Getting your self a domain rather than relying on free blogs such as .wordpress.com or squidoo.com/xyz has a lot of advantages, and considering the majority of .co.uk domains extreamly affordable any budding affiliate should take advantage of this.

There are down sides however, for one you need hosting, but even that is very affordable. The real asset however is that you can choose the kind of domain you want and optimize the domain name based on keywords. This has a massive benefit to SEO, also with free open source programs like wordpress, setting up a fully functioning site can be accomplished in a matter of hourse unlike the standard version of wordpress that is offered when you sign up to wordpress, the downloaded self install version has the added benefit of allowing you to use plugins and themes which both add to the look and feel of the site; and help to prepare the site for SEO and affiliate marketing.

Beyond this, having your own domain gives you a greater control of your site and allows you to add other features such as a forum. Lastly if you have a keyword heavy domain name and you decide to give up the domain, you can opt to sell off your domain and make a return on your site.