ClickBank

Get Started as a ClickBank Vendor

Selling your digital product through ClickBank is one of the best ways to quickly get exposure and sales for your product. Within a few business days, you can be up and running and have your product promoted by our huge network of affiliates!

Here are the easy steps for getting set up as a ClickBank vendor:

1. Sign Up with ClickBank
2. Create a Pitch Page and Thank You Page
3. Make a Payment Link
4. Complete "My Site" Information Within Your Account
5. Complete "My Products" Information Within Your Account
6. Test Payment Link
7. Request Product Approval
8. Pay One-Time $49.95 Activation Charge
9. You're Done!

1. Sign Up for a ClickBank Account

Before joining ClickBank, please make sure to read our Client Contract, Vendor and Product Requirements, Accounting Policy, and Return Policy.

Click here to sign up for a free ClickBank account now.

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2. Create a Pitch Page and Thank You Page

To sell a product through ClickBank, you will need your own website, including web hosting and a registered domain name. You cannot sell a product through ClickBank using a web page hosted on free sites, and ClickBank does not provide hosting for web pages.

You must create two pages on your website that are used to sell your ClickBank product: pages that we at ClickBank call a Pitch Page and a Thank You Page.

A: The Pitch Page

The Pitch Page is used to describe your product to potential customers and convince them to buy. It is sometimes referred to as a "sales page." When customers are ready to buy they click on a ClickBank payment link on your Pitch Page that links them to the ClickBank order form, where customers can place their order.

In addition to the ClickBank payment link (see Step 3 for specific instructions), your Pitch Page must include the following information:

1. A detailed description of the product.
2. The cost of the product.
3. For recurring billing products, be sure to clearly state all the details of the rebill schedule, including the number of times a customer is billed, and how frequently they will be billed. For example, you should say, "Your initial charge will be $19.95. You will then be charged $9.95 per month for the next 11 months."
4. The file format of your product, as well as any particular software or operating system required to use it (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, etc.).
5. If your product is only useful to customers in a particular geographic region or country, be sure to say so.
6. How the product will be delivered (e.g., direct download, via email, etc.).
7. How long delivery will take (e.g., immediate, 5 minutes, etc.).
8. For recurring billing products, explain how the product will be delivered, and how often. For example, if you sold a monthly newsletter, you could say that it will be delivered by email on the 1st of each month.

All statements made on the Pitch Page are subject to ClickBank's Client Contract and Product Requirements, as well as all applicable federal and state laws, including, but not limited to, U.S. Federal Trade Commission regulations, policies, and guidelines governing advertising, disclosure, and consumer protection. These rules can be found at www.FTC.gov.

B. The Thank You Page

The Thank You Page is the page customers will see after they purchase your product. Customers will only see this page if their purchase has been approved and the payment processed. In addition to thanking the customer for their purchase, your Thank You Page must include the following information:

1. A valid, clearly displayed email address where customers can reach you if they require technical support for your product, as ClickBank does not provide technical support.
2. A reminder to the customer that his or her credit card or bank statement will show a charge by ClickBank or CLKBANK*COM, rather than a reference to your specific product. This reminder should be prominent, as customers sometimes request refunds because they forget that ClickBank is handling the purchase.
3. For a recurring billing product, a restatement of the rebill schedule.
4. Clear instructions on how to download or access the product, or information on how and when it will be delivered to them.

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3. Make a Payment Link

When a customer is on your Pitch Page and ready to buy your product, you need to provide them with a payment link that sends them to the ClickBank order form, where they can enter their payment information and complete the transaction. Once the payment is approved, the customer is taken to a page hosted by ClickBank that confirms their order by providing them with a unique receipt number. Customers are then prompted to click a final link that takes them from this confirmation page to your Thank You Page, where you provide them with the information detailed above.

You'll need to manually create the payment link to send customers to the order form, and then insert this payment link in HTML code on your Pitch Page. Put the HTML code for your payment link in the following format:

http://ITEM.VENDOR.pay.clickbank.net

Here is a sample of what the HTML code would look like:

ITEM.VENDOR.pay.clickbank.net" target="cb">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

You must customize this HTML code to link to the order form for your specific product:

• Replace ITEM with the item number of the product for sale. As you set up products to sell in your ClickBank account, each product will be assigned a unique number: 1, 2, 3, etc. If you are setting up your first product, the item number is 1.
• Replace VENDOR with your ClickBank account nickname.
• If you want, you can replace CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE with any text you prefer, or if you are familiar with HTML you can insert code to make the payment link an image.

See our Payment Link FAQ for more information on payment links.

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4. Complete "My Site" Information Within Your Account

A. Designate a HopLink Target URL

One of the biggest benefits of being a ClickBank vendor is having access to our huge affiliate network. Affiliates advertise our vendors' products by enticing visitors to click on their affiliate link (also known as a "HopLink") and "hop" over to your Pitch Page to make a purchase.

The first step to taking advantage of our affiliate network is specifying the URL where affiliates should send potential customers, which we call the HopLink Target URL.

Typically, the HopLink Target URL is the same URL as your Pitch Page, although this is not always the case.

