How to Start Making Money With ClickBank

Making money with ClickBank can be pretty easy, as long as you know what you are doing. In a nutshell, it simply involves doing some simple and duplicable steps that I will explain in this article. Making money with ClickBank can sometimes appear to be very hard, but it does not have to be, there are definitely no "secrets" to it.

Based on my affiliate marketing experiences, as long as you know what you are doing ANYBODY can make money with ClickBank. However, there is a process which you need to learn and follow, so lets begin!

Step 1. Creating Your ClickBank Account.

In order to sell ClickBank products, the first thing you need to do is to register as a ClickBank affiliate, and to do this you need to create your own affiliate account following following the next few easy steps in the process:

a). Go to ClickBank.com and complete the ClickBank affiliate sign up form. This will only take you a few minutes. It is a straightforward thing to do, just follow the instructions on ClickBank.com. It is important to make sure your contact details (email) are correct as ClickBank will confirm your affiliate account by email.

b). Once you receive your affiliate account confirmation email, click the link within the email and this will bring you to the confirmation page. This is where you can log-in via the log-in link at the top of the page.

When you have logged in you will then be taken to your account homepage, where you can keep track of your sales and earnings. Once here, you just need to enter some information in the Payment information section. There are 2 parts to this section, one for your preferred payment method, and the other for your payment thresholds. Payment method gives you the option to choose how you would like to receive your responsibilities. However, new affiliates can only receive their responsibilities by check, until they have made some consistent sales.

The Payment Threshold is the minimum amount you will need to earn in commissions before ClickBank will send your payment. You can edit this by clicking the edit link located in the top right hand corner of the payment information area.

Step 2. How to Select Your ClickBank Product.

Now, obviously selecting the right ClickBank product to promote includes some other important steps you will ever need to explore, such as keyword research. As keyword research is outside of the remit of this article, and is a complete subject on it's own, you can find out more and read some of my keyword research articles by clicking the link contained in my author bio at the end of this article.

Now, back to the ClickBank Marketplace. On the My Account Homepage you will notice a link at the top of the page called "Marketplace." Click on it! You will now see a list of product categories, from which you can choose a product to sell. So choose a category and we can move onto the next stage of the process.

Assuming you have chosen a category, you should now be looking at a list of product results, now you need to take a number of factors into account BEFORE making your product choice, such as:

1. Gravity. - This tells you how many affiliates are making money with the product. I recommend choosing products with a gravity of 300 or more.

2. Avg% / Sale. - This gives you the average amount of commission that vendors will offer for each sale. I recommend promoting ClickBank products that offer 50% commission or more.

3. Avg Rebill. - This tells you whether or not this product is a subscription product or not. I recommend only choosing the products that will pay you a recurring monthly income, so ONLY choose a product that has a $ 15 or more rebill total in this field, because this means you will get paid this amount over and over again.

Now that you have selected your ClickBank product using the criteria above, you need create your unique affiliate link to begin promoting. ClickBank call this a "Hoplink".
To create your "Hoplink" you need to do the following (Do not worry this is easy):

1. Click the "Promote" button next to the product you have chosen.

2. On the next page called "Affiliate Program: Promote Products for (Vendor name)". You need to enter your account nickname (ID) then click "Create", and you will be presented with 2 affiliate links (Hoplink). You should copy these links and paste into an excel spreadsheet on your computer. Remember these are YOUR AFFILIATE LINKS that you will use for promotion and are how you get paid for each sale, so look after them as ClickBank will not store them for you.

You will notice that they are two Hoplinks, but unless you are a web designer with HTML coding knowledge, you should only need to use the shorter version (usually with the black font as opposed to the longer one in blue)

How to Start Making Money With ClickBank - Step 3.

Promoting Your Chosen Product.

So you should now have your FREE ClickBank account created with your first Hoplink to promote. There are many marketing methods you can choose, but beware of "marketing method overload" particularly if you are a newbie. This is when you try to master all marketing methods at once, and do not achieve your goals as you do not become competent at any.

So my advice is to choose a marketing method you are comfortable with, then a master at it, then move onto the next.

To start making money with ClickBank journey, I highly recommend using Article marketing and Free Social Media to start with, particularly if you are on a limited budget, and especially if you have time as opposed to money.

However, if you are looking for fast results from your marketing, and you can spend some money, then paid advertising is the way to go, such as PPC or Solo-ads. There are many too many marketing methods to go into this Article, but to find out more, simply click on the link to my blog contained in the author bio at the end of this article.

So there you have it, a quick and easy way for you to start making money with ClickBank, once you begin, if you are anything like me you will be astounded at just how easy it is to make money with ClickBank, and continuously add multiple streams of internet income to your bank accounts.

