If you are getting started online, follow these initial 3 steps.

Domain Name Research

Visit NameMesh.com and write down keywords that relate to what you would like to purchase. If this is your first domain and want to use for all around purposes such as your blog, landing pages, products and anything else you wish, pick something general. You only need one domain when starting off, or in many cases for life. It could be your name.

Here are a few keywords that you can add to your list in NameMesh.com that are popular marketing works which will help you find a good domain.

Digital
Market
Research
Content
Affiliate
Social
Hacks
Funnels
Internet
Marketing

Check that you are not including any branded or copyrighted names in your domain choice.Use https://www.trademarkia.com to search. A common mistake is people using Facebook, Youtube or Amazon, Celebrity Names or Brand Names. Avoid this.

Search Google for your domain with and without spaces. We’ve learned this hard way in the past a few times. Between
adult sites showing up when we use LIVE in the domain and charity events, books for top authors and previous products we cannot outrank. Put the 2 minute in and do this search before moving forward.

Search Facebook using your chosen domain name without spaces looking for information that might put you off from purchasing that domain.

Use https://www.namecheckr.com to see if that name is available on various social media sites.

Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest

Above are the most important sites when it comes to branding your business and exposure. It can be difficult to get all as there are so many Fan Pages, Twiter accounts etc so at times you’ll need to adjust the name. Think wisely or even use your name again.

Purchasing & Setting Up Your Domain

Visit https://godaddy.com and enter your domain name. I am using GoDaddy, you may use domain registrant of your choice like NameCheap.
Once you register your domain name,inside your GoDaddy dashboard click on Manage beside your domain name.
Under Manage DNS, You will see Nameservers, which you will need to change to the Nameservers provided by your hosting company.

Hosting Setup

Signup for any of the hosting service of your choice, I use siteground, it is fast, secure and have outstanding support. Once you signup update the Nameserver 1 and nameserver 2 inside GoDaddy. You may need to wait 24 – 48 hours for the domain to update to the new nameservers.

Affiliate marketers everywhere are always looking for an edge to boost up their conversion rates and increase their commissions. If you’re hunting for the holy grail of affiliate marketing, then look no further. Sometimes it’s the simple things that make the biggest difference to your bottom line.

Take a look at these three ways for growing your affiliate business.

1. Build a Responsive List

There’s a huge difference between merely building a list and building a responsive list. Most every affiliate knows to build a list, but very few know how to create a responsive list of engaged subscribers. Check out these tips:

Set expectations upfront. Your lead page and initial emails should make it clear what your list is about and why subscribers should be opening every email you send. People are more engaged when you meet their expectations.

Stay in touch. You can’t build a relationship by dropping people a line once a month. You should be sending emails on a weekly basis at a minimum.

Give your best stuff. Make people look forward to opening your emails. Give them the same sort of stuff that others are putting in paid products.

Edutain people. Subscribers don’t want to read boring content, even if it’s useful, nor do they want to read entertaining fluff. So edutain them, which means you entertain while you educate. Use a light, conversational tone. Inject humour where appropriate.

Interact. Don’t make a monologue your sole communication channel. Encourage your subscribers to click through to your blog or social media pages to interact with you, discuss the issues and ask questions.

If you employ the above tips, then you won’t just have a mailing list of warm bodies, you’ll have a responsive list of people who click on your links and buy what you’re selling.

Next up:

2. Establish Yourself as an Authority

People don’t want to get their information from just anyone. Instead, they’re looking for a leader. They’re looking for an expert. They’re looking for an authority. That’s why you need to showcase your expertise and position yourself as an authority in your niche.

Here are three tips:

Showcase your credentials. If you have credentials or a story that makes you an expert, flaunt it. This might include related awards, degrees, special qualifications and so on.

Land guest author and speaking spots. The authorities are the ones who are being interviewed on webinars or even on blogs. Submit proposals to talk radio, podcasts, and blogs in your niche to land these guest speaker spots for yourself.

Associate with credible others. When you create products or do webinars with other authorities in your niche, you’ll be seen as an authority too.

And last but not least…

3. Use Commission Gorilla

It’s no secret that adding value to an offer can boost your conversion rate. What many affiliates don’t know is that this strategy can put up to five times more money in your pocket over not offering a bonus. This strategy is a lot more powerful than many people think!

But this strategy also takes too much time. You need to know how to design web pages in order to create a good-looking promo page. You need to know how to code to do it right. It’s no wonder so many affiliates don’t bother with this powerful strategy.

So what’s the solution?

Use Commission Gorilla. This is an app designed by two super affiliates who wanted to build their own high-impact bonus pages fast. Speed is the key when it comes to affiliate marketing, especially during a product launch. With Commission Gorilla you can create bonus pages in as little as a few minutes (rather than hours or even days).

You don’t need design skills or coding skills. You don’t even need your own website.

Check it out for yourself here

Once you have Commission Gorilla, you won’t have any more excuses for not offering bonuses!