Once you have decided to use Clickbank for your Internet marketing business you will need to open up an account. Though the process is the same, it is a good idea to know beforehand if you are going to be a product seller or an affiliate. If you are going to be an affiliate, you can open up the account at any time and save it for when you have found a product that you want to sell. When you are signing up as a product seller, however, it is best to wait until you have a product for reasons that will be discussed momentarily.

Start by going to www.clickbank.com and click signup on the right side. Notice how you will automatically be moved to the promote products section. This is done to make signing up more simple so do not be alarmed. All of the new users are redirected to this screen.

After this fill out the fields. Clickbank mails checks and needs a Tax ID after registration, so it is essential that the contact information you provide is accurate to avoid your payment being posted to the wrong address.

After completing all necessary information, choose an account nickname. This name will allow you to take advantage of “Hoplinks,” which keep track of affiliates by redirecting through Clickbank. However, these links are so ugly that people may believe they link to attack sites.

You need to make sure you have an account name that matches the product you are selling. At least hints at it so that the link appears more legitimate. As an affiliate, the account ID can be broader, though it would still be helpful if the link matched things you are selling. It simply becomes less important.

You will be sent a password that is equally as ugly as a Hoplink and completely unchangeable. Because of this, it is very important that you write down your nickname and password, as the consequences of losing either of those can be dire. It is very hard to retrieve lost information.Once you have entered all of that data you can click submit and register.

An additional reason to record your nickname is that it’s possible to create a website using an affiliate nickname, allow the website to run without interference for several years and then completely forget that nickname. This is the beauty of passive income: even if you never visit the Clickbank site, you will continue to receive checks. Unfortunately, this means it’s possible to forget the ID as well, which can be a problem if you have a need to make changes in the future.

Once you have entered in the password you have officially registered. If you would like to sell a product, go to the account settings, click on my products and click add new product to get started. If you would like to become an affiliate, click on marketplace and search for items to affiliate with. Click on create hoplink, enter your nickname and you will be provided an affiliate link to sell the products.

Graham McKenzie is the content Syndication Manager at CBSuccessReport.com which provides the only Advanced ClickBank Affiliate & Vendor Guide of its kind.

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