Making Money Online With a Forex Trading System

In this article I will discuss making money online, Forex trading, and software related to Forex trading. Both good and bad. As well as cover some other things. Although there are a lot of systems out there, more importantly scams, there's not quite as many as there are online get rich quick schemes and ponzi schemes in general. There are still hundreds if not thousands of scams that directly refer to Forex Currency Trading. These scams come in various formats but often get the record set straight on them quickly, however a few others somehow escape the negative publicity and go for years and hit unsuspecting profit seekers where it hurts the most daily. The problem with Forex is that so much seems too good to be true, and a lot of stuff is, but it's also true that many people have made millions and some are not really all that smart at it. You can profit from the right robot.

The first thing I would like to discuss is the topic of sales pages, that common pitch page that a lot of products use and you often think it's gone too far or it must be a scam just by looking at it. But when you think real hard about it, over half the time this is not actually the case ... These sales pages are so long and packed with information since they are commonly advertised on the web and it is more or less business strategy, as opposed to anything reflecting the product. Certain sellers force you to use pitch pages, they need a specific landing page and it makes things much easier for sales transactions.

So rather than guide you through a structured web site with more details through various sections; they often use this pitch page and they generally pack it with information and a ton of hard selling. This has proven to be the trend and it's gotten harder and harder for some EAs to market their software without these types of pitch pages. It is often the case with digital products and or / stuff you can order online. When it comes to these make-money-online and Forex sites they often have a lot of flash to them and obviously many things to draw customers in. In reality it's not much different from any other form of advertising, most certainly not the likes of gambling, and so forth. They need to have some sort of appeal and be competitive. My conclusion is that even if it looks like it could be a scam, do your homework anyway and it may not be. It just depends. Some things are signs, but in my opinion web design and hard selling are not direct signs of a scam. Although in the Forex Market something to hope for would be charts and proof.

With regards to the surveys and other things, it amounts to filling out spam for pennies pretty much, data entry is the same and much more annoying than even the most desperate realize. It also makes you look bad if you tell your friends. You still have to spend time to make any real money, not prizes, and some also require a credit card number on file, and they text you and stuff too. Let's be honest, it sucks. It's bottom of the barrel work that just is not worth it. It's for the ultra-lazy. The kind of human being who for example might get scammed by a Forex system. Not a serious adult who is looking to profit from investment and extend their savings, along with make more money in general.

I once tried a clicking service just to see if I actually could make money, on the popular moneytec forum it was this highly recommended thing by a bunch of lazy work at home users, but I bought into it at the time, and, no joke I signed up and they told me it would be easy and they would make it easy to visit 1000 sites or whatever they have you visit for 15 cents. So I clicked a link and it just starting loading every 2 seconds, it was awfully slow, I waited 15 minutes and that was only like 25 sites, i got a virus after, and i closed it fast. I abandoned the 15 cents for it and thought instantly that these poor souls who do this are a whole helluva lot more desperate than I am. I do not belong in these sort of slums of the internet. This is the first time I have ever written about it. During that several years ago before I started trading Forex I also wrote a few surveys and never got paid once. I have marketed online to some success but mainly my success has been through Forex Trading. That's why I do not need to work a real job and can sit around doing stuff like this all day. Publishing is very important to me. Once something you write online get indexed by a major search engine like Google, chances are that it will be there for a very long time. I find that important anyway ...

There are other ways you can make money online without Forex Trading, though sadly it is often below the barrel work; boring data entry, filling out surveys for pennies, to name a couple of the more common ones. If you're into making web sites you may also advertise on one of your sites or a network of sites, and for that you need fresh content and you need to get traffic, which is way harder than one might think. You can sell products as an affiliate, although you need to find your niche and work very hard at it, it becomes a time consuming job for some people and no matter what you're likely to going to need to invest in something no matter what you do. Whether it's Forex, Web Design, Advertising or whatever it is or a combination of things, most importantly it takes time and ability to adapt your passion. Although you still have much more freedom, affiliate marketing online is very crowded and has been for years. You can also use a revenue-share article and / or video submission service in hopes of being one of the few who can actually earn a living at it. Though that is not for everyone. If you've got four young children and only have an extra hour or two a day to pull in some extra income you most likely do not have time to play a Martha Stewart like figure. Most people do not.

Forex Trading on the other hand is more convenient in the sense that it is an extremely profitable investment opportunity given the right expert adviser, to advise your trade and supply signals, generally to guide you. That is option one. You need a broker. It's way easier than you think and in the Forex industry not as big of a word as you might think, easy to get and you do not gotta meet them in person or anything. It's an online thing.

