ClickBank Predators - Prologue
Well I really hate to say it but it looks like Clickbank Predators is a scam, or at the least horribly executed, and Chris Fox and Jerome Chapman do not seem to care how much their reputation is damaged by it. I don't use the "S" word lightly, it is tossed about on and offline far to often by people who aren't willing to put forth the effort to achieve success. I don't claim to have a perfect character, but I have never cried scam over my failure to act
ClickBank Predators - In the beginning...
I bought CB Predators when it came out, I also bought the upsell of Affiliate X so that I could stay abreast of the latest ClickBank products. The basic crux of the system is that it would automatically create a blog for selling a ClickBank product. This blog is actually my second and I have since created another, so I understand using WordPress and themes. Unfortunately I was never able to get ClickBank Predators to work properly, I tried three times to create my initial site and it did not work right on any of the attempts. I am not a newbie to internet technology, I have a good grasp of the basics and some knowledge of intricacies. I will try like hell to figure something out before asking for help so when I do ask for help, I need it. Many times just being able to talk with a support person will trigger memories and I will eventually figure the problem out more or less by myself.
My first two support ticket requests for help were unceremoniously closed without so much as a boo! Not a word, nada.
According to Chris Fox, posting on the CB Predators site, they were flooded with support requests in the comments in the back office blog so comments were closed and removed. I don't recall anyone saying the same about actual support tickets though. He promised webinars and videos to address the issues folks were having, but I never saw either. What ultimately broke the camels back was that I began getting database access errors. The database is a crucial element to any WordPress blog, without having it set up properly your blog simply will not work. The kicker here is that although you need your own domain to host your site the database that powers your blog was hosted by CB Predators! So you really don't have control of your site, if you don't pay your monthly fee they can essentially shut your site down. When the database access errors stated occurring I sent a couple of support tickets which went unanswered.
ClickBank Predators - Launch Preparedness...Hello, NASA?
Now it is true I have never launched a product of my own, but in this day and age, with all the outsourcing assets available, and the fact that most IM products are focused on attracting newbies and others looking for automated tools, one has to expect the need for a robust support staff for at least the initial launch period. Anyone who has ever been involved in the opening of a large service based business, say a restaurant or casino knows that the big boys always over hire in order to hedge their bets. To say that you were overwhelmed by the sales response / need for support, tells me one of two things is true, your business skills need an upgrade or you are not telling the truth. Since Chris Fox has a good reputation already, and I tried very hard to find anything negative in Google and could not, I have to assume that he / they were simply not telling the truth. There were however, many negative posts in the Warrior Forum regarding ClickBank Predators...
Resolution
I canceled my subscription after trying in vain to get some sort of response to the database problem. I canceled by requesting refund through ClickBank and relatively quickly my subscription was canceled and my most recent payments refunded.
This included the Affiliate X program that was intended to compliment ClickBank Predators by providing detailed information about the hottest ClickBank products.
Epilogue
So, now I am gun shy, and will never look at a product launch the same way again. In fact I am deleting a lot more emails these days if the promotion seems at all over hyped, or if I get multiples of essentially the same email from many different marketers. And each of those marketers lose a little bit of credibility in my mind with each over hyped email I receive.
So what experiences have you had with ClickBank Predators? Positive or negative I would like to hear about them, leave your comments below.
i recently purchased into comission preditors.com and yet to get any responce from any one as to how to do what he is offering . I’m hoping that i will hear something that i will get some responce . I borrowed $ to purchase his offer . This was my last hope . The state of florida has taken every thing i have worked for and left me striped of my dignity and my future w/no means to recover . this was my last hope in means to suport my family so that we may have a future . I pray to god this this wasn’t in vein !
Wow Kevin, I had no idea about Commission Predator so I searched Google, and checked out the sales video. This guy is spewing the same tired sales pitch he claims he is protecting you from. For example he claimed the video was on an, “invitation only page, and probably isn’t even listed in Google”. Well then how did I find it on page 1 of the results? If he really didn’t want it in Google that could easily be accomplished. Like I said I know nothing about the Commission Predator product, but the hard core sales pitch is as stale and misleading as last weeks coffee. The good news is that all you have to do is go back to Clickbank, enter your purchase info and ask for a refund. Beyond that let me just say that your future lies in your heart and mind not in someone elses promises. If you are that down on your luck you need to look to traditional sources of income to provide for your family and yourself. When things are stabilized start looking at internet marketing again. I would recommend my favorite program, TrafficLeads2Income, I have two posts about it HERE and HERE, yes I am a member and if you join as a paid member I get a commission, but I don’t want you to. I want you to sign up as a free member, that way you can learn the basics of Internet Marketing and how to do it free when just starting out. The key is to learn the ins and outs of Internet Marketing before you start spending a lot of money. One last thing, building an income online is just like doing it offline; you are starting a business, and that requires hard work, focus, and dedication. Don’t fall for the automated massive income scam, it doesn’t exist. I have never seen it and none of my mentors have ever seen it. The only thing that works is to work, learn, adapt and repeat.