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I have a horrible idea, I mean it's terrible

by nest28
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So I was thinking of doing something revolutionary by having a follow my progress thread, but with a actual blog that I've made. This way people can see what type of links I will build and how long it takes to rank among other things. I would like to use one of my new amazon sites, and even report how much traffic and earning it receives, in theory it sounds like fun.

The reason why I say it's a bad idea is for some reason I have those who don't like me, or people who would try to be a smart a$$ and ruin the whole thing by using negative seo or other methods that I may not even be familiar with.

What are your thoughts on this?
#horrible #idea #terrible
  • Profile picture of the author Nicky Papers
    Sounds like a terrible idea to to me! j/k

    You can make it work by not directly outing your domain or by showing exactly where you're building your links, etc. You can still show earnings and your methods without giving everything away.

    Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

    The reason why I say it's a bad idea is for some reason I have those who don't like me, or people who would try to be a smart a$$ and ruin the whole thing by using negative seo or other methods that I may not even be familiar with.
    Haters gonna hate!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    Don't let fear of the unknown stop you. But you probably shouldn't use a valuable domain name either because of the things you've mentioned.

    There are a lot of not so nice people around and we have to protect ourselves but we also have to continue to live our lives, help others, etc. In other words, find the balance and go for it if this is what you want to do.

    Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Acharya
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    • Profile picture of the author nest28
      Originally Posted by Nicky Papers View Post

      Sounds like a terrible idea to to me! j/k

      You can make it work by not directly outing your domain or by showing exactly where you're building your links, etc. You can still show earnings and your methods without giving everything away.


      Haters gonna hate!
      I really wanted to show the site url and everything, but I guess I'm living in dream world if I think people wont mess with the site. It's sad because it could be such a learning experience for everyone including me.

      Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

      Don't let fear of the unknown stop you. But you probably shouldn't use a valuable domain name either because of the things you've mentioned.

      There are a lot of not so nice people around and we have to protect ourselves but we also have to continue to live our lives, help others, etc. In other words, find the balance and go for it if this is what you want to do.

      Mark
      Well maybe I can do what Nicky suggests and just not show the url.
      Originally Posted by Ben Acharya View Post

      hey nest,
      I'd really appreciate if you do that. not only we'll get to see a real success story (unlike the most of the threads here) but we'll also get to see how you build links and your strategy to rank a website. It surely would be very helpful for any newbie out here.

      but again its a valid argument that the spammers here might spam your site to death. my suggestion- "tell me in PM", so that way nobody gets hurt. its a win win situation for both of us.
      HA ha ha


      I'm kind of mad because I think all noobs and myself would learn from actually seeing things done in real time, you know , having full disclosure on information. There's a big difference in what is said on the wf about what works and what doesn't work and what actually works.


      For example couple years back everybody said no-follow links don't work to rank a page, yet I sent a bunch of spammy no-follow blog comments to a single post and it went from position 19 to 7. At the time I didn't know any better or else I would never had done that.

      Over the course of the last couple yrs I have seen many things said on wf about seo, and how this wont work or that wont work, it would be nice for everybody to see for their self instead of being told.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ben Acharya
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        • Profile picture of the author nest28
          Originally Posted by Ben Acharya View Post

          I know it would be really great to see things work in real life than being told on forums or blogs. I dont even follow danny sullivan any more. all he says is to stop article submission and web 2.0's. he suggests to write for sites such as techcrunch if someone's focusing on tech niche. thats too much of white hat. not something i could afford. some real world example of succes could really mean a lot in building our own strategy of SEO. may not be something that danny sullivan would suggest but still good enough.

          oh and btw, mike's idea sounds good to me. and maybe he'll tell me the secrets later.
          You know what maybe I'll make a blog with updates on my progress and only give the blog address to certain people.
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          • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
            Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

            You know what maybe I'll make a blog with updates on my progress and only give the blog address to certain people.
            close to what I had in mind but mums the word on anything further on that and yes you are still fired. Blog would work too. Wasn't talking about just me looking over your site though and quit the humility. I can learn a ton load from you especially since you are now unemployed from our scam operation. Should have much more time on your hands.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      If you have any adsense sites, I'd not go for it.

