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his is my third day, and I've dived right in. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on my site.
https://aicryptobot.siterubix.com/
Hello David
Welcome to Wealthy Affiliate
I had a look at your website and it's looking great so far. I like your theme and layout. Your website is easy to use and navigate. You have the about page and privacy policy which is great. Don't forget to add an affiliate disclosure when you get to that part in the training as it's required by law.
I read your articles and I'm wondering did you write them yourself? They are really good but I have seen similar information elsewhere. Make sure all your content is original and written in your own words. If the articles on your website are all original than you are a great writer as those articles sound professional to me.
You are off to a great start and affiliate marketing looks like a great fit for you. Keep up the great work and you will be on your way to success in no time. If you ever need a hand or if you have any questions let me know. I will be more than happy to help you out.
I hope you are enjoying Wealthy Affiliate so far. I look forward to hearing more from you and seeing your success. All the best to your success.
Regards
Timothy
Hello David
I'm glad my feedback was helpful Thank you for your reply that makes sense. It seems AI generated to me which is ok for ideas and for a rough outline. Just be sure you write most of the content yourself in your own words.
But other than that as I really like you website and you are off to a great start. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of your progress. All the best to your success.
Regards
Timothy
Hey David,
I'll take it easy on you as it's only your third day.
Firstly, the GOOD!
Well done you for actually taking action and creating something.
THIS is the main thing that will lead to success - Taking Action and Being CONSISTENT.
Next, you clearly have great knowledge of your chosen niche, and this will come across to your readers as well.
One of the main factors to doing well is TRUST.
You will certainly garner a lot of trust with your knowledge, again WELL DONE.
Okay, let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
One of the WORST things about being knowledgeable about your niche (oh yes, there is a negative aspect to it) is that we tend to try to teach others WHAT WE WANT TO TEACH THEM.
This is absolutely fine when you're rich and famous and people are hanging off your every word.
HOWEVER
In terms of creating a niche-website this is a HUGE mistake.
Your aim should be to FIND OUT what problems people in your niche have, and then creating content to provide solutions to these problems.
Most of the time the "solution" will be helpful, informational content, occasionally the solution will be a product review.
BUT, you MUST focus on people's REAL problems in ANY niche rather than tryng to simply "share your knowledge".
You can spend time on
Quora
Reddit
Niche -Related Forums (simply go to the Google search bar and type in something like - Crypto AI + Forums)
Use the search faclity at all of these platforms and immerse yourself into whatever you find.
If you think about it, if you come across 10,000 people ALL with the same problem, writing an article to solve this problem will geenrally do much better than "Here's MY 10 Tips for What I Want to Talk ABout".
It's human nature, we're ALL typically slightly selfish, we want to know WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.
Next, each and every article you write should be focused around ONE specific keyword.
I'm having difficulties in determing what keywords you are targeting, so I took a guess, and they are HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.
In other words, the keywords you appear to be targeting currently have HUGE AUTHORATITIVE websites raking on page one of Google.
As an example, there are websites with over 10,000 articles, who have been online for 20 years, and are rankig for over 10,000,000 keywords.
Choose your battles carefully, this is what keyword research is all about.
You don't want to get into a "fight" with the big boys in your first few months, therefore it makes sense to focus your content around keywords that NOT EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT (this is where researching Quora, Reddit, and Forums comes in handy).
Nextm I checked your website speed, which is currently 66 (out of 100).
This isn't too bad for a website that has been online for around 5 years and has about 1,000 articles published, and around 10,000 images and videos.
For a website in it's first week.... wooooaaaahhh, you don't want me to go there.
I cn tell now what is the main cause of your speed issues, and it is the same "mistake" most newcomers make.
It's that MASSIVE header image.
In fact, to fully load, according to Google pagespeed insights, it takes 11.2 seconds.
Anything ABOVE 2.5 seconds is considered BAD.
There's a desire to make "my website look pretty and attractive" as a newcomer.
Realistically, people are more interested in your content in the vast majority of niches.
So, first and foremost, you should always be focused on creating and publishing as much content as possible.
For a new website, and if you have no current "online following" , it's going to take a few months to gain some traction and to get regular daily visitors.
However, this ONLY happens if your articles rank.
Articles will typically rank for KEYWORDS that people are searching for and that are relevant to your content.
But these keywords need to have very little competitoon for a new website to rank.
Furthermore, "Visitor Experience" is MASSIVE in Google's eyes, and one of the main metrics is SITE SPEED.
If your site loads slowly, Google will take notice, feel that your site won't provide a good "visitor experience", and this once again will impact your potential rankings.
Most newcomers end up with a really pretty looking website, but no-one ever visiting it.
