What is Clickbank?

Steven Wagenheim:

For the new Internet marketer, the term Clickbank may very well mean nothing more than a snap purse with a number of major credit cards tucked nicely away. Clickbank is actually the largest affiliate marketplace on the Internet. While there is no way that we can possibly give you all that you need to know about Clickbank in this article, hopefully, it will give you a decent idea of what to expect from this affiliate giant and your quest for Internet marketing greatness.

Clickbank is really the affiliate marketer’s dream come true. Back in the early days, if you wanted to sell one of your products online, you have to get your own merchant account and credit card processing. For new businesses, this was very hard to do with no credit history. It was rare to get credit for doing more than $1,000 in sales a month until you built up a reputation as a reputable business. The reason for this was because credit card companies were afraid of refunds for newer businesses, should their products or services not be up to par. Needless to say, this made it very hard for the new businessman on the Internet to get anywhere. Well, Clickbank came to the rescue.