Comments on: Building a Website Using an eCommerce Affiliate http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:51:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: WebHostingMadeEZ http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/comment-page-1#comment-4484 WebHostingMadeEZ Sat, 17 May 2008 11:57:04 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/23/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/#comment-4484 Great Article.Turnkey businesses are becoming more and more popular for newbies to the internet these days as a quick starting income earner. Those that stick at it, are making alot of success. And of course membership websites are being created all the time, and for those that work hard, are creating alot of residual income, which is what everyone at the end of the day is trying to create, look forward to reading some of your future articles Great Article.Turnkey businesses are becoming more and more popular for newbies to the internet these days as a quick starting income earner. Those that stick at it, are making alot of success. And of course membership websites are being created all the time, and for those that work hard, are creating alot of residual income, which is what everyone at the end of the day is trying to create, look forward to reading some of your future articles

]]> By: Peter http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/comment-page-1#comment-3925 Peter Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:47:37 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/23/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/#comment-3925 <p>Hi Elliot<br /> I have been interested in using an affiliate model for some time now but have not to date taken the step, I keep prevaricating between offering some of my portfolio for sale in groups or using the affiliate model to develop a commanding position in the Italian insurance, auto markets as they evolve.<br /> My question to you is do you believe that generic domains registered in clusters offer an advantage when partnering with an affiliate who operates a turnkey ecommerce solution.<br /> It has always seem to me to be that generic domains are more powerful when each can offer a platform for unique content with the ability to support each others ultimate purpose to support a brand, I was considering putting the Italian generics into the Paris TRAFFIC auction to test the water but the generics as a group have IMO more power and breaking this up I think is a bad move.</p> <p>I would very much appreciate your view</p> <p>U.K. platforms<br /> Childrens.co.uk / ChildrensToys.co.uk / ChildrensGames.co.uk / ChildrensShoes.co.uk / ChildrensShops.co.uk / ChildrensFashion.co.uk<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> Italian<br /> assicurazione.org ( Assicurazione is Italian for Insurance )</p> <p>assicurazioneauto.com (assicurazione auto = car insurance )<br /> assicurazione-auto.com<br /> assicurazioneauto.net<br /> assicurazionemoto.com (assicurazione moto = motorcycle insurance )<br /> assicurazionemoto.it<br /> assicurazionemoto.net<br /> assicurazione-moto.com<br /> assicurazionevita.it = (life insurance)<br /> assicurazionecasa.it = (house insurance)<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> venditeauto.it ( Vendita is Italian for Sale / Vendite = Sales = vendite auto = car sales )<br /> venditaauto.com<br /> autovendita.com<br /> venditaauto.it<br /> venditamoto.it<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> sportive.it ( Sportive is the Italian feminine plural for Sports, (Google Italy lists 34 million pages) auto sportive = sports car /<br /> motosportive.com<br /> autosportiva.com<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> prezzimoto.it ( Prezzi and prezzo are both terms for price prezzi auto = car price )<br /> prezzimoto.com<br /> prezzo-auto.com<br /> prezzoauto.com<br /> prezzi-auto.com<br /> prezzi-moto.com<br /> prezziauto.com<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> rivistaauto.it ( Rivista is Italian for Magazine rivista auto = car magazine / rivista moto = motorcycle magazine )<br /> rivistaauto.com<br /> rivista-auto.com<br /> rivistamoto.it<br /> rivistamoto.com<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> valigeria.com ( Italian for Luggage )<br /> pelletterie.com ( Italian for all Leather goods handbags, briefcases, purses.......)<br /> pelletterie.net<br /> --------------------------------------------------------------<br /> erotiche.com ( feminine for erotica = erotic)<br /> erotiche.it<br /> ertiche.tv</p> <strong>***UPDATED BY ELLIOT***</strong> I am not sure since I have no experience with this. I would imagine that the more quality/converting traffic a network of sites brings the affiliate, the more generous the revenue share will be. Hi Elliot
I have been interested in using an affiliate model for some time now but have not to date taken the step, I keep prevaricating between offering some of my portfolio for sale in groups or using the affiliate model to develop a commanding position in the Italian insurance, auto markets as they evolve.
My question to you is do you believe that generic domains registered in clusters offer an advantage when partnering with an affiliate who operates a turnkey ecommerce solution.
It has always seem to me to be that generic domains are more powerful when each can offer a platform for unique content with the ability to support each others ultimate purpose to support a brand, I was considering putting the Italian generics into the Paris TRAFFIC auction to test the water but the generics as a group have IMO more power and breaking this up I think is a bad move.

