Questions and answers
Affiliate FAQ
The 17 questions affiliates ask us most, with straight answers. If yours is not here, Andrew is one email away.
Getting started
How do I join the Amazing Self affiliate program?
Two steps, both free. First open a ClickBank account at accounts.clickbank.com/signup, because ClickBank takes every order and pays every commission. Then fill in the sign-up form on our affiliate home page with your name, your ClickBank ID and your email address.
Please add affiliates@amazingself.com to your email whitelist before you sign up, so our emails reach your inbox. Next time, log in on the home page with your email address and ClickBank ID.
What is my ClickBank ID?
It is the account nickname you chose when you opened your ClickBank account, and it is the name you log in to ClickBank with. ClickBank also calls it your affiliate ID. It goes in the affiliate= part of your hoplink, and it is how every sale finds its way back to you.
How do I get my hoplink?
Open the Promotion Links page, type in your ClickBank ID (and a tracking ID if you want one) and it builds your link in this format:
https://hop.clickbank.net/?affiliate=YOURIDHERE&vendor=amazeself&tid=YOURTRACKINGHERE&type=hp1
The page saves your link in your browser for seven days, and while it is saved every email, post and banner code in this area shows your own link instead of the sample. Always click your link once to test it before you share it.
What is a tracking ID, and do I need one?
A tracking ID is the tid= part of your link. It is optional, it can be up to 100 characters of numbers, lowercase letters and underscores, and only you can see it.
It tells you where each sale came from. If you promote Amazing Self in an email, on your blog and on Facebook, give each one its own tracking ID, such as email1, blog and fb_page, and your ClickBank reports will show which one each sale came through. Then you know where to spend your time.
Which page does my link send people to?
Your hoplink (type=hp1) goes to the Amazing Self sales page at www.amazingself.com. If you have older links that use the webinar or special report types, they still work and still pay you: those pages have closed, so the link now lands on the sales page.
For cold traffic, such as ads or people who have never heard of you, put one of our presell pages on your own site first. The article presell warms up strangers; the bridge presell reads like a quick note from you to readers who already know you.
Commissions and payouts
How much do I earn per sale?
You get 60% of the first month, which is about US$22.20 of the $37 price, then 50% of every month the member stays, about US$18.50 a month. You also get 60% on any upsells a member you referred buys. The Commissions page shows how one member adds up over a year if they stay.
Do I really get paid every month?
Yes, for as long as the member keeps paying. Each time ClickBank bills them for another month, that payment is credited to you automatically and shows in your ClickBank reports. When a member cancels, their payments stop, and so does the recurring commission from them.
How and when am I paid?
ClickBank pays you, not us. Payments follow ClickBank’s own schedule and go out by the payment method you choose in your ClickBank account, so keep your payment and tax details up to date there.
What happens to my commission if a member asks for a refund?
Every member is covered by a 60-day, 100% money-back guarantee. If a member is refunded, ClickBank reverses the commission on the payment that was refunded. Members ask for a refund through the contact page on amazingself.com, so please send any buyer who asks you there.
How long after a click do I still get the credit?
ClickBank sets a cookie when someone clicks your hoplink, so a reader who comes back later and joins is still credited to you. ClickBank decides the credit under its own rules, and in general the sale goes to the affiliate whose link the buyer clicked most recently. You can check the current cookie length for Amazing Self in your ClickBank account, or ask Andrew, before you plan a long follow-up sequence.
Rules and traffic
Can I run paid ads?
Yes. Paid search, social and native ads on general terms are welcome, as long as the ad sends people to a presell page on your own domain, not straight to the sales page. If you would like your PPC conversion tracking code installed on the Amazing Self website, just email us and ask.
Can I bid on “Amazing Self” as a keyword?
Not without permission. Ask Andrew first before you bid on Amazing Self brand terms, and the same goes for putting the name in an ad’s display URL or headline.
What are the rules for email?
Email only your own opt-in list, the people who asked to hear from you. No unsolicited email and no bought, rented or scraped lists, and every email must comply with CAN-SPAM. Spammers are reported to ClickBank and removed from the program.
Put a short disclosure near your link, for example: “I may earn a commission if you buy through my link, at no extra cost to you.” Our email swipes already include one.
What can I say about Amazing Self?
Describe what members really get each month: the Amazing Self Magazine (the first edition is over 140 pages), an Amazing Journey Sessions interview with audio and transcript, and two Abundant Wealth Series videos by Mark Ling, for $37 a month with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Never promise income, weight loss, a relationship outcome or any other result, and put “results vary” next to any experience of your own. The Rules page has a table of what you can, should be careful with and must never say.
Materials and help
Where are the ready-made swipes?
Everything is in this area: email swipes, newsletter and solo ads, social posts, hooks and angles, banners, product images, articles, reviews and a video script, keywords and ads and presell pages. Save your hoplink first and the links inside them become yours.
Can you make something special for me?
Yes. If you need something special made, such as a banner size we do not have, an email for a particular audience or material for a promotion you are planning, just ask, and we can most likely whip it up for free. Email Andrew with what you need and where you will use it.
Who do I contact?
Andrew Rusbatch, our affiliate manager, at affiliates@amazingself.com or andrew@unicapublications.com. Include your ClickBank ID in every email. The contact page has ready-made emails for the most common requests.
Still have a question?
Email Andrew with your ClickBank ID and what you would like to know. He looks after every Amazing Self affiliate, and he can also arrange custom material for your promotion.
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