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macalla



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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:48 am    Post subject: sub domains vs TLD

Very much a newbie question I'm afraid, but maybe someone can point me???

Is it better to set up a TLD to house each product's pitch page or can / should I do it using a subdomain of my main site?

I'm thinking consistency and identity here, i.e. any customers of my products would know that they're buying one of "my" products.
Or is that hogwash?

thanks,
m

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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:16 am    Post subject: Just had to ask?

Ahhh yes the TLD.....another 3 letter whatchamacallit...acronym

like CEO, SEO, TNT, MCI. ATT, EIT, MLM, IBO

My brain may be old and dead today,,,,,,,,but what do you mean by TLD

all the newbies and me want to know
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macalla



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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:48 am    Post subject: sub domains vs tld

sorry, TLD = top level domain
must be reading the wrong books that make me pick up bad habits

translation:
should I have a different website / and name for each product I offer,
i.e. product1.com, product2.com

or

does it make more sense to set them up as subdomains of my own website,
i.e. product1.mywebsite.com, product2.mywebsite.com

any suggestions? I'm still rather confused about it all

regards
m

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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:00 am    Post subject:

Hi,

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top10



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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:28 am    Post subject:

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That is, you can use an existing domain as a place to add-on another domain and not have to pay another hosting fee for every new domain you host


You'll still have to own a domain name (TLD) to add unless you're using the subdomain feature that will look like this > http://subdomainname.yoursite.com. Hosting is another thing...

Macalla, if you're promoting a bunch of products of the same theme, you can use subdomain. Or if you're selling products that are very low cost, using a subdomain is more sustainable. People also use subdomain for forwarding purpose.

Otherwise, always use a brand new domain. It looks professional and will eventually results in higher conversion rate.
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:37 am    Post subject:

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I'm thinking consistency and identity here, i.e. any customers of my products would know that they're buying one of "my" products.


Ah..ha!! Consistency and Identity is extremely important for long term success. That's where BRANDING come into play. But don't you think it's better to brand yourself (your name) than your website?

Meaning that, it doesn't matter what domain name that you're using, but your prospect will recognize you through your signature at the bottom of your every product! Brand yourself macalla.
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macalla



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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:31 pm    Post subject: subdomains vs TLDs

much food for thought here,
thanks guys

I think I keep my personal site for playing and trying out and create a new content site for the products I want to promote.

Just realised (doh!) that I've already got a perfectly good product to practise all this with ... so please check out my first attempt at a sig!
Rather blatant, but I think it does what it says on the tin...

many thanks
m
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:18 pm    Post subject: try this

yes, brand yourself first.

only get separate domain names if your products are niche
different.

good luck!

P.S. tweak your SIG, it needs better words, compelling
copy - give people a real reason to CLICK on it.

Would you click on it yourself? WHY?
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:27 pm    Post subject: Can cloaking solve the TLD or sub-domain ?

I agree with Codrut, brand yourself first.

BUT (and that's a careful BUT), if you are cloaking your affiliate ID or TLD or sub domain, then the question becomes somewhat mute, mainly because with the actual URL buried in the cloaked URL, your reader/customer usually doesn't notice where he or she has been sent. And if your URL is hidden by anchor text (as is the case with most of these sig files), then it almost goes away.

But you do raise an interesting question, and I hope I haven't confused you too much.
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