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I've been a member now for about 15 months and have got a lot out of my time at WA, being something of a technophobe on arrival I'm happy to say I've learnt a lot about my lapt
There definitely are results happening, though not everyone is enthusiastic about posting: Quiet Results Are Happening! But we can definitely take a look, or I can take a look privately via PM. I think we'd need to take a look at some of your keyword targeted posts, see where they are ranking, and see what you can do to improve the rank or improve conversions.
A HUGE part of me making sales and having success online has been writing consistent content. The main thing I do is write one "money post" (a review), then write supplemental content to link to the money page.
For example:
X Brand 7-Sting Guitar Review (money post)
Top Three 7-String Guitars under $500
5 Simple Tab Songs For Beginners Playing A 7-String Guitar
What Type Of Pickups Are Best For A 7-String Guitar?
Six Different Styles Of Guitars You Might Not Have Heard Of
10 Famous Guitar Players That Played 7 String Guitars
XX Brand 7 String Guitar Review
Then all those posts can link back to your main money post and drive traffic to your affiliate links, as well as boosting your rank for that page.
For me personally, I'm not making what I set out in my goals when I first joined WA, but I've still been able to make some money monthly through WA and other affiliate programs I'm part of. I know I can make a bit of money every month from affiliate earnings.
I didn't know anything of affiliate marketing before WA, so I feel your post is aimed at someone like me.
Although I'm no where near giving up my current job, it's nice to know that the work I've been doing so far is actually working , and if I continue to work hard on my sites then I can really get some good results.
I feel, if you need to take time out, then maybe you should. Sometimes life takes over and there's only so many things you can commit to at once. I had to take time away from WA last year for personal reasons, and then came back earlier this year, and I'm seeing positive results now. It's a personal decision really.
I'd like to encourage you to keep going and keep working on your site(s) if you can, but if you truly can't, then consider taking a little time out for yourself, and return when you're able to.
Hope that helps
Steph
I guess it is not geared at us because we were making money professionally and online. Our Free Trafic revenue is only about $500 per month. Our Consulting revenue is about $8000 per month and the rest comes from paid ads and traffic.
I agree with your assessment of people talking who have never done.
It's diificult to stay focus when you lose a loved one but you invested your time to learn.I am not trying to advise you what to do but did you get out your money's worth.Apply what you have learned, it will only if your work it.God Bless and sorry for your loss.
Sad to see you go though...sometimes life stuff is very hard to live with. I do wish you all the very best.
Keep playing that guitar :)
regards
Suzanne
The question I guess here is how much work have you done? If you have been at this a year, you should have no less than 150 keyword targeted posts on your website, 1,000's of comments and you should be in very good shape in terms of authority in Google.
At this point you should have 100's of keywords that you are excited about building upcoming content surrounding, you should understand all of the idiosyncrasies of your niche, which products and services are popular in your space, which ones aren't so much.
Have you focused on just one site, or have you tried to diversify and do you have several sites that you are working on?
A few questions here. It is just as much about taking action on what you learn as it is the learning itself.
I've been a member now for about 15 months and have got a lot out of my time at WA, being something of a technophobe on arrival I'm happy to say I've learnt a lot about my lapt
There definitely are results happening, though not everyone is enthusiastic about posting: Quiet Results Are Happening! But we can definitely take a look, or I can take a look privately via PM. I think we'd need to take a look at some of your keyword targeted posts, see where they are ranking, and see what you can do to improve the rank or improve conversions.
A HUGE part of me making sales and having success online has been writing consistent content. The main thing I do is write one "money post" (a review), then write supplemental content to link to the money page.
For example:
X Brand 7-Sting Guitar Review (money post)
Top Three 7-String Guitars under $500
5 Simple Tab Songs For Beginners Playing A 7-String Guitar
What Type Of Pickups Are Best For A 7-String Guitar?
Six Different Styles Of Guitars You Might Not Have Heard Of
10 Famous Guitar Players That Played 7 String Guitars
XX Brand 7 String Guitar Review
Then all those posts can link back to your main money post and drive traffic to your affiliate links, as well as boosting your rank for that page.
For me personally, I'm not making what I set out in my goals when I first joined WA, but I've still been able to make some money monthly through WA and other affiliate programs I'm part of. I know I can make a bit of money every month from affiliate earnings.
