Overview
ClickBank offers a referral program for current ClickBank clients. When you refer a person or a company to sign up as a seller on ClickBank, you will receive cash rewards.
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- ClickBank Referral Program Terms and Conditions
- What do I earn for referring new sellers?
- How to Use the ClickBank Referral Program
- How to Monitor Your Referral Cash Rewards
- ClickBank Referral Program FAQ
- Additional Resources & Related Articles
ClickBank Referral Program Terms and Conditions
The following are the terms and conditions for the ClickBank Referral Program:
- The referring ClickBank user cannot be on a blocked affiliate list.
- The contact emails for the referring ClickBank user must be different from the person or entity they are referring.
- The zip codes for the referring ClickBank user must be different from the person or entity they are referring.
- The referring ClickBank user must have five previous sales from two different payment types.
What do I earn for referring new sellers?
Below, find a breakdown of the referral rewards offered by the ClickBank Referral Program:
- 50% of the Referred Seller's Activation Fee
When you refer a seller to ClickBank, you earn 50% of their activation fee. You’ll receive the commission on this fee when the referred seller is activated as a seller on ClickBank. - 10% of ClickBank’s fee
You earn 10% of what ClickBank earns from the new seller for the first year of the referred seller’s sales.
NOTE: Referral bonuses will be calculated and paid out every pay period.
How to Use the ClickBank Referral Program
To refer new sellers to join ClickBank, you must send them a unique referral URL. This URL allows ClickBank to track referrals and pay referral rewards.
Step 1: Create a referral link.
The referral link you will send looks like this:
http://[your account nickname here].reseller.hop.clickbank.net
This is an HTML version:
<a href="http://[your account nickname here].reseller.hop.clickbank.net"target="_blank">CLICKHERE</a>
NOTE: To make sure the referral link works, be sure to replace [your account nickname here] with your account nickname. You can replace CLICK HERE with any promotional text or image you prefer.
Step 2: Send the link sellers you want to refer to ClickBank or use it in your content.
When a new seller signs up on ClickBank with this link, you will receive cash rewards.
Step 3: Monitor your referral cash rewards in your sales account.
To see what you've earned from referrals, follow the instructions in the How to Monitor You Referral Cash Rewards section.
How to Monitor Your Referral Cash Rewards
Step 1: Log in to ClickBank and access the account used in your referral link.
Step 2: Click the Reporting tab.
Step 3: Click the Transactions tab.
Step 4: Search for RESELLER in the Vendor field. This will return any commissions you may have earned from the referred seller's activation fee.
Step 5: To see bonus earnings from the referred seller's sales, filter the transactions by Bonus and look for transactions with the item code bons-001.
NOTE: Bonus transactions are calculated and paid out every pay period.
ClickBank Referral Program FAQ
Below find answers for frequently asked questions about the ClickBank Referral Program.
Q: What are the prerequisites to using the ClickBank Referral Program?
A: In order to refer new seller to join ClickBank, you must meet the following requirements:
- You cannot be on a blocked affiliate list.
- You must have made five sales from two separate payment types from the account you are using in your referral link. This means that you have met CDR. For more information about CDR, click here.
Q: How do I create a custom referral link?
A: Referral links look like this:
- http://[your account nickname here].reseller.hop.clickbank.net
Replace "[your account nickname here] with your account nickname.
Q: How many sellers can I refer to ClickBank?
A: There is no limit to the amount of sellers you can refer to ClickBank.
Q: I referred someone by word of mouth. Do I still get my cash rewards?
A: No. The only way to receive cash rewards from the ClickBank Referral Program is to share a referral link. This is because the referral link allows ClickBank to track the new seller's sales and pay the referring client based on their sales.
Additional Resources & Related Articles
- KNOWLEDGE BASE ARTICLE: What are ClickBank's fees?
- BLOG POST: How to Use the ClickBank Referral Program