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?
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