Are You The Master of Your Affiliate Domain?
by Dave Lovelace
One of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld was the "master of
your domain" show where the gang bet each other as to who
could hold out the longest without giving in to self
gratification. Whoever 'caved in' would have to lay down
the cash.
The question - will the domain master you, or will you
master the domain? There is a price to pay if it master's
you.
In today's power tip, of course, I'm talking about an
Internet domain. One that describes your piece of Internet
real estate. If your mother catches you mastering this
domain, she may actually be proud of you! ;-)
If you're not using this technique, you may be paying the
price of lost customers. So let's get right to it.
Affiliate programs are the most popular method of making
money online. However, they're so common that most people
recognize an affiliate link and are less likely to click
on one because of the selfish notion that they might be
contributing to someone else's success. But that's another
Oprah ...
I want to show you how to conquer this issue while looking
like a pro.
Take a look at the following examples. Each are affiliate
URL's. But 2 of 3 are 'masked'; you don't know that they're
affilate addresses.
1. www.greatproduct.com/98765/aff?=dude
2. www.mysite.com/greatproduct.html
3. www.thegreatestproduct.com
In should not matter which link to click if you are compelled
to click to find out more information. However, human nature
says that we are guided by our emotions. Therefore, each link
may portray a different image to you.
Typically #2 is the most widely used and is very easy to
put into place using a redirect script on your own domain.
You simply create a new file on your domain server, name it
(ie:"greatproduct.html"), copy and paste the script code. Then
enter the affiliate url address (where specified) that you want
to forward to.
Now when someone clicks on the new sub-domain you created
(ie: www.mysite.com/greatproduct.html), their browser will
redirect to the affiliate site but appears to the prospect that
it is your site.
A simple redirect script can be obtained by sending any email
to the following address
mailto:script@6figuremarketing.com Now here's a really cool technique as seen in example #3.
Get your own domain! It's the most professional strategy and
will gain instant credibility and trust which can increase
your rate of click throughs. More click throughs equals more
traffic which means more eyes on your product or service ...which
means more cashflow in your pocket. Just be sure to sew
up that pocket hole you've been neglecting since 1977!
Ok, here's the cool part and you don't even need your own website
to pull this off.
Go to godaddy.com and search for the availability of your desired
domain. Register the name, but be sure to choose the 'redirect'
and the 'mask' option. Cost? About $9 for one year. In about 48
hours, your domain will be live and kicking.
In example #3, if you chose www.thegreatestproduct.com and
someone types that address in their browser, it not only
redirects to the site you chose, but will show up in the
prospects browser window instead of the site's real URL
www.greatproduct.com/98765/aff?=dude
Did someone break out the pixie dust? It's marketing magic at
it's finest!
Use this powerful technique to add credibility and
professionalism to sub-domains and affiliate urls or any url
where you want to increase your conversion rates.
Tip: Use your domain solely for tracking reponse rates to
specific advertising campaigns such as pay per click, etc.
Follow these techniques and you'll soon be the "Master Of Your
Domain"!
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Dave Lovelace is publisher of 6 Figure Marketing Tips. Smarter
marketing strategies that generate prospects and profits.
Subscribe via email here:
mailto:6figuremarketing@ebiz-info.com Grab your F^ree course "5 Simple Steps To An Internet Cashflow
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