So, here’s my step-by-step guide to contributing to a giveaway event.
DOMAIN NAME
Are you really serious about a career in Internet Marketing? Yes? Then you’re going to need to get yourself a domain name, so that you can have your own web-site. I would suggest that a WordPress blog be the way forward with www(dot)yourname(dot)com as the domain name.
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.
It only costs $9.69 per annum to register a single domain with Namecheap plus ther is a freely available discount voucher for 88cents.
“88 cents? are you sure?”
Not the biggest discount but it equates to just under 10%, which is not to be sniffed at.
Just type in “Namecheap coupon (current month / current year)” and the massive discount will be all yours.
If you need assistance in setting up you blog then do as I did and follow Tommy McLaughlin’s Blog Set Up Tutorials
HOSTING
I thoroughly recommend that you use Hostgator for this service. Check out their “Baby Croc” deal whereby they will host an unlimited amount of your domains for the princely sum of about $89 per annum. Hostgator have a world renowned customer service record and their help tutorial videos are a great resource.
Hostgator have a live one to one instant message facility, which I have used on 3 seperate occasions. Each time the representative sorted out my problem with a minimum of fuss. There are other companies out there but I’ll stick with what I know thank you very much.
Look out for discount codes using Mother Google, as they are almost always available. Try “TOPHOST” if you’re reading this before April 2010.
CHANGE DOMAIN NAME SERVERS
“You’re getting technical now Cliff!”
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
It won’t be long now before you can start building your own list. But how are you going to mail to them and store their details? An autoresponder, that’s how.
Aweber offer the most professional service in this field in my opinion. They’re not the cheapest but they are the market leader for a good reason.
AWeber costs around $16 per month and the first month is only $1
GIVEAWAY EVENT PRODUCT
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.
If you haven’t got your own product, there are plenty of free and low cost eBooks available to use on the internet. Look for products with MRR (Master Resale Rights) or PLR (Private Label Rights).
If you decide to get your own product, then take your time finding it, as there is a lot of rubbish out there.
CREATE SQUEEZE & DOWNLOAD VIDEOS
Follow the link below to view Paul Hoopers brilliant video on this subject. Paul is a former student of Alex Jeffreys.
So there you have it….your step-by-step guide to setting up as a contributor to a giveaway event. Take your time, get it going, and most of all have FUN!
Learn more about contributing to giveaway events. Stop by http://clifftruss.com where you can find out all about giveaway events and how they can help you build a list. Please feel free to utilize this article for your own benefit. All I ask is that you don’t alter it in any way and you re-produce it in its original form.
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