Cant believe I have wasted so much time..

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I cant believe I have wasted so much time trying to think of so many markets and or niches to actually get my feet wet and put to action what I have learned and already know.

Thanks to a simple PM today it finally came to me the bright light that has been sitting in front of me all this time. Amazing how the simple things can bring you back down to earth and think logical. I have had all of these ideas floating around in my head for the last few weeks of which way I wanted to go to 'get my feet wet' and start taking action. Fail hard fail fast but fail forward right!

Anyway I already have a site up in a viable market might not be the easiest or most untapped market but hey if I can do it here I can do it on any other niche. My problem was when I put this up I had a dream, not a goal or any type of plan for that matter. The site was ranking around 4th or 5th for the keyword Tablet Pc Forum. I just checked and its not even on the top page anymore, guess it goes to show that if you neglect it google will un-rank it ..

I guess what I am asking from you guys is. Some suggestions or advice on which direction to go and what is currently wrong with the site I have. The link is in my signature Tablet PC.

Here are my initial thought as of right now.

Still keep the forums, change the categories around targeting keywords more effectively. (Maybe focus on just android tablets and NOT all of them)

Implement a blog, for reviews linking them to amazon

Find a way to offer people "something" to get them to sign up to a list.

Implement adsense more effectively throughout the site.

I have earned a total of $15 since January of this year with adsense with about 500 unique visitors a month at one point it was around 800 but I did some adwords and was more active in promoting it that month also.

What are your suggestions. Anything from design keywords monetization anything that you think could help

Thanks in advance. and also thanks to the person who pm me you brought back the inspiration I once had about it that I lost somewhere along the lines. (probably because when i did it I was clueless without a plan)
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  • Profile picture of the author JDIZM
    The foundation of all successful websites and SEO campaigns is a BLOG period.

    However Google wants unique content and your homepage news is scraped content this is why you dropped rankings. It's only a matter of time before Google gets you.

    I would focus on adding high quality content. Write your own news Delete all that old news its duplicate content. Create your own fresh news and keep the website and the facebook fans. Then post your news to your social channels everytime you post it. It wont pay off instantly but stick at it, it will.
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    • Profile picture of the author WebPen
      Originally Posted by JDIZM View Post

      The foundation of all successful websites and SEO campaigns is a BLOG period.
      So the thing that made Facebook, Amazon, eBay, Pinterest, MySpace, YouTube... all of those sites successful- was BLOGGING and SEO?

      Uh huh.
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      • Profile picture of the author Alphy3000
        Originally Posted by Justin Stowe View Post

        So the thing that made Facebook, Amazon, eBay, Pinterest, MySpace, YouTube... all of those sites successful- was BLOGGING and SEO?

        Uh huh.
        You hit the nail right on its head buddy!

        There are always these people who dont know squat that are screaming out of the top of their lungs that THIS ONE THING is the answer, or this is ALWAYS like so and so.
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  • Profile picture of the author Phobia
    I've had success with first and foremost starting a list and then working onward from there. Need to build the relationship before anyone will buy from you
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  • Profile picture of the author HarrieB
    Get a Blog, create a list.

    keep adding new content.

    Use angela and pauls backlinks for forums postings.

    You need to focus on improving ur blog rank through web 2.0 directories, pinterest, social media websites and social bookmarking!!

    All the best!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ashley Gable
    Is there a reason your news stories are in the forums? Not criticizing, just curious. I have seen a few other sites like that as well, and wondering if there is a specific reason behind it.

    And I think reviews might be good. You could link to them within your news stories or show them underneath. Might be a bump in earnings.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ashera
    Simple answer to your question:
    Copyscape search results for: http://www.tabletxtreme.com/

    Hard work pays off. Stealing other peoples content doesn't.
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    • Profile picture of the author Woodward82
      Originally Posted by Ashera View Post

      Simple answer to your question:
      Copyscape search results for: http://www.tabletxtreme.com/

      Hard work pays off. Stealing other peoples content doesn't.

      Most of the post were automatic RSS feeds.

      But yes I know original content is always better. Remember I put this up before I knew anything about marketing or how google even worked.

      I guess I am more looking for feedback on the site itself from a users perspective.

      Should the forum be the main page? Or a blog built on wp and link the forums?

      Gable not sure why I had them there Im thinking this would be better to utilize a blog for this.. Also I was thinking of adding reviews and linking to amazon for another source of monetizing

      Thanks again . I have came a long way in the last 4 months thanks to the warrior forums
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    • Profile picture of the author msu
      Drop the unoriginal content immediately - that's doing you harm every day it's on your site.

      You need to start blogging long-ish original posts on a regular basis. Link building is vital too but that will be easier - and more effective - once you've got some good content online.

      I'd drop the forums until the site gets busier - right now it just makes the site look empty. Also drop the donation box, looks desperate and out of place.

      Good Luck!
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      • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Joseph
        I've gotta agree with msu here. Keep things original and simple.

        All the best Woodward82!


        Originally Posted by msu View Post

        Drop the unoriginal content immediately - that's doing you harm every day it's on your site.

        You need to start blogging long-ish original posts on a regular basis. Link building is vital too but that will be easier - and more effective - once you've got some good content online.

        I'd drop the forums until the site gets busier - right now it just makes the site look empty. Also drop the donation box, looks desperate and out of place.

        Good Luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Noel Cunningham
    Keep the blog relevant with new, quality content. Make sure to capture as many leads as possible with an optin and keep on top of your SEO.
    Get in touch with others in your market and see can you do a bit of cross promotion for each other..
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  • Profile picture of the author macker2298
    You need more original content and to work on the blog...focus on long tail keywords to bring in targeted traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Woodward82
    Appreciate the feedback, I will be moving to a WP blog format immediately

    About the list.. Being that I am fairly new to all of this, I was thinking of going with Mailchimp since it is free to start. I know that aweber has the $1 for first month special, but I was thinking there is no reason to pay a monthly fee until I actually have something to pay it for. I have never built a list so I dont know how long it takes to build a good one. Once I receive enough members can I move everyone over to aweber without causing any problems to my subscribers? Also being it is about tablets I cant seem to think of much to offer that is free to get them to sign up, how would I go about finding something to offer for free.

    Best ways to monetize, of course I will have my adsense on the site. I was thinking of adding amazon links to related post, but I also heard I think on here that mailchimp doesnt allow you to do affliate marketing? Is this true when it comes to popular sites like amazon?

    Should I focus on all tablets or should I try to narrow it down?


    Also what about all of my previous pages indexed in google when I take the forums down will they still be there or can I somehow have google de-index pages that are no longer there.
    Thanks again
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  • Profile picture of the author IMHunter
    Keep posting the original content, give some links from Web 2.0's.

    And you must create a list.
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    • Profile picture of the author savedbyhim01
      I agree about the donation box. It says you have received $0.00 so far. What is the point to have it and who would donate to you? Your blogs' section also has two adds and no content. I would try to increase the ratio of content to adds.
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    biggest problem before I started to make money was

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