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What we’re going to do in this step is buy our domain, then set it to forward to your sales page by way of your affiliate link. This is very easily done! Have you ever forwarded a call on your phone? Or forwarded an email from your inbox to a friend? Well, this is sort of the ‘same thing’. Once you’ve done it, ,then you’ll realize just how easy it really is and you’ll be able to use it for all your affiliate sites. The knowledge will be yours for future reference. It may sound scarey or intimidating, especially if you’re brand new to this business, but trust me! When you’re finished, you’ll be smiling! <<–Bliss!
There are only 2 steps to this process!
1. Buying the domain name
2. Setting up the forwarding
I have always used GoDaddy.com. Click on the link and look aroud the site, get familiar with it because the more sites you become an affiliate of, the more you’re going to use it.
When you get to the GoDaddy home page, look for the big Search box that says “START YOUR DOMAIN SEARCH HERE”. This is where you’ll start your search for the Domain Name you want. The one you’ll create to forward to your affiliate link. Is this starting to make sense? I hope so! Because this is something you CANNOT screw up. There’s no wrong way, or bad way to do it, ok? So no stressing. Right? Right! 
Bliss —-that’s what we want! Get excited! You’re about to own your own website!!!!
Keep in mind you want to pick a domain name that is relevant to the product you’re promoting.
As an example I’ll just use my own website..CreateYourFirstDomain. I am promoting a membership product that teaches step by step by way of video, along with everything else possible to get your own website up and running in no time. It is visual and much more detailed than my blog posts. It also offers FREE hosting with membership. It’s awesome. And it is relevent to the product itself.
Anyway, I’m sure you get the idea!
Just type the words into the search box and then choose .com, .net, .biz, .org, etc. and press go. If the domain you chose is available to buy, it will say that your chosen domain is available with a green check mark. If it’s not available, it will tell you “yourdomainnamehere” is already taken with a big red X. Then you’ll just have to think of another name, type it in as before, and click go again until you find a name you like that hasn’t already been taken.
It really doesn’t matter what ext. you use, either .com, or net, or whatever….but research has shown that .com works better than the others. So at least keep that in mind. And in my opinion, an easy to remember, to-the-point domain name is good when available.
But again, you can’t mess it up so just go for it!
When you find a domain name that you like, and hasn’t been taken, click “add”to the right of the domain name, further down on the page you’ll see “continue to registration”. Now you’re going to be driven through a bunch of questions asking if you want ‘this’ or ‘that’ with that. lol Your answer will be “no thanks” on each page. You don’t need any of that so just keep “no-thanking” them.
Now, since this post is essentially for the newbie I’m going to assume you don’t have a GoDaddy account yet. So you’ll have to go to the right of the page and click “create” to create your new account. You only need to fill in the stuff that has the little asterick* beside it…a company name is not necessary.
After you’re done filling out your personal info, click continue to pay. At this time you may be saying “No thanks” several times again. Pay for your domain….Done! <<–Bliss!
You now own your own Domain on the internet! <<-Bliss again!
Now we need to set your Domain Name to forward through your Affiliate link to your website.
Ok, here we go! Yep, more info to follow…
I really enjoyed this video! Wow, it is powerful. I first saw it on Simon Cad’s blog and decided to post it here also! Hope you guys like it as much as I did. You can also view it on YouTube.
An Affiliate Link is bascially a website address like www.createyourfirstdomain.com however affiliate links include information about who is responsible for that link, most importantly you, the affiliate. If a customer clicks on a link you’ve posted and ends up buying the product you end up getting credit for the sale and receiving a commission. The affiliate link lets the website owner know who to reward for promoting his product.
Let’s talk about Clickbank links, since they seem to be the easiest to promote for the beginner. You will need a Clickbank ID when you register. It’s up to you what ID you create. You will use that ID from clickbank no matter how many affiliate products you decide to promote. There are two ways to create personalized Affiliate Links…at clickbank an affiliate link is known as a Hoplink.
