The GDI business opportunity is perhaps one of the most well knows online schemes out there.  In fact it was this very matrix program that got me interested in the working from home online market in the first place.

Global Domains International Inc (also knows simply as “GDI” or “G.D.I.”) is basically a full legal pyramid or multi level marketing scheme.  I am no longer a member so you need not have any fear that I am speaking positively about this opportunity as a ruse to get you to join at the end of this review.

Simple put you pay $10 per month to have some webhosting and a domain ending with “.ws” as apposed to the more common “.com”, “.org” or “.net” domain endings.

The “.ws” actually comes from Samoa believe it or not.  Domain extensions are normally given to each country.  I for example could not request the extenstion “.myname” just for the fun of it (at least I don’t think I could).  The savvy business owners over at Global Domains International ws made a deal with the island of Samoa.  The “.ws” domain extension actually belongs to Samoa and the GDI entrepreneurs wanted to start a business whereby the domain extension would identify with their company.  A smooth business move, however it isn’t so easy to get your own extension.  Hence, they found some small country who wouldn’t likely care very much if they sold or leased their extension to someone else, and Samoa is where they found their answer.

Anyways back to the review.  The GDI business opportunity is no different from the many other online opportunities out there incliuuding the Work for $3 that I recommend here.  You simply join for $10 per month and try to get others to do the same.  Each person that you recruit earns you $1 per month.  So, once you have recruited 10 people you will be breaking even (ie earning $10 per month but also paying $10 per month to be part of the program).

One of the unique things about Global Domains Intl is that they have Paypal as a payment option.  I believe they are the only ones that have paypal, making them perhaps a more trusted program.  Most, if not all, of the other programs only use Alertpay or others as Paypal is very strict about who they let use their system, especially towards MLM and Pyramid schemes.  How G.D.I. were able to get and keep Paypal is beyond me but nevertheless they have them and that is a big plus for them.

As Global Domain International Inc is a multi level program you also earn from your referrals referrals down 5 levels.  There is no limit as to how much money you can make with this and many have become rich from it.  Perhaps why it is so famous and popular.

I joined as an experiment a few months ago but I found it very hard to recruit anyone.  I put this down to a number of factors :

1. GDI has been around for a long time and therefore everyone is already in it or already was at one point in time in the past and therefore the market is quite saturated.  Not to mention you are competing against the 1000s, or perhaps millions of other GDI affiliates out there advertising and trying to get the same people you are and therefore competition is FIERCE.

2. There are many new copycat programs out there that are similar and even better than GDI.  Teamwork Revolution for example are one that are also $10 per month but give a slightly higher commission, and better yet ,offer a forced matrix structure which is much more appealing to a potential recruit.

3. The product GDI offer isn’t very good.  100MB of space or 10 web pages.  Most of the other copycat programs offer full blown webhosting with unlimited space and traffic as well as MySQL, PHP and other highly useful and necessary features.

So for me GDI was a waste of time and I didn’t make any money at it.  I will stick with my Work for $3 as it’s only $3 to join and a one time fee.  It continues to make me a little bit of money every week and is the easiest thing I have tried and earned me the most money so far.

Feel free to leave your GDI related comments below for all to benefit from.

One Response to “Is Global Domains International Inc a Scam ? A Review”

1. GDI Scam says:

   February 15, 2010 at 9:19 pm

   GDI is a great way to get started or add to your current online income. highly recommended

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