| Niche marketers who have several websites on the | | | | when adding the domain to your primary domain, you |
| internet for generating income often encounter the | | | | might create a folder called 'dating'. The result will be |
| problem of high hosting costs. Paying hosting fees for | | | | the subdomain But the important thing is that after |
| each of their websites can add up to quite a big | | | | uploading the content of your dating site into the |
| amount on a yearly basis. Luckily, there is a solution | | | | 'dating' folder, when someone types in the URL |
| to reduce costs in a big way: multiple domain hosting. | | | | yourdatingsite.com, they will be directed to that |
| Multiple domain hosting lets you host different | | | | exact address instead of a subdomain. In other |
| websites on 1 account while paying the hosting fees | | | | words, the 'subdomains' will act as top-level-domains |
| for only 1 website and save you hundreds of dollars | | | | for the add on domains. |
| yearly. How is that possible? | | | | How much money can you save with multiple domain |
| What is multiple domain hosting? | | | | hosting? |
| This is a type of hosting where you register a | | | | When you use 'traditional' hosting, you have to pay |
| domain name or transfer your existing one and that | | | | hosting fees for each website you have. Let's say |
| will become your primary domain. After this you can | | | | hosting costs $7 a month. For a year the hosting |
| add new domain names to your account, they will | | | | cost for 1 website would amount to 12 x $7 = $84. |
| become your add on domains, and you may host | | | | Yearly hosting fees for 5 websites add up to 5 x 12 |
| them on your primary account. | | | | x $7 = $420 and for 10 websites costs would rise to |
| What is the difference between multiple domain | | | | as high as 10 x 12 x $7 = $840. |
| hosting and domain forwarding? | | | | Now, with multiple domain hosting you are only |
| Domain forwarding allows you to direct different | | | | charged for the price of hosting 1 website. Let's say |
| domain names to the same website. For example, | | | | here hosting fee is $7 a month, as well. Your yearly |
| you have created content on the URL You bought | | | | expenditure for hosting would be 12 x $7 = $84 no |
| the same domain name with other extensions, like | | | | matter how many websites you host on your |
| .NET, .ORG and .INFO. With domain forwarding you | | | | account (provided you chose a hosting company that |
| can set these domain names to point to your | | | | lets you hosts unlimited websites on your account). |
| website created under the address So, whenever | | | | In the case of having 5 websites you will save $420 |
| people type the addresses yourdomain.net, | | | | - $84 = $336, and in the case of having 10 different |
| yourdomain.org or yourdomain.info into their browser, | | | | websites you can save as much as $840 - $84 = |
| they will be redirected to your site that can be found | | | | $756. That's quite a big amount of money on a |
| under the address | | | | yearly basis to save! |
| This is not the case with multiple domain hosting. | | | | How can you save even more money with multiple |
| When you have different websites in several niches | | | | domain hosting? |
| with different content, whenever people type in the | | | | Besides from cutting direct hosting costs there are a |
| address of your websites into their browser, they will | | | | wide selection of features and services that come |
| be taken to the content of that particular website. | | | | free with the hosting package at some multiple |
| Let's see how it works. | | | | domain hosting providers, and thus allows you to |
| How does multiple domain hosting work? | | | | save even more money. These features often |
| Let's say you target 5 different niches to make | | | | include free PPC advertising credits, ecommerce |
| money. These are your websites: youracnesite.com, | | | | tools, email marketing services or pre-installed scripts |
| yourgolfingsite.com, yourdatingsite.com, and (Note: | | | | and softwares that you can use for building a |
| these are fictional website names.)You transfer the | | | | website without any programming knowledge and |
| existing domain to a multiple domain host. Now, this | | | | add more functionality to your sites, such as adding |
| domain name will become your primary domain. You | | | | forums, chats, surveys, etc. For online businesses, |
| upload the content of your acne website into your | | | | and especially for internet marketers it is important |
| hosting space. Then you add on the remaining 4 | | | | to spot opportunities that either reduce costs or |
| domains to your hosting account. While doing that | | | | save time in building a business. Therefore such |
| the system will create a folder for the add on | | | | features should be looked for when choosing a |
| domains. They will look like subdomains. For example, | | | | hosting plan. |