You can promote Clickbank products for free in a few different ways. I discussed previously Clickbank in my article Clickbank for dummies where I mentioned using subscription or recurring commission product.
Recurring commission affiliate products are a game changer when it comes to affiliate programs. With free marketing strategies they are definitely recommended because free strategies tend to take longer and are easily less scalable than paid marketing strategies.
In this article I’m going to discuss some simple strategies you can use to promote Clickbank products for free. You can of course apply these strategies to other affiliate products too!
Promote Clickbank Products For Free – A Niche Website
The first strategy I’m going to mention is niche website building. Building a niche website is a great way to get some traction in your affiliate business. I’ve discussed niche website building in depth in my article create free website and make money.
The main strategy I’ve used involves building a niche website around certain topic or keyword phrase. Before you start, it’s a good idea to find a product you can get behind. Don’t skip this important step because it can cost you later.
Make sure the product you choose has some longevity because you’ll be building your site around it. The last thing you want is your program to fold after spending months building a website or channel around it.
Also choose a product which you can align with somehow. You need to know a little about it too in order to build content around it. Choose a niche which you are interested in or have a passion for. See best micro niche for blogging for some help. You can build a micro niche website around a specific keyword, which can help it gain some traction. As you can see, this site has been built around specific keywords which helps it rank on Google. Free traffic is your ultimately goal with a niche website and this can be tricky.
Promote Clickbank Products For Free – Blogging
Whether you opt for a niche website or not, blogging can be a great free strategy to promote your Clickbank products. You can build a cheap niche website for very little and it’s well worth doing so. Although not completely free, it’s far better than using free blog sites. Google will be much more likely to give your website credit in the search engines if you own the domain.
You can of course go the completely free route if money is very tight. This involves choosing a free blogging platform such as Blogger.com or Hubpages.com. Then, build out your content and share it via social media as much as possible. The more content you can create and get people to, the more likely you will be to sell your products through your content.
Promote Clickbank Products For Free – Targeting
It’s very easy to create a bunch of content, not see any results and give up! Blogging is a slow, laborious process and it takes time to build up your content and get it seen. Once you have built a lot of content, that content is an asset and can be used to generate traffic and sales. If you stick at it you should see a slow steady increase in your traffic and sales. But there’s a few ways you can speed up this process:
- Build a List – An email list can increase your sales dramatically
- Target your content at the right people – Ideally they already want your product before they find you
- Put a call to action on each blog post – Link to your product many times
- Create authority – When you are seen as an authority in your niche, people are more likely to trust your opinion and buy from your site.
- Focus on the benefits not features of your products – People care about WIIFM – “what’s in it for me?” Don’t lose them by talking about features and stick to benefit driven call to actions on your site.
List Building
List building is a must for affiliate marketers. You can get free autoresponders (list building software) but I recommend paying something for one because the free ones tend to be more troublesome. Here’s the one I use.
If you’re determined to succeed as an affiliate marketer, it’s probably the best investment you can make. However much content you build your visitors can always just leave and never return. So on your blog, they only have a small window of opportunity to click on your affiliate link and make a purchase. Once gone they are gone forever.
By building an email list of subscribers you extend this time period dramatically. You can keep in touch with your subscribers for months, weeks and even years and decades.
Targeting Your Content At The Right People
Your content should be very focused content which targets the right “buyer” traffic. “Buyer” traffic is the kind of traffic which coverts into sales.
A review site, for example makes for a very targeted site because people look for reviews just before buying something. Your content should attract the right kind of people to your website. If it doesn’t you’re unlikely to make many sales. See why is target market important.
With a blog or niche website, you’ll be creating a lot of content around your chosen topic, which is reflected by the product you choose. So choose a product which you would buy yourself. That way your content will be easier to create and you are more likely to attract your kind of people to your content.
Links (Or Call To Action) On Each Blog Post
An easy way to do this is by placing a banner advert on each post you write. You can also link within your text to the product from Clickbank which you choose to promote. Ideally do this throughout your content. Some people will only see a certain post and not look through the others. So a clear call to action at the bottom of each article you write is a good idea.
Give your readers every opportunity to find the product you are promoting.
Create Authority + List Build + Benefits Not Features
A good way to create authority and build a list is by creating your own ebook. People like to download things from a website so they can read them at a more suitable time. So use an ebook you have created to create some authority on your site and also lead people into your email list at the same time.
In your posts, it can be easy to talk about the features of your products. “This products has so many videos, there’s lots of members, etc.” Stick to the point in your copy since most people are too busy to read all this.
All they want to know is what’s in it for them? What can your product do for them? These are the benefits NOT the features. A good product should need you to do much actual “selling” anyway. You just need to create the content around it and let your visitors find the sales pages and checkout pages which are usually already done for you.
Create A YouTube Channel To Sell Your Clickbank Products
A YouTube channel is one of the best ways to sell a Clickbank (or any affiliate products) for free. However, it does take time and effort like all free strategies. Ideally choose a product you can create some videos around somehow. You should be able to create many videos over several months.
Ideally one every day over a long period of time. initially, this is slow much like blogging. But if you stick at it and create some useful content regularly, you should see visitors and clicks slowly increasing over time.
As you get better at it, you should start asking your visitors to subscribe to your channel. That way they’ll be notified of any videos you post.
You can recommend products directly through your videos or have links within your channel. Your products must in some way relate to your videos. Again, much like blogging this is a long term project. YouTube has millions of channels and videos so you’re got a lot of competition. However, it is still less competitive than blogging so if you’re prepared to put the work in it can be a winner!
Facebook can be used to generate traffic to a website or YouTube channel. Or you can just send people directly to your affiliate product on Clickbank. To use Facebook for free to generate leads takes a little more preparation than using the paid platform. But it’s free!
First, set up your profile so that it’s easy for people to see your offer. Place your ebook cover or marketing banner on your profile feature image. I have my ebook here so people can access it when they browse my profile. Also clean your profile up so it looks fairly straight forward and professional.
Join Groups Through Facebook
Facebook has a number of groups in all kinds of topics and niches. Join many groups in your particular niche. Think about who would be interested in your topic or products and find groups which are suitable.
Don’t spam these groups with your links, but connect with other people and spend some time in the groups getting to know the rules. Genuinely try and help people with their problems and comment and be useful. Facebook has strict rules about spamming and you’ll get kicked out if you do it. So take a little time and get to know what’s what in each group. Eventually you should connect, make friends and be able to use Messenger to talk to people in the groups.
People will visit your profile and find your product. Again, as with all of these “promote Clickbank products for free” strategies, this takes time, patience and effort.