Its possible to generate a very lucrative income from affiliate marketing. If youve spent any time on the internet, youll soon learn that the majority of affiliate marketers aim directly for ClickBank.

One of the major affiliate sites on the internet is ClickBank. Their huge marketplace and massive amounts of affiliate products across every possible niche market make it attractive for many internet marketers. However, despite its massive size, there are a few inherent problems with ClickBank.

I came across another affiliate marketplace called PayGear which is similar to ClickBank and I signed up. I did find a few negative things about PayGear, however overall I was pleased with them. Here are a few things I found:

The Merchant Side of PayGear

1. PayGear allows you to open your merchant account free, yet ClickBank charges a fee to set up.

2. The moment you submit your products to PayGear, theyre approved instantly. ClickBank have a quality control system in place that means the products available on their marketplace arent just flimsy excuses for products.

3. You are able to sell physical goods. With ClickBank, you must settle with digital and informational products only.

4. Your payments can be made in real time. ClickBank makes you wait until payment for your products is processed, approved and then sent.

5. PayGear boasts the lowest transactional fees in the affiliate marketing industry.

PayGear vs. ClickBank Affiliate Facilities

1. Affiliate commissions are allowable up to a massive 95% with PayGear, while ClickBank has a limitation of only 75% as their maximum commission rate.

2. All sales are tracked in real time, rather than updating infrequently.

3. Affiliates are handed ready-to-go marketing tools from each merchant they choose to promote.

4. Your payout can be made via PayPal if you choose, or you can request for a check to be posted out. ClickBank makes new affiliates wait until after theyve received at least 3 paper checks before theyll allow an electronic payment request to be entered.

5. You can purchase a product through your own affiliate link. This came as a surprise to me as most sites do not let you do that.

I would have to conclude that PayGear’s positives outweigh their negatives, but some of the things I did not like PayGear include.

I am not very fond of waiting a month to get paid. Even though PayGear does offer a weekly auto billing most vendors do not take advantage of this. I prefer to always be paid either weekly or at least bi-weekly like ClickBank.

With only a few minor negatives to speak of and plenty of positives, PayGear easily out-performs ClickBank as the better platform for any serious affiliate marketer.

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