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  The exciting idea about joining affiliate programs is that
  they give you EVERYTHING you need to make money right away.
  
  Is that REALLY true?
  
  Well, you get your own own custom affiliate website,
  pre-written ads and banners, a list of online advertising
  hot spots, etc. They say all you need to do is plug those
  babies in and profit... Does it really happen that way?
  
  NOT USUALLY!
  
  The problem with joining affiliate programs is that people
  get lazy. They slave away 40+ hours a week at their job and
  then think they can take the standard affiliate website they
  are given, plug it into a couple of free advertising tools
  that take 5 minutes to setup and start making money right
  away. People are willing to work their ARSE off at work
  every day, but they want to not have to do ANYTHING with
  their affiliate programs and make a bunch of money... It's
  true.
  
  Yes, it is possible to sign up for an affiliate program,
  grab your affiliate link, promote it directly and make
  money. Especially if you are using Google AdWords or ezine
  solo ads which will talk about in future lessons...
  
  But to really get an affiliate marketing business off the
  ground, you need to have YOUR OWN WEBSITE... One that you
  control... One that is on YOUR OWN DOMAIN NAME...
  
  Example: Which of the following links looks more
  professional to you?
  
  Standard affiliate link:
  
  http://rpowell1.successuniversity.com/specialoffer.aspx
  
  Personally owned domain name:
  
  http://www.affiliatemarketingworld.net/
  
  The 2nd one right?
  
  You can't just go up to someone you know who is curious
  about why you've been spending so much time with your
  computer lately and say: "Well, I've been building a
  business online... You can check out my website at:
  http://rpowell1.successuniversity.com/specialoffer.aspx
  ."... That's an affiliate link and people aren't going to
  remember that or know what that heck you're talking about!
  
  But if you're in the same conversation, you could say: "Go
  check out my website at: http://www.affiliatemarketingworld.net/ ." and
  that would be a lot better right?
  
  Having YOUR OWN WEBSITE establishes your credibility
  immediately - online and offline.
  
  Here's 3 more potential problems with affiliate links...
  
  Problem #1: Affiliate links can have your ID's removed from
  them. Personally owned domain names allow you to cloak
  affiliate links.
  
  For example, let's look at the Empowerism affiliate link
  again: http://www.empowerism.com/e/201283
  
  That's OK. If people click that link and sign up for
  Empowerism, you still get credit for the sale, but there is
  a better way to do it for some instances. For example, if
  you are talking to someone and you want them to check out
  your Empowerism website, you could setup what is called a
  "re-direct" script on your own domain name that makes the
  Empowerism link look like this: "YourName.com/Empowerism".
  People who click that link will still get to the same
  website, but it looks more professional on the front-end and
  ensures that nobody cuts off your affiliate ID in the
  process which would cause you to lose the commission. This
  applies to any and all affiliate programs and products you
  promote.
  
  One of the big reasons people fail as affiliates is because
  they never invest in getting their own domain name and
  website setup. Somehow they think this is an unnecessary
  thing when the fact is, having your own domain name is one
  of the MOST necessary things of all to succeed in this
  business.
  
  If you're promoting affiliate programs right now and you're
  doing it without having your own domain name and website,
  you're absolutely shooting yourself in the foot. You might
  as well be playing ping-pong without a paddle or canoeing
  without oars. Having your own domain name and website is a
  required ingredient to succeed as an affiliate.
  
  You don't want to put yourself at the mercy of the company
  you are promoting. You want and need to be in full control
  of your business at all times. What happens if you've spend
  a lot of money and/or time promoting your affiliate link all
  over the Internet and then the company you are promoting
  changes the structure of their affiliate links or goes out
  of business.
  
  Well, if you didn't have your own domain name and weren't
  promoting through re-direct links, you'd be out of luck! But
  if you set things up correctly from the BEGINNING and did
  all your promotions through YOUR OWN WEBSITE, all you would
  need to do is login to your hosting account, click a button
  and replace the link you were promoting that doesn't work
  anymore.
  
  The host we use with the Plug-In Profit Site system makes it
  very easy to make re-direct links. You just go to your
  account control panel that looks like this:
  http://host4profit.com/cgi-bin/controlpanel.cgi?53815 ,
  click that little doorway button on the bottom row that says
  "Redirect Manager", enter the affiliate link you want to
  point to into a little field and press a "Add New Redirect"
  button. This creates cloaked affiliate links (that protect
  your commissions) on the fly! More details on the
  Host4Profit service are available at:
  http://www.host4profit.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?53815
  
  Problem #2: Affiliate links are not controlled by you.
  Personally owned domain names are.
  
  You have to be able to control your own website. Affiliate
  links don't let you do this. You need to be able to add your
  own flair and personality to your site. You need to be able
  to add and promote other products you believe in. You need
  to be able to change the color, the type of font, the
  message, etc. Ultimately, you need to be in full control of
  your own website.
  
  That's why all Plug-In Profit Site members get THEIR OWN
  domain name and website setup immediately. They are always
  in full control and have all the tools necessary to promote
  their affiliate programs and products effectively AND make
  any and all changes they want to their site whenever they
  want. You can review details about the Plug-In Profit Site
  here:
  http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-4594/freesetup.html
  
  If you're not in control of your site, someone else is and
  if someone else is in control of your site, their agenda
  will always take precedent over yours. Remember that. Take
  control of your website and you take control of your
  future.
  
  Problem #3: Affiliate links don't rank high in search
  engines. Personally owned domain names do.
  
  One of the best ways to promote affiliate products online is
  to get good free rankings in the search engines. But you
  simply can't do that with affiliate links. However, if you
  have your own domain name and hosting account, all you need
  to do is put up a site with unique content on it, get a few
  links from other sites and you're on your way to getting
  lots of natural free listings and traffic from the search
  engines.
  
  Free traffic from natural listings in the search engines is
  some of the best traffic in the world. You're conversion
  rates on turning prospects into customers shoot straight
  through the roof once you get these natural listings. But
  this can only happen when you have your own domain name and
  hosting account.
  
  If you don't know where to start, I encourage you to get
  your own domain name and hosting account setup here:
  http://www.host4profit.com/cgi-bin/home.cgi?53815
  
  They offer a great hosting package and a lot of tools and
  support that will help you get your site listed in the
  search engines fast. Once you're account is setup and you've
  got your website online, just login to your control panel
  and click the "Submit to Search Engines" icon that you see
  on the page below and you'll be off to the races:
  http://host4profit.com/cgi-bin/controlpanel.cgi?53815
  
  But whether you use Host4Profit or any other hosting company
  on the Internet, the big lesson to keep in mind is that to
  make the most money possible as an affiliate you MUST have
  your own website on your own domain name.
  
  If you don't have this yet, it should NEXT on your list.
  
  I'll be in touch tomorrow with another "Affiliate Secrets"
  lesson for you.
  
  Best regards,
  Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy
  http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-4594/freesetup.html

  19009 Preston Road, Suite 215-209
  Dallas, TX 75252
  United States

  June 3rd, 2007 at 8:18 pm

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