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CHAPTER 7 BUILDING YOUR WEBSITE The next phase of affiliate marketing involves building a website from which you will promote your affiliate products. These days it’s actually pretty easy to get a website online, even if you’ve never done it before. There are a lot of tools available that make it a lot less daunting. SOLD to ‘yourdomain.com’ Registering a Domain Name A domain name is your website address, as in www.yourdomain.com. The good news is that domain names are inexpensive (typically around $10/year), and help give your website an air of authority and credibility. The bad news is that a lot of the good ones are already taken. Choosing a domain name is an important step since it is essentially your business name from here on out, so a lot of people end up getting stuck on this step — analysis paralysis strikes! If you need a little help brainstorming and buying a good domain name, check out this lesson, “How do I chose a domain name?” on Affilorama. Web Hosting Once you have purchased your domain name, it’s time to start looking for a web host. After all, what good is a house without land to put it on? 16