Can a ClickBank affiliate offer a bonus ?
If you want to make sure that a customer purchases through your affiliate link and not another’s the best way is to offer a bonus after the sale.
People have been confused over whether ClickBank allows this. You won’t find in their TOS but back in November 2006 they said that their security team would use the following policy ’from here on out unless we experience any additional problems’
The Policy
Affiliates may offer bonuses that are not cash or cash
equivalents if they adhere to the following:
1) Affiliate must state clearly and prominently that the
bonus offer is not the responsibility of ClickBank or of the
seller of the primary product.
2) Affiliate must state clearly and prominently that
ClickBank will not honor any refund requests that are based
on non-delivery, quality, or functionality of the bonus
materials.
3) Affiliate must provide their own direct contact
information (email address, etc.) and state clearly that any
issues regarding bonus delivery, bonus functionality, or
bonus quality must be addressed with the affiliate, not with
ClickBank or the seller.
How to do it
You will need to tell your prospective customer on your landing page that they must ensure they are purchasing through your link and that the order form should say [affiliate=yourid] at the bottom.
After the sale they will need to contact you with some form of proof, such as the ClickBank receipt, so that you can forward on the bonus.
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