ClickBank Changes for the Year 2010

Expect more competition both as a product creator and an affiliate marketer on ClickBank. While this prediction might make you squirm a bit, consider it a beneficial forecast. A thriving marketplace attracts more consumers.

ClickBank just introduced three tutorial videos to help bring on German, French and Spanish speaking sellers and affiliates. This will help widen the global audience and your potential for sales.

They will be doing more handholding for the masses, training product creators to stay above the board and not spam or do unethical things, and training affiliates to utilize tools to make more sales.

For example, in a recent ClickBank blog post, they even advised affiliates to use PLR to help promote ClickBank products. That’s a positive thing for marketers, because many online companies frown on PLR, not understanding its ability in the marketplace.

ClickBank is going to continue cracking down on vendors. Many topics are already being declined from the list in 2009, and you can expect them to continue weeding out topics in the coming year.

They’ve recently shut down topics such as credit repair, marketing through social networks, multi level marketing memberships, and more. You’re unable to submit topics in these categories at all and they will not review your product for you.

ClickBank plans to ensure its vendors are in compliance with the FTC regulations – especially if you’re using the Vendor Spotlight feature. They don’t tell you what’s wrong, just that you’re not in compliance – and they direct you to the FTC’s website so you can investigate the rules yourself.

The site has also begun expending its marketplace categories, and probably will widen it more as the number of vendors and affiliates grow. You may have noticed, if you already have a product there, that when you log into your account, you’re told of your new category and subcategory – and given a chance to dispute it if you wish to do so.

Some people complain about the ClickBank marketplace, preferring instead to use another form of affiliate marketing like PayDotCom. But for those who want to cover all bases and have their products promoted by a large number of affiliates (or want to have a large number of products to promote as an affiliate), it’s best to just stay abreast of the ClickBank rules as they’re announced, which means staying tuned into their blog.

Obama is Making it Easier for Dads and Moms to Return to School

If you are like many moms and dads struggling in this depressed economy, you may be searching for a way to make more money. And if you are, then really your only options are to get another job and work longer hours or go back to school and receive training in a different field or get the degree so you can apply for that promotion. And with the available scholarships and grants available to moms and dads, going back to school is the smartest choice.

Nobody want to have to go back to school, especially when they are an adult, but it takes a lot of money to be able to live a comfortable life in these times and many who do not have a degree are unable to obtain jobs that pay much above minimum wage. And everyone knows that supporting a family on those wages is next to impossible.

So take advantage of the available grants and scholarships that you can apply for. The government gives out financial aid money to those who meet the income qualifications. This can be for the Pell grant, which is awarded in amounts from $100 to $5350 and the FSEOG, which is awarded in the amouint of $100 to $4000.

Plus the government also has other scholarshp grants that you may qualify to receive. There is the TEACH grant, for those entering the field of teaching,and the SMART grant, for those in science and math.

Plus, the government is also offering tax credits for education, which is like getting free money at tax time for those who return to school.

So put your fears aside when thinking about going back to school and possibly having to take out student loans. There are scholarships and grants for moms and dads that can help you pay for your education as long as you apply and meet the qualifications.