I didn't know anything of affiliate marketing before WA, so I feel your post is aimed at someone like me.
Although I'm no where near giving up my current job, it's nice to know that the work I've been doing so far is actually working , and if I continue to work hard on my sites then I can really get some good results.
I feel, if you need to take time out, then maybe you should. Sometimes life takes over and there's only so many things you can commit to at once. I had to take time away from WA last year for personal reasons, and then came back earlier this year, and I'm seeing positive results now. It's a personal decision really.
I'd like to encourage you to keep going and keep working on your site(s) if you can, but if you truly can't, then consider taking a little time out for yourself, and return when you're able to.
Hope that helps
Steph
I guess it is not geared at us because we were making money professionally and online. Our Free Trafic revenue is only about $500 per month. Our Consulting revenue is about $8000 per month and the rest comes from paid ads and traffic.
I agree with your assessment of people talking who have never done.
It's diificult to stay focus when you lose a loved one but you invested your time to learn.I am not trying to advise you what to do but did you get out your money's worth.Apply what you have learned, it will only if your work it.God Bless and sorry for your loss.
Sad to see you go though...sometimes life stuff is very hard to live with. I do wish you all the very best.
Keep playing that guitar :)
regards
Suzanne
The question I guess here is how much work have you done? If you have been at this a year, you should have no less than 150 keyword targeted posts on your website, 1,000's of comments and you should be in very good shape in terms of authority in Google.
At this point you should have 100's of keywords that you are excited about building upcoming content surrounding, you should understand all of the idiosyncrasies of your niche, which products and services are popular in your space, which ones aren't so much.
Have you focused on just one site, or have you tried to diversify and do you have several sites that you are working on?
A few questions here. It is just as much about taking action on what you learn as it is the learning itself.
When people post comments on my site the site the screen goes blank, anyone any suggestions?
I had the same issue many had a couple of weeks ago with spam shield so have
Here is the blog about the WA spam filter SiteProtect - Spam Blocking Measures Added to Your Websites!
Dan,
You know longer need Spam shield...Kyle said they fixed the problem system wide and will handle it through WA system. Nick
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When people post comments on my site the site the screen goes blank, anyone any suggestions?
I had the same issue many had a couple of weeks ago with spam shield so have
Here is the blog about the WA spam filter SiteProtect - Spam Blocking Measures Added to Your Websites!
Dan,
You know longer need Spam shield...Kyle said they fixed the problem system wide and will handle it through WA system. Nick
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I've Copied and pasted about 100 words from a site who's product I'm promoting. I have permission to do this but will I be penalised by the search engines?
Thanks in adva
Using it as a quote and linking to the source is totally find, as long as it's supplemented with other content. Google doesn't penalize duplicate content. They just don't rank stuff if it's been said before.
Only the search engines will know this answer for sure, lol. The best thing to do is to make your content as unique as possible.
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Can I copy text from another site?
I've Copied and pasted about 100 words from a site who's product I'm promoting. I have permission to do this but will I be penalised by the search engines?
Thanks in adva
Using it as a quote and linking to the source is totally find, as long as it's supplemented with other content. Google doesn't penalize duplicate content. They just don't rank stuff if it's been said before.
Only the search engines will know this answer for sure, lol. The best thing to do is to make your content as unique as possible.
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The good news is I'm on page one of google, the bad news is I don't know how I got there.
I've got 50ish pages on my site, one as I say is on page one, there rest aren't
Two more points:
1) "Buy" may be screwing up your rankings. Google tends to favor ecommerce sites for these types of keywords because what else can a blog say except where to buy it. (Although you used "how to", which should be in favor of you since you have a tutorial)
2) Google may be disregarding the "how to" part. "buy a second hand guitar" has a QSR of 137. Results are similar, so you may be facing the tougher competition here: http://www.screencast.com/t/P9rzcCumEg
CONGRATS on ranking for a review keyword! I hope it gets you some sales :)
Nathaniell
Thanks.
So would you suggest dropping the "How to" part of my key word in the future?
Cheers
You can use it in your blog title, for sure, but it's worth checking out the competition just to get an accurate representation of what you're up against.
One reason is simply broad match within search results..... consider that "yamaha f10 review" shows results of About 44,300 results (0.98 seconds) AND "how to buy a second hand guitar" shows About 1,530,000 results (1.13 seconds)
So, typically, the post that has less relevant websites to search or show a searcher is going to score higher, all other things being equal.
