My NEW Clickbank Code Review–
Is
it a scam or a program some people just don’t understand?
Some years ago I thought
about looking at CLICKBANK as a way to make extra money. There wasn’t
a training program such as this at that time and with a terminally ill husband,
I
did not have the time or
energy to devote to such a program. The training program was nothing like
this is reported to be and I had never heard the name of Michael Jones at that
time. Now his name is continually linked with internet marketing.
With
those comments out of the way, I want to look at CLICKBANK and Michael’s the newest rollout of CLICKBANK CODE
with a fresh pair of eyes in 2017. Let’s
clarify from the very beginning my misconception …..Michael Jones and CLICKBANK CODE are not associated with CLICKBANK any longer. Yet I understand
there are those who have met Michael Jones who boasts of earnings of 5 figure
income his first week and almost $50,000 his first month. The success rate of many affiliates who
follow the step by step instructions now would seem to guarantee their success. I am now reviewing
CLICKBANK CODE and the company (CLICKBANK) he states he made his first 5 figure commissions with. It is possible to still invest with CBC
and according to Michael can be successful, promote and sell products listed on
Clickbank Marketplace. You actually do
not have to work with either Michael or Clickbank. You can use the program to market anything
you like. However, if you choose to promote Clickbank products I recommend you
research their policies, each terms and agreements to determine whether there could
be conflicting differences. At this time
I understand Clickbank now has enlisted Adam Horowitz and Justin Atlan to
promote and use Clickbank University 2.0 to provide training for their website,
but we will follow through with CLICKBANK
CODE to determine if it is a
scam or just a training program many just do not understand.
Starting
as with any review I do, I like to start with the information I found on
Michael and how it would to relate to you. In the beginning I was not sure exactly
who rolled out the CLICKBANK
CODE just from the information
in the many affiliate reviews but the one thing I was sure of was that Michael
Jones is successful. Some affiliates said
it was Michael who rolled the program out and others were saying it was done by
Tim Bekker and Jesse Regan. Those
reviews just made me stop and go back to the researching part and dig a little
deeper to ensure I gave the correct information rather than taking the
information solely on its merits. In
doing this I found the truth is, it is all the above. Michael started with CB in February of 2009 and by May 14, 2009 he
had put together his steps to success in PDF format and with Tim and Jesse the
video series of CLICKBANK CODE was
born. They worked together to put this
internet marketing training program together with much success. When doing my homework I found Tim and Jesse
are also reputed by others to have excelled in their field. So, it seems Michael put the material together
and Tim and Jesse helped to make it into what we see today.
When
Michael Jones started his career with CLICKBANK he said he had always heard that it was easy to get started and since he had some success online
prior to that time he decided to give it a try. According to the website
he “just sat down one day at my kitchen table, fired up the old laptop, and
started searching the Clickbank Marketplace for products to promote...
with good commissions”. I have found
Michael had sales and/or marketing experience with EBay prior to this and would
probably have aided in his success.
Maybe he would have used his number cruncher there. Crunching basic numbers like he would go through with any new venture.
I mean real basic as Michael
describes as “kindergarten math”.
After some time searching for the products and number crunching;
he decided to promote those products. As
with many companies a website is not mandatory, it is recommended to have your
own for a better success. Now it seems
at that time Michael did not take this program seriously. Although he does not use those specific words…
he created a website. He does state he
put templates together on his landing page.
Another word for a website is landing page and you will find there are
many companies who will offer you a free website or have someone like Type At
Home has with Wix. They offer a free
website. This is common especially if
you are promoting their company and products.
The most common ones I am familiar with are Go Daddy and Wix just to
name a couple. You can start with a
basic site for free and then upgrade if you choose from there. If you do not have a website it will start
with registering your domain name then will enroll you in their hosting
fees. Some actually do not charge
hosting fees but those are few and far between.
However, monthly fees are pretty insignificant with the hosting as most
of the time (less than $10) and it does get you up and running faster with your
own website. It may not be quite the
most professional look you see with a professional website but as you can see
with Michael that did not seem to matter.
