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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 & do business with you.

1. Professional appearance.
Really, which website are you more inclined to click:

http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/555555 or http://www.onlinesavingsforyou.com?

The first one reeks of \’cookie cutter\’ or replicated websites & there\’re thousands of others out there EXACTLY like it… The second one shows independence & 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 & getting slimmer every time another signs up for this opportunity. More people will click on the second because it\’s something they have not seen before. You move from the crowd promoting the cookie cutter website to standing apart & 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 & not just your affiliates.
At some point, you may decide you do not want to continue to represent the affiliate site you\’re 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, get rid of the link to the opportunity, add a new link or whatever & 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\’re promoting many different affiliate businesses using only their back office auto-responders, you\’re 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\’ll be building your credibility.

6. A \’real\’ email address.
Think about it… Which shows more credibility as an on line marketer?
AnnMartin@OnlineSavingsForYou.com or aprilsmom@yahoo.com? It\’s 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 & not put in four or five affiliate links.

8. Investment in your on line future.
You have made a move toward having an on line business by signing up as an affiliate so you have an obvious interest in on line business success. You need to think about your future as an on line marketer & what will take you to the next level. A domain name of your own is the next logical step. You\’ll learn a tremendous amount of information on line & 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. Doesn\’t 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 & physically. Get to work! Learn as much as you can but most of all, start promoting your domain!

If you do not understand the benefits of having your own domain name & how it can make your business explode, you really should rethink your desire to have an on line business. Your domain name will be the cornerstone & gives a base for building a solid on line business.

Glenn Sojourner has more than twenty five years experience as a management consultant working with large major corporations. He has been a success affiliate marketer for the past three years. Glenn@ThisLifeIsGreat.com http://www.ThisLifeIsGreat.com

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