The other day I mentioned those check things that my parents receive in the mail always put a smile on their faces. Today I heard them talking about one of those places they come from called Clickbank.

I know what a piggy bank is (I mentioned previously I got a Winnie The Pooh one for Christmas) but what the heck is a Clickbank? I needed to seriously find out what this place was since it seemed really important to the parents. Off I went on my quest for online marketing knowledge…

It seems Clickbank is the premier online retail outlet for digital products. A digital product is something that can be immediately accessed once your online payment has been confirmed. For example, an ebook, piece of software, videos, or access to a members area. Wow, talk about instant gratification! (Sort of like when I make my squawking noise, I get my bottle served up)

There are thousands of products available for sale at Clickbank. Alternatively, there are hundreds of thousands of people who are allowed to sell those products and earn a substantial commission for doing so. These are called affiliates. As an affiliate of Clickbank, we can immediately advertise and market any product available in their marketplace. If we are successful, we earn a commission up to 75% of the sale price. Once we have made 5 sales to 5 different credit card numbers, we start receiving checks on a bi-weekly basis. If we are really fortunate enough to live in one of a select few countries, we can even receive our weekly payments directly to our bank accounts. (That’s what mom was chattering about today - she finally entered our bank details and made the switch)

The products available for sale in the Clickbank marketplace cover a huge range of niches. I found marketing material, how to golf, herbal remedy solutions, and even how to potty train a dog. You can advertise these niches on your blog, your website, in emails, and even offline. Most vendors even provide graphics we can use, ad copy, adwords suggestions, and email templates. They want us to succeed because when we succeed they make money too.

Almost everyone immediately qualifies as an affiliate and can begin advertising the products with the simple click of their mouse. I guess that’s why it is called Clickbank…

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The Online Marketing World Welcomes Brie!

Well maybe just my mom, dad and family welcomed me officially, but none the less I finally arrived December 19, 2008, thoroughly pleasing my tickled pink proud parents. I must say, it’s a busy world out here! Those three loud voices I have listened to over the past nine months seem to be called brothers and my parents play a really fast game called “tag team” that looks to involve running a home, family, work, and of course me! I am not complaining - the way mom and dad play means someone is always spoiling me, but I have to admit, the work part of this has me really intrigued.

It seems that ‘work’ is what mom and dad do when they sit in front of these strange boxes and bang their fingers on little squares. I am told they are called computers. Pretty interesting things they are I might add, and I really enjoy sitting on a lap watching pictures and words fly by.

What I like best about mom and dads work is that they are always here with me! My brothers told me that other kids’ parents get into what’s called an automobile and drive to something called an office. I am not sure about this automobile thing because my parents office seems to be right here in the house, next to the kitchen and my moms coffee maker. Seems much more convenient don’t you think?

Despite me being just 2 weeks old, I have decided to embark on the journey of learning exactly what it is my parents do all day (and sometimes night!) with these computers. I hear them talking; making plans, brainstorming, picking out these things called ‘niches’ and yeah, sometimes bickering about keywords. I could have sworn keys were something that opened up doors not words, but I promise, I will find out all the details and fill you in.

You see, they think that since I can’t yet talk, that I don’t see what they are doing. What better detective could you have than an innocent baby, spying over mom and dads shoulder, learning every tip, trick and move they make. I bet it won’t take me too long to learn what exactly it is they do that brings the big smiles to their faces when they open up the mail and wave around that cool thing called a check.

So stay close… I will update as often as I can. (Hopefully I won’t spit up on those lettered squares they use!)