| p>Introduction | | | | will be more active than others. You might get lucky |
| Since the rise of the internet, there has been plenty | | | | and signup good and professional web marketers |
| of ways one can make money online. You could | | | | who helps to explode your downline in no time |
| auction things off on eBay, you could sell books and | | | | (naturally), or you might refer total newbies to join |
| software on Amazon, you could join an affiliate | | | | your downline who could take months or even years |
| program for various companies and promote what | | | | to give you good results without the proper training. |
| they have to offer for commissions, and there is also | | | | Also, if any of the customers you refer go inactive |
| multilevel marketing. Multilevel marketing is similar to | | | | or get rid of their web hosting plan, you will lose the |
| affiliate marketing, except that they usually run on | | | | commissions from those customers. So, if you had 10 |
| downline systems, which means that one can not | | | | customers under you and one decided to quit, then |
| only earn money for what they sell, but they can | | | | you would only be making $9 per month instead of |
| also get people to sign up under him/her and earn | | | | $10 per month in commissions. |
| commissions for both what he/she sells and what his | | | | - Like most downline systems, you will have other |
| her downline members sell, spanning x number of | | | | GDI members to compete with, including veteran |
| levels. In this article, I will give you a brief overview | | | | marketers who have been ther for a long time and |
| of Global Domains International. Note, that this article | | | | are making millions with this system, such as the |
| is completely in my opinion and you are welcome to | | | | people like Rachel Long, Mike Dillard, and other |
| agree or disagree with me on this. | | | | marketers to compete with, along with those you |
| So, what is Global Domains International, you ask? | | | | see on the leaderboards in the affiliate area. |
| Global Domains international essentially has 2 | | | | - Despite the low start up costs, GDI is not |
| purposes. First off, it is a web hosting firm, similar to | | | | recommended for novices or the lazy type who |
| sites like Go Daddy, Network Solutions, and | | | | expect to get "rich over night" with this system. |
| Web.com, that sells low costs web hosting packages | | | | Newbies might be better off with say traditional |
| aimed at webmasters looking to build their own | | | | affiliate marketing or free network marketing |
| website for low start up costs. Secondly, GDI is also | | | | opportunities like Zenzuu and Yuwie, or even Site |
| a multilevel marketing firm that offers a five tiered | | | | Build It (if they have the extra money to invest). |
| affiliate program to all of its members looking to | | | | The reason why I say this is as a new web |
| make money online. To make money with GDI alone, | | | | marketer myself, I can tell you first hand that GDI is |
| one can share what GDI has to offer to friends, | | | | not the easiest system to promote unless if you |
| peers, and visitors to their sites, and earn | | | | know what you are doing. By the way, veteran |
| commissions whenever someone signs up under | | | | network marketers will say to you that you need to |
| them and gets a web hosting plan through the | | | | be able to brand yourself if you expect to be |
| company. Also, signups do become your downlne | | | | successful with multilevel marketing, and so you |
| members, and so additional income is available | | | | would have to be able to give your prospects a |
| whenever downline members likewise gets signups | | | | reason to join your network over someone else's, |
| who purchase a web hosting plan (which spans at | | | | and so I suggest that if you are new that you get |
| least 5 levels deep, by the way). The commission | | | | some experience with other systems before |
| rate is low (10% of $10 per month equals $1/month | | | | promoting GDI. Also, if you are the lazy type, don't |
| per customer you or your downline refers), but for | | | | expect people to some how find you online and buy |
| those who are able to effectively promote this | | | | from you, that does not happen with this system. |
| system and utilize their downlines properly, earnings | | | | The more active you are at promoting this system |
| can add up after a while. In addition, GDI offers Site | | | | and the more experience you have with web |
| Builder 4.0 as the default site building tool fo | | | | marketing, the more money you can expect to |
| webmasters, though advanced ones may opt to use | | | | make with this system. |
| basic hosting and use their own site building tools | | | | - as a webhosting firm, GDI is good, but not great, |
| (such as dreamweaver, pure html, etc), transfer a | | | | as there are web hosting firms that are better than |
| domain name to another one (such as creating a | | | | GDI (such as network solutions, and Go Daddy, |
| custom lead capture page at the Spider Web | | | | though they do cost more to join and use). |
| System), or parking a domain name they already | | | | Suggested strategy with GDI |
| have. Now, GDI is not as fancy as other web hosting | | | | With the pros and cons out of the way, I thought |
| firms, like Network Solutions, which offer more | | | | that I would share with you some suggested |
| services and tools for their webmasters, new | | | | strategies you can use with GDI |
| webmasters may like the low start up and monthly | | | | Requirements before joining: |
| membership cost over the other ones (such as | | | | 1) know what kind of website you are planning to |
| affiliate marketers, people wanting to make a | | | | make, and build one around a profitable niche (if you |
| personal website, etc). | | | | plan to monetize it) |
