A pretty ugly site doing very well

Irvan Mhd

11 years ago

The website is 12 years old.

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Matt Baker 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Irvan Mhd

The website is 12 years old.

Does domain age matter is SEO? I don't think so..
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  My adsense websites are ALL ugly...on purpose.
  
  I want people to click on my adsense sites...if the site is ugly they're more inclined to click a link and LEAVE! Which is exactly what you want for adsense sites...
  
  if you were monetizing it another way it would be a whole different story though.
  
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WillR

11 years ago

I don't necessarily think he set out to make the site look ugly. What appears to be the case is that the website was probably made years ago (when most websites looked like that) and since it has continued to be successful he has decided not to play around with things... you know, if it ain't bust, don't fix it.

Obviously it's working well for him... it's not to say it couldn't work even better for him with a nice redesign.

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Rich Struck

11 years ago

Ugly sites can make a lot of money but try telling that to this crop of newbies who insist on using WordPress for everything. If you have good content, you can get away with a lot.

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Blaine Smitley

11 years ago

By God! That is an ugly website HA!

I have a small service website that's ugly though. People still call me so I guess it's not all bad.

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GeoMasters

11 years ago

Looks pretty ugly but been around for a while and I'm sure many backlinks over 12 yrs and different traffic sources, and good seo maybe

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RevenueGal

11 years ago

Yes, I have an old ugly site to that I haven't messed with in ages too...
but I do think a more pleasing site still would do even better...I like the nice, clean (clutter free) look for a nice, informational site.

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CarlsTips

11 years ago

I'm definitely NOT going to use wordpress like I usually do... I however, might use Joomla.... Joomla has great templates and an incredible menu and category building section.

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TWalker

11 years ago

I came across one about horses that was hugely popular and looked like a 12 year old built it.

I wrote her and I thought I could buy it since the owner was clueless. Turns out it was built by a 14 year old in the 90's. She optimized it for ads when she was 17 and it put it her through college.

It may not have looked good but she figured out what to do make money off it and still does to this day.

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PPC-Coach

11 years ago

Craigslist is one ugly mofo too. Look at how much traffic it gets!

If you have something that people want and are looking for everything else doesn't matter.

People THINK things matter that don't to the general public. We're all a bit jaded in our views because we "know" better. But we're not the general public, we're a subset and a small one at that.

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rexmagus

11 years ago

I've got an old old site about deer velvet that is as ugly as anything but is actually doing OK.
Rebuilding it in WordPress and have wondered whether a "pretty" new design will help or hinder.

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Nexstair

11 years ago

Maybe they have regular customers or offering something others dont.

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giseo

11 years ago

drudgereport.com

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Jon Patrick

11 years ago

Craigslist and Drudge are both good examples. I've also seen some funky (in a bad way) squeeze pages that apparently do pretty well. The simple fact is that what looks ugly to a designer often works just fine in the mind of the user.

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jblinzy3

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Jon Patrick

Craigslist and Drudge are both good examples. I've also seen some funky (in a bad way) squeeze pages that apparently do pretty well. The simple fact is that what looks ugly to a designer often works just fine in the mind of the user.

Sometimes, ugly = functional! :-)

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lotsofsnow

11 years ago

That web site was not always that ugly: Internet Archive Wayback Machine

It looks like the owner likes it better when the site is ugly. In the paste it was not a particularly pretty site but probably not as ugly as today.

But: taste is a matter of taste.

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metysj

11 years ago

Great one ...
Morality: content is still king.

Originally Posted by hpgoodboy

That web site was not always that ugly: Internet Archive Wayback Machine

It looks like the owner likes it better when the site is ugly. In the paste it was not a particularly pretty site but probably not as ugly as today.

But: taste is a matter of taste.

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cashp0wer

11 years ago

I always go for the ugly sites when I buy them on Flippa.

Remember guys and gals a good established site can take time but a new design can be done in 24 hours.

Also when you are wanting to buy a site no one else wants the ugly ones so the chances are you can pick one up for a bargain price.

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tpw

11 years ago

It reminds me of seeing ugly men with beautiful women...

Clearly, looks isn't always the most important thing... :p

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puneet tyagi

11 years ago

but still it is providing good info

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Will Edwards

11 years ago

You could even start your own business based on that idea. I can feel the WSO beginning to come together ...
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Sandiccc

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Will Edwards

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LMAO Will! I love the concept! (NOT). Nevertheless it is pretty important that your content is really giving your audience what they are searching for. Just throw any rubbish content at them and they'll quickly leave your site. Fill it with really well researched articles and give them a reason to stay... soon enough they're going to be intrigued as to why your site keeps serving up that same ad.... and they'll click! Voila, you have made income.

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pennymena

11 years ago

yeb, this kind of site is still doing well. focus on content.

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pauley13

11 years ago

As they say: "it's not in the looks, it's in the books!"

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gregsmith007

11 years ago

As they say: "it's not in the looks, it's in the books!" ya right.

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RyanJohnson

11 years ago

Can you imagine how much money he is making when ranking for that term and someone shows up and thinks "holy crap what have I ended up on"..... then the first thing they see at the top is an ad that says "Online English Classes"..... BAM..... "get me out of here.... take me there"

.... while the site owner counts his money.....

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sbucciarel

Banned 11 years ago

A lot of ugly sites do well. That site was built when sites looked like that. I wouldn't set out to make an ugly site just to see if you can make an ugly site successful. It's not hard to make a site well organized but still attractive.

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hustlinsmoke

11 years ago

My websites for the most part are simple and plain, Some would call them ugly also.
I only use one picture and that is for the alt tag for google.
I try not to use a graphical header.
I use a basic friendly color.
My sites rank very fast and very well.
I would say 90 percent of my website is just relevant content.

This is not always a rule of thumb as some sites need to just look darn right pretty.

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Sheryl Polomka

11 years ago

I have to admit I have one website that is quite ugly and I created it that way because I was following a program. It's an Adsense website and that ugly site is doing much better than any of my other sites.
Whether it's the ugly site or whether it's the keywords I used that has made it do so well, I don't know. But something's working right so I'm keeping it ugly

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