Reading through the comments below, there are many of us here who know exactly what those who aren't getting any traffic yet are feeling.

The thing with Google, Bing etc. is that they (or at least the way the algorithm is written) know that probably 90% of the websites and blogs that start today will be abandoned within a few months.

It's the ones that keep going after those 90% (or whatever number it is) stop. Depending on the niche it could be quicker or take longer... the really competitive niche's are obviously tougher to crack.

I used to publish my posts and do a final edit later when I had time. Now (I use Hotjar to record visits) I'll publish something and if I don't clean it up right away I'll see that people have already been visiting and reading my spelling errors, bad grammer, etc. So it's a new problem.

My goal now is 2000 visits per day... so I'm still a long way from where I need to be but at my current conversion rate that's probably the number I need to reach my goal. It's not 10 visits a day, or 100 day... But once you have enough visits per day, you can start to spot trends and learn what it is you're doing right and and what you're doing wrong to increase those conversions.

Also... don't underestimate that free traffic. It will take time to build it but once you have a hundred people a day, five hundred people a day and so on you realize that there are people out there spending hundreds of dollars (sometimes .50 a click) for traffic like that. It is worth your effort.

I wish I could take you in a time machine a year from now, lol... and show that everything you're doing... and maybe more importantly, everything you're learning really matters.

All that frustration is critical to your goal and having the resolve to keep going no matter what, is the key ingredient. Those who succeed do so simply because they go where most people won't go.

Now... as Ari said below, you are not alone. I'm currently going through thousands of recordings of visitors to my site to figure out why some pages convert and others... no matter what I do... do not. And it's frustrating! It's an entirely different frustration than I had a year ago.

And now that I'm getting hundreds of visitors a day... but still not converting or reaching my financial goals, I have to constantly reevaluate my expectations. I also started over from scratch last April/May for reasons I won't go into :-) But my point is, at some point you begin to own the frustration and disappointment... and it becomes empowering because you know that despite feeling that way... you've come as far as you have with it... and each step is another that few people will ever go.

Just keep going, moving the ball forward so to speak despite the frustration, when something isn't working be vigilant to figure out why and ask the questions... and eventually everything starts to click. The frustration may (or may not) become your friend and walk the journey with you... but at some point in the future you will look back at how far you've come.

Hopefully, that helps :-)

I am feeling the same things and was thinking about making a blog post about it. Iam wondering if this is all going to work or not. Working and working on cranking out article after article as an act of faith while nothing comes in for months or a year is a pretty tall order.....I know how you are feeling. For me I guess half the writing battle is wondering if this is going to work at all. I think I have something around 23 articles and nothing as far as traffic. Maybe I've been doing the SEO keywords wrong is my thought presently..

Anyway, I just had a look at your site on my phone and for some reason, I could get the home page but not any of the articles. If this is happening on all cell phones then I recently heard that accounts for 60% of traffic and could be a problem, Still 40% should be more than nothing right? I am starting to do the bootcamp thing and a website for selling WA. Maybe thats the thing to do here instead of following our own interests? IDK

I noticed a couple of you have mentioned that my site doesn't have any content. Yes it does! I don't know why you would not be seeing that. Again, it just feels like I'm doing something wrong, but I have no idea what it is. I know I just need to remain calm and work on things one at a time. But still it's frustrating.

Hi--you are not alone am frastrated too I have never made any sale I handly have any traffic though I have tried to follow the lessons but I keep on moving hoping that I will start getting traffic that will turn monetary later--doing online is not as simple as we read on the internet it is not true to have free traffic takes a lot of effort and calmeness so to say --I see that it is possible to stay the whole year with no sale however it is also possible that after few months you can start having sales it all depends

From what I understand it takes some time for google to trust you to rank you high. They look for consistent content over a period of time and once they see that then the rankings and traffic will come. Patience is key as I read it. many give up after a few months of seeing minimal results when things are just ready to start picking up. I have read many different articles on affiliate marketing in addition to what I read on WA and that is a re-occuring theme, lack of patience and giving up too soon.

I know it can be difficult to be patient because we want to see results so I am battling the same thing. I've got 16 posts of content so far and still not getting traffic. I have a few affiliate links but not many as I've decided to work on more consistent content first and then when I start getting traffic I'll concentrate on monetizing the site better. I want to see if I can develop some readership for awhile then if it does not come i'll consider moving to another niche.

I'm sure you'll get better advice from some of the more seasoned veterans here but I do understand what you're going through and can only relate what i am trying. Until the traffic comes I'm researching and writing content and working through through the lessons.

Hang in there,
Craig

You are not alone. I'm frustrated because I'm trying to get my static page to work correctly. I have content but I like a better static page because right now I don't have one or it's confusing or boring to others when they go to my website.

It's time consuming when you're trying to make content and updating your website. Analytics is telling me the same thing and two days ago I got an email from Amazon telling me. Hey your not getting enough traffic, and no qualify sales we'll be canceling your status in 90 days.

Yeah no pressure right. _._

Hello Betty my name is Michael cox and I'm not very good at giving feedback on websites but I also couldn't find any content. I think google Adsense is good and your you tube ads are good but I am thinking that what google is looking for is actual content on your site. Lord knows I can't be a critic my site could use help also. I hope this helps. Good luck. Michael cox

Hi Betty,

It's very easy to get overwhelmed, but it looks like you've done most of the training, or you wouldn't have gotten this far. It takes time to build traffic and make that first sale. I know, once that got going for me, it was really inspiring. I've been here 6 months and am only now beginning to make some affiliate sales.

At first glance, I would say you need a bit more graphic interest on your site. On my monitor, the ad at the top takes up as much space as your header and navigation, and it's the only thing with visual interest "above the fold" that I see when your site loads. I'm pretty sure the WP theme you are using allows for a header (or masthead) image at the top of the screen. Check out the "dog" search at a free stock site like Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/search/photos/dog - there are literally hundreds of photos you could grab there and make the top of the site more compelling (or even a picture of your own furry friend). Some themes even give the ability to have a randomized photo rotation in the header/masthead area which is great as well.

I think doing this will also drive viewer's eyes to the navigational menu as well - probably encouraging to them to click through your website's content. You could also link to some of your recent posts within the content on the main page...and keep that updated from time to time.

Once that's done, I'd say to move the adsense down below your content (or just remove the one that appears at the top of your website pages and keep the one at the bottom). You want visitors to read your content first and foremost - not click off via an adsense banner.

Finally, I would create your own user for yourself vs. adding blog posts and replying to comments as admin. That's covered in the training, and it adds a nice personal touch throughout your site so people get to know you as the voice behind "Live The Dog Life". It's just better when you write posts and reply to comments as "Betty" vs "Admin".

I hope this helps - I always look at my own site and ask myself "what would make me want to click any of these links to products and buy because of what I've seen here?". It helps a lot to do honest assessments of what you're creating.

Feel free to message me anytime with questions!
- Jason

You are not alone. Every single member here I’m sure had dealt with frustration at one point or another.....
Im frustrated right now because I’ve been also having issues with wordpress plugins working right etc.....
Don’t give up, keep pushing thru and know that if you stick it out it well worth it when you look back!