There are many options to trade Forex, one of the most common would be the use of automated Forex platforms and Forex robots, all automated Forex trading in general. There is nothing wrong with it. This is where expert advisers come in, EAs for short. These are the Forex experts as I mentioned above who supply your trades and information to you. They pretty much tell you what to do. Some are much better than others. Some are not out to supply signals at all and simply selling their software to make profit from that end. Proper automated Forex software oftens runs on the metatrader 4 Forex trading platform, or at least the more popular ones do. Your EA software is like plug-in software for it. I'd actually be wrong to say all EAs use it, but many of the ones I have experience with use the Metatrader 4 Platform and I prefer it.

The other way to trade Forex is to study the market, find all the relevant information you need, take a very long time of a few months to several years to learn something, only to have it blow up as you were still too inexperienced to do something with your strategy when the market changed. Strategy is a very important element of online Forex trading but not just having a strategy, it's about having enough strategies and being able to adapt properly with the market. This is why a lot of people fail without popular EAs, because the EA is usually a well-trained trader and your common trader can not provide himself with signals even half as good and a lot less consistently. The well known EAs are usually like 15 year traders and so forth who studied the market like a school subject and make extra money on the side by selling there signals too you, or software which grants them.

A lot of Forex EAs today simply do not have that sort strategy or ability to adapt with the market ... So not making them scams, but just not prepared for the long haul in general. I have a lot of experience with failed systems and systems that worked for just a little while. I have others that work to this day but I am always seeking new ones. I can review several including one I use now however that has already been done a few times over.

If you're looking for the cross between really learning Forex and just really having to learn complicated signals and software I'd suggest Forex Fap Turbo. The downside of this is you often need to buy extra stuff to learn it and some of it is useless. All of this for pretty decent software but it takes way more time and skill and not something I was happy with. I requested and received my refund for the software and some other software related to it, as it was just not for me and the only people i heard reviewing and bragging about it were a lot more educated before they tried it than I was. I was not ready then, am not ready now. Although it's a well reviewed Forex system and not a scam, I've provided a lot of help, but there are too many of the same, some are forex advertisements so that's not a lot of help. It also brings up a lot of the Fap Turbo related software that is not even the direct software and you gotta buy it separately. So it's a lot of hassle even more than some typical investments that are not related to Forex.

I have also tried automoney and several other Forex robots and automated Forex platforms. I have found that many of these automated Forex systems are a dime a dozen and send you through far too many loops to get the desired results. If they do not eat your entire investment ... Some systems do not have stops and you have to do too much often, others are slow, and sometimes the EA is simply just not your sort of teacher and you get lost sometimes. ..Some EAs will simply sniff you out and then screw you over in the end. This is why it's important to watch for signs of proof either by service trial or physical proof before making your purchase of expensive Forex software.

I have also used Forex Assassin, the eToro Forex trading platform and Forex Harvester but nothing really significant has come up from any of those systems for me.

Some Forex marketers, EAs and employees in general and so forth are so wicked that they monitor new "Forex" related domain registration and somehow get your email address and solicit you ... So you have to be aware that in the Forex market as far as Forex expert advisers go, there is a lot of them competing to get your money. You are sincerely seeking the ones who are also looking to have a solid reputation and actually provide you with profitable trades, your EAs # 1 objective should be successfully trading Forex and not selling their software. This is another thing that makes the simple "pitch page" easy for EAs with very little maintenance, on that end of things. The software should be and often is a side venture for Forex experts who can actually profit from their knowledge of the market and have the means to market themselves ... Can anyone create automated software and sell it? Probably not, I think it's a bit of a stretch but then again it depends if you even get software, or whatever, most systems that are fully developed and have good features but do not work - were more than likely meant to work at some point.

I have read up on quite a few of the most popular Forex review sites like Forex Peace Army and many other well known ones, and to me they all pretty much point towards the same complicated software and their voters are already experts investing 10s of thousands already and they barely feel some of their losses. They switch around a lot; nothing turns out to be solid in the end. The reviews on sites like that most likely got started through advertising. Too many people get to review their own systems on Forex sites like that, etc. You never know who the reviewer is. Searching for automated Forex software reviews is almost impossible nowdays since they all say pretty much the same thing and are mostly positive ...

I have read up on many "free Forex signal" reports on the web and I also participate actively on various Forex forums and other Forex related sites. I often find with these particular Forex signals at least my impression is that you get someone looking to be a mentor of some sort for you, they are usually shady and turn out to be lacking when you need them the most. These guys are usually empty handed. They are trying to freelance or whatever so that they can supply systems and build a name for themselves, but the problem is that these are the guys who after so many followers do create a commercial system and then extremely end up failing, their the failed EA newbies to some extent and you want an EA who is an accomplished Forex expert.