PJ
Of course, I never even considered that, something else to look out for when choosing key words.
Thanks.
nature of the game some will some won't, Just make sure your getting lots of social engagment keep writing and some may creep up the ladder a bit
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Why is one page ranking and another not?
The good news is I'm on page one of google, the bad news is I don't know how I got there.
I've got 50ish pages on my site, one as I say is on page one, there rest aren't
Two more points:
1) "Buy" may be screwing up your rankings. Google tends to favor ecommerce sites for these types of keywords because what else can a blog say except where to buy it. (Although you used "how to", which should be in favor of you since you have a tutorial)
2) Google may be disregarding the "how to" part. "buy a second hand guitar" has a QSR of 137. Results are similar, so you may be facing the tougher competition here: http://www.screencast.com/t/P9rzcCumEg
CONGRATS on ranking for a review keyword! I hope it gets you some sales :)
Nathaniell
Thanks.
So would you suggest dropping the "How to" part of my key word in the future?
Cheers
You can use it in your blog title, for sure, but it's worth checking out the competition just to get an accurate representation of what you're up against.
One reason is simply broad match within search results..... consider that "yamaha f10 review" shows results of About 44,300 results (0.98 seconds) AND "how to buy a second hand guitar" shows About 1,530,000 results (1.13 seconds)
So, typically, the post that has less relevant websites to search or show a searcher is going to score higher, all other things being equal.
PJ
Of course, I never even considered that, something else to look out for when choosing key words.
Thanks.
nature of the game some will some won't, Just make sure your getting lots of social engagment keep writing and some may creep up the ladder a bit
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No obscene double entendre intended in the question but my problem is this.
After reading training which advised to pick ultra low hanging fruit (a QSR of less than 20 wh
Two main things I would advise would be longer posts, and internal linking to related posts. 500 words is a MINIMUM, but 1000 words is better.
Google might be thinking that longer and more popular posts on other keywords are more relevant than your short posts on specific keywords, which is why other people are getting the rankings.
Nathaniell
Most of my posts are youtube guitar lessons, the written content is kind of an intro to the lesson and a bit of background, I then have Internal links leading to the next lesson and other relevant pages along with external links to other non-affiliate sites.
I could write a 1000 words plus but it would just come across as padding.
I try to keep the content as relevant and informative as possible.
Would you suggest a different approach?
You can do YouTube guitar lessons, and the videos will rank, but the pages won't if they just have a video and a bit of intro text. If you want the pages to rank, I would either write more content for the pages, or find other keywords.
Reviews are a great source of content!
I have targeted many low competition keywords in the past and have not even had a sniff of the first page for that exact phrase.
But, I usually find that I end up ranking for variations of that keyword that bring in just as much, and in most cases, more traffic than estimated.
To find what you currently rank for,head into Webmaster tools - search analytics - check the "position" box and then scroll down.
May also be worth watching Jays training on search competition;
Keyword Competition Analysis It'll be an hour well spent.
double entendre lmao!! Great answers below! Thanks for asking as I was wondering the same.
One of the problems with QSR is that it presumes Google will always prioritise those pages with the exact match keyword phrase above others. In reality this isn't the case since Google will also rank under that phrase any site that has authority and contains a link to that keyword.
SEO is a slow process and 50 pages in a competitive niche is still quite light - in a low competitive niche you should be seeing rankings though at this stage.
How are you checking rankings? Sometimes using a dedicated SERP checker such as serplab.co.uk will give you a more accurate picture and lets you add all your posts so you can have a clearer picture of your overall site rankings.
Marie
I agree with this, QSR is a way to let you know about some keywords you can target that aren't being targeted by too many websites, so if you build a very content-rich website you can potentially get some high ranks.
Social engagement is far more important to SEO than matching a keyword alone, and I agree that 50 pages probably isn't that much since you're going up against websites with hundreds.
Marie
Thanks, I've never heard of a SERP checker, I'll look into it. What you say makes sense as a lot of results ranking above me don't even have the same keyword.
Does this mean we should not treat the key word search tool as Gospel and think of it more as a rule of thumb? That said a keyword in my post with a QSR of 2 ranking on page 10 seems pretty woeful.
it might take a little bit to get it ranked higher. From what I understand, the number of pages you have has little effect compared to the quality of what you are writing and how many people are reading and commenting.
