I know many people get excited, sign up for clickbank and are ready to start making money. The problem is that many of them have a real hard time figuring out what to sell. They want to make sure they sell the products that will make them the most money. So here are a few things I look for when it comes to picking profitable products on clickbank.

Gravity – A good indicator that a product will sell is the gravity. The gravity is a number calculated by clickbank that shows how many different affiliates have sold a particular product within the past 8 weeks. A high gravity is a good indicator that the product is currently hot and selling very well. Though high gravity is a good indicator of whether a product will sell or not, that doesn’t mean products with low gravity won’t. Just cause a product has a gravity of 2 doesn’t mean the product isn’t good and won’t sale. Sometimes that simply means the product is new or the vendor of the product hasn’t done a good job recruiting affiliates to sell the product.

Keywords – I always use the google keyword tool to see just how many people are bidding on keywords related to the particular product I want to promote. The more people I see bidding on keywords related to the product the better. If people are willing to pay for traffic then they are making money from it. That means I can jump in, saturate the market with my articles and start making money.

The Salespage – Always, and I mean always read the salespage before you start promoting a product. If the page looks a mess and the copy sucks then guess what? People will not be buying the product. It is your job to visit the salespage and read through the copy to make sure its good. If it doesn’t sell you then chances are it won’t sell anyone else.

Materials offered – Before I start promoting a product I always check to see what materials are offered to the affiliate. You can check this out by going to the vendors affiliate page. I am a big article marketer so if a vendor offers articles that makes my job alot easier. I can read through their articles to come up with my own. It eliminates the need for alot of research. Most vendors offer articles, press releases, keyword lists and some even offer a rebrandable ebook you can use to build a list. The more material they offer the easier your job will be.