Hello, my name is Stephen!
I’d like to welcome you to the Mighty Affiliate blog.
Oddly enough, it appears as if though someone else used to run a website on this domain (mightyaffiliate.com). However, it looks like that site went offline sometime in early 2009.
I’m blogging about my journey to making US$2,500+ per month with ClickBank, a company that provides people like you and me with an e-commerce platform through which we can sell and promote digital products online. My goal is to primarily act as a value-added affiliate.
I want to be a Mighty Affiliate!
When you think about it, US$2,500 might not seem like a lot of money. But is it? According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 2009 Federal Poverty Guidelines, US$22,050 is the poverty guideline for a family of four people. When you do the math, that works out to about US$1,837.50 per month. Earning an extra US$2,500 per month would provide a family of four people with an extra US$7,950 per year above and beyond the poverty guideline. Not too bad! At least it’s a start.
I’ve dabbled around as a ClickBank affiliate since late 2009, but never really treated it like a real business. Here’s what my stats page looks like:
(you can click on the image to enlarge it)
As you can see, my dabbling has produced a grand total of US$65.62 in “retained” earnings. ClickBank hasn’t sent me a check yet because I haven’t met the Customer Distribution Requirement. A lot of new ClickBank affiliates really hate the CDR, and some don’t even know what it’s all about.
I’ll let ClickBank explain in their own words:
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ClickBank will withhold payment of any account balance until the following criteria is met:
- Sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers; and,
- Sales made with two different payment methods (either Visa, MasterCard, or PayPal). Note: PayPal purchases do not count toward the minimum 5 different credit card numbers.
This requirement is in place to help prevent Affiliates from abusing the ClickBank Affiliate program by using their accounts for the sole purpose of fraudulently collecting rebates and/or discounts on their own purchases.
Once you have met the Customer Distribution Requirement, your account will begin issuing payments normally, in accordance with our Accounting Policy, beginning on the next payment issuing date.
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That sounds fair, seriously.
Getting past the CDR is just a numbers game. The more sales you make, the faster you’ll meet the requirement and get sent a check. It’s as easy as that, or at least I hope so!
Now for a quick housekeeping note:
I want to acknowledge Amber Panther for developing the theme that this blog is using. Whether you are looking to increase your traffic, climb the search engine ladders, or just make a statement on the web — the people over at Amber Panther can help you do it. Thank you for creating this fantastic theme! It’s called cleanRoar.
Alright!
I’ll talk about the plan I’ve put together to help me reach the US$2,500 per month goal in my next blog post.
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