Strange Happenings At Clickbank

by Mike on November 11, 2008
in Affiliate Marketing

8 Comments

If you’re into affiliate marketing then odds are you know all about Clickbank.  If you’ve never heard of CB you should know that they’re probably the largest online retailer of digital products and they have thousands of products to promote.  Its where most newbies start their affiliate marketing journey.

Unfortunately there have been some rumblings in the past few weeks about orders not being processed correctly.  More specifically, vendors and affiliates alike are afraid that they’re not getting paid for their sales.  Conversion rates for some products have tumbled and while some may shrug it off as a fluke a lot of people are concerned.  After all, if you’re spending money on a PPC campaign your profit margin may be pretty small.  Losing a few sales could mean the difference between a tidy profit and a huge loss.

Personally, I did notice a very quiet two weeks from my affiliate sites, but this past week has been back to normal.  Is there a technical glitch in Clickbank’s system?  Or is there something more sinister going on? 

Check out these two threads from the WarriorForum for updates…

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/27188-dreaded-clickbank-problem-some-facts.html

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/24125-clickbank-hows-strange.html

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8 Responses to “Strange Happenings At Clickbank”
  1. Dennis Edell (46 comments.) says:
    November 12, 2008 at 11:29 am

    I’ve heard from day one the CB had all kinds of issues. I personally use paydotcom as well as other networks.

    Dennis Edells last blog post..10 Effective Joint Venture Ideas To Get You Started

  2. Mike Collins says:
    November 12, 2008 at 11:36 am

    Dennis, I agree Clickbank’s system is far from perfect but I’ve had huge success promoting some of their products.

  3. Dennis Edell (46 comments.) says:
    November 12, 2008 at 8:14 pm

    Oh I’m sure I’ll get there eventually lol. I have many that I’ve “collected” to wade through first.

    Dennis Edells last blog post..10 Effective Joint Venture Ideas To Get You Started

  4. Gachinpo Feed (1 comments.) says:
    November 16, 2008 at 9:48 am

    There had really been some issues regarding Clickbank. Hope that it will be minimized or be completely fixed to provide its affiliates a better earning opportunity.

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  5. Ben Pei (9 comments.) says:
    December 7, 2008 at 12:41 am

    Haven’t been working on clickbank lately but good information..

    Ben Peis last blog post..Blogging With One Hand

  6. work from home business blog (6 comments.) says:
    December 12, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    I used Clickbank too so thanks for sharing this information.I never knew they had such problems.

    Peter Lee

    work from home business blogs last blog post..100 Subscribers For Work From Home Business Blog

  7. Frostfire Gifts (8 comments.) says:
    December 13, 2008 at 5:36 am

    Clickbank ahve a bad reputation, but they do have some good products worth promoting.

  8. Jeff Scott (5 comments.) says:
    December 22, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    Wow. Thats good to know. I’ll keep a close on on that but haven’t noticed any problems so far.

    Jeff Scotts last blog post..Easily forget

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