Wryan
Thanks for the reply.
So how do I get people to read and comment if they can't find me on search engines? I've been getting support form the WA 'need comments' page, but it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference.
Is it just a case of writing more posts?
That is the age old question in this industry. Could you provide a link to your site so we can see what it looks like maybe that can help?
WRyan
Here's a link to my site, I'd be very grateful for any constructive comments.
Thanks.
http://acousticguitarresource.com/
No-one can give you any advice without knowing a lot more
For example.
How long is your post?
How well optimised for the main KW & other LSI KWs is it?
Does it include internal links to other pages on your site & an external link or two?
Are there images? Do the alt tags include kw?
Does your domain name include words in this KW which might lead to over optimisation?
What type of sites are on Page 1?
How does your content compare to theirs with regards to the above points and also DA / PA & external links?
IMc
Thanks for the comment.
An average of 500 words per post as stated above, but I have a number of pages between 1000-1500.
LSI?
Internal links and external links on every page.
Every image has a key word alt tag.
The domain name does include the key word, that's a new one on me that that might lead to over optimisation.
Page one can have some fairly big sites but that's pretty unavoidable.
I get a lot of complements from WA members about my content, I keep to rule number 1 and make it informative, I most definitely don't push the hard sell, in fact most pages will have a call to action but that is rarely to buy something.
DA /PA external links?
Also I have a maximum of one affiliate link or adsence link per page.
What I don't understand is that if the key word search tool tells me the QSR is 2, why am I not at least the second site to appear on page 1?
One thing I can think of is that in most posts your just linking to better content - usually someone else's video about how to do something.
So Google will be thinking, why bother ranking this site when the guy who wrote it says there's something better on YouTube and is basically telling people to go there rather than providing his own content.
Make your own videos. Also if you're explaining steps in, say, stringing a guitar, add photos of you doing each step.
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There are thousands of sites about acoustic guitars. It's not a very specific niche. Your keyword might have a low QSR but requires people searching for that specific phrase "in speechmarks" - which is very rare for anyone to do.
And it also doesn't take into account what's known as Latent Semantic Indexing. These are synonyms and related keywords that Google also uses when ranking a site for a specific keyword. So although your kw might have a low QSR, the other terms you use on the page group it along with pages from much larger authority sites.
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I like the site but there's a lot of competition. so the only way you'll beat the competition is by having the most in depth content. Which means longer content with your own pics & videos.
IMc
Thanks for getting back to me.
I took on this niche on the advice of a WA top 10 ranked ambassador.
Surely almost any niche will have some big competition. Someone promoting pretty much any physical product will probably have to compete with the ecommerce giants.
I don't create my own video lessons because I'm not a guitar teacher, the service I provide is wading through all the lessons on youtube to find the best free lessons. Do you not think this is a good service?
I was under the impression rankings were improved if you used youtube videos, working like an external link and showing that I'm integrating with other sites. Does google really recognise that it's a lesson I'm using and that the information within the video is better then my written content? Can google even tell if it's not a video I've uploaded to youtube?
I'm just starting to understand latent semantic Indexing (although I didn't know that that is what it's called), it explains my issue with low QSR but no ranking. I've not heard anything about this in any training though.
You also mention using my own images, can google recognise the fact I'm using other peoples images and penalise me for it?
I do appreciate your advice and any further help would be appreciated.
Cheers.
Google knows alot. :-)
If I wanted to learn guitar, I'd want to visit a site from someone who could teach me how to learn guitar and explain everything I need to know.
Or if I just wanted a video, I'd go to YouTube and find the most popular / highly rated videos. Watch them & if they were good, go to the site of whoever made the video.
If you want to beat a site like guitarfella.com , it'll be a matter of more & better content plus getting some good backlinks.
You should use your own, not plagiarised, images or if you want to take them from elsewhere make sure that's allowed.
IMc
Again thanks for getting back.
No I don't plagiarise images, I use image sites recommended by WA.
So are you saying I shouldn't use youtube videos? When as I've said WA training encourages it.
Every page on guitarfella.com seems to be selling something, I thought we were meant to avoid that?
Can you understand my confusion?
Cheers.