To designate a HopLink Target URL, follow the steps below:

1. Log in to your ClickBank account
2. Click the "Account Settings" tab
3. Click on "My Site"
4. Click "Edit" to the right of the "Marketplace Information" section
5. Enter your HopLink Target URL in the top field
6. Enter Marketplace Information

B. Enter Marketplace Information

After you've designated a HopLink Target URL, fill out details about your product to display in the ClickBank Marketplace. An accurate and compelling Marketplace description will help affiliates find your product and can convince them to promote it. If for any reason you do not wish to utilize our affiliate network, you do not need to fill out this information.

First, enter a Marketplace Title, which can be up to 70 characters long. Then enter a Marketplace Description of your site or product, which can be up to 250 characters long. Next, specify the commission you will pay to affiliates if they successfully send a buying customer to your site. On each affiliate-driven sale, this commission rate is taken out of the remainder left after ClickBank's payment processing fees have been assessed. Please note that if you sell multiple products through the same account, the commission rate must be the same for all of your products. Finally, choose up to two categories that best describe your product or site and click the "Save Changes" button.

Recurring billing only: If you are selling recurring billing products, you will also choose a Product Title and a Product Description for each product sold through your account. The Product Title and Product Description will appear on the ClickBank order form for each individual recurring billing subscription. The Product Title and Product Description will not appear in the ClickBank Marketplace.

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5. Complete "My Products" Information within Your Account

To enter important information about your product, such as the location of your Thank You page and your suggested retail price, click on the "My Products" link under the "Account Settings" tab.

Choose whether you'd like to create a Standard Product or Recurring Billing Product by clicking on the appropriate tab, then click on "Add New Product" on the right side of the page. Enter the following information, based on which type of product you're creating.

A. Standard Products:

1. The web address (or URL) of your Thank You Page
2. The item number of your product
3. The suggested retail price of your product,which is subject to ClickBank approval

B. Recurring Billing Subscriptions:

1. The web address (or URL) of your Thank You Page
2. The item number of your product
3. Product Title (up to 70 characters; will appear on the ClickBank order form, not in the ClickBank Marketplace)
4. Product Description (up to 250 characters; will appear on the ClickBank order form, not in the ClickBank Marketplace)>
5. Suggested Initial Price and Rebill Price (subject to ClickBank approval)
6. Frequency (how often the customer will be billed)
7. Duration (total number of times the customer will be billed over the life of your product, including the initial charge, even in the case of a trial purchase)

After you've entered the product information, make sure the "Test Mode" box is checked, and then click "Save Changes."

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6. Test Your Payment Link

Before submitting your product for approval, you must go through the process of purchasing your product as if you were a customer. That way, you can make sure that all of your links are working properly before potential customers visit your site. In addition, if your payment link isn't working correctly, it could delay approval of your product by the ClickBank Product Approval Team.

To perform a test purchase, click the payment link on your site as if you were going to make a purchase. This will take you to a test version of the ClickBank order form. Fill out your payment information, and then submit the order. This will lead you through the same process that customers will go through once your product has been approved and is out of test mode. However, nothing will be charged to your card if your product is in test mode.

Please note that you are not able to remove the test mode status until your product is approved and activated.

If you receive errors during a test purchase, here are some things to check:

1. Is your payment link set up correctly?
2. Is your ClickBank nickname spelled correctly?
3. Do you have the correct item number listed in the payment link?
4. Have you saved your Thank You Page URL in the My Products section of your account?
5. For additional information, please see our Payment Link FAQ.

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7. Request Product Approval

Before you can start selling your product with ClickBank, it needs to be approved by ClickBank's Product Approval Team. Once you've completed the steps above, you can submit a product approval request by following the steps below:

• Log in to your ClickBank account
• Click on the "Accounts Settings" tab
• Click on "My Products"
• Click on the "Request Approval" button under the "Action" column for each product that you want to submit for approval
• Verify that the information on the "Request Product Approval" form is correct, and answer the required questions on the form
• Click "Submit Product Approval Request," which will send your request to the ClickBank Product Approval Team for review

If you have submitted your request correctly, the "Status" column will change to "Approval Requested" for the product that is awaiting approval. Once your product has been approved, the "Status" column will show "Approved." You will typically receive the results of your request within three to five business days, via email.

For recurring billing products, the typical retail cap for the initial payment is also $50. However, the standard retail cap for the rebill amounts is $30. In some circumstances, we can approve a retail cap as high as $100 for the initial payment, $50 for rebill amounts, and even higher with a prior sales history with ClickBank if you've had low refund and chargeback rates.

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8. Pay One-Time $49.95 Activation Charge

Once you receive the approval email for your first product, you will need to pay your one-time $49.95 activation charge.

You'll receive instructions from the Product Approval Team on how to log in and pay the activation charge. You can pay by credit/debit card, PayPal, or money order.

Once your payment has gone through successfully, your site status on the "My Site" page will change to "Activated," and you can begin selling your approved products. Please note that you cannot pay the activation charge until your product has been approved and you have received notification from the Product Approval Team.

IMPORTANT: Once your product has been approved and your account has been activated, make sure the product is no longer in Test Mode. Go to the My Products section of your account and click on the product. Make sure the Test Mode box is unchecked (i.e., is empty) so your product can be sold to customers.

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9. You're Done!

Once your product is activated, it will be listed in the ClickBank Marketplace and ready for affiliates to promote. You can also begin accepting orders through the ClickBank order form.