How does Clickbank work is the question most internet marketing newbies ask when they are first introduced to the biggest digital marketplace online. I know because I did the same.
It is essentially a platform or a portal that brings together merchants - called publishers and a potential army of sales people called affiliates. To list a digital product - eBook, software, downloadable audio or video files you would have to pay a one off fee of $ 49.
You are allowed to list up to 100 products per account. They have certain conditions you have to meet as a publisher before your listing is approved. Most of which is designed to protect the customer.
You are required to give a 60 day guarantee on all offers. They run a reputable affiliate program which is free to join. They do all the administration work - process all payments and pay all parties twice every month.
If you have time and would like some detailed information you can check out the Clickbank marketing guides and super blog also. They contain a wealth of information.
When you decide on what you would like to promote you just have to put your nickname - affiliate ID into the hoplink provided for that listing, copy and paste it into your promotion.
You only get paid when you make a sale. You can actually get started with the information here. For further reading there are various eBooks written about the subject.
The quickest way I found was to go and check out the website for myself. There is nothing that can replace learning through doing. Why don't you heard over there and get your feet wet?