ClickBank Profit Club: The Free Way to Keep Your Leads and Earn Commissions

Heads-up: I’m a member of the ClickBank Profit Club and the links in this post are my referral links. If you join through them I may earn a commission later on. Joining is free either way, and I only write about stuff I’m actually using myself.

Let me tell you about the thing that bugged me most about affiliate marketing for years.

First you find a good product on ClickBank. Then you grab your hoplink. After that you write a post, send an email, maybe even pay for a few ads. Somebody clicks, lands on the vendor’s page, types in their email address… and that’s it. That person now belongs to the vendor. Forever.

Maybe they buy and you get a commission. Nice. However, the vendor gets to email that person for the next five years, sell them ten more products, and you never see a cent of it. As a result, tomorrow you start from zero again.

I’ve done that dance more times than I want to admit. So when John Thornhill opened up the ClickBank Profit Club and the whole pitch was basically “keep your leads AND earn the commissions”, I signed up back in April. Here’s what it is, how it works, and who I think it’s a good fit for.

What Is the ClickBank Profit Club?

The ClickBank Profit Club (CBPC for short) is a free membership run by John Thornhill, a UK marketer who’s been selling on ClickBank full-time for 20+ years and is a 9x ClickBank Platinum vendor.

It’s not a course you watch and forget. It’s a done-for-you system: you get your own ClickBank marketing funnel, built and hosted for you, and you send traffic to it. People who opt in become your leads. When they buy something inside the club (upgrades, upsells, other products), you earn the commission.

In other words, you’re partnering with a guy who has spent two decades figuring out what sells on ClickBank, instead of competing against him.

The Problem It Fixes (And Why It Matters)

Here’s the part most beginners don’t get told. The money in online marketing isn’t really in the first sale. It’s in the follow-up. The email list. The relationship you build with people over months and years.

Unfortunately, regular affiliate marketing hands that part to the vendor. CBPC, on the other hand, flips it around. Here’s the quick comparison:

Typical affiliate marketing	ClickBank Profit Club
You build the vendor’s list	You build your own email list
Start from scratch with every product	One funnel that keeps working for you
One-time commissions	Commissions across the whole funnel
No backend income	Backend built on a 15-year-proven model
You compete with 1,000s of affiliates	You partner with a 9x Platinum vendor

That list is an asset. In fact, nobody can switch it off, change the commission rate on it, or ban your account and take it away. If you only take one thing from this post, let it be this: always build something you own.

What You Get When You Join (For Free)

• Your own ClickBank funnel, built, branded and hosted for you. No pages to design, no hosting bills, no tech headaches.
• Your leads stay yours. Your member profile shows every person who joins through your link, so you can follow up with them personally.
• Multiple commission streams from upgrades, upsells and other products inside the membership, paid straight into your ClickBank account.
• Training you’ll actually use: Start Here videos, core training, a book club and live training sessions.
• Live coaching and support from John and his team when you get stuck.
• A community that’s already moving. 19,000+ members have joined, and the club shows nearly $400,000 in gross sales tracked inside CBPC so far.

How It Works, Step by Step

No fluff, this is what the process actually looks like from the inside:

1. Join free. Name and email, takes under a minute. No credit card.
2. Add your ClickBank ID. This is the one step people skip, and it’s the important one. No ID means no commissions. If you don’t have a ClickBank account yet, it’s free to open one.
3. Watch the Start Here training. John walks you through your profile page, your referral link and how the club tracks your leads.
4. Share your CBPC link. Your blog, your email list, social media, solo ads… wherever your audience hangs out.
5. Follow up with your leads and earn as they move through the club.

My Honest Take After Using It

What I like most is that it’s simple. I didn’t have to build a sales page, write an autoresponder series from scratch or figure out a payment system. The funnel is already there, a vendor who knows what he’s doing handles the follow-up, and so my job is basically one thing: send people to my link.

Since I joined, around 20 people have signed up through my link, and I can see every one of them in my profile with the date they joined and whether they’ve finished their setup. That might sound like a small thing. Still, it’s exactly what you don’t get with a normal hoplink.

Besides that, I like John himself. He’s an ex-factory worker who’s been doing this since 2004, says so openly, and doesn’t do the rented-Lamborghini thing. Over the years he’s helped 3,000+ students who have gone on to generate over $23 million in sales. That kind of track record is rare in this industry.

Now the honest part, because you deserve it:

• Free is the start, not the whole thing. The free Team level gets you in the door with your funnel and leads. There are paid upgrades for things like rotator traffic and the 25% second-tier profit sharing program. You don’t need them to begin, but know they exist.
• You still need traffic. No system on earth pays you if nobody sees your link. CBPC removes the tech work, not the marketing work.
• Finish your setup. Most people who join through me are still sitting at “Waiting for ID”. Don’t be that person. Add your ClickBank ID on day one.

Who the ClickBank Profit Club Is For

It’s a great fit if you:

• Are brand new and want a ready-made funnel instead of building one from scratch
• Already promote ClickBank products and you’re tired of building the vendor’s list for free
• Have a blog, social following or email list and want something solid to point it at
• Want to learn from someone with a real, long track record

It’s probably not for you if you’re looking for a push-button “get rich by Friday” deal. It’s a real business model. It works when you work it.

A Quick Tip to Get Results Faster

Whatever you promote, CBPC included, it works way better when you have your own little audience to share it with. If you don’t have an email list yet, I wrote a free guide on exactly that: The $0 Funnel: Build Your First Email List Without Spending a Dime. Pair it with the club and you’ve got both halves covered: a funnel that earns, and an audience that sees it.

ClickBank Profit Club FAQ

Is the ClickBank Profit Club really free?

Yes. The basic membership costs nothing and needs no credit card. There are optional paid upgrades that unlock extra benefits like rotator traffic and profit sharing.

Do I need a ClickBank account?

Yes, to get paid. Commissions go straight into your ClickBank account, so you’ll add your ClickBank ID in your member profile. Opening a ClickBank account is free.

Who is behind it?

John Thornhill, a 9x ClickBank Platinum vendor who has been working online full-time for over 20 years and has coached thousands of students.

Do I need my own product or website?

No. The club builds and hosts your funnel for you, and the products are already there. A website or blog helps you get traffic, but it isn’t required to get started.

How much can I earn?

That honestly depends on you: how much traffic you send, how well you follow up and how consistent you are. So be careful: anyone promising you a fixed number is selling you something. CBPC gives you the system; the effort is yours.

Final Thoughts

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the work while the vendor collects the real rewards, the ClickBank Profit Club is worth a look. It’s free, it’s run by someone with a proven track record, and it fixes the one thing that keeps most affiliates stuck: never owning their audience.

First join, then add your ClickBank ID, watch the Start Here videos, and finally start sharing your link. That’s it. And if you join through my link, reply to the welcome email and say hi. I’m happy to help you get set up.

Have you tried the ClickBank Profit Club yet, or are you still building vendors’ lists for them? Tell me in the comments. I read every one.

Earnings disclaimer: Results vary and depend on your experience, effort, skills and traffic. The figures mentioned in this post (member numbers, sales totals, student results) come from the ClickBank Profit Club itself and are not a promise or guarantee of what you will earn. ClickBank is a registered trademark of Click Sales, Inc. This post is not endorsed by ClickBank.