Clickbank’s New Rating System – How to Avoid Having an Higher Risk Account

Clickbank has undergone many changes this year and the most highlighted change is their new risk management tiers system. This is a color coded system with 4 colors and each one means a different level of risk.

Initially all the accounts will be given 100 quality points, good accounts with color (green, blue or violet) will be awarded 1 point every day, and orange corresponds to borderline accounts which will lose 1 point a day. Red means unacceptable accounts that will lose 2 points per day and when it reaches 0 sales will be halted from this account and it will be suspended.

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Accounts with less than 1% chargeback and less than 15% refund rates are considered to be at  lower risk.

According to clickbank this rating system is updated every day and it is introduced for a better customer satisfaction and to minimize refund rates. One way it is great news for customers but for affiliates who are promoting products from internet marketing niche it is a bad news. The reason is simple many people who buy products from this niche refund often even if the product is good, so that they get the product for free but this is going to be a big problem to many affiliates with the introduction of the new rating system from march 2013.

Possible Solution

Until clickbank does something else to tighten up their refund policies so that free product seekers find it difficult to refund, it is a problem for both vendors and affiliates promoting clickbank products. Some tips to avoid refunds are listed below.

For affiliates, try to avoid crappy internet marketing products until something is done about the refund policies by clickbank. Other markets or niches have ultra low refund rates so concentrating on these niches would be a great idea to maintain a lower risk account. You can offer bonuses to buyers if they did not refund, 60 days after buying.

For vendors, get your trusted affiliates whitelisted and allow only those who can get you the real deal. Mail out your customers with fresh updates and given them free lifetime updates if possible. Also follow up the customers and help them get the most out of their purchase by regularly mailing them with useful info. I read a good post on warrior forum that says offer your digital products in the form of CD or DVD and with a condition that is  – if the buyer wants a refund he or she has to bear the return shipping charges (sounds like a good idea).

If you have better ideas to avoid being an higher risk account holder, please feel free to share with us.

Frequently Asked Questions in Affiliate Marketing

I am very happy writing this post today on the most frequently asked questions in affiliate marketing, there are new affiliate marketers who have a lot of doubt regarding affiliate marketing and they just don’t find a solution for all their questions in one single place. So I wanted to help these beginners by answering to some of their questions and contribute back to the affiliate marketing community that is helping many small business owners to build a successful business.

Well let me start off with the most popular question. fag affiliate marketing

Is there money in affiliate marketing?

My answer is yes, I personally earn a decent money from affiliate marketing and even I had a doubt whether this marketing stuff works or not but once I got my first check, all my doubts were cleared. There are many other success stories but the road to success was never easy, you have to work smart and dedicate some of your time doing the right stuff at the right time.

How much can you earn as an affiliate?

Well it varies and each individual has a different earning potential and there is always an opportunity to expand so it is all about the number game. The more number of products or services you promote successfully the higher will be your earnings.

Do you require any initial investment to start?

It is not mandatory to spend money to start affiliate marketing, you can use many free resources like free sites, web 2.0  and earn your first dollars. But it is recommended that you own a website after earning some cash initially, your own website provides you more control and features which is not available with free sites.

What type of products to promote?

You might know this but I have to tell you my personal answer to this question. There are new affiliate programs coming up every day and not all are worth promoting, some make money and some end up being a total loser, so it is essential you choose a good affiliate program. Try your best to promote only evergreen products, by this I mean the products which are in-demand in all the seasons. Always remember that in affiliate marketing quality matters the most.

Once you make a sale then just repeat it again, go back and see what helped you achieve this sale affiliate marketing is all about doing things which work.

Success = Quality + Consistency + Patience

Success is a combination of promoting quality product consistently to target audience and ultimately you need to show some patience until things start working for you. Do not give up easily, nothing is impossible in this world and affiliate marketing is easy if you have the knowledge and determination to succeed. Final words keep yourself updated because things change very quickly online so you need to adapt for these new situation if you want to see success.

How To Choose A Good Affiliate Program – Golden Tips

The most important step in affiliate marketing is to choose a good affiliate program, getting this step right will put you in the right path to success. And this is also a crucial step that decides the overall earning potential for the efforts you put in. Beginners to affiliate marketing usually get this step wrong and fail in the first step itself, to avoid being one of those failure story read this article completely which will help you choose good quality affiliate programs.

There are hundreds of online affiliate programs today and one might get confused on which program to go for, so first decide which type of affiliate program you would like to promote which makes things a little bit easier. Next after deciding on the type of program it’s time to search for the top players in the market. It would be better if you can go for an affiliate program in which you have passion or interest to promote because when you do things that you like, it becomes more easier and inspires you to produce great results.

choose affiliate programI have written a post on how to find affiliate programs in two easy steps, just read it before you continue, after reading make a list of affiliate programs that you come across, this will make further job easier.

Now take each of these programs that you have noted down and see whether they satisfy the following criteria to be considered as a quality affiliate program.

  1. Does this program offer good quality product that delivers what it says. (Customer satisfaction is very important)
  2. Are affiliates happy with this affiliate program, search for reviews.
  3. Does the program pay regularly on-time.
  4. Do they provide customer support and also respond to your queries as an affiliate.
  5. Check the track record of the product owner.
  6. Do people recognize the product, is it a trusted name. If yes then it is easy to sell the product to the buyer.
  7. Are buyers complaining about the product check for testimonials and user review, try to find negative reviews and use your diligence to decide whether it’s a good program to promote or not.
  8. The product should have demand meaning people should be ready to buy it.
  9. Does the affiliate program provide resources for product promotion and do they provide reliable statistics.

Check for all these criteria in the affiliate programs in your list and finally you will have a shortlist of good affiliate programs that are ready to promote.  Final tips,  stay away from banned and unethical programs that do more bad than any good.  Never promote a product if you don’t like it.

Leverage The Potential Press Release For a Smarter Affiliate Marketing

The ever increasing competition has been a big problem to most of the affiliate marketers all around the globe and this has given rise to new and innovative ways market their blogs or affiliate products online. In the current scenario the trending and most effective marketing strategy would be to use press releases for promoting our services to the masses.press release marketing

Many new companies and services use press releases to get the news to wider audience at a faster pace. The smart people know how to get them work with least amount of effort. It is totally upto you whether to work smart or work hard but successful people always are smarter. The reason why businesses use press release is to put their business in-front of customers, partners, bloggers and media, so that they gain even more exposure with minimal efforts. It creates an effect that is similar to avalanche where you just send in your message that is worthwhile and the people who find it interesting will share it with friends and their sites. If you are lucky enough your business might be featured on top news sites with huge reader base.

Now do you understand the potential of the press release has to offer for you and your business. Let others work for you, by spreading your news to even more people.

Advantages of Being in News

1. Build your Brand.
2. Gain trust from readers whom you can convert to customers later on.
3. Be in the spotlight, whenever you need.
4. Get more exposure to your business.
5. Increase your business opportunities.
6. Stay ahead of your competition.

Don’t just read, get to work – write your first press release and get all the advantages listed above. But before you start writing watch this video that will show you how to write a perfect press release easily.

Remember to perfectly optimize your press release for getting the maximum benefit out of it or else it is not worth the effort and time. Then when your press release is ready just get it distributed to as many websites as possible. There are free press release distribution sites as well as paid ones also, use them both for a better result.

At the end of a press release please do not forget to include your – call to action and leave a link to your website, after all this is what matters.

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