Category Archives: Help & Support

Advice, Affiliate, Beginners, Help & Support

What Next: Resources for Beginners

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When you start any new endeavor, it’s easy to be overwhelmed.  At GDI we work hard to make sure our beginners don’t feel this way by providing numerous resources to help you get started and get acquainted with GDI. If you’re new to GDI or need a refresher, here are three important resources for you.

Forums

GDI has an extensive forum that has been around for several years. You can access it at www.Talk.ws or by clicking “Forums” inside your Members Area. The forums contain posts from other affiliates, both new and old. You can ask questions in an active topic or browse older topics to see if your question has already been answered. Make the forums part of your weekly routine to see what’s going on with other affiliates and get answers from people who have been there.

Facebook

Our Facebook page is where you will find any news from GDI. We share blog posts, videos and updates almost daily on our page at www.facebook.com/globaldomainsinternational. But aside what we offer on Facebook, it’s a great place to see what other affiliates are up to. Many of our affiliates share links, personal successes and challenges and questions on the page. Our team works to quickly answer any questions on the Facebook page, as do many of our affiliates. You’ll find out who is willing to help you out and who might be great to work with in the future.

GDI Tutorials

We offer an extensive library of tutorial videos. From our biweekly video blogs to step by step videos, we’ve covered just about every topic you can imagine with video. If you’re wondering how to set up your blog, manage your plugins or build your team, we’ve got a video for that. We are building the library each day, so suggestions are always welcome. You can watch our videos within the Members Area>GDI Tutorial Videos or on your YouTube Page.

Advice, Beginners, Help & Support, How To

Five Ways to Ensure Success as a New Affiliate

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  1. Get in touch with your upline. Now is the time to make sure you have open lines of communication with your upline. If you don’t already have their contact information, click on Upline on the lefthand navigation in the Members Area. Ask questions and get connected with your most powerful resource.
  2. Begin you learning bonus. GDI Learning Bonus rewards new affiliates for learning more about GDI. The Learning Bonus will walk you through the steps you need to understand all GDI has to offer. Best yet, you earn a $25 bonus by completing these steps. Learn more here.
  3. Follow GDI’s social media accounts. We are every active on social media sharing information, news, videos and responding to your questions. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest to get started. Have a site you want to connect with us on? Let us know!
  4. Decide what you will do with your .WS domain. Will you use your domain for personal or professional use? Do you want to create a blog or a full fledged site. Decide what you want to create and take advantages of our services to do so. Learn more about branding your site here and building your site here.
  5. Set goals and create a plan for success. You’ve signed up, that’s the first step, congrats! Now it’s time to set some goals. Talk with your upline and other affiliates to set realistic goals, or just browse our bonuses in the Members Area for some ideas on what you can achieve.

Help & Support, How To, News, Tools

NEW: The GDI Marketing Kit

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You told us you needed more marketing materials and we listened. Our new GDI Marketing Kit is available in the Members Area right now! The marketing kit provides you with personalized templates that you can print out and take with you. The kit includes a GDI brochure, tear away flyer, table tent, standard flyer and a windshield/small flyer. Each document will be created with your affiliate information. You can log in to the Members Area now to test things out. For a more detailed description of each piece and how to use it, continue reading below.

Brochure

Your GDI brochure breaks down everything someone might want to know before joining GDI. In the brochure you will find information about GDI’s company history, product offerings, affiliate program and sources of support. The brochure can help to answer many questions that anyone interested in GDI or the affiliate program might have. The GDI brochure should be shared with anyone that you’ve met in person who wants more information or could benefit from learning more about GDI.

To take advantage of your GDI brochure, select the color or black and white option. Next, print your brochure on high quality paper and fold in a tri-fold manner. The portion that says “HOW GDI CAN HELP BUILD YOUR BRAND, YOUR WEBSITE AND YOUR INCOME” should be the top cover opening to the right.

Tear Away Flyer

The Tear Away flyer is designed to attract attention from passersby and invite them to learn more. The Tear Away flyer can be posted anywhere you are legally allowed to post flyers. The flyer can be geared toward anyone and can contain as much or as little personal contact information as you wish. Ideally, interested persons who see the flyer can tear off the individual perforated portion of the flyer with your information to reach out to you.

To take advantage of the GDI Tear Away flyer, select your option for the flyer and print. Consider printing the flyer on bright colored paper to catch the eye. Once you have printed the flyer, cut along the short vertical lines separating your contact information. This will make it easy for anyone walking by to simply grab, tear and walk away with your information to be used later.

Table Tent

The Table Tent is a great tool for any public area with tables. The Table Tent folds neatly in half to create a stand alone tent. This marketing piece provides a just brief bit of information or teaser, inviting anyone who is interested to contact you to learn more.

 

To take advantage of the Table Tent, print it out on a thick cut paper and cut along the dotted lines. Each piece of paper will produce two table tents. Once you have cut out the pieces of paper, fold in half along the lines. Leave table tents in any public place you are allowed to do so, like a food court, transportation center or even your office lunch room.

Flyer

The standard flyer provides anyone who sees it with a bit of information about GDI. It is a call to action for anyone who can benefit from any of GDI’s services. These flyers can be hung in public places or handed out.

To take advantage of the Flyer, simply select color or black and white and print out on the paper color of your choice. Remember again that brighter color paper may attract more views. Next decide where you want to post the flyer or hand it out a public event.

Windshield Flyer

The small windshield flyer is perfect for sharing with someone on the go or someone you can reach directly. The small flyer can be left in the door of a neighbor or under a car windshield. Just be sure to be respectful or where you leave them.

To take advantage of the small flyer, print each sheet out on brightly colored, sturdy paper. Cut so that you have four individual flyers. Follow local laws for disseminating the flyers in your neighborhood.

Be mindful of location rules and regulations related to sharing flyers and hand outs. Please do not use your marketing kit materials to or overrun neighborhoods with your marketing materials.