Acting on instinct we launched ratemyroulette dot com this week.
Any suggestions re: viral traffic sources and/or monetization?
Any suggestions re: viral traffic sources and/or monetization?
Chatroulette screenshot rating site
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Ya. 4 minutes after I heard about CR I said "this is a 15 min. fad."
But
1) it's growing like a mofo
2) the Russian kid hasn't done a thing to monetize it, aside from recently touring the Valley for free wine and cheese and slobbering investment firms.
3) screenshots are fairly popular, but no one had launched a hot-or-not site.
If nothing else, I wanted to launch the site for my own ego. Be the first.
We're getting a few visits via Facebook, but so far we're not tapping into the screenshot-savvy crowd.
(I see that Google picked us up today. So much for the clowns who think a domain can't get listed for 6 months. We bought it 2 weeks ago.)
But
1) it's growing like a mofo
2) the Russian kid hasn't done a thing to monetize it, aside from recently touring the Valley for free wine and cheese and slobbering investment firms.
3) screenshots are fairly popular, but no one had launched a hot-or-not site.
If nothing else, I wanted to launch the site for my own ego. Be the first.
We're getting a few visits via Facebook, but so far we're not tapping into the screenshot-savvy crowd.
(I see that Google picked us up today. So much for the clowns who think a domain can't get listed for 6 months. We bought it 2 weeks ago.)
umm. you are a bit late to the game. these roulette type sites started going up as soon as the celebs were spotted.
good fuckin luck bros...
good fuckin luck bros...
Well a few tips before you push it further.
Get more pictures up asap.... guess that means you will spend a lot of time at chatroulette.
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Get more pictures up asap.... guess that means you will spend a lot of time at chatroulette.
Remove "ad space 2" text
Dude.
You want it to go viral but....
1) There is no way to share funny screen shots via Digg, Twitter, Reddit, Etc. Your facebook shit looks ghetto as fuck.
2) You're using HOT OR NOT style ratings? REALLY?!
3) You're not optimizing for SEO long tail traffic
4) No call to action buttons on your most important part: SUBMIT A PHOTO and JOIN OUR SITE. Are you fucking shitting me?
5) You have 6 fucking pictures on there. MAKE THEM YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE TO.
Site Launch fail.
Viral Wannabe fail.
Current trend capitalization fail.
If you hired a consultant he'd tell you all the stuff above very nicely. Then charge you $500.
This one is on me. Fix your shit.
You want it to go viral but....
1) There is no way to share funny screen shots via Digg, Twitter, Reddit, Etc. Your facebook shit looks ghetto as fuck.
2) You're using HOT OR NOT style ratings? REALLY?!
3) You're not optimizing for SEO long tail traffic
4) No call to action buttons on your most important part: SUBMIT A PHOTO and JOIN OUR SITE. Are you fucking shitting me?
5) You have 6 fucking pictures on there. MAKE THEM YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE TO.
Site Launch fail.
Viral Wannabe fail.
Current trend capitalization fail.
If you hired a consultant he'd tell you all the stuff above very nicely. Then charge you $500.
This one is on me. Fix your shit.
Fucking thanks for the fucking free fucking tips. I fucking appreciate you fucking taking the fucking time to fucking share. The fucking call to fucking action fucking buttons are a good point. Also, the fucking addthis links will be back fucking online in a fucking minute. Yes, I'm fucking using fucking hotornot fucking style voting which is fucking more than you're fucking doing in the fucking niche, but again I fucking really fucking appreciate you taking the fucking time to fucking list what are valid fucking issues.
Hmmm... odd. I though all the fucks would make me feel 1/2 as big as you. Fail.
Agreed. I'm stocking the site myself for now. This site is a total sideshow, but I'm trying to set aside an hour a day to get it rolling.
Thanks for taking a look.
p.s. - I'm seeing a lot of duplicate shots on the other CR sites, so I'm not discouraged yet.
This is why your site is going to fail. It's run by an ego maniac who can't take criticism, and free criticism at that.
-rep, douche.
-rep, douche.
You will fail. If you think the advice Josh gave you is not worth it, you deserve to fail. He knows what he is talking about when it comes to going viral. STFU and listen.