Why?
Because of the above factors.
My advice, get rid of that massive header image.
All these websites that "look great" and receive lots of traffic will have various PAID FOR software (often plugins) to ensure that their website is FAST.
Sure, Wealthy Affiliate provides fast hosting and what's known as "caching abilities", but your website is basically getting "heavier" every time you add ANYTHING to it.
Don't make this worse by having a massive header image, or images that are not optimized (If you are creating content through SiteContent and you have the Kraken plugin installed automatically, this will optimize your images, but it can only do so much).
I think that's about it for now...
Any questions, of course, just ask.
Partha
This is excellent and what I was looking for. It is better to fix mistakes early on than to try to fix bad habits. I will do some testing on speed today and adjust my images, along with changing the direction of my content to focus on how to solve an issue rather than just explaining it.
No worries David.
Here's a couple of blog posts I've written that will help you with website structure, content creation, direction, etc. Allow Me to Blow Your NEW WEBSITE Creation Mind AND (NEVER REVEALED BEFORE!) The “Partha Method” - Your Ultimate Guide Partha
Thanks for looking at it. It always helps to get feedback early on, before getting too far into it.
David, BTW- get rid of the superb theme it is not the fastest. I used it before, and it slowed my site down because of the image header as ParthaB said. Use GeneratePress, it's lightweight and simple. Or Kadence. I use both, and I am happy with both themes. They beat superb themes regarding speed. Think about that. The design isn't important. Your content is more relevant than anything else just as Partha explained.
I actually had issues with the theme. I wasn't sure how to get a blank page, and I had another theme that didn't work at all. I deleted everything and started over with a new theme that I thought was simpler. I don't mind switching to something faster, but I need to improve my navigation skills and understanding of how themes work. I will try the ones you have suggested and do a speed test.
You sure you haven't done this before? 😁 Your site looks great to me. Congrats!
Let's see what the rest of the community has to say.
Thank you. It is always good to know if you are doing the right thing before getting too far into it.
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Does anyone want to give me feedback on my page?
Hello
his is my third day, and I've dived right in. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on my site.
https://aicryptobot.siterubix.com/
A great start, David. Good choice of colors and a couple of interesting posts. My first observation is that you need Home on your menu so the visitor has an easy way of getting back to your home page after reading a blog post. And the second is that if you're committed to this genre, you should get out of a SiteRubix sub-domain and into your own proper domain asap. Use your free credits to buy a domain name.
Hello David
Welcome to Wealthy Affiliate
I had a look at your website and it's looking great so far. I like your theme and layout. Your website is easy to use and navigate. You have the about page and privacy policy which is great. Don't forget to add an affiliate disclosure when you get to that part in the training as it's required by law.
I read your articles and I'm wondering did you write them yourself? They are really good but I have seen similar information elsewhere. Make sure all your content is original and written in your own words. If the articles on your website are all original than you are a great writer as those articles sound professional to me.
You are off to a great start and affiliate marketing looks like a great fit for you. Keep up the great work and you will be on your way to success in no time. If you ever need a hand or if you have any questions let me know. I will be more than happy to help you out.
I hope you are enjoying Wealthy Affiliate so far. I look forward to hearing more from you and seeing your success. All the best to your success.
Regards
Timothy
Hello David
I'm glad my feedback was helpful Thank you for your reply that makes sense. It seems AI generated to me which is ok for ideas and for a rough outline. Just be sure you write most of the content yourself in your own words.
But other than that as I really like you website and you are off to a great start. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of your progress. All the best to your success.
Regards
Timothy
Hey David,
I'll take it easy on you as it's only your third day.
Firstly, the GOOD!
Well done you for actually taking action and creating something.
THIS is the main thing that will lead to success - Taking Action and Being CONSISTENT.
Next, you clearly have great knowledge of your chosen niche, and this will come across to your readers as well.
One of the main factors to doing well is TRUST.
You will certainly garner a lot of trust with your knowledge, again WELL DONE.
Okay, let's get down to the nitty-gritty.
One of the WORST things about being knowledgeable about your niche (oh yes, there is a negative aspect to it) is that we tend to try to teach others WHAT WE WANT TO TEACH THEM.
This is absolutely fine when you're rich and famous and people are hanging off your every word.
HOWEVER
In terms of creating a niche-website this is a HUGE mistake.
Your aim should be to FIND OUT what problems people in your niche have, and then creating content to provide solutions to these problems.
Most of the time the "solution" will be helpful, informational content, occasionally the solution will be a product review.
BUT, you MUST focus on people's REAL problems in ANY niche rather than tryng to simply "share your knowledge".
