Blogging with Blogger with just articles

by Jensha
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When you we're starting out in blogger, how long before you got visitors to your site everyday?

I've thought starting a blog in blogger with the undying IM niche once again with just plain articles.

No backlinks yet nor any pinging since I plan to apply it with adsense.

So far I got 15 unique articles already and would still continue to post on this.

But just wondering if you ever done this before with one of your sites?

Not photos videos or a even a very good looking templates for designs but just pure article content that is very useful in your niche for visitors.

Did you have any success with it?
#articles #blogger #blogging
  • Profile picture of the author bravoo
    Never for this before.

    But here is my experience on developing my amazon affiliate sites.
    1. I developed new site ( means new domain and no backlink) after posting 100 post still no traffic till now.

    2. at same time i have bought aged domain and just post hello world, then buying guaranteed approved directory submission. with same keyword (product) , my other writer wrote the same topic and the same keyword/products with my 1st site. i just posted 1-5 post on my second site and taraaaaaa got traffic for my second site :rolleyes:.

    and now i keep continuing on the 2nd site and now brings me $100 from amazon.

    Next time, i will bought aged domain on my other amazon sites
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  • Profile picture of the author Jensha
    Wow thank for this! so the difference with your second site is only that time, you used an aged domain. Interesting how much these aged domains can do huh?

    How do you earn with Amazon? Is it with sales or do they also have ppc?

    And thanks for the reply really, I appreciate it.
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  • Profile picture of the author butters
    Any IM blog in blogger will not be taken seriously in my eyes... One, invest the money and get your own domain! Two, your blog could be taken down at anytime without you being warned! Thirdly, your building someone elses website/brand up which isnt your own! Basically, make your own website.
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  • Profile picture of the author MatthewWoodward
    Hi,

    For the minor cost of a domain and hosting just get setup with your own site instead of putting all your effort into blogger (someone elses domain)
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  • Profile picture of the author ezplr
    It's definitely possible to earn with blogger, I think Google even favors Blogspot blogs, because Google owns Blogger. So, it can be a nice bit of extra revenue.
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    • Profile picture of the author butters
      Originally Posted by ezplr View Post

      It's definitely possible to earn with blogger, I think Google even favors Blogspot blogs, because Google owns Blogger. So, it can be a nice bit of extra revenue.
      Think being the important word! Google doesn't place itself first, well that's what the say publicly. Their results are generated by their algorithm which is used for all sites, blogger blogs don't have any benefits over other plat forms.

      This is backed up by the FTC News Headlines
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      • Profile picture of the author cooler1
        Originally Posted by butters View Post

        Think being the important word! Google doesn't place itself first, well that's what the say publicly. Their results are generated by their algorithm which is used for all sites, blogger blogs don't have any benefits over other plat forms.

        This is backed up by the FTC News Headlines
        When they say that, I think Google means that they don't give their own properties any artificial ranking benefit, but their algorithm is programmed to take domain authority into factor when they calculate the ranking of pages so you do see such properties ranking higher so it isn't really an "urban myth" that they rank higher than self hosted sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by Jensha View Post

      When you we're starting out in blogger, how long before you got visitors to your site everyday?
      No faster or slower than if you're starting out with Hostgator, or Weebly, or Byethost, or anywhere else. How quickly you get visitors has almost nothing to do with where your site's hosted.

      Originally Posted by Jensha View Post

      I've thought starting a blog in blogger with the undying IM niche
      Wow, rather you than I!

      Especially hosting it at Blogger. This has no credibility at all, and in the so-called "IM niche", that matters. Few people will want to take IM advice from someone whose own site is hosted at Blogger. Even if you do attract some traffic, few people will return, perhaps? This really makes very little sense, I'm afraid. (Why not host it at Freehostia, or Byethost, or 000WebHost, if money's a problem?).

      http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7738273

      Blogger just isn't safe, or sensible, for all the reasons explain at such length and in such detail by so many people in all these threads ...

      Google Suspended My Innocuous Blogger Blog
      Squidoo/Blogger as primary website
      Blogger and deleted blogs?
      Blogger blog removed
      Wow Blogger Deemed All My Hard Work Spam
      Is blogger blogs worthy?
      have blogspot energy?
      is Wordpress really a better choice than Blogger in my case?

      Originally Posted by Jensha View Post

      But just wondering if you ever done this before with one of your sites?
      No, never. I don't intend to, either.

      Originally Posted by ezplr View Post

      I think Google even favors Blogspot blogs, because Google owns Blogger.
      <sigh> ... People are really still repeating this urban myth?
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      • Profile picture of the author micksss
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        (Why not host it at Freehostia, or Byethost, or 000WebHost, if money's a problem?).
        If you have no other option and use a free host make sure to backup your website constantly. Well, you should do regular backups no matter where you host your site
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  • Profile picture of the author nasuryono
    First off, I don't think writing for blogger is a good idea for these reasons:

    1. You don't own that site, but they own YOUR content.
    2. If they decide they don't like you anymore, what can you do? You'll get kicked out and they won't care.

    That being said, you can use blogger to drive traffic to YOUR site.

    And the way to do that is to put your best content on your site, write the next best one on blogger and build backlink to your blogger page.

    This way you get traffic to your OWN asset. Not someone else's.

    Hope this make sense.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jensha
    Wow thank you all so much for your answers.

    Well I already have a website of my own with my own domain and hosting.

    But the reasons I want to start a blog in blogger because I just thought it would be easier for me to get an adsense account that way. I still don't have one, didn't approve my last application.

    Also, I thought I can also use it to drive traffic to my main website as that's how it's being used by other site owners. "rewrite your original articles, submit them to squidoo, blogger + article directories with links to your site etc". So I was thinking of hitting two birds with one stone with this... Or so I thought after what you guys pointed out to me. Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by Jensha View Post

      I just thought it would be easier for me to get an adsense account that way.
      Why?

      Look at it from Google AdSense team's perspective: do you think they're going to be biased in favor of people whose site is hosted at Blogspot because the same company happens to own both? Would you do that, if you were in charge of AdSense account approvals? I'd be very careful not to, myself ...

      Originally Posted by Jensha View Post

      Also, I thought I can also use it to drive traffic to my main website
      You can do that wherever you host it.

      The difference with doing that at Blogger is that doing that increases the chances of their deleting it. :p
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      • Profile picture of the author Jensha
        Originally Posted by Andy Fang View Post

        In 2013 Google officially announced that Google Circle Backlinks increases rank dramatically. Just an idea you could use.
        Thanks, I appreciate it. Still waiting for the link by the link to this by the way.

        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Why?

        Look at it from Google AdSense team's perspective: do you think they're going to be biased in favor of people whose site is hosted at Blogspot because the same company happens to own both?
        The difference with doing that at Blogger is that doing that increases the chances of their deleting it. :p
        Thanks for this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Fang
    In 2013 Google officially announced that Google Circle Backlinks increases rank dramatically. Just an idea you could use.
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    • Profile picture of the author butters
      Originally Posted by Andy Fang View Post

      In 2013 Google officially announced that Google Circle Backlinks increases rank dramatically. Just an idea you could use.
      Got a link to the site?
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      • Profile picture of the author Andy Fang
        Originally Posted by butters View Post

        Got a link to the site?
        Actually I'm trying to find it right now.
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