10 Benefits Of Having Your Own Domain
Name
Want an edge over 95% of the affiliate marketers on the web?
Get a domain name. A domain name is like setting up an address for people to
stop by and do business with you.
1. Professional appearance.
The first one reeks of cookie cutter or replicated websites
and there are thousands of others out there EXACTLY like it. The second one
shows independence and singularity. For this example, hundreds of thousands of
people have clicked on a Power Mall website. The chance of click-through to
your affilitate generated website is slim and getting slimmer every time
another signs up for this opportunity. More people will click on the second
because it is something they have not seen before. You move from the crowd
promoting the cookie cutter website to standing apart and representing yourself
as your own business.
2. Recall of your website.
Look at those website names again. Which one is easier to
remember? Which one will look better on a business card? Are they going to get
your replicated site if they the search for Powermall because that is what they
remember or are they more likely to remember onlinesavingsforyou.com?
3. Promote yourself and not just your affiliates.
At some point, you may decide you do not want to continue to
represent the affiliate site you are promoting now. Any of the ranking you have
achieved in a search engine will be worthless to you.. If you have your own
website, you simple change your content, remove the link to the opportunity,
add a new link or whatever and maintain your presence.
4. You can build a contact list with your own capture page.
Anyone in internet marketing knows the list is the vehicle
to success. If you are promoting several different affiliate businesses using
only their back office auto-responders, you are missing the opportunity to
cross sell to your other opportunities. You need to set up a capture page using
your own auto-responder to collect their contact information, before you send
them to your affiliate website.
5. Give yourself a true web presence.
You can create your own content with your name creating
credibility. Use your website to promote yourself while you promote your
affiliates. As you develop multiple streams of income, you can use your domain
to promote them with your branding. As you build your presence, you will be
building your credibility.
6. A real email address.
Think about it. Which shows more credibility as an online
marketer?
AnnMartin@OnlineSavingsForYou.com or aprilsmom@yahoo.com? It
is as simple as that.
7. Able to promote multiple products.
Because you have your own domain with your own website, you
can promote multiple products or opportunities from one place. When you use
websites like MySpace, Ryze, DirectMatches, etc. to market, you take people to
your website and not put in four or five affiliate links.
8. Investment in your online future.
You have made a move toward having an online business by
signing up as an affiliate so you have an obvious interest in online business
success. You need to think about your future as an online marketer and what
will take you to the next level. A domain name of your own is the next logical
step. You will learn a tremendous amount of information online and but all will
point you toward getting your own domain name to be in business.
9. It is easy to do.
You can get a domain name for less than $10 for a one-year
registration. Hosting can cost you less than $20 month. Doesnt it make sense to
put these tools to work for you?
10. Puts you into business psychologically.
If you have made a commitment to a domain name, virtually
that puts you into business. You need to use that to pull yourself into
business mentally and physically. Get to work! Learn as much as you can but
most of all, start promoting your domain!
If you dont understand the benefits of having your own
domain name and how it can make your business explode, you really should
rethink your desire to have an online business. Your domain name will be the
cornerstone and provides a base for building a solid online business.
