Trying hard to break into AM but getting no where..

brassy147 said:
i think my problem is i have tried to create an authority site, this being my first site would it be more beneficial to rank a few EMD's? is it actually possible to make a decent income off a few EMD's?
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That is not your problem.

Your problem is that you are trying to justify your lack of success so you
can tell your family and friends, "there's no way to earn online".

Then you can go back to your comfort zone, whatever that may be.


imo,
Bompa
 


Bompa said:
That is not your problem.

Your problem is that you are trying to justify your lack of success so you
can tell your family and friends, "there's no way to earn online".

Then you can go back to your comfort zone, whatever that may be.


imo,
Bompa
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That's your opinion, what I'm saying is I think I may have jumped in too deep trying to create an authority site in such a competitive niche. I ain't running to no comfort zone mate. There's no need for me to justify "success". Money to me isn't the only success, I've made a website, I've got 20 articles, I've driven traffic to it. 2 months ago I didn't know how to do shit, so I look at that as a bit of success.

All I'm asking is would the best way for me to learn be by starting small, ranking sites with low keywords, regardless if they make sales and learn as I go? Rather than jumping straight into the deep end with the big fish.

I ain't looking to make millions in 6 months, he'll if I don't make a sale for a year I don't care, just looking for the best way to progress until I can eventually start seeing some return.
 
Will drop my 2 flies on this subject. My first sale came from targeting a 'product name review' keyword. Those keywords have CRAZY conversions. They also have crazy competition depending on the niche you are in.

Also, how well written is your onsite stuff? Not so much grammatically (that's a given) but does it rile the reader to do something? It's not so much being salesy but knowing the reader's outcome and glorifying it to the extent that they REALLY feel the need to look into it further. Since most people never finish reading an article on the web... you will then need to....

... have your affiliate link anchored with a strong call to action on the page and mask it with pretty links so you can track your results. (I sometimes have up to 3 per review since my reviews tend to be quite wordy).

Suppose you are promoting a weight-loss diet. Above the fold; try putting a strong call to action like "Click here to drop a dress size in 3 months. No exercise required" (ethics play a part here. Don't make bold unfounded claims about the product). My CTA's are usually a few text sizes larger and in bold blue... (garrish, I know but the conversions are pretty decent). May or may not work but if you aren't making headway, just try it. Also watch your bounce rate and how long your visitors stay on the page. I'd run it for a week and check back.

Try and rank your review page #1 for these terms. IME (in my experience) these keywords convert the best. Followed by action/problem type keywords i.e. how to get rid of... how to fix... how to gain... how to lose... e.t.c

Product name review
Product name
buy product name
product name discount
product name coupon
product name download
author name review
author name product keyword
product name scam
author name scam
 
brassy147 said:
That's your opinion, what I'm saying is I think I may have jumped in too deep trying to create an authority site in such a competitive niche.
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What's authoritative about what you are trying to do?

Look, getting traffic isn't rocket science. Buy it or provide value.

If you wouldn't use your own website, why would anyone else? If the information on your website isn't useful, credible and easy to understand, why would anyone like it?

The test of whether you are doing this right is whether you get any organic backlinks or direct traffic. Not how much shitty content you create. Not how many kws you target.

If people won't link to you, or tell someone else about you, why would they buy from you?

I am helping someone break into weightloss right now. We're not writing reviews because he isn't trying the products. We're trying to help people who want to lose weight, find ways to lose weight, while advertising our offers alongside that. Revolutionary? Fuck no. Going to work? I really think so.
 
In the end, when working for yourself, you spend a few years working like no one else would, so that you can spend the rest of your life living like no one else can.
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Well said.
 
ScottDaMan said:
If you build links to keywords like "weight loss" give it a year or ten to earn money. If you build links to longtail keywords "Losing weight in Miami Florida" or "Lose abdominal fat instantly" you'll see results much sooner.
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Me thinks you won't see results if you search by those long tails.
 
mituozo said:
Depends on the products and type of site you're building.

I hire multiple writers with industry experience
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Just wondered if you can recommend any places/ways to find quality writers in a niche?

Thanks alot - yep this is my first post!
 
My opinion on this is a little different. If you're new in affiliate marketing and doing weight loss, then SEO is probably the last thing you want to be doing. Organic SEO for weight loss which will "stick" takes a long time. IMO that's what you do once you already have something working. You can go test weight loss landers on self-serve media buys and figure out what is working and then go SEO later. Seems better than trying to learn 2 new things at one time (converting sales & SEO). Yeah, there's a big learning curve on paid traffic too, but at least you can control the variables. With SEO I doubt you'd be controlling many variables at this point in what you know.
 
Protect your mental state and physical energy at all costs. Dump the most numbing tasks onto Fiverr. Keep a journal of what you did, how long it took, and what it produced. Outlast the critics. Make $1, and then remind yourself how you did it, then do it again and again.
 
mituozo said:
Dedicated 1-2 months?

If you start a business then generally speaking you don't expect to make money for a year or two. To become an expert at something, you supposedly have to spend at least 10,000 hours doing it, too.

"100's of hours / 1-2 months" is nothing. Keep building good websites, and watch Guerilla's webinars, try a few link packages, manual link building etc and investigate into every little thing you do. Look at every single page you build a link from, etc.. See what works, and what doesn't and keep at it.

In the end, when working for yourself, you spend a few years working like no one else would, so that you can spend the rest of your life living like no one else can.
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best advice in this thread.
 
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