Profiting from Multiple Websites, or A Waste of Time?

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Hey Warriors,

So I've been in the IM world for a little while now, but I've always had the idea of setting up tons of websites stuck in the back of my mind and I've never done anything about it. So my question is this, is anyone doing this with much success?

Since I was introduced to the world of IM with affiliate marketing, I've heard people talking about setting up 50+ websites that are getting free traffic with SEO and each one making around $10 a day. Of course that sounds great, but it's hard enough to set up 5 quality websites that make money every day, much less 50.

Is this a practical strategy? I love the idea of setting up websites and letting them make you money while you sleep, but it seems either impossible or ridiculously difficult to set up that many websites that are going to make any money.

I'd love to hear from anyone who's doing this right now. What are your thoughts? I'm curious to know if I should make this another strategy in my portfolio.

Thanks so much!
-Keith
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  • Profile picture of the author higherluv
    Results will vary depending on which keywords you focus your sites on.

    These sites are the "google sniper" sites that are based around one keyword designed to rank for that KW higher in the SERP's (Google).

    It's not difficult to set one up, and you just rinse and repeat the process for 50 or how many ever.

    My problem with this method is...

    - it's dependant on Google and their algorithms for ranking these sites change periodly - moreso than ever before. Some changes are major
    - it's a so-called "free" method, but it's not because most of the ranking power comes from links from other sites, which many go out of their way to invest in lots of links going to their site(s)
    - not really building a business, you're just creating an income that may be challenging to maintain
    - you most likely will be marketing to cold traffic, rather than building an audience (a list) and marketing products to that
    - some of these keywords have lots of competition - these are the "buyer" keywords, whereas lots of others have little competition along with few searches.

    Having said this, some people are in love with this method and have had awesome results with this - so to each his own.

    Advice:

    focus all your efforts on building your list. You can do so without making your website KW focused.

    And never accept defeat - but you knew that already, LOL!
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    • Profile picture of the author KeithSneed
      Originally Posted by higherluv View Post

      Results will vary depending on which keywords you focus your sites on.

      These sites are the "google sniper" sites that are based around one keyword designed to rank for that KW higher in the SERP's (Google).

      It's not difficult to set one up, and you just rinse and repeat the process for 50 or how many ever.

      My problem with this method is...

      - it's dependant on Google and their algorithms for ranking these sites change periodly - moreso than ever before. Some changes are major
      - it's a so-called "free" method, but it's not because most of the ranking power comes from links from other sites, which many go out of their way to invest in lots of links going to their site(s)
      - not really building a business, you're just creating an income that may be challenging to maintain
      - you most likely will be marketing to cold traffic, rather than building an audience (a list) and marketing products to that
      - some of these keywords have lots of competition - these are the "buyer" keywords, whereas lots of others have little competition along with few searches.

      Having said this, some people are in love with this method and have had awesome results with this - so to each his own.

      Advice:

      focus all your efforts on building your list. You can do so without making your website KW focused.

      And never accept defeat - but you knew that already, LOL!
      higherluv, thanks very much! That is definitely good advice.
      And yes, I've come to live by that phrase.

      I really needed to hear each of these points. I've known about many of them, but let it slide due to the convenient money making I thought was involved with this strategy. Lol Thanks for hitting it home that this strategy will not help my list building and creating a real business!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
    Keith, checked out your blog, thanks for serving and the sacrifices you make defending our country...

    If it were me doing what you're suggesting, the first thing I would do is look into SEO hosting (search Google and you will see companies that provide seperate ips) especially if you are going to be using various backlinking methods that could get one site deindexed, it protects your other sites.

    I know of some people that have had success with creating small 5-10 page sites but that was before the whole Google zoo/slapping took place...

    It's definitely "doable", the content is the most import part and just pushing forward, not nit picking every site...
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    • Profile picture of the author KeithSneed
      Originally Posted by Mark Hess View Post

      Keith, checked out your blog, thanks for serving and the sacrifices you make defending our country...

