Welcome to ClickBank This email confirms you have signed up for an account with ClickBank. Thank you! ClickBank provides digital content — e-books, software, memberships and subscriptions — to consumers around the world through a network of product vendors and affiliate Internet marketers. ClickBank vendors have a digital product or service to sell. ClickBank affiliates are Internet marketers who earn commissions by promoting ClickBank products. A single ClickBank account is designed to be used by both vendors and affiliates. To illustrate, here is an example of how ClickBank works: An author writes an e-book on dieting and chooses to become a vendor on the ClickBank network. He features the book on his web site and offers a 60 percent commission to ClickBank affiliates who successfully promote the book (resulting in a sale) to end consumers. An affiliate sees the vendor's e-book in the ClickBank Marketplace and decides to feature the dieting e-book on his web site or in other online promotions. Each time a visitor to the affiliate's web site or advertisement clicks on the product link, the visitor is referred to the vendor's site where the product can be purchased though ClickBank and downloaded. ClickBank handles the tracking and transaction (screens for fraud and processes the payment, etc.), and if the transaction is successful, pays both the vendor and the referring affiliate. ClickBank also processes any sales from the vendor's web site that are not referred through a ClickBank affiliate. In those cases, ClickBank pays the vendor only, as no referring commission has been earned. For more information about getting started with ClickBank as either a vendor, affiliate, or both, check out the references provided in this email, as well as the "Sell Products" (vendors) tab and the "Promote Products" (affiliates) tab available on our site. Top Beginner Questions To better assist our new vendors and affiliates we've compiled answers to our 5 most commonly asked questions for both vendors and affiliates. Click on the headings below to download the respective PDFs and read the answers. Top Beginner Affiliate Questions I opened an affiliate account, now what? What are Hoplinks and where do I put them? As an affiliate, do I need to make a Thank You Page? Also, what is my Hoplink Target URL? Where are my Hoplinks I created? Do you have a list of them? As an affiliate, do I need to submit my Hoplinks for product approval? What is the difference between the two Hoplinks automatically generated when you use the link "create hoplink" in the Marketplace? Top Beginner Vendor Questions I opened a vendor account, now what? What is a Pitch Page? A Thank You Page? How do I get my product approved? I submitted my approval weeks ago, but have gotten no response. As a vendor, how do I attract affiliates? How do I protect my Thank You Page so that people won't be able to just go to the page and download my product without first purchasing it? As a vendor, how do I pass parameters from my Pitch Page? Sign Up for the ClickBank Newsletter The ClickBank Newsletter is a monthly publication for affiliates and vendors that features a collection of useful information including news and tips. You can also get official ClickBank Press Releases sent directly to your inbox. You must opt-in to receive the ClickBank Newsletter and ClickBank Press Releases. To opt-in now, click here. Want to see a sample issue? Check out January 2008. Getting Paid ClickBank will withhold the first check to be issued from your account until the payable balance contains sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers, including at least one Visa and one MasterCard in order to be eligible to receive a check. For more information about our accounting policies, check out the ClickBank Accounting Policy. Getting Started Checklists ClickBank Affiliates Finding products to promote Create working Hoplinks Place your Hoplinks to promote your chosen products ClickBank Vendors Make a "Pitch Page" to promote and sell your product Designate a "Hoplink Target URL" in your Account Settings Make a "Thank You Page" to deliver your product Test your payment links Request product approval Pay the activation charge Connect to the ClickBank affiliate network to optimize your sales Getting Help Have a question? Need assistance with your account? Submit a customer service request via this form. When filling out the form please provide us with as much information as possible. Providing us with details allows us to provide you with a faster and more complete response. © 2009 ClickBank | Privacy Policy | ClickBank Home This email was sent because you signed up for a ClickBank account. No further emails will be sent to you unless during signup you checked the box to receive account promotional emails from ClickBank and/or signed up for the ClickBank Newsletter or Press Releases. This email was sent by: ClickSales, Inc., 917 South Lusk Street, Boise, ID 83706