More Than One Domain Name??

Who in the world would want more than one domain name?  That’s a question I used to always asked my host services when setting up.  I could not imagine why you would want more than one domain name.  What was the purpose?  The expense and the hassle?  One is enough.  Or so I thought.

Once I started to understand Affiliate Marketing and its power to make money, I started to realize the need for more than one domain name. And that became a problem because most hosting services want one account per domain name.  Have three domain names, have to have three accounts.  Or at least three different logins.

That’s why I tell people just starting out;  Look for a host provider that allows unlimited domain hosting.  You will need it.  Trust me, I was there once myself.  That was one of the main reasons I went with DreamHost.

Here is an example:
I am an affiliate with Viator.  They sell travel and show tickets. One of the products I sell is a four day canyon tours. That’s what it is.  A four day canyon tour.

So I created a sales page/website that says just that Four Day Canyon Tours From there, they can click to the affiliate link and book the tour.  I can also direct the domain name to point to the affiliate link itself and not have a web page to design.

In the same example, if I tell the guest what the domain name is, they may not know to type out “four” or the number “4″.  So I have both domain names.  Four Day Canyon Tours dot com point to the same page.  as 4 Day Canyon Tours dot com.  Two domains going to the exact same page.

Having one domain name point to another location is often called redirect, point, or mirror. As you look around the Internet, you will see more of this.  Especially for Affiliate Marketing.

Once you get started in Internet Marketing , you will be surprised at the uses you will find for new domain names.  You may find that you want some for affiliates you work with and some for topics you are interested in while others will be for vanity.  And now they are so cheap, its hard to say no to a really good one.

Don’t forget sub-domains
This is using your “top level” domain ( known as TLD) as part of the domain name.

Lets say I want you to go get a specific Tax Guide I am marketing.  So in the post I put the link like this taxguide.askmrmark.com You get directed to an Amazon link.  If you buy the book, I get a commission.

This not creating a “new” domain name, but piggybacking off of an established one.  You can also use this to point to another part of your website.  Another page, post or article.

All of this, the redirects, the pointing and the subdomains are set up in your hosting services adminitstration panel.  Always check to make sure your webhosting service offers these for free.  If not, move to another service.