Thought I had a handle on traffic & links, but now I'm overwhelmed
I know that you veterans probably get sick to death of newbies asking the same things over and over. And much as I hate to do it, I'm afraid I'm about to ask the same old questions.... again.
I've been pouring over info in the warrior forums and thought I had a fair handle on traffic generation and link building. But now I'm on serious info overload to the point of almost needing to shut down for a couple of days and am hoping that I can get some help to create a clearer mental picture and action plan.
I have 2 websites, 1 w/a blog, that I am desperate to build up. Both are b2b services, finance related. I'm not looking for hundreds of thousands of visitors. What I'm hoping for is around 20 conversions a month on one site and 20+ applications from the other. I'd love to have bigger numbers than that, but that starting point will provide phenomenal results for the businesses. Sites are: bettercashflownow.com (has the blog) and accuprofinancial.com. There is a special offer squeeze page for bcfn, but I'm not sure whether or not it's appropriate to use it at this point - it's a business ethics question more than a marketing one.
So here's the situation overview:
Properties: 2 websites and 1 blog, all related
Goal: prioritize traffic generation and link building
Done so far:
- thorough KW research with numerous quality KWs selected
- list creation offers in place w/1 site and the blog
- product created for offer on other site, but not in place yet
- initial articles written with tons more outlined and in the works
- blog up and going
- RSS and bookmarking going for the blog
- new article contributor to major niche website (around 14,000 in Alexa)
- profiles at video sites, but no videos yet (articles will become videos)
- Twitter profile set up
Know I need to:
- submit articles to directories
- write more articles and blog posts
- begin commenting on other blogs
- convert articles to videos and submit them
- Use Hubpages (but am clueless on how to leverage them)
- Use Squidoo (have a fairly decent idea on how to use it, but not totally clear on how to integrate it in the action plan)
Do I need to?:
- submit site(s) to directories even though I'm submitting articles?
- Use Facebook even if I'm using Twitter?
- Use link exchanges?
- Use services like Traffic Swarm?
The problem is that I'm one person running my own business, managing someone else's and trying to get these sites up, running, and producing as quickly as possible and nothing is getting the true attention that it deserves. I can not afford to outsource anything else, my extra funds are totally depleted.
I have considered an affiliate program but am not sure how to set one up as far as agreements, affiliate tracking and payment software, etc.
I'm no longer sure about what I need to do or when. Am I on the right track? Should I be doing something differently? Do I need to do things in a different order?
Sorry to sound desperate, but I'm frustrated and starting to feel like I'll wind up on the street next month if I these sites don't start getting some momentum.
Your help, advice, and wisdom will be greatly appreciated (and sorry for that bit of a whine).
Thanks much,
- Matt
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