| In this section, I will talk about some things that are | | | | 2) must be willing and able to invest at least $10 per |
| going well for GDI | | | | month (more if you plan to do paid advertising or get |
| - low start up costs (the only required expense for | | | | extra tools and resources, such as autoresponders) |
| GDI members is the $10 per month fee to cover the | | | | 3) have at least 10 to 20 hours a week to put into |
| web hosting services that the company offers). | | | | this system (especially towards the beginning when |
| Obviously, there are going to be optional expenses, | | | | you are putting together your site and start |
| such as paid advertising for easy to get traffic, | | | | establishing your presence online, since ranking #1 on |
| training materials (such as ebooks), and other optional | | | | Google certainly does not come over night and initially |
| costs, but those are purely optional. | | | | all new websites get a PR 0, which means you will |
| - low risk. When you compare GDI with many other | | | | have to work at building a good website that climbs |
| network marketing firms, you will find that the low | | | | in page rank). |
| required investmen of $10 per month will mean that | | | | 4) It is advised that you have some familiarity with |
| you will not have as much to lose if you don't get | | | | affiliate programs or comission sales jobs, since you |
| immediate results, as you would if you joined say | | | | earn money for what you sell with GDI. It also helps |
| Vemma Builder, which requires you to invest at least | | | | to have some web design skills (since you will be |
| $19 per month and purchase at least a $300 sales kit | | | | building your own website with this system). |
| to help you to promote their stuff (you would have | | | | Recommended Start up strategies: |
| at least $319 at stake with Vemma Builder if you | | | | 1) Build an attractive website and get traffic to it. If |
| don't get immediate results there). | | | | you plan to montize your site, you will want to build it |
| - Since the web hosting plans that GDI offers are do | | | | around a profitable niche and give people reasons to |
| it yourself kinds, one can monetize their websites for | | | | come to it and click on your links. |
| additional streams of income (such as joining other | | | | 2) Share GDI with others |
| affiliate programs, promoting an existing business you | | | | 3) network with more experienced GDI members |
| have, etc). | | | | (which is easy if you use their forums) |
| - While the commission rate is low, for those who | | | | 4) Try to get at least 1 sign up per day minimum |
| are able to properly promote this system and utilize | | | | (which will probably not happen right away), this way |
| the downline system to its full potiential (the full 5 | | | | you will be guaranteed to make at least $100 a week |
| tiers), the monthly commissions can add up | | | | with this system (counting bonuses). |
| significantly after a while (well you do the math). | | | | 5) Be sure to share this system with people you |
| - lead generation is not difficult with this system, | | | | know if you know anyone that might be interested in |
| depending on how you promote (by the way, you | | | | joining your network. |
| will get an email alert from GDI whenever you get a | | | | Recommend promotion strategies: |
| lead or signup. | | | | 1) Utilize the invite system if you know people that |
| Negative Aspects with this system - like most online | | | | might be interested in signing up under you. |
| businesses out there GDI is not without its flaws | | | | 2) Take advantage of downline builders like the |
| Here are some cons about GDI: | | | | Spider Web System and Hits2u. |
| - while getting leads is easy, getting actual sign ups | | | | 3) Join business social networks like direct matches, |
| can be tricky, especially if you are new and don't | | | | Zenzuu, Yuwie, and Squidoo. They do have business |
| know how to follow up with leads. By the way, GDI | | | | minded people lurking around, and so some of them |
| will not follow up with leads for you, it is up for you | | | | may be looking for web marketing opportunities to |
| to do that yourself, though having autoresponders | | | | take advantage of. |
| can simplfy that task, of course. | | | | 4) Join forums where referral links are allowed in your |
| - Advanced webmasters will probably want to not | | | | signature file, and get active. |
| use site builder and provide their own site buiding | | | | 5) Surf traffic exchanges at least 4 hours a day |
| software software. I say this because site builder | | | | (where GDI is not welcome due to the live chat pop |
| does have its limitations, including: 1) tends to be | | | | up, consider using downline builders). They are |
| glitchy at times, 2) you can't modify the head tag on | | | | perhaps the easiest way to get hits without using |
| websites via site builder (though you can choose the | | | | paid advertsing. |
| description, keywords and titles for your site, and so | | | | 6) offline promotion (such as giving out DVDs or |
| you will not be able to add scripts that require you to | | | | business cards to people, or even putting up flyers). |
| paste them in the tag section (such as verifying your | | | | 7) blogging. |
| website via Google metatags), 3) if you have your | | | | 8) Get creative (i.e., setting up kiosks in malls, do paid |
| own template for your site besides the ones available | | | | advertising, hire people to promote for you, etc). |
| at site builder 4.0, you will want to use your own site | | | | Well, that is all have to share about GDI, and hope |
| building tool. | | | | you found this review useful. By the way, feel free |
| - Naturally, every downline member that signs up | | | | to comment and share your experiences here as well. |
| under you is different, and naturally some members | | | | |