Start here: your first day promoting My Freelance Paycheck

1. 1

   Get your ClickBank ID5 minutes

   ClickBank pays your commissions, so you need a free ClickBank affiliate account. Your account nickname is your ClickBank ID (also called your affiliate ID), and it must be 5 to 10 letters or numbers.

   Already have one? Go straight to step 2.

   Open a ClickBank account
2. 2

   Make your hoplink and test it2 minutes

   Type your ClickBank ID into the hoplink maker. Add a tracking ID if you want to see which email or post made each sale (for example email1 or fbpost). Your link is saved in this browser, so the emails, posts and articles in this area show your own link instead of YOURIDHERE.

   Click Test once. You should land on Laura Pennington’s video page, and the address bar should still carry your ID.

   Make my hoplink
3. 3

   Pick the page your link opens2 minutes

   Your link can open any of four pages for the same course. Choose the one that suits how well your readers know you. If you are not sure, use the video page: it is the one we recommend.

   Page (added to your link)	What opens	Best for
   Video sales letter (recommended) nothing added	Laura Pennington’s free video presentation, with the order button below the video.	Most traffic, and the safe first choice: your email list, blog readers and anyone who already trusts you.
   Free gift page rd=report	The free report “How Much Can You Make As A Freelancer?”, which readers get by entering their name and email.	Cold traffic and social media, and readers who like to start with something free.
   Written sales page type=written	The sales letter as text, with no video.	Readers who prefer reading to watching, people reading on a phone at work, and visitors who come from an article.
   Hybrid sales page type=now	Laura’s long written letter with the video near the top.	Readers who want both: watch a little, then read the details at their own pace.

4. 4

   Send your first email15 minutes

   If you have an email list, this is where your first sales are most likely to come from. Open the emails page, pick the first email of the five-email story series and add one true sentence of your own at the top: why you are sending it, or who on your list it suits.

   Send it today. Two days later, send the second email in the series to everyone who did not click.

   Open the emails
5. 5

   Put it in front of everyone else20 minutes

   No list yet, or want more reach? Pick the one place where people already listen to you and start there today.

   You run a blog or website

   Publish the review or the how-to from the articles page, add a paragraph of your own at the top, and link to the written sales page or the video.

   Open the articles

   You post on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok

   Pick a post from the social page. A post that offers the free report gives people who don't know you yet an easy first click.

   Open the social posts

   You make YouTube videos

   Use a hook from the hooks page as your opening line, and put your hoplink and the disclosure line in the description.

   Open hooks and angles

   You buy traffic

   Send ads to your own presell page, never straight to your hoplink. Download a ready-made presell page, put your hoplink in, and upload it to your site.

   Open the presell pages

   You want everything in one file

   The swipe pack holds the emails, articles and hoplink instructions as a PDF and an editable Word file.

   Open the swipe pack

   You want to see the course first

   Read the course review to see what buyers get before you write about it.

   Open the course review
6. 6

   Add the disclosure line30 seconds

   Put this line in every email, post, article and video description that carries your link. Our rules and ClickBank’s both ask for it, and readers trust you more when they see it.

   I may earn a commission if you buy through my link, at no extra cost to you.

   Copy
7. 7

   Read the do and don’t list2 minutes

   Breaking these can cost you your commissions, so read them once before you post. The full rules are on the rules page.

   Do

   • Tell readers you are paid to promote My Freelance Paycheck, using the disclosure line above.
   • Describe the course as it is: Laura Pennington’s freelance writing course, $47 for the digital package, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
   • Send paid traffic to your own website or presell page first.
   • Rewrite the swipes in your own words so your readers hear you.
   • Contact John for a website review before you run Google or Bing ads.
   • Use tracking IDs so you know which emails and posts bring sales.

   Don't

   • Promise income, results or a set amount of money.
   • Bid on brand keywords such as “My Freelance Paycheck”, or use brand words in your ad copy.
   • Point ads straight at a My Freelance Paycheck page or at your hoplink.
   • Link straight to the order form. Links that skip the sales page are not allowed.
   • Use words like “scam” or “fraud” in your ads or copy.
   • Email people who did not ask to hear from you.
   • Present yourself as the owner or creator of My Freelance Paycheck.
   • Invent deadlines, limited places or price rises that are not real.

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