Review of GDI (Global Domains International)

GDI - Global Domains International, also known as Website.ws has been a Plug-In Profit site program for over a year now, so I thought it was about time that I reviewed it!

Read my review of GDI below to find out: what is GDI, how much does it cost?, is GDI a scam? what do you get for your money? how much commission can you make? and what are the advantages and disadvantages?

What is GDI?
GDI is a business opportunity and a domain registration/hosting service.


What do you receive as a GDI member?
You receive a domain name with the .ws extension and a hosting account for that domain name. You also have access to a basic website builder. The hosting account provides up to 100Mb of disk space and 10Gb of traffic.


How much does it cost?
GDI offers a 1 week free trial and after 1 week the cost is $10 per month.


What does the Compensation Plan Offer?
The basic residual compensation is $1 per month per person that you sign up to GDI. This is only a 10% residual commission so it doesn't seem like, much, but you also get $1 for every person that everyone in your downline signs up. This makes it more powerful as it is easier to build up a good residual commission. I don't do much promotion for GDI and it is not my main business opportunity, but my residual commission is usually around the $150-200 per month mark

The big money is in the GDI bonuses. If you sign up 5 people in one week you receive a $100 bonus. If you sign up 10 people, this becomes a $200 bonus. This continues and you get $100 for every 5 people that you signup within 1 week.


How do I get paid?
GDI can either pay you by US $ check or by Paypal.

The bonuses can only be paid by Paypal.


How do you promote GDI?
You can promote GDI in all the usual ways, e.g. on your website, using classifieds, pay per click advertising, writing reviews, distributing articles etc. In addition to this you can also use their videos and DVDs, their tell a friend system or purchase leads from them.

If you are a member of the Plug-In Profit site, you can promote this opportunity passively by promoting the Plug-In Profit Site sales page.


What is their customer support like?
GDI has a customer support email address and an online FAQ. To request support you must login to your account and click on the "Request Support" button. I've used their support service a few times over the last few years and always received a satisfactory response within 1-2 business days.


What are the disadvantages / cons of GDI?
One annoying thing is that you have to jump through a few hoops before you can get paid bonuses. You need to sign and fax or mail in various affiliate agreements, purchase 10 DVDs (which you can use for promotion), provide a photo and testimonial and setup a .ws email address in Paypal. This is all very annoying, but you only have to do it once and this is only for bonus payments, not regular commissions.

GDI is an MLM (multi level marketing program). This basically means that you can earn commissions on multiple levels (e.g. sales that your affiliates make as well as your own sales). Some people are against MLM programs, so this is why I mention it here.

The website builder is pretty limited and there is also a limit of 10 pages. If you want to build a decent website you would be better downloading a free website builder program such as NVU.


What are the advantages / pros of GDI?
The main advantages of GDI in my opinion are:

• Low entry cost and monthly cost
  
• Easy to cover your monthly fee (10 signups)
  
• Free trial and videos makes this opportunity easy to sell
• Good bonus compensation plan
• Above average retention rate
• Basic website, domain name and hosting included, which is easy for newbies to setup.
  

I hope you found this review of GDI useful. If you need to know more, you can sign up for GDI for a free 1 week trial and try it out for yourself.

You may also want to take a look at my GDI Bonus Offer.