You choose where each order is published. None of the options asks you to install, host or maintain anything.
Sales pages: three options
Your own address. The page lives on a subdomain of your website, such as offers.yourbrand.com. You add one record in your domain settings, and we handle the hosting, the HTTPS certificate and updates. Your existing website is not touched. The steps are in Connecting a subdomain of your own with one CNAME record.
A subdomain we provide. There is nothing for you to set up. We put the page live on a subdomain we host, with HTTPS working: a real link you can put on ads, email signatures and business cards straight away. You can move it to your own address later, with the old links redirected.
Our blog network. The page is published on a blog in our network that covers your subject, and it links back to your website.
The sales-page order form has no field for this, so say in your brief where the page should live. Not sure? Say so, and we recommend one. If you have connected your own address in your account, its card shows Live when it is ready, and you can name it for the order.
Articles: two options
A blog in our network. Each blog in the network has its own domain. We match your article to a blog that covers your subject, in the right category, and the article links to the page you name, with the link text you choose.
Your dedicated blog. If you have one with us, choose "On my own dedicated blog" in the article order form, and the article is published there. See The dedicated blog: the first year and after.
The free start
The free sales page goes live on an address we set up and host, and the free article on a blog in our network, with a link to your website.
At a glance
| Where | Whose address | What you do | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your own address | Yours | Add one DNS record | The page sits on your address and stays there |
| A subdomain we provide | Ours | Nothing | You can move to your own address later |
| A blog in our network | Ours | Nothing | We keep hosting the published copy so your links keep working |
| Your dedicated blog | Ours or yours | Order the blog first | Renewal after the first year is your decision |
No monthly fee to stay live
A sales page is a one-time purchase. Published on a subdomain we provide or in our network, it stays live with us, with no recurring fee to keep it there.
What we commit to for content we host
Content published on a subdomain we provide, or in our network, is hosted on our infrastructure and stays under our operational control. We may move, re-address or maintain network sites when needed. When we do, we keep your published links working, or give you replacement links where that is not possible.
We do not guarantee that any site runs without interruption: short maintenance breaks can happen.
How to choose
- You have a domain and want the page under your own name: your own address.
- No domain yet, or you need a link today: a subdomain we provide, and move later.
- You want the page beside content on your subject: our blog network.
- You want all your articles in one place under your name: your dedicated blog.
Who owns the work in each case is explained in Who owns the content?