settings and then "my products" and then "add new product". In order to become an affiliate, you need to search for affiliate items or click on "marketplace". If you click on "create hoplink" and enter your screen name, you will get the affiliate link that you will need to sell products.
About the Author:
Graham McKenzie is the content Syndication Manager at CBSuccessReport.com which provides the only Advanced ClickBank Affiliate & Vendor Guide of its kind.
