A new tool, called ClickBank AdBox Pro, will allow you to create contextual adverts that look similar to Google AdSense or YPN Contextual Ads. Instead of people purchasing placement through a service, you could list ClickBank affiliate products with your ClickBank affiliate ID. Anytime someone clicks on an advert and makes a purchase, you get the commission.
Using keywords, the script will pull results from the ClickBank marketplace; the potential problem I see, though, is with the ClickBank product descriptions. Some product owners write their descriptions to gain affiliates, not customers. That means the ad click through rates may be sketchy.
ClickBank AdBox Pro is only selling for $7 (as you guessed, modeled after $7 secrets), but it reminds me of the ClickBank Ads Genie, a product from some time ago — right down to the link to the website in each ad. That was actually what stopped me from using the ClickBank Ads Genie and will probably stop me from using the ClickBank AdBox Pro script in any major capacity. It would have been wise, on both accounts, to allow webmasters to remove the links or to, at least, provide their own affiliate link to the site. Otherwise, it’s like free product advertising.
I haven’t noted any major differences between the two scripts, so my recommendation is that you download the ClickBank Ads Genie for free. In the off chance that CBAG doesn’t suit your needs, splurge on ClickBank AdBox Pro.
(I’ve purchased the ClickBank AdBox Pro script, but haven’t had a chance to test it thoroughly yet. The above is based on my initial impressions.)
Thanks for the review. I heard of that product and was a little curious, but not really enough so to buy it. I definitely wouldn’t want to have someone else’s link on my site. Matter of fact, I wish Google would make the Ads by Google link be an affiliate one too.
[ February 27th, 2007 at 5:56 pm] [ #Link ]
I was thinking the same thing about Google AdSense, Stephanie. It would be great if Google did insert our affiliate links in there so we could gain any credit for traffic sent from our sites. Of course, I believe that’s wishful thinking on our part…however, it would be possible to do so for the two products above.
~ Teli
[ February 27th, 2007 at 6:19 pm] [ #Link ]
That is actually a great tool for affiliates. I did read somewhere that Ebay is also in plans to making a similar tool for their affiliates. And I think it will be good.
[ March 16th, 2007 at 9:39 pm] [ #Link ]
Hi Donald,
I never said it wasn’t a great tool for affiliates, simply that it inserts a link to its website (free advertising) and that you can get pretty much the same thing for free by downloading the CB Ads Genie instead.
What would make this an even better tool for affiliates would be removing the link at the bottom of each ad box or, at least, allowing the affiliates to insert their own affiliate ID so they can earn a kickback if someone should click through and grab the script for herself.
As for eBay rolling out something similar, there are already a number of tools which do this. A simple Google search will yield a number of results. If they do decide to make it available within the affiliate management as a default, all the better.
~ Teli
[ March 17th, 2007 at 10:34 am] [ #Link ]