How To Start Your Own GPT Site - Complete Guide

It seems that these days everyone and their momma wants to start their own GPT money making site. I was discussing this the other night with someone and I feel that eventually, all of the old GPT members will all have their own GPT site and there will be no one to sign up because of this! Imagine the fresh new site that took days to build, and then the clueless look on the new owners face wondering why he/she can't get new members. But nevermind that, I'll show you the steps to start your very own GPT site :)

Planning

If you're going to start a GPT site, please plan on this. Don't just decide over night and jump into this. I think I speak for many people when I say I'm very tired of seeing the one week GPT's resurecting out of nowhere and not going anywhere. GPT sites take work and dedication. If you decide to start one, plan big or don't plan at all. Otherwise, you're not going to go anywhere with it.

Think Of a Snappy Domain Name

A catchy website name is easy to remember and lets you stand out. Make sure the name is easy to spell, short as possible, no hyphens - and is a .com. The domain you choose will be what your site is known as. So whatever you choose, be careful. There are some GPT site names out there that are just TERRIBLE. fairytaletreasures, dealbarbiepays and thedragonsgold are just a few to name that's terrible GPT names. (sorry guys)

Get a Script

Shiftcode seems to be the most popular GPT script because the price I suppose. Although I'm tired of seeing Shiftcode based sites, it's probably the easiest to setup and cheapest. Bare in mind that some affiliate networks won't except your incentive(GPT) site if you're using a script that can just be downloaded. Some require that it be custom. Shiftcode bundles your hosting with them as well. So don't go purchase seperate hosting if you use them. And people please, if you use Shiftcode, do not let them design your site. Make it look different, clean and just good.

Get a Clean Design

Like I said, don't let shiftcode design your site. I suggest you go to forums.digitalpoint.com to find a good individual designer to design your site. Also, don't make it lame and corny. GPT sites feel that they need to base their site on corny stuff such as fairy's, dragons, monsters, 4-leaf clover guy and crates of cash.

Start Adding Offers

So you have your GPT site. Now you need offers because that's where the money comes from. You're going to need to apply with various affiliate networks to get a good amount of offers for your members. I recommend you have some email/zip submits, a couple daily surveys and of course the free trials, freebies and credit card offers. Here are a few networks to get started with -

That's enough to get your new GPT site started. Now let's look at a few things you have to look forward to when running your site. Oh these are the fun parts.
Unfortunately, not everyone is going to be satisfied or pleased with your site. Not all offers approve immediately and some offers never approve at all. That's just how it works! You'll have annayances bugging you, sending hate mail and even slandering your site. I once had a guy contact me via my old GPT review site telling me about a problem he was having being paid by a site(I had nothing to do with the site he had problems with). He was basically in tears and really wanted that money. He began commenting on other blogs giving negative comments and was doing all he could to hurt it. You're also going to have to deal with frauders and cheaters. I've seen GPT sites have to pack up and sell out because of the abuse.

So now you have the info on starting your own GPT site. There's probably thousands of GPT sites out there but only a few are rememberable. So make it good or don't make it at all! Oh yeah, don't forget to pay your members.