Many people make the huge mistake of signing up with a free host to host their website and promote their affiliate programs with. While you can’t get any cheaper than free, let me explain to you how and why signing up with these free hosts is a bad idea.
First of all, your domain name wont be unique. Your gonna share the first half of your domain name with several others. For example, your domain name may look something like this www . freecompanyname . com / yourownname The suffix of the url will be your own unique name but you will share the prefix (companies name) with whoever else uses their service.
Since the host is free, you will most likely not get to design your own site. Most free hosts will provide you a choice of several different templates to choose from. This will deter any visitors from thinking your site is legit and the search engines will not rank you at all.
Lastly and definitely not least, the free hosts will place their own banners and ads on your site. Any real traffic you get to your site may click on their banners rather than your own.
Look for a reputable host by asking around, email or call the support, and see what types of services and benefits they offer. Most real good and reputable hosts will charge a monthly or annual fee. You pay for what you get and your customers WILL be able to tell a difference.
Matt Helphrey
Internet Based Affiliate Marketing
