When people ask questions about selling eBooks online, they often ask: Should I use ClickBank?

Here are some common questions and answers about ClickBank and selling eBooks.

Q: Do you recommend using ClickBank?

A: There’s no question about it – if you want to get affiliates to help you sell your eBook, there’s no better place right now than ClickBank.

This is where affiliates do their eager searches for products to sell and make money in the process. No other portal that sells eBooks has as many affiliates as ClickBank.

This is a great advantage. However, ClickBank also has drawbacks.

Q: What are the disadvantages of using ClickBank?

A: First, you’ll need to know how to set up a sales page and a thank you page. You will have to store your eBook on your own server. And then there is the fee. Before you can set up your eBook at ClickBank, you must pay your fee. You will also pay for each copy sold.

Sometimes ClickBank bans a product. Or so I’ve heard, because I’m not absolutely sure that the internet marketers, to whom this has happened, didn’t just tell that story for marketing reasons.

Q: What happens when my eBook is available on ClickBank?

A: You will then get a link, called a ‘jump link’, which you can use to promote your eBook. When people buy, ClickBank will collect the payment and you will have to wait 60 days for it to be transferred to your account.

If an affiliate sells a copy of your eBook, ClickBank will take care of paying the affiliate.

In both cases, you have access to the customer’s name and email address. This means a great possibility for you. You can collect a list of buyers and you can contact them with new offers. It is always easier to sell to a customer than to a stranger.

Q: What if a customer wants their money back? Who takes care of that?

A: ClickBank handles the refunds. They offer a 60-day money-back guarantee, so they keep your money for that period. The fees, deducted by ClickBank, will be returned to you and the affiliate.

Q: I’ve heard that it’s easy for hackers to gain access to ClickBank eBooks. That’s right?

A: It is up to you as the site owner to secure your download. ClickBank makes sure that people don’t have access to it before the payment has been made, but if you leave your product on an unprotected page, there’s not much they can do.