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Good size for new authority affiliate site?

by Stealth17
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Hi fellow warriors,

I'm considering setting up a new authority website for an affiliate product. My estimation is that 100-200 articles will make sure Google recognizes the site as an authority site. With articles of 400-600 words long I think it should work.

I intend to monetize with banners to the affiliate product as well as building a list and using email marketing.

Traffic will come from SEO mostly and maybe PPV in the beginning.

What do you think of the plan, think it will work?

Cheers,
Stealth
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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    Maybe...

    These days though, Google likes longer articles better. They keep the visitor reading longer, and the longer they're on your site, the more Google likes you.

    Plus, when are you going to start backlinking to it? If you do it right, you'll have traffic coming in from those backlinks as well as SEO.
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  • Profile picture of the author danaziz
    Originally Posted by Stealth17 View Post

    What do you think of the plan, think it will work?
    There is only one way to find out my friend.

    I am in the process of setting something similar up at the moment but I am going to sell my own product and promote it via adwords.

    Hope it goes well for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stealth17
      Originally Posted by Justin Stowe View Post

      Maybe...

      These days though, Google likes longer articles better. They keep the visitor reading longer, and the longer they're on your site, the more Google likes you.

      Plus, when are you going to start backlinking to it? If you do it right, you'll have traffic coming in from those backlinks as well as SEO.
      Thanks Justin. I plan to start backlinking to the pages gradually. Maybe get some Fiverr package with Facebook likes to boost social media signs.

      Originally Posted by danaziz View Post

      There is only one way to find out my friend.

      I am in the process of setting something similar up at the moment but I am going to sell my own product and promote it via adwords.

      Hope it goes well for you.
      Yeah, testing testing testing . I know. Good luck with your project danaziz!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ironman77
    Originally Posted by Stealth17 View Post

    Hi fellow warriors,

    I'm considering setting up a new authority website for an affiliate product. My estimation is that 100-200 articles will make sure Google recognizes the site as an authority site. With articles of 400-600 words long I think it should work.

    I intend to monetize with banners to the affiliate product as well as building a list and using email marketing.

    Traffic will come from SEO mostly and maybe PPV in the beginning.

    What do you think of the plan, think it will work?

    Cheers,
    Stealth
    Sound like a good plan. However you are walking on main street here, with a lot of people doing the same. So it could be harder to get ranked and keep the visitors attracted as you currently think.

    Best regards,
    Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author WeavingThoughts
    I wouldn't put shorter than 1000 words articles on my affilaite websites. And I wouldn't post more than 3-4 a week max.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stealth17
      Originally Posted by WeavingThoughts View Post

      I wouldn't put shorter than 1000 words articles on my affilaite websites. And I wouldn't post more than 3-4 a week max.
      Interesting, have you tested this strategy?
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  • Profile picture of the author MaxNiche
    You have to keep the site active with fresh content every day/week.Your content must be engaging and appealing so that it gets a lot of social shares.This way your site will be considered authority in google.
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  • Profile picture of the author alpinewood
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    which niche is your affiliate product in if you don't mind sharing?
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    • Profile picture of the author Stealth17
      Originally Posted by MaxNiche View Post

      You have to keep the site active with fresh content every day/week.Your content must be engaging and appealing so that it gets a lot of social shares.This way your site will be considered authority in google.
      Ok, but not all websites will get social shares, especially stuff people are ashamed of. So a site like one about a disease or a specific health issue will have to get it's likes another way.

      Originally Posted by alpinewood View Post

      which niche is your affiliate product in if you don't mind sharing?
      I would mind sharing that. But I can say that it's in an adult niche .
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  • Profile picture of the author affilorama-portal
    Like what others suggested here, I also believe it is safer to stick to at least between 700-1000 words per article. But 200 articles would be a good start when setting up an authority site.

    Good luck and keep us updated!
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I think you can make it profitable if you put your marketing grind into motion. I would throw some PPC into the mix also.
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