1&1 Affiliate eNews

January 2007 Issue

Greetings Valued Affiliate,

Happy New Year and welcome to the January edition of the 1&1 Affiliate newsletter! In this issue you will learn more about the fantastic prize being offered to the top 3 selling affiliates in our current America’s Cup Affiliate Competition. Additionally, we are adding several new Dedicated Server and Virtual Private server products on which you will be able to earn commissions and existing product features are being enhanced as well. This means you can offer even more choices to your sites visitors, and sell even more of our existing products. This month’s Spotlight Article can be used on your website or in your own emails or newsletters, don’t miss it. Add this article to a page containing the 1&1 Domain Look-up tool, and you have got something that will really help your site’s visitors (and your own sales.)

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In this Issue:

1&1 NEWS
	1&1 Announcements
	Spotlight Article
	eMarketing News & Events
TIPS
	Ad Creatives
	Secrets of Success
	Tool Tips
	Affiliate Bonuses

1&1 NEWS

1&1 Announcements

January February Affiliate Sales Competition

Win an amazing travel prize in the 1&1 America's Cup Affiliate Competition! 1&1 Internet competes for world's oldest sport trophy: the 2007 America’s Cup.

The winning affiliates will receive a 3 day expense paid trip to Valencia, Spain for the final stage of the pre-regattas April 2007.

The three winners also meet members of the United Internet sailing team, mix ‘n mingle with some of the top 1&1 affiliates from U.K., Germany, France and the U.S. and have the opportunity to view the world’s most sophisticated yachts up-close.

Visit the website for more details and terms and conditions.

Download the America's cup screen saver:
PC users click here
Mac users click here

View a Google video posted by one of last years attendees:
Click here

Make sure to check all your links and banner placements to ensure that you have the best chance to join us in Valencia for an experience of a life time. Feel free to ask us for anything that may help you increase your sales and get you closer the the top 3, we will be happy to help you where we can, feel free to send us a link to the websites where you display 1&1 banners or text link for us to review and if needed give optimization feedback.

Following, some basic information about Valencia, Spain:

Information about Valencia:
Valencia is a city in the eastern part of Spain. The capital of the autonomous region Valencia and the equally named province is situated about 320 km south-east of Madrid at the mouth of the Turia to the Mediterranean. With 850.000 inhabitants it’s the third-biggest city of the country. There are about 1,8 million people living in Greater Valencia.

Time zone:
Central European Time

James Martell was one of our guests in Valencia, he spoke to the other guests about affiliate marketing, his own proven techniques and his success.

"The trip to Valencia to take in the America's Cup with 1&1 Hosting was truly the trip of a lifetime. The food was great, the networking with 25 of their top affiliates was priceless, and floating around the middle of the Mediterranean Sea watching million dollar yachts race was, well, amazing. If you have the opportunity to get to Valencia with 1&1, do it because you will never forget it."

James Martell

Meet James Martell and receive a complimentary copy of his new book entitled “Online Success for Non-Techies” Jan. 22 and 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the 1&1 Internet Booth, #310. at Affiliate Summit

For More Information Visit: http://www.jamesmartell.com/booksigning.html

Current Campaign News:

Promote our current 50% special offer campaign before it ends, and increase your January sales. Offer now 50% discount valid for the first 6 months of any newly ordered 1&1 Internet, Inc shared hosting plan, minimum contract 1 year. Offer ends January 31, 2007.

Our new data center in Kansas City will host it's first customers next month.

New products, new features:

More webspace, more bandwidth and more traffic included. Increased power for your website is included, completely free of charge. (All shared hosting).
New servers. Our new data center features a range of dual and quad core servers, all fully equipped with the latest hardware from AMD).
New Virtual Private Servers. Our new data center brings you a brand new product line. The 1&1 Virtual Private Server meets the gap between high-end
shared hosting and dedicated servers.

Spotlight Article

6 Ideas for Finding and Registering Good Domain Names
Article courtesy of Anil Kumar from Softnik.com

Domain Names By Merging multiple words
Create a large library of words ("wordlets") that can be padded to existing words to create domain names. Here are some examples: HostingBay, BestHosting, SafeHosting, MathBay, KeywordPad, ComputerGalaxy, etc. Once you have a large list of words you can use a software like Domain Name Analyzer to easily merge them with other words, create domain names for different TLDs (and ccTLDs) and check them for availability.
Domain Name Ideas from magazine/newspaper headlines
Look through magazines in a related industry for good domain name ideas. For example, if you are interested in a business related domain, check a business magazine and if it is an interior related domain name, lookup an Interior design magazine, etc.
Look at the headlines and key sentences. Do you see some keywords? Interesting headlines? Can you use them as a domain name? Here are some interesting headlines found in some magazines.

