Micro vs. Authority Site

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Hello fellow Warriors,

This is my first post and I am still much of a newbie. I have done some of the training modules offered to teach internet marketing. Mainly, Google Sniper which teaches building many small sites specific to a certain niche and even strongly a certain keyword. I am wondering if with the new google algorithm changes and the age of this money making strategy. If its worth my time to still peruse this style or go conjure an authority site targeted to a wider range of keywords, but would also require a much larger time frame to construct.

Thanks in advance,

Edin
#search engine optimization #authority #google #micro #site
  • Micro niche websites do NOT work as well as they once did... Thin websites with 5 pages and less do not rank very well anymore. IMHO, it's best to go for authority websites nowadays as Google has made it clear that they will not tolerate small sites that were clearly created to make Adsense or affiliate money.

    Choose one main keyword for your site... then build upon it with 500 words articles targeting long tail keywords. Add 2 articles a week. That should do it
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    • Can you give the URL?
      thanks
  • I think about my sites like this: just keep adding new content and before you know it your micro site turns into an authority site. I never understood why you would build a site and then stop adding content. The bigger the net, right?
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    • Hi,

      To create an authority site from scratch, you need the energy and a big amount of resources.

      Consider this. If you were a visitor to an authority site, what do you expect?

      For me, I would expect that the site would cover almost all of my hunger for knowledge. I would read and read until I get tired and yet I still have more to read. I'll tell myself to come again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

      I would say, that is really a fantastic site, where I can learn a lot. It would take me some weeks to finish. I won't embarrassed myself when I refer such site to every friend with the same interest. In fact, I would be proud to be the first to stumble across it.

      IMHO, if you already have a niche site, that site can grow into an authority site if you continue adding more resources to it.

      Please don't limit your micro niche site with text-based materials only. Make it rich :
      -> downloadable PDFs and ebooks
      -> downloadable software, plugins, games, themes and graphics
      -> Videos
      -> Audios
      -> Photo Galleries
      -> Polls
      -> competitions & trivia
      -> Newsletters
      -> social media apps
      -> guest writers
      -> market place
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  • get out of google's control and go authority sites. stay away from micro adsense sites. i just banned for no reason at all.
    even denied my appeal.
  • I have pretty much built my business model off of micro niche sites. My sites have barely been affected in the last updates. I would say less than 5%, but as azmanar says do not limit your micro niche sites to only 5 pages of content. Build them out bigger add more "stuff" to keep your traffic/visitors coming back. I dont think any of my micro niche sites have less than 10 pages of content, and some have over 100 pages of content. If a micro niche site is making money for me I will go back and expand it by adding more content.

    One of the reasons I think my niche sites are doing good is because of link/traffic diversity. I build backlinks with the intention of getting traffic to my sites. I dont build links to try and boost my ranks in the serps (not anymore anyways). Its no secret that google does not like thin affiliate sites.

    When you create a site make something that provides usefulness whether micro niche or authority. People have problems and it is our job to solve it one way or another.
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  • Authority site is better, but you can start your authority site from the small one. For some people, its too difficult to make big site, so start from the micro site and then you can grow up your site bigger and bigger.
  • dang, thease threads today are hitting the spot! Subd!
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  • There is no more reason to create micro websites. Since Penguin update most of IM's started to create authority websites and me as well.
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    • Start micro with the intention of making it an authority site. Start monetizing a micro-site after you have a sizable number of pages (10-15 or more). Keep adding relevant content to keep it current.

      We have a combination of both micro and authority sites. The results post Penguin have been mixed but the authority site rankings have shown very little fluctuation. The smaller sites have been affected more but these will recover as we build it more authority through content.
  • I would think the better plan would be to start out making smaller sites and then once you can determine if you've got a good niche based on traffic and conversions, build on to it, develop it into an authority site and sell off the smaller ones that werent performing as well.
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    • An authority site requires more time and effort than several micro niche sites. It also requires a bigger investment. If you are able to post fresh content on a regular basis and do a lot of advertising, set up an authority site. Building this kind of website allows you to target every keyword in a niche over time.
  • Authority sites are a lot better in the long run and probably the short run too.
  • I say do this:

    Start with a micro-niche site to test the profitability of your site
    If it even makes $50 a month, I say start expanding that site into an authority site
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    I may be highly biased, but how many microsite millionaires do you hear of that rely on organic search traffic? Authority websites kick booty.
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    Micro vs. Authority Site

    Hello fellow Warriors, This is my first post and I am still much of a newbie. I have done some of the training modules offered to teach internet marketing. Mainly, Google Sniper which teaches building many small sites specific to a certain niche and even strongly a certain keyword. I am wondering if with the new google algorithm changes and the age of this money making strategy. If its worth my time to still peruse this style or go conjure an authority site targeted to a wider range of keywords, but would also require a much larger time frame to construct.