The Clickbank Code review is an honest, unbiased look at the latest course to hit the streets promising financial freedom. Since we’re definitely interested in anything that advances us a stage toward our goal of escaping the cubicle, I thought a review of The Clickbank Code was necessary.
As of this writing, I am just now starting to go through the course. I paid $77 to get access to it. After logging into the members area, I have access to 6 different modules and inside those modules are anywhere from 2 to 6 videos. The names of the modules are:
1. Making a killing as an affiliate
2. Powerful keyword research
3. It’s all about the offer
4. Buyers on demand
5. Article what?
6. Killer free traffic tactic
I’ve only had the course for maybe 10 minutes so I’ve only listened to one video (“How to be Succecssful”) so far. My initial impression about the video is positive. The author of The Clickbank Code, Michael Jones, has a pleasant speaking voice and I thought he did a good job on the video. The information was not your typical “you need to have the right mindset” stuff that is usually repeated over and over by other courses.
I will continue to update The Clickbank Code review after I’ve had time to view more of the videos. If you’re already convinced this is YOUR path to financial freedom and escape from the cubicle walls, you can purchase the Clickbank Code by following this link.
5-14-2009 7:00 p.m. update:
I’ve been skipping around in the different modules of The Clickbank Code viewing the videos that peaked my interest the most. So far I’ve probably watched around 10 of the videos.
I am very impressed with this course to this point. Michael Jones does a fabulous job of explaining things in his videos. Everything just seems to make sense. Kudos to Michael for a job well done.
One thing I am a little ticked about right now is the inability to find or download a spreadsheet that Michael uses in the videos. He says we will get a copy but I cannot find any instructions whatsoever on how to get it. I submitted a problem ticket to their ‘help desk’ at 5:44 p.m. and haven’t received a reply yet. The spreadsheet is a key component to following the steps in The Clickbank Code so I’m kind of dead in the water until I can get it. Until I do, I will continue to watch the videos.
I will update this post again when I have more to share.
5-15-2009 8:13 a.m. update:
No one has responded to the ticket I submitted to the Clickbank Code help desk, however, I noticed this morning the missing spreadsheet has been added to the members area so that’s good. Now I can continue going through the course by evaluating potential Clickbank products.
One thing I should point out is this course isn’t groundbreaking in terms of using Clickbank to make money. The same basic system (process) is followed:
1) Find a product
2) Find keywords
3) Create a landing page/website
4) Set up a PPC campaign
5) Get other traffic
6) Evaluate.
The point I want to make is this: You must be able and willing to spend money on PPC campaigns (Adwords, for example) for this process to really work. Yes, you can use free traffic but results will be very slow coming.
Anyway, I will continue going through the course today and start working on a test following Michael’s methods. Of course I will document everything so you can see the results.
5-15-2009 9:00 a.m. update:
GRRRRRRR, the Excel spreadsheet I downloaded from the course is completely blank! It is supposed to be the one shown in the Clickbank Code videos.
Very, Very Frustrating!
5-15-2009 10:20 a.m. update:
FINALLY – I just downloaded the Excel CB Evaluator spreadsheet and everything is there. I will now start doing some product evaluations on potential products to sale.
BTW, no one ever responded to my trouble ticket I submitted to the help desk or send me an email to let me know the spreadsheet was ready. I had to keep downloading it periodically to see if it had been fixed. VERY poor customer service so far.
Stay tuned….
5-17-2009 3:00 p.m. update:
After getting frustrated over the weekend, I almost gave up on The Clickbank Code. The source of my frustration was finding a website template for the landing page/website. This may not sound like a big deal but the author recommends creating a full website containing articles, a landing page, contact page, privacy policy, sitemap, and a blog. I don’t like spending a lot of time developing websites with Dreamweaver so I started searching for the easiest tool to use. (Note: The course recommends a particular hosting company which comes with some website templates. I prefer using my own hosting so I didn’t go this route.)
This search caused me to get sidetracked by looking at the newest version of XsitePro (XSP). XSP can certainly do everything I need so I was close to upgrading my version 1 copy to version 2 ($127). In the end, I didn’t do it because I decided I could do the same thing using WordPress. It was during this research period that I was about ready to call it quits.
But I’m still plugging away with my first Clickbank Code campaign. I’ve identified a couple of Clickbank products I’m going to use. What I’m doing now is trying to get my head around this ‘landing page’, ‘themes’, and ‘story’ concept Michael mentions in his videos. One big complaint I have about the course so far – no examples of anything. It would be extremely helpful to see a site and a landing page and the three themes he talks about.
I will continue my review of The Clickbank Code course and provide updates as I proceed.
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-The NetKnuckleHead
Disclaimer: This post contains my personal opinions and does not reflect the opinion of any organization I am/was associated with or affiliated to.
Very interesting read indeed and one which I shall check on as you move forward with this product. I also have a copy of the product which was provided by a friend who brought into the course and opted out after giving it a bad review as it brought nothing new to light. After watching some of the videos it’s dawned on me on how one could make a profit with clickbank. It’s work in progress and one which will take time. But watching some of the videos I am also a little unimpressed as it does touch on alot of aspects which people have also covered in other products, in essence, same candy bar in a different wrapper. The only real road to success is to never give up, unfortuneatly alot of people feel the key to success is “you have to spend money to make money” which is not entriely true. Granted you do have to spend money to a certain degree but not the gobs of money which people throw at new products. One thing I’ve learnt in my time marketing online, the Guru’s make money by selling the noobs “The secret to success”.
Hi Norm…
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.
You’re right – there are some things in the videos that are not new at all. Honestly, I don’t know if there is anything about making money with Clickbank that hasn’t been documented in some course numerous times.
I think the “you have to spend money to make money” comment applies more to PPC than anything. There just isn’t any way around it if you’re going to use PPC.
And you’re absolutely right about Guru’s making money methods. Sad but true.
BTW, I haven’t updated the Clickbank Code Review in a few days because I came across another method for Clickbank and I’m looking into the possibility of combining methods.
The NetKnucklehead
Excellent review
Thx. You lay it out in clear detail. Helped me a lot!
Hi NetKnuckleHead,
Great job with your site! I really liked reading your experience. It’s a much better review than mine. I should have laid my evaluation out like you have done. Instead, I just ingested the course material from beginning to end and concluded that it was also just “another candy bar in a different wrapper” as Norm above has mentioned.
I was pretty ticked at the time and I knew if people picked up The Clickbank Code that they’d run into problems that you’re experiencing. I called it! Mr. Jones advice is vague. That’s because he has never walked the walk in my opinion. I don’t believe he’s actually done what he says in his videos.
Great review.
Hi,
Thanks for a great and honest review. I find it very hard to find such reviews of ‘make money’ products on-line. There is so much hype there and it’s hard to know whom to trust. I am considering getting this course so it is helpful to know what to expect.
Thanks again
The biggest shock is that you need a budget of several hundred dollars to follow the system.
Given a choice, I think I’d rather pay several hundred dollars for a system that shows me how to operate on a shoestring. At least in the beginning.
And naturally there’s no indication in the advertising that you will require a chunk of operational capital.
You’re right, “ga”. There is absolutely no mention of the need for additional capital in the salescopy.
BTW, I purchased a new ‘course’ last week that I’m currently going through. I won’t mention the name of it yet but so far, I am very, very impressed. I truly believe this has the potential to show people how to really make money.
More to come…