[Opinions Wanted] Quality vs Quantity? Whats Your Position?

Heard an anology once that really stuck.... Gonna share a version of that.

If you take a magnifying glass and hold it between the sun and a pile of leaves, you can FOCUS that energy to a precise point. If you hold that focused energy still long enough, you can ignite a fire.

If you keep moving the magnifying glass or don't focus the sun's energy enough... Well, no ignition and no fire.

Quality vs. Quantity...

Ask any millionaire (if you have access to any) and ask him how he made his first million: was it by earning $100k from 10 different businesses, or was it $1M all coming from the same business? I can assure you it was all coming from the same business...

More of the story: focus your efforts on one single quality project (website) and ditch the rest.

I say if what you are doing is whitehat, quality versus quantity is not an issue in SEO and marketing.

The more you do the more you learn and you will find something that works. It helps me to just try different things and sometimes I don't even know which tactic works when it starts working.

It's not a clear cut answer.

Sometimes you gotta throw some stuff against the wall and see what sticks!

Then focus on that :-)

Always be laser-targeted.
So yeah, take 1 site and maximize it.

Yeah, focus is good. But I don't see anwthing wrong with handling 2 sites if you are capable enough. More energy would be required, and not without its benefits. That's all!

Great post and replies, I believe experience plays a big role in website development, certainly attempting to develop multiple websites while sacrificing quality over quantity will produce the results that a majority of marketers experience in this industry.

However it is possible once you have more experience that you can develop and maintain a higher standard of quality using tools.

Just as you would not expect to dig a 40 foot ditch with a shovel, using the right tools and knowledge of how to use those tools, equates to delivering a higher standard of quality over time.

Start out slow...

Years ago when I was still in college, I worked a part time job as a manager of a steak house, as part of my duties I had to learn every job in the place, from washing dishes to cooking steaks, it was a though demanding position.

One afternoon the District manager pulled me aside and said to me, "You can be slow but good, but you cant be slow and bad" Meaning that I could cook steaks slow and produce a quality product but I could not cook a steak too slow and burn it.

I took stock of that statement and realized that I could cook a few really great steaks but I was never going to be able to cook a hundred steaks in one hour.

Very good replies, think you have a lot of decisions to make and like everyone is saying it's not clear-cut.

My two cents - and playing the devils advocate here on most of the other opinions - is that one site for quality is great but Google is a deadly beast and if your site for any reason is blacklisted you have all your eggs in one basket (another analogy there)

The scatter approach (provided your sites are hosted on separate accounts) will prevent against this risk... but you will probably need to then look to outsource some of the work to ensure quality on all your sites. Multi-income streams is the way the big boys are making money online right now.

So multi sites would be my recommendation - but give each enough time and commitment to get them up and running to a point where you are merely maintaining before moving on... and look to outsource work such as new content etc.

Heard this one on the WF in a different thread. "If you chase 2 rabbits you will catch neither."

HOWEVER clever sayings often do not reflect the real world:

I would not say that having 100 sites is chasing 100 rabbits. As that in itself could be a single strategy. Anyone remember the micro sites? Your goal could be to have 1 awesome site that brings you in a large amount per month OR 100 small sites that bring you in a smaller amount each per month.

There are advantages to both. For example: with the larger site you will attract more people naturally because the site is 'above' its competition (hopefully). However your also at a disadvantage with the single site because if it looses popularity or ranking etc. your out of business. Where as with the 100 smaller sites your diversifying and thus minimizing your risk.

Personally I say that this cant be answered unless more info is given. What are your goals? What us your niche? How will you monetize?

Frank Kern started by outsourcing an e-book about the behavior of dogs and then created one mini site for each breed. That's over 60 websites. That in itself is a strategy.

In my opinion you should start by focusing on 1-2 sites and make them work. Once you start getting solid profit from them, you would know that you have got the basics down and have enough skills to be profiting off of them. Then like all successful business men, scale it up.

Quantity I would say just think of competition you might have, Go for quality if you don't have too much competition or just dominate what ever the niche you have but with good content...if you don't do this someone other might do it looks foolish right? but think deeper.. Its my thinking I just think the opposite what others do. excuse me if you found this stupid.

What would you do in the offline world?

You wouldn't open up a dozen different physical businesses then run between each of them trying to serve customers.

Both are valid. Some make a fortune on quantity with less quality, some make with less quantity more quality and some both. Pick a strategy you like, they all work if done optimally.

It is not a question of either or, you need to open several mini sites, see what works and they you convert that into an authority site, otherwise you can spend years building something that it is not going to work.

Try several mini sites, once you see what is leaving the most money/leads then expand.

I'd also focus on 1 or 2. But remember, don't give up. You will fail. Some sites just simply fail and it's important that you learn from it, so next time you will recognize winners early on.

You just need a few winners in this game and be all set (:

To be honest, a fair balance of the two is crucial. Wouldn't you say the same?