I would very much appreciate your view

U.K. platforms
Childrens.co.uk / ChildrensToys.co.uk / ChildrensGames.co.uk / ChildrensShoes.co.uk / ChildrensShops.co.uk / ChildrensFashion.co.uk
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Italian
assicurazione.org ( Assicurazione is Italian for Insurance )

assicurazioneauto.com (assicurazione auto = car insurance )
assicurazione-auto.com
assicurazioneauto.net
assicurazionemoto.com (assicurazione moto = motorcycle insurance )
assicurazionemoto.it
assicurazionemoto.net
assicurazione-moto.com
assicurazionevita.it = (life insurance)
assicurazionecasa.it = (house insurance)
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venditeauto.it ( Vendita is Italian for Sale / Vendite = Sales = vendite auto = car sales )
venditaauto.com
autovendita.com
venditaauto.it
venditamoto.it
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sportive.it ( Sportive is the Italian feminine plural for Sports, (Google Italy lists 34 million pages) auto sportive = sports car /
motosportive.com
autosportiva.com
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prezzimoto.it ( Prezzi and prezzo are both terms for price prezzi auto = car price )
prezzimoto.com
prezzo-auto.com
prezzoauto.com
prezzi-auto.com
prezzi-moto.com
prezziauto.com
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rivistaauto.it ( Rivista is Italian for Magazine rivista auto = car magazine / rivista moto = motorcycle magazine )
rivistaauto.com
rivista-auto.com
rivistamoto.it
rivistamoto.com
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valigeria.com ( Italian for Luggage )
pelletterie.com ( Italian for all Leather goods handbags, briefcases, purses…….)
pelletterie.net
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erotiche.com ( feminine for erotica = erotic)
erotiche.it
ertiche.tv

***UPDATED BY ELLIOT***

I am not sure since I have no experience with this. I would imagine that the more quality/converting traffic a network of sites brings the affiliate, the more generous the revenue share will be.

]]> By: Eric Shannon http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/comment-page-1#comment-2069 Eric Shannon Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:12:47 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/23/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/#comment-2069 oops, i was reading too fast,lol... will you blog about your "recently registered a *nice* two-word domain name related to the home textiles business"? oops, i was reading too fast,lol… will you blog about your “recently registered a *nice* two-word domain name related to the home textiles business”?

]]> By: Steve M. http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/comment-page-1#comment-2058 Steve M. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:24:47 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/23/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/#comment-2058 Elliot, First, congrats on your award; thanks both to your own efforts as well as the valuable contributions of many of your readers; your blog has become an excellent domain/biz resource. Second (and I'm sure the Castellos [congrats on your awards--2!--as well, guys] will likely agree w/me here), you'll want to be very cautious about how much time you devote to other projects--especially in these important early months/years of its "life"--if you expect to make Lowell.com all that it can be. As much work as gathering/creating the content and the site itself is, your toughest work (as I've discovered myself) is actually yet to come...signing up the Lowell-area biz owners/advertisers (assuming they are to be at least part of your intended revenue stream). Doing so is going to require "advertising-boots-on-the-ground" ... yours and/or others (thick skin optional, but well-advised). David, if I owned Manicure.com (and especially w/your deep experience signing up biz's as paying, recurring-revenue advertisers), I'd probably consider following Sahar's FuneralHomes.com model. Since manicurists are easily reached via state licensing lists, industry membership/association lists, industry-specific/targeted publications, etc; you wouldn't need a national physical sales force to reach this marketplace to sign up the manicurists. I'd sure rather build out an ad/industry platform like that than set up drop-ship and/or warehouse operations--ugh! Elliot,

First, congrats on your award; thanks both to your own efforts as well as the valuable contributions of many of your readers; your blog has become an excellent domain/biz resource.

Second (and I’m sure the Castellos [congrats on your awards--2!--as well, guys] will likely agree w/me here), you’ll want to be very cautious about how much time you devote to other projects–especially in these important early months/years of its “life”–if you expect to make Lowell.com all that it can be.

As much work as gathering/creating the content and the site itself is, your toughest work (as I’ve discovered myself) is actually yet to come…signing up the Lowell-area biz owners/advertisers (assuming they are to be at least part of your intended revenue stream).

Doing so is going to require “advertising-boots-on-the-ground” … yours and/or others (thick skin optional, but well-advised).

David, if I owned Manicure.com (and especially w/your deep experience signing up biz’s as paying, recurring-revenue advertisers), I’d probably consider following Sahar’s FuneralHomes.com model.

Since manicurists are easily reached via state licensing lists, industry membership/association lists, industry-specific/targeted publications, etc; you wouldn’t need a national physical sales force to reach this marketplace to sign up the manicurists.

I’d sure rather build out an ad/industry platform like that than set up drop-ship and/or warehouse operations–ugh!

]]> By: Martin Edic http://www.elliotsblog.com/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/comment-page-1#comment-2050 Martin Edic Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:06:40 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/01/23/building-a-website-using-an-ecommerce-affiliate/#comment-2050 Great discussion- I hope nobody felt too negatively about my initial comment as I agree that the opportunities are unlimited. Now for a question: anyone here know any serious Amazon API programmers? Great discussion- I hope nobody felt too negatively about my initial comment as I agree that the opportunities are unlimited.
Now for a question: anyone here know any serious Amazon API programmers?

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