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13 years ago

There shouldn't be a need to get a new domain though, just change up the traffic source. sounds like a lot of work to me, for what is not consistent traffic. I would recommend trying to work on SEO or other traffic methods that can be a bit more passive.

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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

I just don't know what I'm doing wrong? I'm targeting great keywords and stuff and its not super hard to find my site in google, though I'm not top ranked. But I wouldn't expect to be in a week

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Chris Hardee 13 years ago

If the site is only a week old, I would say "keep writing". It may take a few months before your traffic (assuming it is search engine traffic) really starts to become sustainable. At least this has been my experience.
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ElMundodelExito

13 years ago

Originally Posted by dsbusiness23

I just don't know what I'm doing wrong? I'm targeting great keywords and stuff and its not super hard to find my site in google, though I'm not top ranked. But I wouldn't expect to be in a week

First of all 1 week is nothing.
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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

But will having missed a few days have permanent effects on my site?

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AustinDigital 13 years ago

Originally Posted by dsbusiness23

But will having missed a few days have permanent effects on my site?

no, not at all. I go days without doing stuff on some sites sometimes. I also have some sites I haven't even logged into the admin panel in 1 year on.
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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

I don't know I feel like maybe I should switch my market, perhaps the ebook about cholesterol I am promoting isn't that great,... I think its the best one in that market at clickbank though

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MarkAnderson

13 years ago

It really doesn’t matter. Keep writing..... And put more efforts for SEO.

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Ernie Lo

13 years ago

1 week is way too early! keep writing, don't look up and don't stop.

Do this for at least 2 months everyday and then you should get a better indication if your method is working.

I'm not saying you'll make hundreds or thousands of dollars in 2 months but you should know if your traffic and earnings are improving and then you just keep going!

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doobins

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Ernie Lonardo

1 week is way too early! keep writing, don't look up and don't stop.

Do this for at least 2 months everyday and then you should get a better indication if your method is working.

I'm not saying you'll make hundreds or thousands of dollars in 2 months but you should know if your traffic and earnings are improving and then you just keep going!

500 page views in your sites first week is pretty impressive, honestly. There is no need to purchase a new domain... The site is so new, there no need to worry IF you lost any ground... B/c you didn't lose any ground.

Just get back at it.

Even a neglected site can bounce back, and I wouldn't even put yours in that category!

Congrats on the Traffic!

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dsbusiness23 13 years ago

Yah except today I literally only had 2 visitors. Yesterday it was 5, and the day before was like 50 I think. I actually have a 66 page E-book on lowering cholesterol,.. I'd love to sell this cheap and basically make all the profit, but I would have to put it on like clickbank or something I'm sure; and I honestly had to drop outta a 3d modeling college here in Orlando, FL it was right at Universal Studios. I was doing great but the students and director hated me and put me down said I would never go anywhere,... So I am literally broke
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genietoast 13 years ago

If your site is only a week old, it might have been or is still going through the Google dance. You rankings up and then down and up and then down.

I would try to find out what page you're articles are currently ranked at. I think SEO book has a free rank checker tool.

Another thing you could do is write a guest post for a high-traffic blog that's related to your subject. Make sure the article is of good quality and offers useful, detailed information to the reader. That ay you can draw live targeted readers to your site for free.
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Sheryl Polomka

13 years ago

A few missed days won't do you any harm, just get back into it and keep going. A week is too soon to see results of ranking and sales, it can take a couple of months for a site to settle into a spot in the search engine rankings.

If you give up after a week, then you will likely start something else and give up on that after a week and you'll never stick with something long enough to give it a chance.

I really suggest you keep going with this and don't let a few missed days set you back!

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indalor1

13 years ago

I agree with the rest here. You shouldn't worry about missing a day or 2 or even a week. Also it sounds like most of your traffic is coming from your articles anyway since most article sites have a "recently posted" page that a lot of people view first when they do their search on the site. I would work on optimizing your site and use the bios for each article to work on your main page with the anchor texts.

Just my 2c.

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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

"how lower cholesterol" About 5,070 results

"foods for lower cholesterol" About 7,870 results

"lower cholesterol foods" About 3,850 results

"diets to lower cholesterol" About 24,200 results

"diets lower cholesterol" About 5,410 results

There is five of them

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Roy Penrod

13 years ago

Originally Posted by dsbusiness23

"how lower cholesterol" About 5,070 results

"foods for lower cholesterol" About 7,870 results

"lower cholesterol foods" About 3,850 results

"diets to lower cholesterol" About 24,200 results

"diets lower cholesterol" About 5,410 results

There is five of them

Actually, that's not quite right. Here are the EXACT search numbers using the Google External Keyword Tool in the US. (You have to uncheck Broad on the left hand side and check Exact).

how lower cholesterol -- 210 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

foods for lower cholesterol -- 16 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

lower cholesterol foods -- 480 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

diets to lower cholesterol -- 480 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

diets lower cholesterol -- 58 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

When you look at the Exact number of searches, it's never as many as listed in Broad.

There are 3 common mistakes almost everyone makes when they're first starting out with SEO:
(1) They target keywords with too low of an Exact search volume.

(2) They target keywords with a lot of competition from well-established websites then expect to see immediate results.

(3) They write crappy keyword-stuffed articles for the search engines and completely lose sight of the fact that the content is consumed by real people looking for quality info.

Sure, they might find your article, but will it build trust with them and encourage them to click your link? That's the key.