Dan
If you're using image sites where the images are allowed to be used by anyone that's no problem. But they won't be unique to your site. Better to have unique content if you can.
No problem to link to YouTube videos. I'm just saying that it'd be better to use your own if you expect people to come to the site to learn stuff about guitars.
No problem to have affiliate links on every page so long as you have good content. You'll see their pages have much more content than yours.
Best thing to do is pick the KWs you have written articles for and then look at the sites on Page 1 that you are competing against.
See how your content compares. Then you'll know what type / length of content you need to produce to have a chance of beating them.
Hey Dan I'm having the same problem and I always ask the same question to myself, although my site is only one month old I thought that would change in the future, but after reading your blog I'm starting to have some doubts. :\
basemfodah96
Sorry to hear your in the same position, hopefully someone will be able to give us an explanation.
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Why aren't google ranking my low hanging fruit?
No obscene double entendre intended in the question but my problem is this.
After reading training which advised to pick ultra low hanging fruit (a QSR of less than 20 wh
Two main things I would advise would be longer posts, and internal linking to related posts. 500 words is a MINIMUM, but 1000 words is better.
Google might be thinking that longer and more popular posts on other keywords are more relevant than your short posts on specific keywords, which is why other people are getting the rankings.
Nathaniell
Most of my posts are youtube guitar lessons, the written content is kind of an intro to the lesson and a bit of background, I then have Internal links leading to the next lesson and other relevant pages along with external links to other non-affiliate sites.
I could write a 1000 words plus but it would just come across as padding.
I try to keep the content as relevant and informative as possible.
Would you suggest a different approach?
You can do YouTube guitar lessons, and the videos will rank, but the pages won't if they just have a video and a bit of intro text. If you want the pages to rank, I would either write more content for the pages, or find other keywords.
Reviews are a great source of content!
I have targeted many low competition keywords in the past and have not even had a sniff of the first page for that exact phrase.
But, I usually find that I end up ranking for variations of that keyword that bring in just as much, and in most cases, more traffic than estimated.
To find what you currently rank for,head into Webmaster tools - search analytics - check the "position" box and then scroll down.
May also be worth watching Jays training on search competition;
Keyword Competition Analysis It'll be an hour well spent.
double entendre lmao!! Great answers below! Thanks for asking as I was wondering the same.
One of the problems with QSR is that it presumes Google will always prioritise those pages with the exact match keyword phrase above others. In reality this isn't the case since Google will also rank under that phrase any site that has authority and contains a link to that keyword.
SEO is a slow process and 50 pages in a competitive niche is still quite light - in a low competitive niche you should be seeing rankings though at this stage.
How are you checking rankings? Sometimes using a dedicated SERP checker such as serplab.co.uk will give you a more accurate picture and lets you add all your posts so you can have a clearer picture of your overall site rankings.
Marie
I agree with this, QSR is a way to let you know about some keywords you can target that aren't being targeted by too many websites, so if you build a very content-rich website you can potentially get some high ranks.
Social engagement is far more important to SEO than matching a keyword alone, and I agree that 50 pages probably isn't that much since you're going up against websites with hundreds.
Marie
Thanks, I've never heard of a SERP checker, I'll look into it. What you say makes sense as a lot of results ranking above me don't even have the same keyword.
Does this mean we should not treat the key word search tool as Gospel and think of it more as a rule of thumb? That said a keyword in my post with a QSR of 2 ranking on page 10 seems pretty woeful.
it might take a little bit to get it ranked higher. From what I understand, the number of pages you have has little effect compared to the quality of what you are writing and how many people are reading and commenting.
Wryan
Thanks for the reply.
So how do I get people to read and comment if they can't find me on search engines? I've been getting support form the WA 'need comments' page, but it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference.
Is it just a case of writing more posts?
That is the age old question in this industry. Could you provide a link to your site so we can see what it looks like maybe that can help?
WRyan
Here's a link to my site, I'd be very grateful for any constructive comments.
Thanks.
http://acousticguitarresource.com/
No-one can give you any advice without knowing a lot more
For example.
How long is your post?
How well optimised for the main KW & other LSI KWs is it?
Does it include internal links to other pages on your site & an external link or two?
Are there images? Do the alt tags include kw?
Does your domain name include words in this KW which might lead to over optimisation?
What type of sites are on Page 1?