      If it were me doing what you're suggesting, the first thing I would do is look into SEO hosting (search Google and you will see companies that provide seperate ips) especially if you are going to be using various backlinking methods that could get one site deindexed, it protects your other sites.

      I know of some people that have had success with creating small 5-10 page sites but that was before the whole Google zoo/slapping took place...

      It's definitely "doable", the content is the most import part and just pushing forward, not nit picking every site...
      Mark, thanks for checking out the blog. It's an honor to serve this country, and taking that oath was the best decision I ever made.

      Thank you for the tips on how this could be done. If I am looking for new opportunities later on, I will come back to your advice and use this method. The Google zoo has made this a bit of a hassle, so we'll see.
      Again, thank you so much for your help!
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  • Profile picture of the author funtler
    Nice thread. But how can we achieve page 1 rank on Google.
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  • Profile picture of the author ridakzemlo
    Publish seo friendly quality content, keep an eye on google updates and build backlinks to your blog. That should do it i think.

    Best of luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author GGpaul
    I just watched your video, and wow you look like a very sincere, humbling, caring individual. Just based on your personality, you look like someone that can build one dominant website where you offer your help/service to people. I'm pretty sure you will have a strong following just the way you present yourself. And thank you, for serving our country.
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  • Profile picture of the author mbartlett23
    I'd suggest focusing all of your efforts on one, good quality site. That is usually a big enough of a task in itself, so 50 will be stretching it too far in my opinion.
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  • Profile picture of the author khooster1
    it is possible to have 50 x $10 per day websites a few years back. Now with so much competitions as well as penguin and panda updates.

    There are many ways of running affiliate marketing. You can try other methods such as PPC. PPV or even solo ads. These will produce better results than ranking with SEO.

    My take is to offer offline services about your expertise in your army career, or even motivational seminars. They will offer better returns than trying to run 50 profitable sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author cwonsley
    KeithSneed, I think mbartlett23 said it best. It is very difficult to maintain one website properly. 50 will be a huge task. Not that you can't do it. The most successful people focuses on one thing and make that the best they can. Doing this will bring you rewards that 1000 pages can't duplicate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Malcolm Thomas
    If I were you I would first focus on creating one profitable site that got lots of traffic, lots of subscribers, and made lots of money. I think too many marketers spread themselves too thin by trying to build too many websites too quickly. I think it's much better to focus on creating one high quality site in a niche you are super passionate about. Then once that first site becomes successful, you can focus on repeating the process.
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  • Profile picture of the author RachelLily
    having many websites is ok, as long as those websites are worth watching. of course you'll generate something from there. worst case scenario, too many websites yet so dull, thats the time you can say its a waste of time.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    Trying to manage 50 different websites is not only time consuming but it's expensive. Stick to one or two SOLID authority sites and you'll be much better off. I'm one of the more successful Amazon affiliates on this forum and I do it primarily with just a handful of sites in a few different niches.
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    • Profile picture of the author AffNinja
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      Trying to manage 50 different websites is not only time consuming but it's expensive. Stick to one or two SOLID authority sites and you'll be much better off. I'm one of the more successful Amazon affiliates on this forum and I do it primarily with just a handful of sites in a few different niches.
      So true... I love hearing some people on IM who owns like 50 blogs and is losing money left and right because there's no traffic that they can monetize.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stevie C
    I'm doing this full time and I make three types of affiliate sites. I'm using Squidoo in the same way that marketers used to use sniper sites, this is a good free method and allows you to write about a diverse range of products that don't necessarily fit in with your other sites
    I also make 15/20 page Niche Specific sites and have 2 large authority sites in a broader niche. Like I said I'm doing this full time and outsourcing a lot of the articles.
    I'd go with the general consensus that a regularly updated authority site would be the best route to start off with.

    Love your site by the way Keith and I've bookmarked it, if you can replicate something like that and monetize it you should be good to go!
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  • Profile picture of the author Curtis2011
    Don't set up a ton of sites until you figure out a method that works for a single site.

    Once you have found a solid method, then you go about building new sites with the method.
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