If you have always wanted to make money online and do not know how to get started, here is a way you can easily make money using just a Domain Name along with Affiliate Sites. Affiliate Sites are websites that allow you to sign up to sell their product and they pay you a commission. 

So how do you get started?

First, you will need a domain name.

A domain name is the first step in creating an online presence. Domain names are the part in a website URL after the www. and before the .com .net etc. Here is an example of a domain/website URL, www.DomainName.com.

A domain name costs very little, you can even get them for free with a purchase of a hosting plan. What we are going to show you is how to use a low cost domain name to make money without going to the expense of paying for hosting or having to create an actual website.

How to Get a Domain Name.

First, Come up with a name.

Let’s say you want a domain/website name called www.MilkandHoney.com. 

Next, you have to check to see if that URL name is taken.

It is easy to check the name availability. Simply type the name as a URL into the “Address” bar in your Internet Browser. If you are taken to a website, you know the name is taken. If not, then it is available and you can buy it for less than $10. To the right is a link to Bravenet. They are one of the best we have found. You can check your name availability under “Domains” on their site and pay just $8.95 a year to purchase it.

Remember to check the other URL extensions along with .com such as .net .tv .info

Once you have a name, what’s next?

Instead of hosting your website, which costs anywhere from $60 a year to $1,000 a year or more, you can setup your domain/website name to automatically forward directly to one of your Affiliate Sites. Forwarding is an option you are given when you buy your name. Note: Free websites are available, but you still have to know how to create your website and the host will put their ads on your site in exchange for providing the site to you for free. With forwarding your efforts put money in your pocket, not someone elses.

What Other Reasons are there for Creating a Domain and Forwarding it?

Writing Articles is the best and cheapest way to promote anything online. Most of the article distribution sites do not allow links to Affiliate sites in your articles. They do allow a link to a website URL you own. When you buy a domain name, it is yours, and therefore meets the linking requirement. 

Now you can write articles, place them for free on article distribution sites with a link in the resource box to your URL. Potential customers who click on that link will automatically be forwarded to your Affiliate site where you get paid if they decide to make a purchase.