How does your content compare to theirs with regards to the above points and also DA / PA & external links?
IMc
Thanks for the comment.
An average of 500 words per post as stated above, but I have a number of pages between 1000-1500.
LSI?
Internal links and external links on every page.
Every image has a key word alt tag.
The domain name does include the key word, that's a new one on me that that might lead to over optimisation.
Page one can have some fairly big sites but that's pretty unavoidable.
I get a lot of complements from WA members about my content, I keep to rule number 1 and make it informative, I most definitely don't push the hard sell, in fact most pages will have a call to action but that is rarely to buy something.
DA /PA external links?
Also I have a maximum of one affiliate link or adsence link per page.
What I don't understand is that if the key word search tool tells me the QSR is 2, why am I not at least the second site to appear on page 1?
One thing I can think of is that in most posts your just linking to better content - usually someone else's video about how to do something.
So Google will be thinking, why bother ranking this site when the guy who wrote it says there's something better on YouTube and is basically telling people to go there rather than providing his own content.
Make your own videos. Also if you're explaining steps in, say, stringing a guitar, add photos of you doing each step.
+++
There are thousands of sites about acoustic guitars. It's not a very specific niche. Your keyword might have a low QSR but requires people searching for that specific phrase "in speechmarks" - which is very rare for anyone to do.
And it also doesn't take into account what's known as Latent Semantic Indexing. These are synonyms and related keywords that Google also uses when ranking a site for a specific keyword. So although your kw might have a low QSR, the other terms you use on the page group it along with pages from much larger authority sites.
+++
I like the site but there's a lot of competition. so the only way you'll beat the competition is by having the most in depth content. Which means longer content with your own pics & videos.
IMc
Thanks for getting back to me.
I took on this niche on the advice of a WA top 10 ranked ambassador.
Surely almost any niche will have some big competition. Someone promoting pretty much any physical product will probably have to compete with the ecommerce giants.
I don't create my own video lessons because I'm not a guitar teacher, the service I provide is wading through all the lessons on youtube to find the best free lessons. Do you not think this is a good service?
I was under the impression rankings were improved if you used youtube videos, working like an external link and showing that I'm integrating with other sites. Does google really recognise that it's a lesson I'm using and that the information within the video is better then my written content? Can google even tell if it's not a video I've uploaded to youtube?
I'm just starting to understand latent semantic Indexing (although I didn't know that that is what it's called), it explains my issue with low QSR but no ranking. I've not heard anything about this in any training though.
You also mention using my own images, can google recognise the fact I'm using other peoples images and penalise me for it?
I do appreciate your advice and any further help would be appreciated.
Cheers.
Google knows alot. :-)
If I wanted to learn guitar, I'd want to visit a site from someone who could teach me how to learn guitar and explain everything I need to know.
Or if I just wanted a video, I'd go to YouTube and find the most popular / highly rated videos. Watch them & if they were good, go to the site of whoever made the video.
If you want to beat a site like guitarfella.com , it'll be a matter of more & better content plus getting some good backlinks.
You should use your own, not plagiarised, images or if you want to take them from elsewhere make sure that's allowed.
IMc
Again thanks for getting back.
No I don't plagiarise images, I use image sites recommended by WA.
So are you saying I shouldn't use youtube videos? When as I've said WA training encourages it.
Every page on guitarfella.com seems to be selling something, I thought we were meant to avoid that?
Can you understand my confusion?
Cheers.
Dan
If you're using image sites where the images are allowed to be used by anyone that's no problem. But they won't be unique to your site. Better to have unique content if you can.
No problem to link to YouTube videos. I'm just saying that it'd be better to use your own if you expect people to come to the site to learn stuff about guitars.
No problem to have affiliate links on every page so long as you have good content. You'll see their pages have much more content than yours.
Best thing to do is pick the KWs you have written articles for and then look at the sites on Page 1 that you are competing against.
See how your content compares. Then you'll know what type / length of content you need to produce to have a chance of beating them.
Hey Dan I'm having the same problem and I always ask the same question to myself, although my site is only one month old I thought that would change in the future, but after reading your blog I'm starting to have some doubts. :\
basemfodah96
Sorry to hear your in the same position, hopefully someone will be able to give us an explanation.
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I'm going to bookmark this page as there is some very sound advice and suggestions here.