Build Your List With Giveaway Events
Here is my detailed guide to signing-up to a giveaway event, as a contributor.
DOMAIN NAME
Assuming you’re serious about making money online in the Internet Marketing niche, the first thing to do is to get your own space on the internet – preferably a WordPress Blog. Consider which domain name to use – I would recommend using your own name i.e. “yourname(dot)com”.
Every successful Internet Marketer that I know of has his own blog, plus you will need a site to host your free gifts for the giveaway so it’s a no brainer isn’t it?
I won’t be covering how to set up and build your WordPress blog in this post but I would advise you to use Namecheap to register your domain and Hostgator to host it.
Namecheap costs around $9.69 per domain, per year and is just about the cheapest there is. Plus you can easily find a discount voucher of $0.88 if you know where to look…
“88 cents? Big deal!”
Not a life-changing sum of money I know, but a 9% discount it is nonetheless.
Just google “Namecheap coupon February (or whatever month it is) 2010? and you will find the discount voucher. Currently the voucher code is NCSPRING which will expire by the end of March 2010.
There are some great resources out there to assist you in setting up your blog – check out the last paragraph for more details.
HOSTING
Hostgator are my recommendation – In the relatively short space of time that I have employed them, I can honestly say that their service is second to none. Their “Baby Croc” package allows you to have as many domains as you can shake a stick at for around $90 per year.
You are welcome to try another hosting service, but do they have as good a standard of customer service as Hostgator? Have they got a live instant messaging service, with very knowledgeable representatives? I would find out beforehand if I were you.
Look out for discount codes using Mother Google, as they are almost always available. Try “TOPHOST” if you’re reading this before April 2010.
UPDATE THE DOMAIN NAME SERVERS
“Say What?!”
Namecheap have their own domain name servers (DNS) which need to be changed over to those supplied by Hostgator. Ignore this advice if you intend to use the same company for both registering and hosting your domain.
If you click on the link at the bottom of this article you will find the way to a great tutorial video about changing DNS.
AUTORESPONDER SERVICE
You’re getting close now to starting to build your very own list of subscribers. An autoresponder is a vital resource for you to manage the details of your list.
Look no further than AWeber who are the best at what they do. Again, their service isn’t free but it’s hard to imagine being a professional Internet Marketer without an effective autoresponder.
AWeber costs around $16 per month and the first month is only $1
PRODUCT FOR GIVEAWAY
You’re very close now, just hold on a bit more. You now need a product for the giveaway so that you can start listbuilding.
Assuming you don’t have your own product, there are tons of inexpensive and free eBooks out there which you could use. Look out for ebooks with Master Resale Rights (MRR – products for you to do with as you please EXCEPT alter) and Private Label Rights (PLR – Yours to to with as you please).
If you decide to get your own product, then take your time finding it, as there is a lot of rubbish out there.
HOW TO CREATE YOUR SALES PAGE AND DOWNLOAD PAGE
I could try to explain the process, but my friend and former Alex Jeffreys student, Paul Hooper, has created a fantastic video on this very subject. Find your way to it by clicking below.
So there it is…your very own guide to contributing to a giveaway event. Don’t get bogged down by it and just take action. More importantly, enjoy it!
Follow Cliff Truss at http://clifftruss.com where you will discover an abundance of Internet Marketing Resources.