The most common way is to create your Hoplink automatically using the Clickbank Marketplace. When you have found the product you want to promote, just click the ‘Promote’ button to the right of the product listing and it will generate your personal Hoplink. Then you can copy the Hoplink address by highlighting it and pushing the “Ctrl” button and “c” button on your keyboard. Now, put your mouse in a blank .txt notepad file and hold Ctrl and “v” together. This will “paste” what you just copied into your new notes file. Now you can save the file on your desktop. You can copy the Hoplink address and paste it anywhere you want to promote the product!
My Clickbank ID is 4045863. So, an example of a clickbank Hoplink for me would be: http://4045863.VENDOR.hop.clickbank.net <<<this is not a genuine link, just an example. If you decide to create your link manually to make the HopLink work, you just replace VENDOR with the vendor’s ClickBank nickname. Some ClickBank vendors will have their nickname listed on their product website if they have a page for affiliates.
As a final note! Be sure to TEST THE HOPLINK so you’ll be comissioned for every sale you make! To test your HopLink to make sure it’s working correctly, you can either enter your HopLink directly into your browser’s address bar and hit Enter, or click on your HopLink directly if you’ve already posted it somewhere online. Once you’re on the vendor’s website, click their Buy Now button so you’re taken to the ClickBank order form. If you scroll to the bottom of the order form, you should see [affiliate=yournickname]. Mine would look like [affiliate=4045863].
Your Social Website should be clear and consistent. Your followers will know what it is about by the consistent content. Your site should focus on one idea or subject, don’t have multiple subjects as it creates confusion. You want participants to know what to expect.
Follow Your Heart’s Desire. If your Social Group subject is focused on something you don’t really care about, your followers will eventually realize it. Find something you’re passionate about and you will motivate them to join you on your journey. Don’t pick a subject just because it looks profitable. And don’t promote anything with greed in mind as you will soon give up. Remember, give people want they want and you will get what you need, Choose what makes you happy!
Do it Your Way. Your followers need to have you, your style and your personality stamped on whatever it is you’re promoting from the very beginning. Let the content reflect your own passions and keep yourself accountable for consistent, relevant updates. This is of vital importance for list-building to succeed. Of course this takes time.
Don’t Hesitate to Ask for Help. As soon as you’ve gotten your group up and running, ask for whatever help you need. Ask people to post responses, comment, and moderate on your behalf. Generate as much interest as possible by starting great discussions and asking people to join in. The more people you can get involved, the better!
Try to Keep Everyone Interested. Ask engaging questions. Offer good advice and always be positive. You want to keep people coming back for more. Avoid the temptation to post news that your readers can find anywhere.
Offer Encouragement. Use your social marketing group as a way to thank them for continuing to come back and contribute. Maintain contact with your list every day.
Now enjoy what’s coming your way! Following these steps will help to establish a sound following for you and will help to drive traffic to your list. The premise behind list building is knowing how to generate and drive the interested to your selected niche. Practice these steps and you will be list building.
List Building can put your website on the track to success. Check out my free ebook that tells you every step to building your online business including list building – http://www.createyourfirstdomain.com
I often get asked how to build a website that generates a lot of traffic. There are a few factors that go into building a good domain. Here are also a few simple strategies that will work. You must have good, informative content. You have to be ‘real’. But, more than anything, you need content that will last. If you’re looking for great ways of getting traffic to your website, here are some tried and true methods that will bring you the visitors you need.
Informative content draws traffic to your website.
Keep your writing informative and valuable and to the point. Keep focused and never lose sight of why you’ve created your website. If you offer relative and exciting content, readers will keep coming back for more. Do your research and keep on top of all the latest information. Most of all, focus on providing real value to your readers, don’t over-exaggerate with a lot of nonsense. And don’t make your site a knock-off of someone else’s!
What do you want your readers to learn from you? What can you offer from your own personal experience?
Being ‘real’ draws traffic to your website.