One should consider it much better and safer to use an established system that is known to work, and not the work of an aspiring EA, or even worse, somebody who does not have those credentials at all and are just trying to stuff their ego . I have not enjoyed the free Forex signals and find it more like looting through them then finding anything that productive, not much is there or else all the Forex signals would have to be free and would be for everyone, all the best Forex signals would be free. At least that is my concept. I do not want a rookie EA telling me what to do, since the trend in the Forex market nowdays is most definitely for more popular and well established EAs to sell systems, mostly automated software. That is one thing I do not understand, who these people are that clog up the forums with nonsense and think they can compete in the market with actual successful Forex EAs who really know how to trade.

How much you want to trade really depends on you. If you're a Forex starter you need to have a good EA for starters, and while I can not hand pick one for you, I can provide at least one review since I have spent time on the subject, in this article off- site to an excellent EA which i have tried and complies with several of my standards. I feel it is an excellent resource for people like me at least who gets lost on the big stuff. There are many fish in the sea.

What You Need To Know About Monetizing Your Bank Instrument

This methodology in its truest essence dates back to the 1940's shortly after WWII whereby heads of states and banks came together to think up ways in which money could be generated to rebuild Europe which as completely devastated as a result of the war. This meeting was known as Bretton Woods.

Fast forward to today, the methodology can and is used to raise money for infrastructure projects around the world. Large financial bodies such as the World Bank and the IMF use specialized trading programs which generate sufficient cash to go towards large infrastructure project funding.

There is a common misconception about monetizing bank instruments and most people, brokers included, have very little to no knowledge on what it takes to successfully monetize a Bank Instrument.

Bank Instrument Misconceptions

It is not uncommon for many individuals to think that if they have a bank instrument such as a Standby Letter Of Credit (SBLC) from a bank, they can cash it in. These individuals expect that the service provider (Monetiser) will automatically give them several million in cash just like that. However the reality is much different.

In reality, there are many people who purchase a Standby Letter of Credit and are then shocked to learn that their newly purchased bank instrument was never designed to be monetized to begin with. The bank instrument is therefore deemed worthless for their intended purposes.

Purpose Of A Bank Instruments

SBLC'S issued for monetization or for the purpose of securing lines of credit tend to be worded specifically and must include certain terminology. Not all SBLC's are intended for monetization so it is important to understand what you paying for and what you are getting to ensure that it will work for your intended purpose.

The truth of the matter is that having the money to buy a bank instrument doesn't automatically mean that your SBLC can or will be monetized. As well, there are limited service providers who are in the business of Monetizing Bank Instruments.

If the purpose of having a bank instrument issued is for project funding, it is important to note that all the 'components' have to be in place. Another words the SBLC Provider, Bank Issuer, Monetiser and Trader all have to be in sync with one another to stand the best chance of raising funds for project funding.

SBLC Considerations

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Ideally, you should know who will be monetizing your bank instrument before you purchase it. This may not be forthcoming to begin with if you are utilizing the services of a broker and are taking an instrument you already have in your possession to them. Brokers will tend to ask for a copy of your instrument first and run it past their Provider to see if indeed it can be monetised? You should also understand that not all SBLC's are the same.

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  Bank Instrument Issuance and Bank Rating

Next, pay attention to where the Standby Letter Of Credit is coming from? This will have a big impact on not only whether the instrument can be monetised but also how much LTV (loan to value) you can anticipate to receive? For example instruments from say the United Kingdom would have a much higher credit rating than an instrument from Argentina. The jurisdictions and legal ramifications are not the same and you should know and understand the differences. This will also affect the bank instrument's cost and acceptability to Monetizing third parties.

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  Bank Instrument Wording

If possible, ask for a copy of the DOA which should have a sample of the wording of the SWIFT MT-760 (the actual SBLC) and read it carefully. Pay attention to every word and have it reviewed by professionals and the beneficiary prior to paying for it. Verify if the bank instrument is suitable for monetization and if possible, try to find a service provider who will monetize it in advance. Whilst it involves extra work up front, it will pay off in the long term. There are two key words you need to look for when reviewing the text being "Cash backed." Most monetisers will not be able to do anything with a bank instrument which is not Cash backed.

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  Purchasing An SBLC For A Line Of Credit

If you are establishing a credit line with your bank, it will be helpful to them if you can show them the text ahead of time. However, just showing someone your SBLC text may not be sufficient to establish a credit line. Of course the text is the first thing a Monetiser will look at but its far from the only thing we will consider.

