The importance of your own domain

In our last report we covered how to deal with spam emails and also how to turn the tables on the spammers. This report we cover the importance of looking good.

On with the report!

There really are no shortcuts to success in any Network Business. There are things we must do if we want to be successful. Some of them are very time consuming and often repetitive - just like any business for that matter. Often the hours you put in initially return you very little income. The big difference of course is that with conventional business you will have a big monkey hanging around your neck in the form of lots of borrowed money. Generally this evokes a commitment from small business owners far greater than is ever undertaken by Networkers. It's the nature of the industry we are in to attract people who want an easy ride.

Unfortunately many people enter network marketing believing it is a way to get rich quickly... It is not!

Although some do succeed very quickly - generally they already have a vast amount of knowledge of our industry and the working capital to exploit a new opportunity when it arrives. For our purposes we exclude this scenario completely as the Network industry (in particular this new field for networkers Certified Organics), has and will continue to do so for many years yet, a very good track record of enabling small time networking operators to break out of financial prisons.

It may take you 2 to 5 years to do this and it depends entirely on whether YOU are teachable - prepared to learn and prepared to do the work!

You may choose not to implement some of the previous recommendations in the earlier reports at first, but as time progresses you will see the advantage of becoming familiar with all the systems I have described so you can teach your team to use them too.

This report deals specifically with why you need your own domain name on the Internet and why this could make the difference between being an Internet/Networking success or failure.

Read on!

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..."
From Romeo & Juliet, William Shakespeare

This may be true of roses, but in business, a name can make or break you! Today we're going to share with you a little secret that will make a BIG difference to the overall success of your Organic Natural Enterprize business.

My Dad, a perpetually broke New Zealand farmer in the 1950s always used to say to me "You only have one chance to make a good first impression and that first impression is usually, always a lasting one!"

I can remember Dad was always a stickler for making sure that he was clean and dressed well and shoes polished before he he left the farm to see people on business or to go to town to do the weekly shopping. Mum too! The impression of success was always important to both my Mum and Dad

I'll never forget how he used to emphasise the importance of wearing clean and well polished shoes. "People always look at your shoes" was an expression I often heard. "Even if they're old... polish them, not just in the front, but at the back and on the heel too!"

He reckoned the heels of your shoes were the last thing your potential employer or your bank manager saw and would leave the wrong image on their mind as you left their office if they looked anything less than shiny and clean. An image of someone who was well presented and took pride and care in the way they looked was important to Dad.

An image of success!

I remember looking closely at my teachers shoes at school and feeling sorry for them because some of them must have been very underpaid. The scuffed shoes and worn heels told me a lot!

To make a good lasting impression in life you must put your best foot forward and wear good shoes!

No matter how financially challenged you are, NEVER look financially challenged!

Now, being financially challenged doesn't mean you are less of a person, it's just a temporary situation that is about to change soon. But the people you want to attract, the very people you want to do business with... those people want to KNOW that you are already successful or at the very least on your way to success!

Believe me when I tell you, I've been so broke I ran out of money paying one credit card off against another and lost my credit card facilities completely. It is not nice being bankrupt and being at the very rock bottom starting again I can assure you. It was downright scary! But I can also tell you, I never ACTED broke and I have recovered from this very difficult financial period.

You must look successful if you want to attract success!

If you act the part, you'll believe it yourself, and only when you believe it, will you become it! Would you like to know how to look like you own a multi-million dollar company?

First let me ask you, how do YOU look on the Internet?

It never ceases to amaze me how people are always using the Internet trying to flog "get rich quick" schemes, yet their websites and emails scream at me this guy does not know what he is about and is a total failure and broke!

They may as well say straight up "I am not successful at this but if you take my advice I can teach you to be just as successful as me!"

Websites that look as though they have been thrown together by a kid with spelling mistakes and no focus and worse a domain name something like this www.makemillionsontheweb.co.uk/member4106875?/easywaytowealth.html which indicates they are trying to flog some sort of shady affiliate program where the only people who make money are the greedy operators sucking these poor individuals into their own "get rich" scheme!

Not quite the impression of professionalism you would want to present in your business is it?

Well I can assure you it is not what we do in our Organic Natural Enterprize business!

Our shoes are always clean and polished!

Are you ready for the secret? It's so simple it'll make you laugh!

"But err, isn't that, err, expensive? (Ssshh! trying not to sound broke!)"

It used to be very expensive. Not so any more! Now you can own your own domain name for as little as few pounds/dollars per year! But what about if I was to tell you you could have your very own website as well as your own domain name similar to www.hallgold.net site for as little as £14.50 per month! And we (your sponsor and the HallGold International support network) are standing by to teach you the HOW!

Amazing! Look like a complete professional on the Internet for pennies per day!

For instance, compare our domain name www.hallgold.com with www.easyincome.com/ID163902?asp/24.htm 

Which do you reckon gives the impression of success just by looking at the name. You don't need to be one of nature's mental giants to work out that the first domain www.hallgold.com is by far the better way to present your business!

Would you rather look like the owner of your company or just some poor broke affiliate trying to flog the same thing that 20 million other people are doing all over the Internet?
 

All you have to do is:

Think of a professional but catchy name

Check if the name is available with preferably with a .com. net or .org  ending like. If you want to only build the business in your home country then a country specific domain is the best.

Contact your sponsor or me Geoff Goldie geoff@hallgold.com and let us know you want to set up your own focused lead generating site

We will do the rest and set the complete system up for you

That's it! Didn't I tell you it was so easy it would make you laugh?

