November 30th, 2008 — General, Pro2 Announcements
One of the main thrusts of overhauling the Pro2 support & resources platform is to make it easier for members to get the information, training, and support they need to be even more successful in their online venture with Pro2.
Because of this, we will be adding a number of new modules to the Pro2 Blog today to ease communication, and help make connecting with Rick and Ron and their staff as seamless as possible, while making the site easier to use, more interactive, and hopefully a little bit more fun #;>)
Today we will be adding:
- Commenting to posts for any visitor;
- Video commenting to posts with any webcam;
- Audio commenting to posts for those that do not have a webcam, but have a microphone; and
- Easy social bookmarking links to allow those that are using web 2 bookmarking accounts like Delicio.us, etc., to bookmark the parts of the Pro2 Blog as they see fit.
Much more to come, keep dropping in! Please feel free to comment, and give us your ideas for the blog as well. This is a group effort, and you are part of this team!
November 29th, 2008 — Working From Home with Clickbank
You’re a ClickBank scholar!
It’s a proud moment, indeed!
Are you a total ClickBank expert? Maybe not quite yet, but you are well on your way to earning a reliable income on the web. It is possible, it is do-able. Many regular people do it, you can too!
We have given you a few of the tools you’ll need to succeed with ClickBank. The choice is now up to you. You can decide to act on the lessons and information we have presented, or you can ignore it.
As far as I know, there are no “flukes” or “success by accident” on the web. The secret to success on the web is, and always will be knowledge and action.
Step outside your comfort zone. We have put so many tools at your disposal that you are not heading into the dark unknown, you are being lead to success.
Put the Working from Home with Clickbank series to work for you! Use it to your advantage. Every day we have
affiliates that make their very first sale on the web.
Every day we have affiliates that continue to see their dreams of an honest to goodness, verifiable income actually come true for them.
Many of them are seeing the first revenue they have EVER earned from the Internet!
Becoming one of our members will accelerate the process exponentially, as you’ll be availed of so many marketing tools, including personal assistance if you need it.
The tools we have put together for you coupled with the ease of ClickBank will make your web business the simplest possible. Of course, the more active an approach you take with your business, the more substantial your success is
likely to be.
Here’s how it works:
Your will be a member for a LIFE, you can put all the tools in the member’s toolbox to work for YOU! Each one is fully customizable to YOUR IDENTITY and YOUR ClickBank nickname.
YOU earn commissions from all the products sold through YOUR site or search box, AND you earn 60% commissions on all Pro2 memberships that you refer.
Just 2 referrals cover your membership for LIFE!
Take note of what you are doing right now…Right this very moment. Capture it. Remember it. Mark it on a calendar, and put beside it:
Current Web Income = $________ per month
Now, jump ahead on the calendar and place a realistic income level on the 6 month anniversary of today’s date, say:
6 Month Web Income = $_______ per month
Be honest about the amount you put there. Remember, real income on the web takes work, and chances are the only people profiting on so-called “auto-pilot” systems are the actual pilots flying the program.
We hope to see you join us at 1stPromotion Pro. There are a LOT of very exciting developments coming all the time, and we will do our best to keep you updated on them.
Now is the time to get started. The only difference between you and someone that is currently making money on the web is that they took the first step and took action.
Take that action now and rest assured that it comes with our no-questions asked 60-day 100% Money-Back Guarantee.
We wish you all the very best of Success, Health, and Good Fortune
Rick Davies and Ron Davies
QUICK TIP: If you’re already a ClickBank member, use this mini-course to make money for you right now! You don’t even need to be a 1stPromotion member! It’s just our way of showing we’re sincere. All of the product links in the message will be embedded with YOUR ClickBank nickname so you get paid for referrals through ClickBank instantly!
Simply introduce others to this web page address: http://1stpromotion.com/cbgurusub.php?nick=XXXXX
NOTE: Remember to replace the XXXXX with your own ClickBank Nickname!
November 29th, 2008 — Working From Home with Clickbank
How To Get A Free Pro2 Membership
OK, so you have read Working from Home with Clickbank series this far, and are still not convinced that 1stPromotion is the most power ClickBank & affiliate income opportunity available anywhere at any price, this will blow you away.
Here are just a few of the features of these great little malls:
- Every single product generates up to 75% commission on each & every sale.
- Great for newbies and pros.
- No website needed- We provide it.
- Completely turnkey!
- Mike Filsaime attests that his 1stPromotion membership is what has made him a Super Affiliate!
All that is left to do is to promote. (we teach you how where and when to do that)
These Sites Make Money With ClickBank, Amazon, Google AdSense & More.
So, would you like to get your Pro2 website and membership free?
You can do it!
How? By simply referring two other new members! We pay you a generous 60% commission on all Pro2 members that you refer to us!
That means, refer just two people and the commissions you just earned basically paid for your membership! You’ll never need to pay another penny, you are a lifetime member!
PLUS - We throw in over $500 in valuable bonuses absolutely fr*ee as our thanks for trying Pro2.
Every Pro2 Membership includes our ultra-powerful and customizable Pro2 store, the most successful and popular Clickbank mall system for over 5 years running!