      Negative SEO does not work, never has, never will.
      Complete waste of time. But they can wreak havoc
      with your adsense sites using various methods.
      I am not talking about click bombing.

      And they could easily track your other sites if they
      have any bread crumbs sprinkled around the net.

      Don't people think the WF has been tried to be dumped
      using negative SEO or any other nefarious method?
      Never is going to happen. And they have an army
      working against them.

      Negative SEO aside, it's not worth the hassle.
      Too many haters. Too many spammers. Too many wannabes.
      The thread would be stuffed beyond your control.

      Just feed us tidbits as time goes on.

      Paul

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      • Profile picture of the author nest28
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        If you have any adsense sites, I'd not go for it.

        Negative SEO does not work, never has, never will.
        Complete waste of time. But they can wreak havoc
        with your adsense sites using various methods.
        I am not talking about click bombing.

        And they could easily track your other sites if they
        have any bread crumbs sprinkled around the net.

        Don't people think the WF has been tried to be dumped
        using negative SEO or any other nefarious method?
        Never is going to happen. And they have an army
        working against them.

        Negative SEO aside, it's not worth the hassle.
        Too many haters. Too many spammers. Too many wannabes.
        The thread would be stuffed beyond your control.

        Just feed us tidbits as time goes on.

        Paul

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        Paul has spoken and I shall listen, this idea is out the window.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike Anthony
          Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

          Paul has spoken and I shall listen, this idea is out the window.
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          As Yoda would say "there is another" (way)

          Would you be willing to do it behind close doors before revealing it. Maybe a few trusted eyes before the reveal?
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          • Profile picture of the author nest28
            Originally Posted by Mike Anthony View Post

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            As Yoda would say "there is another" (way)

            Would you be willing to do it behind close doors before revealing it. Maybe a few trusted eyes before the reveal?
            Idk, I mean you did fire me earlier today, but sure why not. Besides I would be the one learning, you can tell me what you think of my sites.
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      • Profile picture of the author Carl Brown
        Paul's right. BIG mistake for at least a few reasons. Never give out too much information. Share what you find really works and most of us will appreciate it, but never divulge too much personal stuff.

        For example couple years back everybody said no-follow links don't work to rank a page, yet I sent a bunch of spammy no-follow blog comments to a single post and it went from position 19 to 7.
        Just a week ago I discovered the "magic" of a single 40 second youtube video. It may be "nofollow" but Google loves youtube for getting any site indexed in hours and giving the site an instant boost.
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    I agree with Paul. While there are plenty of awesome people here who would love to see a case study, unfortunately there are a few that would love to try and steal your niche's, get your affiliate accounts banned, etc. It's a shame, but it's why I always suggest that people DON'T openly share their sites, keywords, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author DNAWRealm
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    Yeah, just don't disclose your actual domain name - nobody ever does.
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  • Profile picture of the author claygc
    Yeah don't display the URL, the idea sound good.
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

    So I was thinking of doing something revolutionary by having a follow my progress thread, but with a actual blog that I've made. This way people can see what type of links I will build and how long it takes to rank among other things. I would like to use one of my new amazon sites, and even report how much traffic and earning it receives, in theory it sounds like fun.
    It's hardly revolutionary. There's been plenty of similar threads in the WF. One of the most well known being:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...n-40-days.html

    However, if you do decide to go ahead, then I congratulate you.
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    • Profile picture of the author WraithSarko
      if you do it, I'm nominating myself to be a full member of the clubhouse so I can watch.
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    • Profile picture of the author nest28
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      It's hardly revolutionary. There's been plenty of similar threads in the WF. One of the most well known being:

      http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...n-40-days.html

      However, if you do decide to go ahead, then I congratulate you.
      The revolutionary aspect of it would have been the part about showing my actual url.
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