Now you can tell people your site name and they'll remember it! Your friends will be impressed with you as will people you present your business too! You'll attract the business minded people because you look like you are successful and you know what you are doing! Plus what do you think fits comfortably on a business card... www.hallgold.com or some great convoluted affiliate name? Here is another very good example of a short domain www.60-k.co.uk which is a lead generating site of mine for the UK.

Want to be professional and successful? Get your own domain organised NOW

You only have one chance to make a good impression with your appearance and never has this been more apparent than on the Internet. For pennies a day, you can look like a million pounds!

VERY IMPORTANT

Choose your name very carefully!
Remember, you've got one chance to make a good impression! Many of the domain names have been taken. However by hyphenating the name, often you can find a really good name.

Here is a suggestion for a site name, use a combination of your last and first name or combine two surnames together as we did with www.hallgold.com  I advise you to go for a domain name specific for your country if you are concentrating on building only in your country. This then allows people to see immediately they are dealing with someone in business in their country. Of course if you are intending to sponsor internationally as we can with the Organic Natural Enterprize business then a .com .net or .org domain is the best.

Also it makes sense to use your domain name as your email address. This really does put the finishing touches to the professional image you are creating. What looks best to you; geoff.goldie617@freeserve.co.uk or Geoff@health-report.co.uk  or even better geoff@60-k.co.uk  or support@hallgold.net

Not much of a choice is it. Your own domain name once again sets you apart from the crowd and lets people see you are serious about doing the job as a professional would. You can now start to get ready to build your own Internet based Organic Natural Enterprize business! (Once you have your website set up your sponsor or an upline person will explain how to set up unlimited email addresses all using your domain name)

Didn't I say we were standing by to teach you the how?... Well here it is!

The How

Key in domain registrations in the search engine and find a site you can check the availability of your desired name

Key in the name you have chosen and see if it is available

Try for a .com or .net or .org ending for internationally recognized domains

If your chosen name is already taken then try hyphenating the name like this hallgold to hall-gold or try for something with organic in the ending. For instance what about your initials and organic.com dworganics.com or johnsorganic.net or bjsorganic.com or ccorganic.net Get the idea?

Once you have decided on a domain name DON'T REGISTER IT

Contact your sponsor and let them know you have settled on a domain name and ask them or an upline team leader what you need to do to set up a redirection for your domain.

So to recap

You must present your business in the best possible light!

It is essential to own your own domain

You need your own focused lead generating site

"Tips On Picking Your Domain Name"

It should be easy to pronounce and hear.

It should be easy to spell and write down.

Avoid being trendy; instead think long term.

It should be easy to remember.

Careful it doesn't mean something inappropriate in another language.

It should be easy to understand when you look at it.

It should be short if being used in media advertising.

By the way if you read my Fast Start Pt2 report on the website you will learn how to set up your own domain name and email addresses without even owning a fully functional website. This really does cost just pennies per day yet allows you to operate as though you have your own professional website.

To wind up this section I recommend you go for a short, easily remembered and pronounced domain name. The long hyphenated domain names like www.work-at-home-uk.co.uk site are hopeless for media advertising as people will not remember how they are written. This is a technique used to help in search engine rankings as search engines recognise hyphenated words but not words all run together. (Although google now does, so it isn't that important any more). e.g. workathomeuk!  I use www.hallgold.com and www.60-k.co.uk for media advertising and on business cards and the www.work-at-home-uk.co.uk and www.health-report.co.uk as a search engine optimised sites.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Once I buy my domain, do I own it forever?

Answer: No. You are basically "renting" the domain. Most registrars have a minimum two year registration period. Once the initial period is over, you will pay a "maintenance fee" to keep the domain. If you fail to pay it, you relinquish the domain, and it becomes available for others to buy. So make sure you keep track of your expiration date. The domain company should send you a reminder if you have registered it. If you are registering your own domain simply for redirection purposes then it would pay to register for longer as it is very cheap to do this.

Question: Once I register a domain, is my personal information available to the public? If so, should I use my personal address and phone number?

Answer: Yes, the public has access to that information, so you may want to use your business address or PO Box. Although most registrars do not verify your contact information, (other than your email address), it is a good idea to use a valid address for your contact information so they can notify you before your domain expires. (If we register your domain on your behalf in the UK then you will receive a written Domain Registration in the post for your protection)

Question: How long can a domain name be?

Answer: It was limited to 22 characters, but the rules have changed to allow domains with up to 63 characters. However, keep in mind that with domain names, less is usually better for media advertising purposes!

Well that is all for this report. I know there is a lot to take in but bear in mind we all have to start somewhere and I didn't have the benefit of a "How To" series like these reports. What has taken me many thousands of hours to learn and put into practice is now available in a dedicated system you can learn as you build your Organic Natural Enterprize business.

It really doesn't get any simpler for networkers making the transition to the Internet. But be warned.....

Let's not forget one very important aspect of the Organic Natural Enterprize business.

First and foremost this opportunity remains a network business.

That means you tell your loved ones and friends, how they can source and use Certified Organic products - 100% FREE of ALL synthetic chemicals - not just the presently known cancer causing chemicals - but ALL the alphabet soup synthetic chemicals you find in virtually every over the counter product bought anywhere in the world!

Many people who use these completely natural products will be so impressed with them they will become distributors in your team.

If you fail to tell others using the greatest advertising medium of the lot, "word of mouth", then there is no way you will be able to build an impersonal Marketing operation on the Internet. This business requires contact with people, in person, by phone and by email!

Plan for your success properly and use a combination of what works. If you focus solely on the Internet aspect of the business you will ignore a massive market right on your doorstep and someone else may get your friends signed up as Preferred Customers or even worse as Associates in their team instead of yours..

Until the next report... Read up on what I have sent you, visit the training website and take care now!

Geoff Goldie