Monetizing Bank Instruments; Things To Consider

There are several things worth considering. For example when using a bank instrument to raise funds for a project, a solid business plan and solid relationships are a good start. In other words, you must have an actual project and a professional business plan.

If your entire business plan was to get the Standby Letter Of Credit and then send emails to companies involved in monetizing bank instruments in hopes of finding someone to give you cash, then this would not be considered as a 'business plan.'

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  Other Supporting Documentation

If you have a solid written business plan for a new company say in the energy sector as well as PPA's and off-take agreements in place and need a Bank Guarantee to secure credit lines, this would more than likely bode well with the bank.

The key is that you must have your paperwork together and you must have a tangible way to make money from your project or investment. These are the things which credit providers are looking for. Ultimately the bank must like and believe in your project if you are looking to them to raise credit against a bank instrument. Anyone can purchase an SBLC but only those who have done the hard work and homework will stand a good chance to get the instrument monetized or have a credit line initiated if that is your end goal.

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  Your Own Credit Line

If you are going down the route of having a Third Party block millions of dollars to set up a credit line for you backed by a Bank Instrument, be prepared to listen and follow instructions from the credit provider - they are assisting you and not the other way round. You are propositioning the investor, not the other way around. It is not uncommon for the project sponsor to be of the belief that theirs is the most important project and that their demands should be met. It doesn't work that way.

If the credit line provider has set procedures and guidelines to adhere to, it is well advised to comply with their procedures. One thing for sure, service providers are in need given the lack of liquidity in the banking world and therefore they can pick and choose whom they want to work with. We have witnessed many service providers walk away from transactions due to clients being difficult and uncooperative.

Be prepared to submit a full Corporate Information Sheet (or Biography/Application) on your company and its officers along with a complete business plan. In the case of monetising an instrument, be prepared to submit the text of your SBLC. Explain how you acquired the bank instrument and why you need it monetized.

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  Your Exit Strategy Plan

Go into detail about how you plan to exit this strategy and how you intend to return the instrument at the end of the term. However in the case of monetising an instrument, the monetiser will be responsible for returning the instrument at the end of the term. In essence you will be assigning the instrument to the monetiser in order for it to be monetised. Be aware that you may need to show Proof Of Funds (bank statements, not blocked funds) in many cases. If you follow the instructions and what is required of you, there shouldn't be a problem in having your line of credit established and/or having your SBLC monetised.

Online Bill Pay and Its Benefits

For every one of us, there are several bills that are paid on a monthly basis. The list includes rent or mortgage, electricity, credit cards, cell phone, internet and cable, among others.

Most people pay an amount in double digits. It is natural that at times, one of these bills slips their mind so they have to pay the late payment fee. A 2016 survey by a financial firm reveals that more than 1/3 of customers or 35% of respondents paid late in the past year, and 65% were charged with a late fee.

Most banks and credit companies that offer online bill payment make it easier to manage and pay bills to avoid extra fees. Besides paying bills from the convenience of their computer at any time, people can save on stamp costs and the trouble of traveling all the way to a mailbox.

It is not something new to pay bills online since it is done by a vast majority of Americans. However, most of them do it with the use of different websites and providers. So, there is a possibility of missing a payment.

As an alternative, wouldn't it be better to receive and pay bills via the bank with just one list in one place? Think of how this could simplify matters.

How the System Works

This is just plain and simple. The individual logs in to his bank account, then goes to the online bill pay platform. He chooses the bill provider and keys in the account number corresponding to each bill, then authorizes his bank to send the payment for him.

The bank can send the payments electronically or by a paper check in order for the individual to pay bills online, even though the biller does not have such an arrangement. He may either select a one-time payment or arrange a recurring one. Usually, he can choose to pay the whole balance, the minimum due or just a certain amount.

Aside from paying companies like electricity or Internet providers online, the bank can also send payments to individuals - like, for example, a landlord, to eliminate the need for a checkbook.

Setting up

Thought the initial setup is not that fast, it can save time and problems later on. These are the things needed to be done:

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  Set reminders of each bill's due date.

Most service providers and sellers provide the option of getting an electronic bill. Whenever an e-bill is available, the bank will often alert the individual. He can then choose whether to let the statement be sent to his online bill pay center or inbox/mailbox. E-bills usually take effect in a number of billing cycles.

Reasons to Use it

Online bill payment helps people manage their bills and be reminded of due dates. It is easier for them to see the flow of their money, making sure that there are sufficient funds to cover every payment. This is difficult to do if paying through several websites.