Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi, Zorica Milosevic

You have raised a question that will always be in the mind of most new affiliates.

Yes, it is highly worthwhile having one's own domain name and website and or blog.

The advantages and benefits are numerous, one of which is a much greater flexibility in advertising, marketing and sponsoring.

If you check how the top enrollers over a thousand affiliates per day, you will find that the answer is built around a domain name, a website and/or a blog to which are attached email marketing, autoresponders, splash pages and webinars.

All the above are tools of advanced marketing methods SFI recommend us to implement.

Among the "Intermediate Marketing Method", we are rightly advised to:
"Get our own domain and set it to redirect to http://www.tripleclicks.com/xxxxxxxx/go."

We are also coached to get our own "Lifetime Custom Prestige Domain" to promote SFI, TripleClicks, PriceBenders. The Lifetime Custom Prestige Domain remains ours for a lifetime as long as we are SFI Affilate. It is available through the Pricebenders auctions.

What are the advantages?

As mentioned above, it is an excellent tool for advertising, marketing and sponsoring.

In terms of advertising, the domain name will give great flexibility in the choices of our online as well as offline advertising methods. Any advertising medium and/or technique can refer to the domain.

It allows us to use SEO, web traffic and Adwords to drive visitors to our SFI, Tripleplicks and Pricebenders gateways, much more efficiently, with greater control and the ability to interact with our prospects, motivate them and make them highly active affiliate.

Similarly, we can do the same in promoting Tripleclicks and Pricebenders auctions.

In conclusion, having a domain is a great advantage in building a very successful SFI/Tripleclicks business.

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Hi, Zorica Milosevic

You have raised a question that will always be in the mind of most new affiliates.

Yes, it is highly worthwhile having one's own domain name and website and or blog.

The advantages and benefits are numerous, one of which is a much greater flexibility in advertising, marketing and sponsoring.

If you check how the top enrollers over a thousand affiliates per day, you will find that the answer is built around a domain name, a website
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Owning your own Domain provides several advantages. Below are a few that I can think of:

?Improve your brand recognition,
?Distinguish yourself and the SFI company,
?Look more professional and increase confidence in what you are doing,
?The sooner the more likely you find available for registration the domain you need,
?Search engine ranking is better for visibility on the internet

Reminder that to own a Domain is not necessary for affiliates but does provide an advantage to assist with growth of sales, team member recruitment, and simply to share with the world about SFI.

The more ways an affiliate can share SFI the more opportunities that are made for everyone.

Imagine the possibilities when an affiliate is able to share SFI not on a local level but on an international level....exciting!

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Owning your own Domain provides several advantages. Below are a few that I can think of:

?Improve your brand recognition,
?Distinguish yourself and the SFI company,
?Look more professional and increase confidence in what you are doing,
?The sooner the more likely you find available for registration the domain you need,
?Search engine ranking is better for visibility on the internet

Reminder that to own a Domain is not necessary for affiliates but does provide
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Affiliate since: 03/28/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Shamsina's 138 other Ask SC answers

If you are very good in computers and the internet, then I would advise it very much. If not, then I would advise learning about it. Although having your own domain is not necessary, there are advantages.

Personally, I am bored at seeing the same splash page, the same gateway, the same thing over and over again. Think about TV advertising. When a new advert comes on TV, you would sit up and really listen. It's not really about the product, but maybe the jingle is catchy, maybe the mascot is cute.

Translating it to SFI, with your own domain, you can create your own landing page (sort of), to capture your leads. And after several months, you can modify that landing page. Because people get bored.

There may be nothing wrong with your advertising but it's just that people are not really looking when they see the same thing over and over again. So having you own domain in this regard would be a plus.
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If you are very good in computers and the internet, then I would advise it very much. If not, then I would advise learning about it. Although having your own domain is not necessary, there are advantages.

Personally, I am bored at seeing the same splash page, the same gateway, the same thing over and over again. Think about TV advertising. When a new advert comes on TV, you would sit up and really listen. It's not really about the product, but maybe the jingle is catchy, maybe the mascot
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Affiliate since: 01/14/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sule's 287 other Ask SC answers

When Affiliates have their own domains online, it simply means such affiliates have their own virtual store/office online. I hardly know of any business person who will shy away from having his/her own store/office if they seriously want to do business. Among the major advantages of having your own domain are:

1. It shows professionalism in your chosen business.
2. It creates your own virtual online private space to do business.
3. You can design and layout the space as you deem fit.
4. You can be reached/contacted personally from your domain.
5. Your can promote your goods and or services from your domain.
6. You can transact your business exclusively/safely from your domain.
7. Your domain serves as your unique online business identity.
8. You can position your domain to attract regular traffic to your business.

I do hope you find this answer helpful.

Best wishes!!!

