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I have been working my way through Bootcamp since the beginning of the week and have started a niche site for business. I was so pleased after day One to have a site up there and lots of content and videos plus my link backs to WA as an affiliate but something didn't sit right. As I was doing more and more research I was finding the title of my website was up there with not so reputable sites, ones where they are asking for your sole in down payments. This made me feel very uncomfortable and started me asking questions about where I wanted my website to be and how I wanted to inspire visitors. That is what I do in my real life, I am an artist and tutor and inspire students and those I come in contact with to live and create their potential. I am used to uncomfortable as a part of a journey but this was something else, I felt I was moving into a zone of the scams, even though my content was genuine those around were not. I know it happens and you over time prove by the content of your site and the passion you put in move those others out of the way but I felt this would not have happened.
So I looked at what I had. Took out the good bits of the site, which was most of it and re launched under another name. What a difference. It feels authentic and I don't mind who shares it. Something to build upon as I only started it a few hours ago! I can move forward with it as part of my brand too! Most of my other sites or blogs are .....2inspire so this feel right.
So, the moral of the story is make a site and if after time it doesn't sit right with your mojo re-write re launch, move forward.
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Living and learning is something we all have to take part in :) It only counts when we actually learn from our errors ... as you did. Congratulations and good luck with your site.
Thanks for the information. I am really concerned about looking bad on line. I've seen a lot of scams and I definitely don't want to be one of them.
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I am soooo glad you wrote this blog. I am in the same boat right now and wasn't sure what it would do to the rankings I have right now.
At the beginning of Bootcamp I went after a keyword phrase instead of thinking about the branding. Now I'm kicking myself in the hind parts because it's not really a brandable (plus it's a loooong url) site and I want something I can brand.
How did it affect your rankings? It's not like I'm ranking that great right now but I was wondering if Google would see it as duplicate content and what not.
Plus I'm still not sure how to brand myself. I'm still thinking about this one.
Anyway, thanks again!!
~ Audrey
I have had over 40 emails of students and customers liking the new colours and thats really all it was a new theme. It took some to find one that I could work with that I liked and it has so been worth it I had over 2000 hits yesterday. The first day of changing the colours!!! The content was the same but with the knowledge and the new parts of this theme I can really do some great things so it feels like a new project. Take the leap test a theme first in live preview and that gives you the confidence to do it. If there is doubt each time you go to your site you will always feel uneasy. I did that with my first Bootcamp site. Made a new site and rewrote the contents, took a morning but it was well worth it. feel good know when I look. Keep me posted, I would love to share your results.