Category Archives: Domains

Beginners, Domains, Marketing, WebSites

Brand Yourself with .WS

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So you’ve been with GDI for a few months and work towards bonuses, build your team, and are trying to build your network. But have you really taken advantage of GDI’s biggest asset?

The personalized domain.

GDI offers you the chance at domain names you could never get with a .com and allows you to build your brand around it. Here are a few ways you can take advantage of your personal domain. This is also a great marketing point for anyone who is considering GDI, so pass it along.

Secure Your Identity

With the abundance of social media sites out there, it’s hard to just keep track of your own profiles on each site. Now imagine how hard it might before for someone to find you. Are you active on Twitter? Is that really you on Facebook? A great way to ensure that people who are looking for you actually find you is to secure your own personal domain. YourName.ws is a great way to brand yourself online.

Instead of having tidbits about yourself spread all over, why not use YourName.ws to broadcast your story, your business and your GDI opportunity. You can share blog posts and updates all in one place, as well as links to your social sites so people can be sure they found the right you.

Brand Your Business

Social sites and reviews sites should be a supplement to you business’s online presence, not the whole thing. When someone wants to find more about your business, your own website is most trustworthy. Whether you have a brick and mortar, and online business or just want to grow your GDI downline, a branded website is just for you. Secure a .WS that uses your business name or what you offer to ensure the most success.

Add Professionalism

We send and receive countless emails each day and it can be hard to sort through what is junk and what isn’t. Many people take a quick glance at an email address and decide whether or not to delete the message. To help your messages stay out of the trash, consider your own personalized email at your .WS. With each .WS you get 10 email addresses at that domain. This is great if you are using your .WS for your business. You can now send emails with confidence that people will know just who you are and what business you are representing. Sending an email from your personal domain will help you stand out among tons of other email names.

Domains, How To, Opportunity

Changing Your Username? We’ve Got Suggestions

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Sometimes you need a change and GDI understands that. That’s why we offer you the ability to change your username as needed for just $10. But if you want a new username, but can’t think of one, we now offer you suggestions. Just log in to your Members Area and head to “Change Username” and you will see the form to change your name as well as several suggestions.

If you’re considering changing your username for any reason, read our facts below or in the Members Area first.

Is the change username fee refundable?

Username changes will not be refunded once payment is complete for any reason including, but not limited to, misspellings.

 Why should I change my username instead of just signing up a new account?

Opening multiple active accounts is a direct violation of our policies. You may deactivate your current account if you wish, then signup a new account after waiting 14 full days. In doing so however, nothing from your existing account will be transferred to your new account. This change username function allows you to pick a new username without losing anything from this account including domains, email addresses, WebSites, downlines, or commissions. You also have the luxury of not having to wait until you signup a new account.

What will happen to my current username?

Affiliate links based on your current username will be forwarded automatically for 14 days to your new affiliate links based on your new username. After 14 days, the old affiliate links will no longer work. The username itself will be placed in moratorium for 60 days. After 60 days, the username will be removed from moratorium and made available for others to register.

Will my domain(s) name change?

No. Domain names and usernames are not related. Changing your username will not change your domain(s) name.

Is there a limit to the number of times I can change my username?

There is no limit to the number of times you can change your username, but you will be charged $10 every time you complete a username change, regardless of how long you used the previous username for. Please note: Affiliate links for only your most recent username will be forwarded to your newest username. Affiliate links from username changes prior to the most recent one will not be forwarded.

How long will it take for a username change to take effect?

Username changes will be fully active within 2 hours of completing payment.

I changed my username. Why am I no longer able to access my account?

Immediately following successful payment of your username change, you will be logged out of your account. You will not be allowed to sign back into your account for 2 hours. This is necessary to make all the required changes so everything works properly with your new username. Everything else will continue to work like normal, including propagation of your domains and email delivery.

I waited 2 hours after changing my username. Why am I still unable to access my account?

This one seems obvious, but it happens more than you might think. Please remember: Once you complete a username change, the old username no longer belongs to you. You must log into your account using your new username. The password to access your account will remain unchanged.

I changed my username. Why am I no longer able to access my hosting FTP account?

Your hosting FTP account username always matches your main account username. If you change your main account username, your hosting FTP account username will also change. You must log into your hosting FTP account using your new username. The password to access your hosting FTP account will remain unchanged. This information only applies to customers using our hosting option.

Domains, How To, WebSites

Keep Your WebSite Interesting to Build Return Traffic

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Whether you have a SiteBuilder site, a WordPress blog or a fully personalized hosted site, traffic should be one of your goals. Traffic and return traffic mean more eyes on your site that will help you build your business, support your cause of just share your thoughts. So how do you get traffic to keep coming back? Simple, keep your site interesting! Here are a few easy tips to accomplish just that.

Use Different Types of Content

No matter the type of site you have, breaking up the forms of content you share is essential. This means sharing a video on your blog sometimes instead of just text. It’s also smart to include photos and images on your main site to break up text and draw eyes around the page.

Appeal to a Broad Audience

When creating content for your website, try to appeal to a broad set of viewers most of the time. This means your content will be relevant to a large group of people who may visit your site. An example of this is a post or page on earning extra income for anyone on a tight budget.

 Appeal to a Niche

While you should appeal to the broad audience most of the time, writing for a niche every now and then is a good idea too. Take stock of search terms that lead people to your site, or which posts are most popular. Create posts or pages specifically for these people; for example, stay at home moms looking for extra income. This targeting will help to build loyal visitors from a specific segment.

Stay on Trend

What is your website about? Your personal business? You affiliate team? Your causes? No matter you site’s topic, be sure to stay on trend and up to the minute with news related to your topic. Do this by sharing news stories about your industry or just using best practices for affiliate marketing. Set a Google Alert for any news that might be relevant to your site and share it for an easy update or post.