Starting over (but not from scratch).

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After starting out well, I screwed the pooch on my free domain creation (which I discussed in too much detail already and which got the thread deleted, so I'm not looking to go there again) which led to being de-indexed by big G.

I'd be very surprised if I were the only Warrior to have fallen on his (or her) face after their first launch. Its not game over though. I plan to move to a new niche, salvage my content by finding other uses for it (PLR is one possibility, there are others), and begin again with a paid host & domain, free word press theme, and freshly written content as I launch.

One of the benefits in starting again that I've thought of is that I not only don't have to re-invent the wheel (the knowledge I gained from my first launch hasn't gone anywhere), or research and consider the 101 things I didn't know when I first launched. Instead I can drill it down to focusing my efforts on only a few narrow topics, and these are things I'm hoping for any suggestions/feedback on:

1. Domain & Hosting combo. I know its preferable to separate these, but to keep it economical I prefer to combine them from one service. I'm interested in the best bargains and those hosting services who accept PayPal and provide good bang for minimal bucks. Host Gator has been recommended.

2. Keyword research for niche selection. I know the basics, but any tips are still welcome.

3. Free Wordpress themes. Any recommendations here are welcome too.

Those are my big 3. I can work through anything else that comes up after I launch. So long as I've nailed those three categories down first, the rest I can sort out and perfect as I go.

That's the spiel. Tips, suggestions, advice on these areas would be very much appreciated.
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  • Thanks Brad, seeing some encouragement is very uplifting right now as its been a bit of a day. I've since made some headway in that I've confirmed it was the free domain that got it de-indexed, and not anything to do with the site itself. In fact a search in G for site:treatingmigraines.blogspot.com brings it up fine. If I could URL forward from the domain properly, all issues there would be resolved.

    As I can't do that, I've come up with another solution to transition it from the offending domain name to its default Blogger domain - and with minimal impact on traffic and a means toward building its rank on its native Blogspot URL.

    The experience has taught me not to put all of my eggs in one basket, though. And even though I agree with those who stress focusing on one project, I've also decided that I'm still going to go ahead with the new launch as planned. As I'm mostly into the writing aspect, and have varied interests, there's no reason I can't keep this site going (as I fish it out of the sea) while still launching a 2nd.

    I'll take a look at those resources you've linked to, and thanks again!
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    • Keyword research/Niche Selection: While I use Market Samurai, don't be hesitant to use websites, themselves, as research tools. A big one I use, that offers questions and answers to similar to Yahoo! Answers, is webanswers....interestingly enough, if you dig deep into their database, you can find questions that have received tens of thousands of views. On many occasions, they are very simple questions, with one or two answers. This can give tremendous insight into what will do well in the search engines. Yahoo! Answers, I don't believe, shares how many "views" a question actually receives. Then, take the subject matter/topic of those questions and research further with Market Samurai, etc...

      Just a little tip. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors. It's almost 1:00 AM here EST in PA. Off to bed.
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  • Dude,

    No offense, but THREE affiliate links in one post?

    Many of us have contributed thousands of posts here without ever injecting a single affiliate link.

    Glad to see you helping him, but that's a little over the top.

    Of course, I reserve last word from the admins....might not be against the TOS, in which case, I would apologize....however, can you imagine if everyone injected tons of affiliate links in every post they posted?

    :rolleyes:

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    • Are affiliate links allowed in posts? This isn't the first I've seen of Brad's with affiliate links.

      I don't know the rules on this but I can imagine some of the posts that could start appearing if this catches on.
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  • Several recommendations. Get your own domain and don't use free blogging platforms like Wordpress or Blogger. If they don't like your content or what you are doing you are at risk of getting your site shutdown at any minute. Pay the money and begin developing your site on your own host and domain.

    My next advice is to diversify your traffic sources immediately from the start of your new website. There is really no sense in relying so heavily on Google, you know their wrath and it isn't fun.

    Diversifying early allows you to build a following up from users that are really benefiting from your website and content. That goes far beyond Google in terms of loyalty and word of mouth advertising.
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    Starting over (but not from scratch).

    After starting out well, I screwed the pooch on my free domain creation (which I discussed in too much detail already and which got the thread deleted, so I'm not looking to go there again) which led to being de-indexed by big G. I'd be very surprised if I were the only Warrior to have fallen on his (or her) face after their first launch. Its not game over though. I plan to move to a new niche, salvage my content by finding other uses for it (PLR is one possibility, there are others), and begin again with a paid host & domain, free word press theme, and freshly written content as I launch.