All the best!
Rick & Ron Davies
November 29th, 2008 — Working From Home with Clickbank
Understanding ClickBank “hoplinks”.
Here’s some very valuable information for all users of ClickBank. Whether you’re a vendor or an affiliate, you need to know all that you can about hoplinks. The information below is direct from ClickBank with their permission.
This is a great read, and I would suggest that everyone have a serious read of these questions and answers:
Q. With hoplinks does the first or last affiliate get the commission?
A. When a purchase is made at a vendor, the commission is awarded to the last affiliate who referred the customer to that particular vendor.
Q. For how long do you track each referral?
A. After you make a referral to a vendor, you will earn a commission if the customer makes a purchase at that vendor up to 60 days later.
Q. What percentage of ClickBank sales are made by referral?
A. Among our top selling products, over 75% of sales are generated by affiliates. Overall affiliates generate over 50% of all ClickBank sales.
Q. Can vendors cheat affiliates by “undoing” the commission on a sale, or by pretending that a sale was refunded?
A. No. Unlike other popular affiliate solutions, ClickBank handles both the sale and the awarding of commissions. The only way for a vendor to undo a commission is to actually undo (refund) the entire order.
Q. If I refer a customer to one vendor, and they proceed to make several purchases from that vendor, will I get a commission on each sale?
A. Yes.
Q. If I refer a customer to one vendor, but the customer ends up buying from a different vendor, will I get a commission on the sale?
A. No.
Q. Suppose a customer is surfing the web at their office. I refer the customer to a vendor, they make a purchase, and I get a commission. Later the same customer is surfing the web at home (on a different machine) and goes to the same vendor to make another purchase. Will I get a commission on that sale?
A. Yes! This feature will be added soon. Q. Will I get referrals if I make hoplinks open into pop-up or pop-under windows?
A. Yes. Pop-up, pop-under, and “exit” windows are not a problem.
Q. Will I get referrals if I hide hoplinks by making them open into a frame, iframe, layer, applet, image, or other sub-window object?
A. No. These are illegal hoplinks. For security reasons, and to ensure proper tracking of your referrals, all hoplinks must be targeted to the top level of a new or existing window.
Q. What happens if I do make illegal hoplinks? A. The short answer is that if you make illegal hoplinks you will lose money. Hoplinks targeted to frames or iframes are automatically re-targeted to fill the top level of same window, with full referrals awarded. Note that this re targeting may have the unintended effect of displacing your entire web site.
Hoplinks targeted to images or other invisible html objects give you no referrals at all. In some cases they will also prevent you from receiving referrals for legal hoplinks on the same page.
Q. Will I get referrals if I hide hoplinks by using a “link cloaker”, so that the customer clicks on a url that then redirects the customer through a ClickBank hoplink?
A. Yes. Cloaked hoplinks are legal. Redirecting to hoplinks is not a problem as long as the link is targeted to the top level of a new or existing window.
Q. How can I target a hoplink to the top level of the current window?
A. If your site doesn’t use frames, then all links are automatically targeted to the top level. If you do use frames, then to be safe be sure to set the target attribute of each hoplink link to “_top”.
Here’s an example: Click Here!
Q. How would I target a hoplink to a new window instead?
A. To open a hoplink in a new window set the target attribute of the hoplink to “_blank”. Here’s an example:
Click Here!
Q. I’m a vendor who doesn’t want affiliates putting my site in pop-under windows. Can I prevent this?
A. Yes. You can almost always force your site to the top by putting a simple script on the page. Here’s an example:
Q. I’m a vendor who doesn’t want affiliates putting my site in a frame. Can I prevent this?
A. Yes. In almost all cases we prevent this for you, automatically.
Q. Besides cookies, what other methods does your system use to track customers?
A. Sorry. For security reasons we cannot disclose any internal details about our tracking system.
Q. Can Google and other search engines properly index my site if other sites link to my site via hoplinks?
A. Yes. Search engine robots have no trouble traversing hoplinks.
Q. Does your tracking system use the “HTTP_REFERER” variable to filter traffic?
A. No. We ignore it. We have used it in the past, but we have since determined that it is unreliable. We no longer use that parameter for anything.
Q. Am I guaranteed referrals no matter what the customer does to avoid being tracked?
A. No. The affiliate (if any) we associate with any ClickBank sale is determined by an automated tracking system. Any decision made by this system is final, and not subject to petition or debate. Though we believe our tracking system to be more fair and accurate than any alternative, we make no representation regarding the ability of the system to track any specific customer, for any specific length of time.
To Your Health, Happiness & Prosperity,
Rick & Ron Davies
QUICK TIP: If you’re already a ClickBank member, use this mini-course to make money for you right now! You don’t even need to be a 1stPromotion member! It’s just our way of showing we’re sincere. All of the product links in the message will be embedded with YOUR ClickBank nickname so you get paid for referrals through ClickBank instantly!
Simply introduce others to this web page address: http://1stpromotion.com/cbgurusub.php?nick=XXXXX
NOTE: Remember to replace the XXXXX with your own ClickBank Nickname!