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When Affiliates have their own domains online, it simply means such affiliates have their own virtual store/office online. I hardly know of any business person who will shy away from having his/her own store/office if they seriously want to do business. Among the major advantages of having your own domain are:

1. It shows professionalism in your chosen business.
2. It creates your own virtual online private space to do business.
3. You can design and layout the space as you deem
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Affiliate since: 05/02/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kerrie's 68 other Ask SC answers

If you are serious about SFI and building your own business, you should have your own domain name. Even if your domain name simply points to one of your SFI gateways, it is a worthy investment.

First, the cost is minimal. There are a number of domain sites you can purchase from - often you can get your first year for only a dollar or two (if you look for sales and promo codes). Of course, even at $15 a year, the cost is very small.

The advantages to having your own domain are many. First, you can have a site that is much easier to remember than your gateway. Second, having your own domain name looks more professional, and shows potential business partners (PSAs) that you are serious about your business.

The most important thing about having your own domain name, however, is advertising. You can advertise on places like Facebook and Twitter (among thousands of other places). Many sites like Facebook think SFI is spam, and having your own domain allows you to advertise on these popular social sites.

Additionally, it can be beneficial to have your own site as an information center for your team or as a splash page to attract new affiliates.
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If you are serious about SFI and building your own business, you should have your own domain name. Even if your domain name simply points to one of your SFI gateways, it is a worthy investment.

First, the cost is minimal. There are a number of domain sites you can purchase from - often you can get your first year for only a dollar or two (if you look for sales and promo codes). Of course, even at $15 a year, the cost is very small.

The advantages to having your own domain
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Anyone who wishes to be found by people who are searching on the search engines for what THEY have will want to have their own DOMAIN NAME.

Most searchers will search up to only 3 pages before they give up and move on. Therefore you want to be seen on the first page they surf, if possible. In order to get on the first page you will want to follow good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) rules.

The best SEO starts with selecting a domain name which should say "what you got". So, if someone named Jane Jones wants to sell baby clothes she might select "babycutesweaters.com" as her domain name. She is thinking that potential customers might search for 'baby cute sweaters' or 'baby sweaters' or 'cute sweaters for babies' or 'sweater for my cute baby'. Any of those choices would reveal Jane Jones' babycutesweaters.com website.

Jane will plan to UPDATE information on her website at least once a month. Jane will also have a BLOG site where she can talk about anything she wants as long as it is in the realm of baby clothing. Her key words are: sweaters,baby,baby sweaters,cute,clothes. That is a total of five key words.

Once she has her website started with some information in it she will use those key words in the content of her site. She will use it in the Title of the first page and in the subtitle of the first page. She will use it in the last sentence of the content on the first page.

Jane will want to let the search engines know that she is present on the web so she will submit her domain (babycutesewaters.com) to the Google search engine robots by going to http://www.pingmyurl.com/ and following the simple directions.

Her website will start showing up on the first page of Google in about a week.

The advantage is that Jane will become known quickly on the internet and may start making sales sooner.

Another thing that would help Jane is going to Freepressrelease.com and creating a press release in about 300 - 500 words using the same SEO principles mentioned above.

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Anyone who wishes to be found by people who are searching on the search engines for what THEY have will want to have their own DOMAIN NAME.

Most searchers will search up to only 3 pages before they give up and move on. Therefore you want to be seen on the first page they surf, if possible. In order to get on the first page you will want to follow good SEO (Search Engine Optimization) rules.

The best SEO starts with selecting a domain name which should say "what you got".
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Affiliate since: 01/01/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Alessandro's 15 other Ask SC answers

Before we move forward let me backup for a second please. First, I just want you to know that I am writing this in your best interest and not trying to be critical in a negative way.

There are two major problems with your business and marketing that I would like to address.

1) You do not own your own website.

That is because you have a free domain at wordpress.com that is owned by wordpress.com. Technically you do not even have a real domain (top level domain). You have a sub-domain at wordpress.com.

You will learn that many 'make money online' businesses have been terminated at wordpress.com for a number of reasons.

2) You have no control over your online business.

That is because wordpress.com has full control of your online business. Since many 'make money online' businesses have been terminated at wordpress.com this alone terminated all list building activities.

Solution.
Get your own domain and a host to build your own online business wherein you are in full control of your online business. Namecheap.com is a good place to register a domain name and two good hosts for shared hosting are BlueHost.com (yearly payment) and HostGator.com (monthly or yearly payment).

Personal Advise.
Just speaking from my outlook: I tell all of my clients and in forum discussions that I will not waste my free time on people who have free domains and hosting.

Why? You do not technically own a business online and you have no control of what you do have online. Therefore, I cannot take you seriously. Also, imagine how your visitors (potential income) perceive your business. And consider that your potential income (visitors) may very well feel more compelled to trust a real online business (competitor).