*Desperate Arrangements
* Trading Up
* Rich Pickings
* Be Unlimited
* First Forward
* Flight Of Fancy
* Dirty Journalism

Not all of these may be good domain names and certainly only some of them will be available to register. But when you are looking for a domain name for a blog or to host an important information site, this is a rich source of ideas.
Caution: Check for trademarks before registering names created using this method.
Domain Names from Internet Keywords
Use a source like the Overture keyword selector, Google Keyword Selector or use a software like Good Keywords to generate keyword phrases based on your topic of interest. Merge the keyword phrases to create domain names. You can use a software like KeywordPad to do this easily.
Domain Names from alphabet / digit templates
This is certainly not for every one, but it does work very nicely in some cases!
Use Domain Name Analyzer or DomainPunch Pro to create domain names from character templates. In this method names are created from all combinations of alphabets and digits. For example, typing in web?? as the template will generate all combinations of names like web00, webA0, WebAB, WebAC, and so on. You can use this method to generate all combinations of 5 letter domain names that start with a specific word, all 3 letter domains made of only alphabets, and so on.
Domain Names from other language words
Other languages are a rich source of domain name ideas. Look up online dictionaries for words that mean what you want to convey and check if these are registered. Do some research before using this technique because some times words mean something totally different in another context or language.
Domain Names from Coined Words
Coin your own words. Useful if you are looking to build a brand. You can create new words from existing words by merging them together in innovative ways or changing the way it is spelled. You can even borrow words from other languages. Another option is to create random but pronounceable letter combinations.

eMarketing News & Events

All the news that's fit for affiliates and online marketers to read. Stay up to date with the latest news about affiliate marketing, search engines, email and other issues which can affect your online marketing success.

News:
AffiliateTip.com - From affiliate marketer Shawn Collins
www.affiliatetip.com/affiliate_newsletter.php

ReveNews - Affiliate portal and newsletter
www./revenews.com/newsletter.html

MarketingSherpa.com - Premium Internet Marketing studies and research
www.marketingsherpa.com/newsletters.html

SEO news - Weekly search engine optimization news
www.free-seo-news.com/index.php

Marketingnewz - Assorted marketing headlines
www.marketingnewz.com

Searchenginewatch - Top search engine news
www.searchenginewatch.com

MediaPost - Professional online marketers news and resources
www.mediapost.com

Events:

January 21-23, 2007
Affiliate Summit West *
Las Vegas, NV

January 25, 2007
Search Engine Watch
Dallas , TX

February 13-16, 2007
Etail
Palm Desert , CA

March 5-8, 2007
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2007
Las Vegas, NV

April 10-13, 2007
SES New York
New York, NY

*A 1&1 Affiliate Team Leader will be there. If you go, let's meet!

TIPS

Ad Creatives

Increase the conversion of any banner add by placing text near the banner giving your visitors a reason to click your banner, for example: we use this host......, we by our domains from..........., support our website click here...........,
Even if your visitor's browser blocks banner ads this text will still be visible, we can't emphasize this enough. (We said it in last issue, but it’s worth repeating.)

Text links embedded in your website copy are a great way to use your link several times.
You can even "deeplink" to a specific product page when referring to that product. This brings your visitors one step closer to the check out page and your commission.
Contact us at emarketing@1and1.com if you want us to make the product specific links for you.

Did you know?

Domain name promotion is an easy way (and free) to drive traffic to your website?
Add our 'Interactive Domain Checker' tool to your website, and promote the lowest price in the industry: domain names from $5.99 no other purchases necessary and no limit!
You should check the 'Links and Banners' section to add this interactive tool to your site.
Please let us know if you need help.

Secrets of Success

In this section we explore questions and ideas from 1&1 affiliates like you.

Since the last Affiliate eNews, a few new questions have come in:

Q: I am still working on my website, and hope to be finished by mid January, will I still make a chance to win the contest?
A: Yes, there is no deadline to start promoting 1&1, in the mean time I suggest to send you tracking link by email to all your friends, family and relations in order to increase your chances to win this contest.

Q: Do you allow your affiliates having a website dedicated to 1&1 where all the products are tested and commented?
A: Yes we do, as a matter of fact if your visitors realize that you are a 1&1 customer and recommend our hosting services, chances are that visitors will trust you before somebody who is not a 1&1 customer.

Tool Tips and Resources

Tools in this edition of 1&1 Affiliate eNews are completely FREE! Add these goodies to your web favorites.

Web Master Tools
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/

Search Engine Marketing Tools
http://www.marketleap.com/siteindex

Create a Googlerankings account
http://googlerankings.com/positiontracking/

Free website templates
http://www.oswd.org/

Free pdf maker (great for making newsletters or eBooks that you can imbed your affiliate link into)
http://www.pdf995.com/

Favicon Generator - Brand your site!
http://www.favicongenerator.com/

W3C link checker:
http://validator.w3.org/checklink

Affilipedia:
http://www.affilipedia.com/index.php/Main_Page

Affiliate Bonuses

This section features useful web marketing resources and freebies for 1&1 affiliates. During 2006 we have secured an impressive collection of freebies and special offers. We want to bring you the most recent ones, but also all the ones from previous editions that have been extended or kept active especially for our affiliates just like you.
Watch this space in each issue as we look to bring you even more special offers to help you grow your knowledge, site traffic, and commission earnings.

Grab your 2006 1&1 exclusive offers:
http://1and1resources.com/usaffiliate_enews/dec06/index.htm#7

Thank you for your continued participation in our program. We hope you will watch for future editions of this newsletter. We will continue to bring you the latest product and affiliate tips to help you increase your affiliate earnings. Don’t forget, we want to take you to Valencia, so keep selling!

Your 1&1 Affiliate Team

(610) 560-1539

1&1 Internet Inc.
701 Lee Road Suite 300
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
emarketing @ 1and1.com


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