Although you can build an affiliate marketing business without building a website, it is generally more difficult than if you have one. The fact is, having a website today is inexpensive and people now have a harder time trusting a business that does not have their own website.

I’m not going to try and go into and explain all the different reasons for having a website because they are vast. What I will do is tell you to just ask yourself, if you were selling watchs would you want a store to sell them in? It would be possible to sell them without a store. You could stand on the street corner with them hanging inside your coat and sell them to people walking by.But ask yourself, do you think that method of doing business would encourage people to trust you?

The same applies to affiliate marketing. There are ways to build an affiliate marketing business without a website, but it is becoming more difficult. When you build a website and someone buys a product you recommend, if tey are happy with that product there is a good chance they will come back to see whatelse you recommend. If you don’t have a website, they have no way to find you, and you loose the chance to make money from them in the future.

There will be people out there who tell you that you can make money without a website. But remember, actions speak louder than words. Do they have their own website? If so, why do you think that is. It’s because despite what they tell you, they recognize the importance of having a website.

So how do you get a website? Well the first thing to do is decide what domain name you want, then go buy it. I recommend that you use NameCheap.com to purchase your domain name. Go to their website and you will find a box where you can enter your desired website name. When you click the search button, NameCheap will tell you if the name you want is available. If it is you can click a few buttons and have your domain.

After you get your domain, you will need hosting. A hosting account is required for people to see your website. I recommend HostGator.com. You can get a hosting account for your site for about $5 a month. This is about as cheap as you can get it.

One word of caution though, don’t think you can go get a free account somewhere and try to shortcut this. Every free account is hosted on the providers account with their domain name in the search bar.

So lets say you want a website about loosing weight and you want the name LoosingWeight, and you go to get a free website from GeoCities. Your domain name would look like this: LoosingWeight.GeoCities.com. Everyone knows that website is free becase of the domain name.

With your own domain name and hosting account your website address would be LoosingWeight.com.  Which do you think looks more professional? People will judge you on this. If you can’t afford to have your own domain name, how trustworthy can you really be? That is what they are going to be thinking, and they will move on to another site.