http://www.elliotsblog.com/affiliate-sites-help-build-an-internet-based-business Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.elliotsblog.com/affiliate-sites-help-build-an-internet-based-business#comment-1827 David J Castello Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:14:28 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/16/affiliate-sites-help-build-an-internet-based-business/#comment-1827 Gordon, you're exactly right. If anyone is looking for lodging in Lowell, Elliot's Lowell.com will appear legit enough to warrant reservations in its own name (we see this with our Nashville.com). For other sites, unless they're Top 5 in search engine rankings, they will have a problem garnering public trust and would be better off simply being a commissioned conduit for the better known brands. Gordon, you’re exactly right. If anyone is looking for lodging in Lowell, Elliot’s Lowell.com will appear legit enough to warrant reservations in its own name (we see this with our Nashville.com). For other sites, unless they’re Top 5 in search engine rankings, they will have a problem garnering public trust and would be better off simply being a commissioned conduit for the better known brands.

]]> http://www.elliotsblog.com/affiliate-sites-help-build-an-internet-based-business#comment-1824 Gordon Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:07:21 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/16/affiliate-sites-help-build-an-internet-based-business/#comment-1824 They make it very easy. The one thing that you may run into though is that people can be afraid to make a reservation on a site they aren't familiar with. If the site is good enough, and seems legit enough (ie, Lowell.com) you can hopefully overcome a lot of the issues with this. The other option is to go with the Orbitz or Expedia affiliate programs and let people make the reservations on their site. They make it very easy. The one thing that you may run into though is that people can be afraid to make a reservation on a site they aren’t familiar with. If the site is good enough, and seems legit enough (ie, Lowell.com) you can hopefully overcome a lot of the issues with this. The other option is to go with the Orbitz or Expedia affiliate programs and let people make the reservations on their site.

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