Hosting for ClickBank Affiliates
Why you need it - and how to get it
Warning - why ClickBank affiliates FAIL
Look at this number.
900,000
It's the number of FAILED ClickBank affiliates.
You'll often see the figure of 100,000 ClickBank affiliates - but these are only the active ones. ClickBank say that the total number of affiliates on their books exceed one million.
And do you know the main reason why they fail ?
It's because they think that affiliate marketing simply involves sticking their affiliate link in an ad or traffic site or signature.
The truth is that there is one thing you must have.
An absolute must.
What you MUST have
It's a proper PRESELL page.
A page where you offer a review or recommendation for the product you are selling.
Something that entices the visitor to read on and click through as you explain for example the benefits of the product, how it worked for you, what were the results and so on.
But the problem is that you need to put the presell page somewhere.
On a hosted site.
The problem of hosting
So why doesn't every ClickBank affiliate have a site ?
Because it involves (they believe)
.. choosing a web host
.. the high cost of web hosting
.. the technicalities of setting up a site
.. the need to understand HTML
.. and so on.
No wonder they shy away from using the one tactic which beats all others - and consequently look on helpless as their ClickBank account slips into dormant mode.
But it need not be.
Think 'Blog'
First we are going to remove one barrier.
If you don't want to get involved in creating web pages there's a wonderful alternative. A blog.
Putting a presell page on a blog is simply a matter of writing a blog post then pressing the publish button. And seeing it automatically picked up by the search engines.
Of course there's still the need for the initial
set-up and configuration of a blog .. but we'll come to that
in a moment
Choosing a host
Do you want to confound yourself by researching the thousands of different hosting companies and their various packages ?
Well that's the WRONG approach.
The question you should be asking is "Which web host can help me with my particular needs as a ClickBank affiliate ?"
The answer ?
None.
That's not their job.
Their job is to supply you with hosting space and various tools.
So rephrase the question.
"Who understands the need of the ClickBank affiliate and can provide a hosting solution ?".
Step forward the ClickBank Gurus.
The ClickBank gurus
Adrian Ling and Harvey Segal run the ClickBank Success Forum - the only forum devoted completely to ClickBank: even ClickBank themselves go there to answer questions !
Adrian is the author of many software tools including the leading ClickBank affiliate management tool easyClickMate
Harvey is acknowledged as the world's top ClickBank expert. A participant in ClickBank's European Advisory Board meetings he owns The Complete Guide to ClickBank - the only site devoted completely to ClickBank - and is the author of NINE books about ClickBank.
They have moderated the forum since 2004 and seen it grow to over 12,000 members (as at May 2010), so if anyone knows what the ClickBank affiliate requires they are the ones.
And they have come up with a package targetted at this audience.
What they offer
Along with their hosting they includeItem 1: A ready-made blog on your own chosen domain
With a preselling article thrown in containing your affiliate
link, ready for you to adapt in your own words.
Item 2: easyClickBank Bonus Manager
If you want to persuade a customer to purchase from your site and not a rival affiliate's the recommended method is to provide a bonus after the sale.
easyClickBank Bonus Manager will automate the delivery of the bonus for you and it comes with a Catalog of bonus products you can choose to offer.
Item 3: Private forum
Access to the Private Forum at the ClickBank Success Forum where a team of resident experts will advise you on all the key disciplines needed by the online marketer.
The cost ?
Most people would willingly pay $47 a month for such a package - but the actual charge will shock you.
Just $9.95 per month.
What's the catch ?
Are they going to host you on some rickety 3rd world servers ?
No - it's the very same host they have run their own sites and blogs on since 2005.
It can't get any better can it ?
Well actually it can.
Even better . .
Item 4: They have an affiliate program for the system which pays up to 60% recurring commission with ClickBank.
It comes with an extensive promotion guide with a myriad of ways to hand out your link including two purpose-written viral books.
And with a clever twist which surpasses the ClickBank
cookie-based system they've made it impossible for anyone to
deprive you of your commission.
And later on
The other main reason for having a hosted site is that it allows you to capture visitor's contact information and build a LIST. It's called email marketing.With a list you can do automated follow-up messages and send periodic announcements or even regular newsletters.
Using an email marketing service is an option for you -
you may wish to defer it at the start - but when ready
you will get advice about which service to use.
What next ?
Check out the Membership Package which includes the hosting described above together with other opportunities.
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