Web Hosting and Affiliate Marketing

Nov 28
22:06

2006

Gio Castro

Gio Castro

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Do you have a website? How much is it costing you? What if I was to show you a way of getting your web host to pay you for the privilege of hosting your website. If you do not yet have a website, read this review of what I consider to be the top 4 web hosting companies and their affiliate programs.

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The demand for web hosting has never been higher and with more and more companies joining the industry,Web Hosting and Affiliate Marketing Articles there is now a wide variety of plans and services on offer.

In 2005, some 38 million new websites were published (Internetworldstats.com) with forecasters predicting massive growth into the future. It is likely that a lot of these new sites will be sales oriented sites also offering affiliate programs for people to buy into or join.

What does this all mean? Well it is easier now than it ever has been to find the right web host for your application. Competition has had the desired effect of driving hosting prices down as well as introducing new products, services and incentives.

The difficulty now is not trying to find the right host but sorting through the multitude of hosting companies which all seem to be offering similar services.

So how does one become a successful affiliate in the niche market of web hosting? Obviously everyone who has a website needs a web hosting company to host it for them. If you are happy and satisfied with your web host, see if they are offering an affiliate program which you could join. Instead of you paying them, why not turn it around, and have them pay you. The process can be as easy as putting a small advertisement or link on your website and presto, you are in the affiliate business.

Also, there are different aspects to affiliate programs and the 2nd tier is one of them. If you refer a customer and they in turn become affiliates, you can earn a residual commission from their sales. This could allow you to have an ongoing income stream.

So now, let’s have a look at 4 contrasting web hosts and their affiliate programs: