I recently became a member of Clickbank
University to see what it’s all about and to give you an inside look as
to what to expect from it. Overall, I like the program and will be
rating it favorably. There are some parts that I believe could have
improvement, but I’ll get to all those details in this review.
Clickbank University in a nutshell:
It is a training program that teaches
you how to become a successful vendor and/or affiliate with Clickbank
(CB) itself. Training goes over things such as:
- Taking your knowledge and turning it into an informational resource to sell on CB.
- Creating a website to sell your product through.
- How to market your product and have affiliates sell it for you.
- Training goes over SEO, PPC, JV’s (Joint Ventures), list building.
- And more…
A majority of the training within this
program is in video format. Some training tools have PDF guides
available, but not all. This is a mixed bag if you prefer video training
over reading or vice versa.
Additionally there is a community where
members can share information, make partnerships, share advice and
become acquaintances. There is also an option to communicate with both
the support staff of CB University and it’s main people, Adam &
Justin. The community is growing which is very good.
Overall the amount of information you
get within this program is very vast and it is very easy to understand
most of it. Beginners to online marketing should have no problem with
this program.
The real purpose of Clickbank University:
The program is a part of Clickbank
itself, which is a business where people who have products to
sell (Vendors) can have affiliates
(middlemen) sell those products for them.
Clickbank is the business
which connects these 2 groups together and keeps a small portion of the
profits made by both parties. This is how they make money.
The benefit of Clickbank is that it
usually has very high commissions being offered to promote products.
Their customer service is good, their support is excellent and the
opportunity within this program certainly does exist.
I’ve personally been doing business
with them as a vendor & affiliate for a number of years. They are
always polite, pay people on time and answer questions promptly.
What could be improved upon:
1. There are a lot of products within
CB that I would personally consider low quality which tend to have a lot
of refunds. Now this isn’t a reflection of Clickbank itself, but rather
the independent vendor who wanted to join CB and make money with them.
What is good in regards to this con is
that CB is making improvements to their service. Currently they rank
products on certain measurements which does sort of “filter out” the bad
programs.
2. One “complaint” I have is that much
of the training within the program is very broad and could be a lot more
developed. For example they offer you some great ideas whether as being
an affiliate marketer or vendor, but at the same time, they don’t offer
a lot of these ideas of don’t explain other various ways to succeed
within the field.
It’s sort of like they give you a plan A
and in some cases a plan B approach to certain things, but what happens
if that’s not for you or there’s no ways to. I really believe they need
to offer more in-depth training on things like:
- SEO
- The importance of keywords and how to find them.
- More overall methods to generate sales as an affiliate/vendor.
I know from experience with CB that
they are working to constantly add/improve their business so I’m almost
certain that this will be done sometime. Regardless,
the main purpose of Clickbank University is as I said earlier to help
you become successful with CB itself whether as an affiliate or vendor.
Inside the members area:
Here is a screenshot of what you’ll see when you enter this place:
Now let me give you a summary of each place:
Home: You get a welcome message and are told where to go and what to do next.
Orientation: Helps you set up a profile as a member of Clickbank University. You also get some good starting tips.
Site Builder:
Currently it’s in the process of being finished so it’s not up yet but
this feature will help you build sales pages very quickly if you are
going to be a vendor for Clickbank.
Beginners:
8 courses, each 1 week long that walk you in a step-by-step way on how
to become a vendor on CB. You will basically learn how to take a
passion/hobby, find your niche, make a sales page out of it and market it on CB. Most of the training within this area are done in videos.
Advanced: Gives you more lessons on being a successful vendor with Clickbank.
Affiliates:
Teaches you how to become a successful affiliate with CB. You learn how
to do list building, PPC & SEO advice is given in addition to
social network marketing tips. On this part, I didn’t really agree with
what they said about SEO. They were giving a short video talking about
the benefits of doing backlinking.
There are many ways to do backlinking, good & bad. What they explained was OK, but I just believe there are much better ways
to do SEO. My only issue with this part was that some of the training
isn’t exactly “complete”. I think it could use more work and I’m sure
they’ll be making improvements soon.
Live Classes:
Just as the name suggests, you get to see classes hosted by CB elites
where they share tips. There’s also recordings of previous classes also
available. When I looked, there were only 2 recordings. This is because
they are still new.
University Talks: It’s actually similar to the Live Classes feature as Adam & Justin talk to you about their experiences online here.
Done for you:
They say they’ll build a website for you based on your interest and
help you set it up. There is no set price for this offer which is
technically a good thing. You basically select how much you’re willing
to spend on this. This will range from $500-$10,000.
On a personal
note, I strongly feel there’s no need to use any king of done for you
type services as you can do this on your own. As long as you have proper
guidance, you can become very successful without investing a lot of
money to have someone do it for you. Plus you’re also in full control if
you do it on your own.
Community:
Basically a forum type feature where you get to communicate, introduce
and partner up with people who are also members of CB University. You
can share information, creating JV’s and more. It’s a good feature of
the program as it helps people support and guide one another.
Pros:
- Very much oriented to newbies.
- A community option available to communicate with fellow members.
- Ability to rate training and ask questions of support on each lesson.
- Good support from what I’ve seen.
- Training ranges from all sorts of important aspects of online marketing: PPC, SEO, Vendor/Affiliate, List Building & more.
- Originally it was priced at $97/month, but now it’s $47/month. Learn more.
- There are many benefits of doing business with with CB as a vendor or affiliate.
- Clickbank itself is an honest company with great support.
Cons:
- Some of the training could be improved upon by adding more options and tutorials.
- I feel there could be better details on some of the lessons as a few felt a little too broad for me.
Final Rating: Clickbank University
Green Light (It’s legit!)
7 out of 10 stars. Good overal program, legitimate and a close second to my #1 recommendation.
Final thoughts:
I really liked Clickbank University. It
is NOT a scam and has good training. I did learn a lot of new things.
What I do know about Clickbank from my experience with them in the past
is that they are an honest company and are striving to achieve
betterment of themselves so the cons that I did notice within the
program are things I’m sure they are working to improve upon.
That being said, I still believe this place
is slightly better in terms of price, support and training, but CB
University is still a program I would definitely recommend to anyone who
is either getting started in internet marketing, wanting to take their
passion to the world and do business. There are MANY benefits of having
an online business whether as a vendor or affiliate and it doesn’t have
the same red tape you’d encounter in the offline world.
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