This isn't Just About the Product at Clickbank.
Most people think of Clickbank as a site that only sells digital goods. By definition, a digital product is anything you sell. It may be an e-book on anything from children's tales to a study of clinical depression to a golf instruction manual. It might be a time-saving piece of software or a fantastic game you created. However, it is "something" by definition. That is to say, Clickbank is all about the goods in that environment.
One of ClickBank's merchant rules of life aligns with the product-only approach to the marketplace, since you must provide the product within 24 hours after purchase, ideally immediately through download. The delivery method may differ. It may be a download, an email, or a link to a membership site where the consumer can download the product. Clickbank isn't concerned with the specifics as long as the client receives his goods within the specified time frame.
While the number of predictions that may be offered via the Clickbank marketplace is limitless, there is no option for selling services using Clickbank's fantastic marketplace capabilities. That 24-hour restriction, which is perfectly acceptable for a digital product, becomes very difficult if your online company is based on providing a service, even if the end result is a product. A service is provided depending on a number of factors that the merchant cannot control. Some services are ongoing, with payments made on a regular basis depending on milestones or deliverables. In any instance, a specific delivery date is debatable, and limiting that time period to 24 hours is almost impossible.
Many merchants have discovered methods to use Clickbank's strong marketplace infrastructure and merchant account services to conduct business with customers who operate within the 24-hour product delivery deadline. Ghostwriting is an excellent example. A client may use ClickBank's communication tools to contact a merchant and arrange for the production of a series of articles. However, the "product" would not be generated in the Clickbank merchandising system until it was finished and ready to ship. The client will then purchase the product that is a result of the service and work with the ghostwriter via Clickbank's processes.
Whether you plan for your service to be transferred via Clickbank ahead of time or after it is completed, the essential is to have a clear understanding of the pricing before entering the project into Clickbank. This is beneficial to both the seller and the buyer's business relationships, as well as keeping your Clickbank account clean. Converting your hourly billed service to a fixed pricing offering may take some time. But just concentrate on the end result. So, if you labor by the hour to create a project's requirements document, you may establish a fixed price when the project is nearing completion and use a Clickbank digital service as the payment mechanism.
It's also worth noting that Clickbank anticipates delivery. Your service might have been a series of 15 phone conversations in which you provided excellent advice and advanced in your area of expertise. To produce a deliverable, take notes each session and write a summary at the end that includes the outcomes of your sessions as well as your conclusions, which you can "sell" to your customer for the total consulting costs for the 15 sessions.
It just needs a little imagination and the ability to think outside the box in order to sell your services as a digital product via Clickbank. Being creative is, however, second nature to you as an online entrepreneur.