Today I’m going to show you why most people who use affiliate links to get commissions from web hosting sites, will never make any money. This post is brought to you by WebHostingChoice.com.
The webhosting market is extremely saturated and it’s obviously difficult to compete with all the other affiliate sites out there. To get anything worthwhile, you need to have something different. You need to be able to sell your traffic on features and benefits which match their needs. Well here’s where Web Hosting Choice comes in handy - they’ve developed a form which users can select the features they need in a web host.
Not only does the form allow users to work through at their own pace, it works as a see-through salesman and provides users with guides about choosing hosting.
After my recent debacle with sucky Powweb Hosting, being aware of Web Hosting Choice would have been a great place to checkout before I went out and spent over $100.
If you’re on the market for some web hosting, checkout their site. Or maybe if you’re a webhosting affiliate you might find some lessons on how to sell in this commoditised industry (or any other commoditised industry for that matter).
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Posted by Robert Kingston on Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 10:27 pm. Category: Marketing, Reviews. Comment Feed: RSS 2.0. Leave a Comment below, or a trackback from your site.
A good place to check and compare the options available.
Seven Shed
December 10th, 2007
The Affiliate web hosting is awesome, well according to webmasters. I can see why. because every web master is concerned about it. Its like advertising water to those who are thirst, its going to bring traffic.
Andy
December 12th, 2007
Yeah, exactly.
We all need it and the fact that it’s a commodity means that no matter where you go, you’re going to get hosting. It all depends - do you want hosting like New Zealand Artesian Water? Or would you rather buy hosting that turns out to be some smutty stuff like on the edge of a polluted river.
If you ask me, I’d prefer a balance. Maybe sites like WebHostingChoice.com can offer a place for people to write quick reviews for us to distinguish the good from the bad. A blog would work well in my opinion and it wouldn’t be difficult to integrate.
Robert Kingston
January 2nd, 2008