Position yourself as a friend or teacher, standing side-by-side with your readers. In order to connect with your readers, they’ll need to see you as someone like them—someone they can relate to. They need to see you as an ally who is ready to jump in and help.
Up-to-date content keeps readers coming back for more.
Every now and then you’ll have write about tends. There’s nothing wrong with that. . However, if what you write is as valuable ten years from now as it is today, you’ll be providing the kind of content that will be as helpful to next year’s visitors as it was to those who read it the day you wrote it.
If you focus on content that endures across the years, word of mouth will drive more and more hungry people to your website. Strive to provide timeless content, and your website content will grow.
There are many way to drive traffic to your website. Some of them are search engine optimization, article marketing, and pay-per-click ads. However, don’t lose sight of the basics I’ve talked about above to get traffic and keep those visitors coming back for more. Staying authentic with your readers and providing good valuable content that endures across the years will not only attract traffic but will also keep your readers coming back for more. = Bliss!
You ask, how can I promote this affiliate product if I have no list yet, and no traffic? This is a common question. If you’re a beginner to Internet Marketing usually you will have no list and no traffic. You want to immediately promote an affiliate product and get some $money$ coming in. Am I right? And you’re not sure how to get people to your new website. Right?
To be polite, but blunt, you’re looking at it from a backwards approach. The first and foremost thing you need to be focusing on is building your list of subscribers. The steps are simple but they must be followed in a certain order. You can have the best website and affiliate product in the world but if no one knows about it how can you sell anything?
You can’t. No way, nada. You need the list first. How you ask?
Sure a few people might stumble on your site from search engines but that doesn’t mean anything. You need is a steady stream of people to your website who are interested in your product. You must focus on building your list first. You build your list by having them opt in to your squeeze page, or on your blog etc. Anywhere you can put an opt-in form. Once you have this list of subscribers you can then send them to the affiliate products you want to promote. And yes, this can take some time. But with a little patience, and effort you will succeed! = Bliss
You will be lost without a list. Period. Yes, there are other ways you can send bits of traffic to promote an affiliate product such as Pay Per Click etc., but to be successful in Internet Marketing you must have a large subscriber list. This is a given. To become good at Listbuilding, you will need to learn how. There are many ways to build your list of subscribers but the easiest approach is to put up a simple squeeze page. A squeeze page is a basic page that has an opt-in form on it, with a call to action asking the visitor to enter their name and email address. You are asking for one thing, for people to opt in. Once they opt in they are on your list and you are free to email them.
There are many ways to send traffic to a squeeze page. One of the fastest is by doing a teleseminar. Other ways include article marketing, blogging and pay per click. If this is beginning to sound confusing don’t despair. We can teach you everything you need to know in step by step videos over at http://www.CreateYourFirstDomain.com. My friend, Chris Farrell, has a membership site where we teach brand new beginners how to get started online in very easy step-by-step videos that even a child could understand! = Bliss
First of all, if you’re a total ‘newbie’ you’re probably wondering what in the world is an autoresponder? An autoresponder is a tool or email system that allows you to manage, organize and automate the process of collecting email addresses through opt-in and distributing information via email. Most companies, including all of the best companies use autoresponders! I use Aweber.com to handle my mailing lists because they are the most well-know autoresponder online and their features are wonderful = Bliss! They are one of the most highly respected companies known online. I highly recommend that you use them if you are serious about building your own mailing list.
Once you are signed up to an autoresponder service like Aweber you will have access to many of their services that include list building tools, you’ll be able to generate opt-in forms, tracking, analytics and even reports. You can simply create a new list, the paste the web form code on your web page, and and sit back and wait. The autoresponder will do the rest. You can send a series of emails that are sent out once a week for however many weeks you choose. It’s very easy. All you have to do is create a follow-up sequence of email messages, save them in in your Aweber control panel, and each time a new visitor signs up to your mailing list they will be sent the emails, all staggered at intervals that you choose. The feature and benefits of using a service like Aweber, far out weigh the small fee = Bliss 