Last, Once you have a domain, hosting, and a website my best tips for all MLM startups are:

1) Plan.
[Yes] Make a plan and work the plan.
[No] Do not let the plan work you.

2) Domain name selection. Think of a good one before you register.
[Yes] Always a dot com.
[No] Never buy a previously registered domain name unless you know the history of the domain.

Conclusion. All of that is just my opinion because that is what works for me and my clients. There are many more aspects of the business, but it all comes easier as you get into it.

I admire your conviction and hope to see more of you in the future. You are someone that we all should watch because I feel you have the smarts to be a success. In time I think we will be learning from you.
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Before we move forward let me backup for a second please. First, I just want you to know that I am writing this in your best interest and not trying to be critical in a negative way.

There are two major problems with your business and marketing that I would like to address.

1) You do not own your own website.

That is because you have a free domain at wordpress.com that is owned by wordpress.com. Technically you do not even have a real domain (top level domain). You
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Prestige Domain allows you to use a prestigious, easy to remember domain in marketing your business.

For example, it is much easier to remember and write down

- makeyour.sixfigureincome.com

instead of

- www.joinmysfiteam.com/XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX as your ID number)

Some search engines will not list, and some people will not even bother with a URL that contains what is obviously an affiliate’s or sales representer's ID number. You can link your Prestige Domain to both SFI and TripleClicks and you may choose up to five custom domains.

Having a Prestige Domain shows a high level of professionalism, and with that in mind it will surely attract serious people.
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Prestige Domain allows you to use a prestigious, easy to remember domain in marketing your business.

For example, it is much easier to remember and write down

- makeyour.sixfigureincome.com

instead of

- www.joinmysfiteam.com/XXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX as your ID number)

Some search engines will not list, and some people will not even bother with a URL that contains what is obviously an affiliate’s or sales representer's ID number. You can link your
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 178 | Read Olusola's 92 other Ask SC answers

Really, for an Affiliate that wants to make a mark in internet marketing or desires to become a guru in internet marketing; possessing one's domain is non negotiable.

By way of introduction, Domain names function on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world. It is the most recognized system for assigning addresses to Internet web servers.

SFI has affiliates in millions and most of them are promoting using straight SFI gateways that gets blocked on social media like face book, twitter etc. Even when they are not blocked, your ads look like every other ones that you may miss out on the clicks or sign ups: hence you need your own domain. You have unlimited opportunity of posting everywhere links are allowed.

Domain name makes it easier to register your website or blog with search engine. If you are using public domains, you may not get ranked well: hence no significant traffic to your site; and that means you would remain hidden on the net. If you have registered your own domain name, your domain name is your main URL.When you want someone to find something that you have placed on the Internet, you simply give them the URL, i.e. the Internet address, to locate the document or information. From your domain you can then redirect to your Affiliate links. GoDaddy partners with SFI to give you such service.

Domain gives a more professional image of your business. In this world of competitive internet marketing; personal branding is one of secrets of success. You should create a class or a name for yourself online. You cannot do that by merely promoting Affiliate links. Affiliate links should be what is directed to in answer to the inquiries of your visitors or clicks on your personal domain.

Imagine having a professional e-mail address? Your conducting of your business with a professional e-mail address that you can get with your domain name makes you look professional and trustworthy than parading yahoo mail, gmail, hotmail etc.

In addition to using your domain name in online advertising and promotion, you can also print your domain name (i.e. your Website’s URL) on your business cards. You can include your domain name in your yellow page listing in the phone book. You can put your domain name in newspaper and magazine ads. You can put it on billboards. You can even put it in radio and television commercials.

Every internet marketer needs a personal domain.


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Really, for an Affiliate that wants to make a mark in internet marketing or desires to become a guru in internet marketing; possessing one's domain is non negotiable.

By way of introduction, Domain names function on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world. It is the most recognized system for assigning addresses to Internet web servers.

SFI has affiliates in millions and most of them are promoting using straight SFI gateways that gets blocked
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Affiliate since: 10/09/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Loreta's 20 other Ask SC answers

Hi Zorica Milosevic,



Anyone who has started with SFI is quite clear that on some social networks our gateways links are blocked. This is a situation that gives us a lot of trouble. There are several solutions to this but in my opinion the best solution is its own domain.

What represents the domain? The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. Your domain is your name entered in the official "phonebook" on the Internet.

And to make things even better SFI offers us free hosting. We just have to connect our domain with SFI. For more information, refer GatewayHostingManager in the drop-down menu under My Acct.

Our domain for us means the end of all the trouble with advertising. Bye bye spammers and blocked links. Is there a better reason or simpler solution !?





Kind Regards

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Hi Zorica Milosevic,



Anyone who has started with SFI is quite clear that on some social networks our gateways links are blocked. This is a situation that gives us a lot of trouble. There are several solutions to this but in my opinion the best solution is its own domain.

What represents the domain? The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private
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