ClickBank: Sekejap Ada Sekejap Tak Ada
Malam tadi forum WangCyber dan juga blog-blog IM di Malaysia agak kecoh dengan berita ClickBank membenarkan rakyat Malaysia mendaftar menjadi ahlinya. Sebelum ni, kalau rakyat Malaysia nak jadi ahli, mereka terpaksa guna alamat saudara atau kawan dari negara-negara yang dibenarkan atau membuka alamat pejabat virtual di Singapore atau online.
Saya sendiri yesterday telah ke website ClickBank dan mendaftar untuk menjadi ahli. Sebelum ni, promosi affiliate saya adalah dari PayDotCom.com, CJ dan 3rd-party programs yang lain. Of course, bila dah ada peluang untuk mendaftar tanpa hassle untuk buka virtual office, saya pun terus joinlah. Saya memang belum join ClickBank sebelum ni kerana so far saya dapat buat rezeki situ-sini tanpa menggunakannya. 
Disangkakan panas sampai ke petang, rupanya hujan di tengahari. Awal pagi tadi, saya dapat tahu dari forum WangCyber, rupanya SIGN UP pada ClickBank dah tak ada nama negara Malaysia, termasuk juga negara-negara lain seperti Arab Saudi, Brunei, Turkey. Sahabat saya, Bitol pun awal pagi dah sms saya berita sedih ni.
Walaupun saya sempat menjadi ahli pada that small window of opportunity tu, selagi mereka tidak lift the ban on Malaysia, takkan bererti kerana kalau baca FAQ Library mereka:
Extracted from the FAQ Library: http://www.clickbank.com/account_faq.html
3. I tried to sign up with you, but my country is not listed on your form. Is there any way I can get an account with you?
We accept clients from over 100 countries. Unfortunately, if your country is not listed we cannot offer you an account at this time. We cannot make any exceptions to this rule.
4. My country isn’t listed on your sign up form. Can I sign up using a country that is on the list and then send in an address change request?
No, we are unable to accommodate address change requests that include a change to a country that is not on our accepted countries list.
5. I am moving to a country that is not listed on your accepted countries list. Does this mean I can no longer use my ClickBank account?
Yes, this means that you will no longer be able to use your ClickBank account. If you are in this situation and have money in your ClickBank account, as well as have met the stipulations of our payment policy, we will send your remaining check(s) to the address currently listed in your ClickBank account. Please be sure to have your mail forwarded with your local mail service.
Hmm… tak terfikir lak nak buat screenshot malam tadi sebab excited nak join tapi ni screenshot SIGN UP sekarang:
Kenapa jadi begini? Ada macam-macam teori konspirasi:
1.) CB tengah testing sistem security terbaru.
2.) Glitch / bug pada sistem.
3.) Yang semalam tu phishing site atau illegal redirect.
4.) CB nak hadkan ahli baru?
5.) April Fool pada bulan May?
So kesimpulannya, malam tadi kita dapat join ClickBank, hari ni dah tak boleh: sekejap ada, sekejap tak ada.
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linncomel
| May 10, 2007 | Reply
Saya pun sempat register clickbank semalam..rupanya nama Malaysia dikeluarkan semula..hilang excited semalam
Fai
| May 11, 2007 | Reply
Mungkinkah Sebab Sistem clickbank terkejut dengan penyertaan rakyat Malaysia yang datang dengan banyak dalam satu2 masa sekali gus dan menganggap kita buat fraud?
Saya smpat daftar dan masih boleh login.. Alamat pun masih alamat Malaysia..
PS: Harap adalah penjelasan yang kukuh dari clickbank ni..
Matt Ng
| May 11, 2007 | Reply
Hi Geladriel,
I guess CB will not answer us…:(
You have a really nice and fantastic blog. I notice you are everywhere. Are you doing this full time or are you in an Interior Design firm? Read your blog and find it quite interesting, having it in english and malay is quite unique.
oh btw, I know why ants like to go into the CPU even if there is no food. It’s cause of heat and a certain “humming noise vibration” that we can’t hear. Some pc have it and some don’t. I always wondered about it too.
Thanks for the lovely comments and stay in touch in cyberspace.
Galadriel
| May 11, 2007 | Reply
Hi Matt,
Thanks for popping by!
I’m doing this IM thing full-time now for nearly 2 years.