When you have templates a customer can take it from there, make their
own choices, and it is very easy to put it together. The next thing you know, your website is up in
a very short time. I have seen many
people who just add a color to the top of their home page with the title,
introducing their information and then upload a small use a small portrait of
themselves. I personally like the picture
as it puts a face to the owner. It’s
your website and since you are an independent contractor you design the website
the way you want within reason. Michael
says his templates were “ugly” yet he still decided to put in a few hours just
to give it a chance to see what would happen. He had put together his crunching
formula without any thought of being successful and yet you can see from his
website just how successful he was. With
having the online success with EBay, while I do not know for a fact, I would
think he used some of the same tactics as used with EBay to choose the products
he wanted to promote. Just in case you
did not see this page of CLICKBANK CODE; this is what he posts on the website. However, making a 5 figure
income within 30 days is successful any way you want to look at it.
That is truly
amazing. Can you imagine every time you
refreshed the page, you had 2 or 3 more sales.
I would say that type of activity really would have the blood pumping
and would warrant a night on the town but Michael states he went looking for
more products. Even if there wasn’t a
website created for you and you made it with templates, then you should be
looking through the different templates to reflect you and the products you
were choosing while hoping the money would keep coming in. There is a You Tube
video that says you can start without a website, but I would say it is
definitely not recommended. Depending on
how comfortable you are with investing in either having a custom website made
or if you don’t already have one I would use the templates in the beginning to
create one. According to Michael he can
take anyone from any job market and make them successful using the CLICKBANK CODE.
However it must be someone who will listen
and follow his methods.
Have you ever heard of the saying “you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks”? It seems that could be the
case for some affiliates. Many affiliates
according to Michael are making what one might consider fair money and are completely
satisfied with that. Why? Why are they not giving the code a
chance? Let’s delve down and see if we
find can find the answers for ourselves.
Michael says:
When I went to the Clickbank website
they report there are 100,000 very successful affiliates, but they are some 500,000
listed. H-mm! Being in a world of “fat commission checks, easy traffic, and the lifestyle you've been aiming for
this whole time” is
something I think many have dreamed about, but maybe scared to acted on. Myself, I would never act on anything such as
a time while caring for my husband simply because I feel you would need to be
free of intrusions and devote quality time learning unless of course that
intrusion is the need to make money.
However once I had done my research, if I found it to be a legitimate
venture and were to decide to invest in CLICKBANK CODE I
can assure you I would take those videos and follow the instructions to the
letter. Still, during this review we
break this down a little further to cover all the information (good and maybe
bad) so if you are considering investing you can make an informed decision.
While
the website CLICKBANK CODE is
s-o-o positive and has such huge numbers in commissions that many may find it
hard to believe. So during this review we
will look at some of the other things and costs you might endure when using CBC. First, we know there is an enrollment fee of
$77 and as of this writing they state they will accept the next 72 people and allow
their use of the CLICKBANK CODE
training system. There are some 28 videos which he states will teach you how to
use the same tactics to make $1000’s. While none of us
are Michael; I personally would not go into this venture expect to make the
$11,000 the first week. However, I feel
I would be remiss if I did not remind you Clickbank states they have 500,000
recorded affiliates, but only 100,000 are actually making money. That is a 1 in 5 chances of making the good
money Michael has made. So, I advise you
to give it your all with a goal of exceeding the $50,000 the first month and
but maybe if it is not half or even a quarter of this amount but if you make an
extra $2000 to $3000 your first month that is being successful! That being said, I do not advise you to go
into any venture such as this without giving it your best. Don’t expect to promote a few products and
just sit back waiting for the money to roll in.
According to the multiple reviews I have read most of the promotions are
predominately digital products which are not what you would call high dollar
products. Instead many affiliates state
they have made the best commissions while promoting multiple products for the
average person. They sell more products with
has a very low cost therefore making it easier more commissions. If you have hundreds of eBooks selling for
let’s say $25 and you make $12.50 on each of those; you just made yourself
anywhere from $1250 and up. I do want
you make sure you understand what digital products are and how easily it is to
make numerous commissions promoting those items. A digital product being sold are mainly eBooks
that are written on every subject known to man.
Anyone with time, knowledge, and dedication can write an eBook….even you. It
just takes time… a lot of time. Still, I have not tried the CLICKBANK CODE and
cannot state as factual that if you proceed with this venture you would be successful. What I recommend is for you do your homework
just as I am doing today and research CBC.
