Working from home is a tempting proposal. You’ve probably come across many opportunities to work from home with minimum investment and the chance to generate unbelievable sums of money; the problem here is we don’t know which opportunity’s legitimate. GDI is a network marketing company that sells .ws domains and gives customers the facility to build residual income through their supposedly self-selling video marketing system. Many testimonials claim this to be an excellent income generator; let’s go a little deeper to see if it’s true.

Intro To GDI

Now, first things first, GDI stands for Global Domain International. When .com domains monopolized the market, Michael Reed and Alan Ezeir came out with an idea to introduce .ws domains that would be identified with the term website, as well as provide an avenue to own a domain name chosen by customers that wouldn’t be otherwise available in the .com business. Accordingly, Global Domains was launched in 2000 and .ws became a favorite of many in a matter of months.

GDI was started as a network marketing company where the business is promoted by customers.

The Income Factor

You will need to put in $10 per month for your domain which comes with a 10 page website, domain, a website builder, 10 email addresses and support. You become an affiliate with GDI when you get someone to sponsor you. Once this is done, you can sponsor others; for each person you bring in, you get $1. You also get $1 for each person your downline brings in for up to 5 levels. Earn $100 for recruiting 5 people within a week and $5000 for bringing in 1000 paid affiliates within 4 weeks.

Is This GDI Business Worth Taking Up?

Granted, the income figures seem amazing for an opportunity to work from the convenience of your home; but I’ve got to be honest with you, like any other business this one has its own drawbacks too. Take a practical estimate of how many of your friends or relatives would be willing to spend $10 a month to get a website of their own. To a regular working professional, this product wouldn’t be of much use if it weren’t for the income opportunity. However, to people who really want a site of their own with a domain name they prefer, Global Domains has a good product to offer.

Marketing GDI

So to effectively get back your investment of $120 a year and to generate sizeable income from this opportunity, you need to do much more than to just refer people you know and hope they join the business after seeing the promotional video. You need to highlight the advantage of a .ws domain extension that offers clients a gateway to have their desired name for their website.

Don’t even think of the old network marketing techniques of calling people over the phone or inviting them to demo parties. Be proactive and promote your product online using effective internet marketing tools ( You will find the best marketing tools on my blog). Even while marketing online, avoid flashy, exaggerated advertising that make your product seem like a scam. Instead, reach out to target audience in a way that would make them take notice and approach you with inquiries. This is the kind of business that would flourish when marketed well.

Conclusion

GDI can meet the following four ( 4 ) criteria :

1.- It is workable by someone who does not have specialized skills in the world of Internet Business.

2.- When honestly described, people do sign up. Not a flood because there are so many scams in this business but solid downline will develop.

3.- A growth trend can be established within a couple of months. Growth is more important than the actual numbers in any business.

4.- If you work the business consistently, it can produce reasonable growth. Since the results are mostly cumulative ( you continue to get paid each month for each account as long as they do not drop out ), even if there is slow growth, it will eventually grow to a significant amount.