Did the first internetmelayu blog in TBlog and then graduated to a hosted blog on Wordpress mid last year.
It was just for fun at first and when the readers started pouring in, it became even more FUN.
Interior design? It’s more like an on and off hobby.
Heheh… yeah, got a site on that … somewhere …
Thanks for the tips on the ants.
I wish those vibrations attract money though, you know, like those ‘Wealth Resonance’ thing they speak about in the Law of Attraction and The Secret….
Cheers.
Galadriel.
admin
| May 11, 2007 | Reply
Fai and Linn,
CB masih tak jawab email saya. Mungkin mereka rasa bisnes dengan rakyat Malaysia tak begitu penting kot.
Setakat ni saya pernah email Google, Yahoo, CJ, some software developers, 2-3 orang Guru IM dan semua balas.
Tak apalah. Their loss.
JimieRay
| May 14, 2007 | Reply
Macam chipsmore la pulak clickbank ni kan… Hee..hee..hee
Duez
| May 16, 2007 | Reply
Macam-macam CB nih kan.Kejap ada kejap takde.Takpe la,kita cuba la dulu dengan sumber lain yang ada.
Saya nih ada account CB sebab saya berada diluar negara,tapi saya tak buat apa-apa promosi pun.Rugi sgt rasanya.Kalau ada sesiapa nak membantu or kerjasama,contact saya.
Rosli
| Aug 7, 2007 | Reply
Saya baru ke blog anda ini. Rasanya saya salah seorang yg dapat register sebagai ahli CB. Tapi selepas itu nak syorkan kpd kawan sudah tidak boleh lagi.
Anyway..I found your blog very interesting. I will come here more often and will recommend to my friends too!
Selamat maju jaya.
rosli
| Sep 6, 2007 | Reply
hello there,
just a question about clickbank, we know that clickbank require TAX ID# for their user and need to fax a completed IRS
W-8ben form. As we know Malaysia is banned from clickbank. By fullfill the W-8ben will this void our account with
clickbank. Form your experience how to avoid this to happen @ is it ok to fill up the form and just fax to clickbank? due
to we are using US address for receiving the cheque.
thank you
Galadriel
| Sep 7, 2007 | Reply
Dear En. Rosli,
I am not familiar with procedures using a US address,
as when you register your company’s address under a US address, then I guess you are considered as a US entity and thus must fill in the tax forms.
If you read ClickBank’s Accounting Policy here:
http://www.clickbank.com/accounting.html
…it states that:
Topic: Taxpayer ID Number Requirement for US Based affiliates Earning Over $600
… Second note: If you are utilizing a US address but are a beneficial resident of a foreign country, you will instead need to fax a completed IRS W-8ben form to us at 208-342-3934. Be sure to include a cover sheet that indicates your account nickname…
So it means in the end they will know you’re actually a Malaysian company that utilized a US virtual address.
As to whether they will penalize you, ban you or refuse to give the check, I don’t know as I don’t have personal experience on this.
You will need to ask others who are using a US virtual address for ClickBank.
Most of us prefer to use a Singaporean virtual office as ClickBank accepts Singapore and it’s easier for us Malaysians to just go across to Singapore if there are any problems with our checks.
Some Singaporean virtual office also provide services to help you in applying for clickbank or paypal accounts, as well as depositing checks to your bank account.
Among virtual companies that can be used include:
http://www.smartvirtualoffice.com.sg
http://www.virtualoffice.com.sg
I am in no way affiliated with those companies but you may contact them to ask them any questions, especially on withdrawing checks from Clickbank
I’m so sorry if I can’t help you much in this matter.
Galadriel.
Diaz
| Feb 7, 2008 | Reply
If you ever heard ‘Chapter-M’ written by Gobala Krisnan, this might be the solution for your Clickbank Problem.
I haven’t purchased the book you’d better check it out yourself.
I am Indonesian, I don’t know if that applies for me too.
admin
| Feb 15, 2008 | Reply
Hi Diaz,
I have bought and read most of the books pertaining to clickbank and using virtual offices.
however, like I always mention, it doesn’t work for some people as sometimes clickbank does look at your IP and may ban you if your IP (country from where you logged in) is not the same as the address given in your virtual office address (which would most likely be singapore or a US virtual address).
I have emailed Clickbank on this matter and the fact is that they frown upon the use of virtual addresses.
But it’s okay. I will find other solutions around this later.