Read the reviews; all the reviews
from those who have used the CLICKBANK CODE and
they implemented this training material as Michael recommended by using it on a
regular basis. A very important step in
the process before taking part in this venture is to scroll down to the bottom
of any webpage you are considering entering into an online financial venture
with until you see this picture:
I am
sure both Michael and Clickback would suggest doing this to verify everyone
knows the type of agreement each would be making. Only when I did this, I did not realize you
have to request a refund on CLICKBANK CODE within
56 days from the date of purchase and not the 60 days as is reported on the
website.
Your second module gives
advice on how to select your keywords.
Keywords are words which should be one word if possible followed with a
comma in between each word (e-book, marketing, etc.) and every time a potential
customer searches using one or all your keywords; your product will populate
for them to consider. If used properly this
has the potential to drive high traffic to your website as well as the great
potential for sales. For many who are
familiar with online marketing understands this module and frees you from having
to check out your competitors or having to decipher some very complicated
tools.
Your third module will walk
you through landing pages which I prefer called websites. You are taught how to pick a good domain
name, building a free website vs having one designed, hosting fees, using WordPress
for a blog, creating your own story so people can relate to you and what you
are promoting. In other words you are
promoting yourself in such a positive way the public will connect with the
marketing strategies you use.
Module four is where you
really need to concentrate on how you will build traffic to your website, but
if a website is not available then a blog is the best next option. However, you will learn about pay per click,
cost per click, cost per market, and click-through rate. It is imperative to understand each before
you promoting your products. Not making
sure you understand this could cost you hundreds of dollars.
Module
five takes you through the marketing strategy.
This module deals with getting and using free traffic using Bum
marketing with what some call articles, stories, or blogs. This not only teaches you how to do a keyword
search for your article, but it also gives tips on writing articles, but also
gives tips on the best way to write your articles to get SEO (search engine optimization)
results.
Module
six is devoted to getting free traffic techniques like using forum marketing.
This tactic in the video teaches you how
to use different techniques when using forum marketing.
There
are both pros and cons to using this program.
There are some good tips to finding profitable products and there are
techniques on how to get free traffic.
The cons to this program for newbies are the amount of money needed to
be used on pay per click can exceed $500.
So it is imperative to research other avenues that may be free or decide
in the very beginning what your budget is for marketing.
So, now as I promised I want
to give you an idea of costs to starting a new venture of this magnitude. As I stated, the cost for CBC is
$77 which is relatively low if you are making large sums of money. Added to this would be the costs of the
website. It can possibly be free when
doing your research of using the sites templates but you will have to register
the domain name and possibly a monthly hosting fee ranging from $3.99 to $7.99
a month with Go Daddy depending on your needs.
Then if you decide to use pay per click AdWords, that is where you can
find costing up to $500 a month so you definitely would want to remember where
Michael said he could get free AdWords.
Remember the costs for your operating expenses are tax deductible within
the United States, but I cannot comment on those areas outside our States.
While doing the research, I
find Michael Jones states he will show you how to use the mathematical method
he uses for picking the highest conversion products. There is a spreadsheet called “Clickbank
Product Evaluator” and one customer stated it was worth the $77 just to get
that Evaluator. This 4 page formulary is
reputed to tell you whether the product you chose to list is telling you to “go
for it” or “bail on it”. It is noted
that there are some affiliates who did not use the formula and chose much
higher priced items and lost money instead of reaping the generous
commissions. CLICKBANK CODE pays
out commissions of approximately 50% to 75% of the sale price. The downside is when returns are completed
with refunds given back to the customer; the affiliate will have a chargeback
on the commission they were given.
However, it seems that those who pay attention to Michael in the CLICKBANK CODE videos and follow his step by step methods you can possibly make good
money. Again and again and again do your research.
There is another company
where you can make extra money on line and that is with Type At Home where you
type articles and get paid for them. If
you can type and have the internet you can qualify to work with them. There is a one-time fee of $29.99 for
part-time, $59.99 for full time and $89.99 for the business owner. Part-time can earn you up to $500 per month,
full time up to $2000 per month and the business owner has an unlimited
income. It is fun and you work from the
comfort of your home or anywhere else you are as long as you have your computer
and internet.
