Comments on: Create a content web site in 12 hours — the quick & dirty way

By: Website copywriter

Website copywriter — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:42:32 +0000

Great guide, Andrew. My addition: when writing articles for your sites focus on keyword clusters. Don’t repeat the same keyword for each article but write the CONSUMER-FRIENDLY article based on the main keyword but populated by related keywords. Make sure it is readable and, most importantly, USEFUL to your readers.

Checklist of questions:

1) Does it FLOW?
2) Are the keyword instances “unforced”?
3) Does the reader learn something new?
4) Does the article make the reader want to learn more?

The key to great search engine ‘food’ articles is both FORMAT (tips, block by block formatting, chronologies, reviews, etc) but more importantly, SUBSTANCE.

As for the part on blog commenting, you are spot on. But I’d suggest that another way to get good backlinks is to CHALLENGE the writer of the blog for more info. Establish a debate. Get a conversation going. It doesn’t have to be confrontational or a case of ‘one upmanship’ but an invitation to an honest exchange of ideas with a quote and linkback to your blog in the comment (if allowed). This quote/passage must DIRECTLY address the target blog’s comment and CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING USEFUL to the conversation (in the form of corroboration, contrary evidence, or summation of the ‘existing literature’ or ‘state of the art’).

By: Maki @ Dosh Dosh

Maki @ Dosh Dosh — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:33 +0000

An easy way to get your site indexed fast is just to buy some forum signatures or put up a link to the site in the forum signatures. Or you could just get a natural link from a friend for a week or so ..

Great guide.. thanks, Andrew.

By: SirOJ

SirOJ — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:05:29 +0000

do you also delete links to expensive viagra?

By: J

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:56:05 +0000

Hi! Why does it have to be index.htm instead of index.html?

By: Nenad Ristic

Nenad Ristic — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:45:36 +0000

Just found this post from your more indepth one. I will definitely have to try this method… I figure if I make enough sites like this, I can make enough money to work on my sites full-time… Even at only $40/month, with enough of them, I will be making a nice amount.

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By: Latimer Williams

Latimer Williams — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:55:27 +0000

I love this model. I have 2 or 3 different niches I was developing and this could be the exact thing I may try. I will definately try it with at least one site.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:39:37 +0000

trek, it can very. I’ve experienced anywhere from $40 a month to over $1000. If you want to make a modest amount of money, you need to be replicating this many times.

By: trek

trek — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:30:29 +0000

Andrew

Enjoyed the post

Is $300 per month what you would expect to make with this sort of website?

By: Franck Silvestre

Franck Silvestre — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:17:40 +0000

Good job man, it’s exactly like I started. Except that I started with the old Mozilla. I downloaded NVU after that.

When I coach people, I get them started with wordpress or blogger. It’s strange, but one of my students seems to like Joomla.