ClickBank

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ClickBank
Company typePrivate
IndustryAffiliate marketing, e-commerce
Founded1998
FounderTim and Eileen Barber
Headquarters
Boise, Idaho
,
United States
Website www.clickbank.com

ClickBank is a global e-commerce platform and affiliate marketplace founded in 1998. The company has more than six million clients worldwide, [1] making it the 87th largest Internet retailer in North America. [2]

ClickBank is an e-commerce platform for physical and digital products, digital content creators (also known as sellers) and affiliate marketers, who then promote them to consumers. [1]

In 2011, it offered over 46,000 individual products to its affiliate marketers. [3] It has annual turnover of $1 Billion USD.

It is known for advertising products of dubious effectiveness and reputation.

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References

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