You can spend time on
Quora
Reddit
Niche -Related Forums (simply go to the Google search bar and type in something like - Crypto AI + Forums)
Use the search faclity at all of these platforms and immerse yourself into whatever you find.
If you think about it, if you come across 10,000 people ALL with the same problem, writing an article to solve this problem will geenrally do much better than "Here's MY 10 Tips for What I Want to Talk ABout".
It's human nature, we're ALL typically slightly selfish, we want to know WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME.
Next, each and every article you write should be focused around ONE specific keyword.
I'm having difficulties in determing what keywords you are targeting, so I took a guess, and they are HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.
In other words, the keywords you appear to be targeting currently have HUGE AUTHORATITIVE websites raking on page one of Google.
As an example, there are websites with over 10,000 articles, who have been online for 20 years, and are rankig for over 10,000,000 keywords.
Choose your battles carefully, this is what keyword research is all about.
You don't want to get into a "fight" with the big boys in your first few months, therefore it makes sense to focus your content around keywords that NOT EVERYONE ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT (this is where researching Quora, Reddit, and Forums comes in handy).
Nextm I checked your website speed, which is currently 66 (out of 100).
This isn't too bad for a website that has been online for around 5 years and has about 1,000 articles published, and around 10,000 images and videos.
For a website in it's first week.... wooooaaaahhh, you don't want me to go there.
I cn tell now what is the main cause of your speed issues, and it is the same "mistake" most newcomers make.
It's that MASSIVE header image.
In fact, to fully load, according to Google pagespeed insights, it takes 11.2 seconds.
Anything ABOVE 2.5 seconds is considered BAD.
There's a desire to make "my website look pretty and attractive" as a newcomer.
Realistically, people are more interested in your content in the vast majority of niches.
So, first and foremost, you should always be focused on creating and publishing as much content as possible.
For a new website, and if you have no current "online following" , it's going to take a few months to gain some traction and to get regular daily visitors.
However, this ONLY happens if your articles rank.
Articles will typically rank for KEYWORDS that people are searching for and that are relevant to your content.
But these keywords need to have very little competitoon for a new website to rank.
Furthermore, "Visitor Experience" is MASSIVE in Google's eyes, and one of the main metrics is SITE SPEED.
If your site loads slowly, Google will take notice, feel that your site won't provide a good "visitor experience", and this once again will impact your potential rankings.
Most newcomers end up with a really pretty looking website, but no-one ever visiting it.
Why?
Because of the above factors.
My advice, get rid of that massive header image.
All these websites that "look great" and receive lots of traffic will have various PAID FOR software (often plugins) to ensure that their website is FAST.
Sure, Wealthy Affiliate provides fast hosting and what's known as "caching abilities", but your website is basically getting "heavier" every time you add ANYTHING to it.
Don't make this worse by having a massive header image, or images that are not optimized (If you are creating content through SiteContent and you have the Kraken plugin installed automatically, this will optimize your images, but it can only do so much).
I think that's about it for now...
Any questions, of course, just ask.
Partha
This is excellent and what I was looking for. It is better to fix mistakes early on than to try to fix bad habits. I will do some testing on speed today and adjust my images, along with changing the direction of my content to focus on how to solve an issue rather than just explaining it.
No worries David.
Here's a couple of blog posts I've written that will help you with website structure, content creation, direction, etc. Allow Me to Blow Your NEW WEBSITE Creation Mind AND (NEVER REVEALED BEFORE!) The “Partha Method” - Your Ultimate Guide Partha
Thanks for looking at it. It always helps to get feedback early on, before getting too far into it.
David, BTW- get rid of the superb theme it is not the fastest. I used it before, and it slowed my site down because of the image header as ParthaB said. Use GeneratePress, it's lightweight and simple. Or Kadence. I use both, and I am happy with both themes. They beat superb themes regarding speed. Think about that. The design isn't important. Your content is more relevant than anything else just as Partha explained.
I actually had issues with the theme. I wasn't sure how to get a blank page, and I had another theme that didn't work at all. I deleted everything and started over with a new theme that I thought was simpler. I don't mind switching to something faster, but I need to improve my navigation skills and understanding of how themes work. I will try the ones you have suggested and do a speed test.
You sure you haven't done this before? 😁 Your site looks great to me. Congrats!
Let's see what the rest of the community has to say.
Thank you. It is always good to know if you are doing the right thing before getting too far into it.
See more comments
A great start, David. Good choice of colors and a couple of interesting posts. My first observation is that you need Home on your menu so the visitor has an easy way of getting back to your home page after reading a blog post. And the second is that if you're committed to this genre, you should get out of a SiteRubix sub-domain and into your own proper domain asap. Use your free credits to buy a domain name.