As everyone knows, ClickBank is one of the largest digital platform and popular affiliate program as well. Do you really think that you can make money with affiliate? Here I don’t want to say that it is a scam ( After all, someone have made very good commissions) But I have to say that it is very very difficult to make a cent with Clickbank for beginners.
Now Let’s see the 3 main reasons why you cannot make money with Clickbank:
Reason#1: Payment threshold ( easily dealed)
you need to meet a payment threshold before you get paid. By default ClickBank sets this at $100. So what you can do is lower it if you wish, you can go as low as $10 but be aware that $2.50 is deducted for each payment to you. Check Clickbank Payment threshold
but this is not the bad and you can increase your commissions to meet this standard.
please read next…
Reason #2: A minimum 5 sales and two different payment methods – Big Problem
If you search “Clickbank complaints”, “Clickbank scam” or other related keywords on google, this is the common complaints by most Clickbank affiliates.
This 5 sales means different 5 sales.
For example,
If you one visitor buy 5 ClickBank products or 1 product 5 times, you don’t meet their standard. You need to complete sales with 5 or more different credit card numbers.
And two different payment methods means:
Sales made with two different payment methods (either Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal). But PayPal purchases do not count toward the minimum 5 different credit card numbers.
Check Clickbank Customer Distribution Requirement
Are you feeling pressure?
Even if you earn lots of commissions in your Clickbank account, you cannot get your money back yet.
Most people purchase products online by using paypal or credit card. For me, I generally use paypal online. I am not an expert and really don’t know how to meet this standard. So the policy of the later is very strict.
Now let’s see the next: Maybe your payment less than you expect……
Reason#3: Dormant fee from $1/day to $50/day -Problem
If you haven’t made sales successfully after 90 days, your account will be dormant and need to pay fee to Clcikbank.
The details of dormant fee:
- $1 per pay period after 90 days of inactivity
- $5 per pay period after 180 days of inactivity
- $50 per pay period after 365 days of inactivity.
Please check Clickbank Dormant Account Policy
When I joined Clickbank, I made two sales. Later I was busy in working other things, when I came back and found my account was 0. Then I realized Clickbank was different from other affiliate programs.
You can see below picture published by other ClickBank affiliate about the dormant fee.
Your money will possibly be “stolen” gradually by Clickbank in this way.
P.S. Complaints and bad reviews on BBB
Below are some people complaints about Clickbank on BBB in early times.
These reasons are why almost 90% Clickbank Affiliates are inactive. In a word, a beginner cannot make a cent with Clickbank even if there are lots of commissions in your account ( you cannot take them out.) . Maybe it is just for experienced affiliate marketers but definitely not for beginners.