Roy

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SteveJohnson

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Roy Penrod

Actually, that's not quite right. Here are the EXACT search numbers using the Google External Keyword Tool in the US. (You have to uncheck Broad on the left hand side and check Exact).

how lower cholesterol -- 210 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

foods for lower cholesterol -- 16 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

lower cholesterol foods -- 480 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

diets to lower cholesterol -- 480 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

diets lower cholesterol -- 58 global monthly searches for exactly that phrase

When you look at the Exact number of searches, it's never as many as listed in Broad.

There are 3 common mistakes almost everyone makes when they're first starting out with SEO:
(1) They target keywords with too low of an Exact search volume.

(2) They target keywords with a lot of competition from well-established websites then expect to see immediate results.

(3) They write crappy keyword-stuffed articles for the search engines and completely lose sight of the fact that the content is consumed by real people looking for quality info.

Sure, they might find your article, but will it build trust with them and encourage them to click your link? That's the key.

Roy

I don't know where you're getting those numbers from, but they're awfully low:

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Roy Penrod 13 years ago

Originally Posted by SteveJohnson

I don't know where you're getting those numbers from, but they're awfully low:

Hey, Steve ... he wasn't targeting "how to lower cholesterol". He was targeting "how lower cholesterol". Big difference.

I just copy and pasted the keywords he said he was targeting.

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Sharon Lai

13 years ago

It doesn't matter if you missed a few days. Keep writing . I'm sure you are going to see some results!

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NateRivers

13 years ago

Yeah there's no need to quit and get a new domain name because you were sick a few days. And... it's going to take a lot longer than a week to see solid, long-term results from SEO.

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steveshills 13 years ago

Keep up the good work, 500 views then the traffic dropped off, what method are you using? and are you building backlinks to your site or articles?

Rome was not built in a day, and the number maybe low, but any traffic is better than none, most guys stick to all the bs keyword rules, build your site, get authority, and if you really dont make any good money with the ebook, put adsense on the site.
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- Doug Wakefield 13 years ago
  
  Something that should help, assuming that you are putting these articles on your site first...
  
  Once a new article is indexed on your site, submit that article to the article directories for the backlink and added traffic. Don't link from one copy of the article to another, but otherwise it is fair game. I would either link to a product review article on your site or an opt-in form personally.
  
  Don't worry over the missed week, it won't hurt as much as stopping will.
  
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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

All my articles are original content. The ones I have submitted to article directories have a link using the keyword to another article on my website (not the same article) an another link to the main page of my website

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warriorsootie

13 years ago

Hello, I'm new to this forum, but I was reading your post and just thought I would ask you a question. I am also posting articles and I posted one to articlebase...com yesterday, and I seen it published on the internet with all my links changed to someone elses website. have you ever had something like this happen to you? If so could you give the names so I don't make that same mistake again. Writing articles is hard for me and to have someone steal them really hurts.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by warriorsootie

Hello, I'm new to this forum, but I was reading your post and just thought I would ask you a question. I am also posting articles and I posted one to articlebase...com yesterday, and I seen it published on the internet with all my links changed to someone elses website. have you ever had something like this happen to you? If so could you give the names so I don't make that same mistake again. Writing articles is hard for me and to have someone steal them really hurts.

Look up DMCA on the search tool at the top right of this page, you'll find a nice document you can send them.

You may need to dig around the search tool but that'll help you figure out how it works.

Just one question, you published it yesterday and someone has already syndicated it? (although illegally).

There's a number of things you can do here, one respected Warrior here even contacts them and politely tells them they forgot to put in the correct links. This can lead to a happy family relationship or...

...If they don't listen, the said Warrior screws them with a DMCA and as I re-collect sends a nice letter to the article directory, Google and their site's server.

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ThelemaqueTip

13 years ago

I don't think you need to start over..just keep during whatever you was during before and you will get your traffic back

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alcymart

13 years ago

There should be a lot of "starting overs" in this business else you are doing something really wrong. I must of had to start things over so many times when looking back.

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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

Roy what results did you get with my keywords, would you say they are good. Or did I make some mistakes?

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Roy Penrod 13 years ago

Originally Posted by dsbusiness23

Roy what results did you get with my keywords, would you say they are good. Or did I make some mistakes?

I edited my last post to show you the results I got in the Google keyword tool. Here it is again:

lower cholesterol foods and diets to lower cholesterol have 480 global monthly searches. That's on the really low end of the search volume I would target when creating content.

But that's me. It really depends on what strategy you're using and how you're going to monetize your site.

There isn't a "one size fits all" strategy. Sure, you can learn from other marketers ... but you have to pick and choose then test to see what results work for your business.

Originally Posted by dsbusiness23

Or did I make some mistakes?

Of course you did. We all do. Every single one of us.

"Mistakes" aren't anything to be afraid of. They're the best learning tools in the world. It's just feedback based on actual results.

You try something. You get some feedback through your results. You learn. You try again.

It's a never-ending cycle and you're going to keep going through it as long as you're running a business.

Think of your articles as little traffic-generating machines you've created. You created them and sent them out in the world. Now they're assets out there working for you.

You've seen what happens when you target keywords with really low global monthly search volumes.

Why not try writing articles targeted at some higher volume keywords like Steve showed in his post?

What's the worst that could happen? You create more little traffic-generating machines and you get more feedback.

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Zachmo

13 years ago

Just continue in writing do not get new domain, just try to continue what you started beside you are just in your first week where you wont be really seeing the results of your work. You can also try other marketing techniques.

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dsbusiness23

13 years ago

I've actually already had 7 people at the order form, but they may just be other affiliates.

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Sarah Bosen

13 years ago

If it has only been a week do not worry about it but get right back on top of it. When you have more content google will recognize you, so don't worry.

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