Not sure which route to take
Hello WA friends.
I've got a bit of a dilemma. I already have a website for my local interior design business which I would also like to use if possible to generate affiliate commissions and I have gone someway in that direction. I have a number of approvals via Affiliate Window for my site.
I'm not sure whether I should continue to pursue this route however, as my website name has no relevance to interior design and I am unsure how well my posts would rank - does it matter do you think?
The articles I have written so far have no keyword research so have not garnered any financial results. I also wonder whether people are out off by the fact that this is a local business in the Isle of Man and therefore dismiss it as 'remote'
I would really appreciate some feedback as to what you think of the site - whether I should split out the affiliate aspects of it and tackle it separately or whether I should persevere with more targeted posts to generate more traffic?
Thanks in advance
Jane x
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Are the products you are looking to promote based around this subject?
If yes I would do a blog on this site, why?
1, If you add valuable blog posts to your site, as a business you look more professional.
2, People reading your blog posts, (the ones with the affiliate links) are probably more likely to trust you as they can see you are an established business.
3, Google will trust your blog more, as it will also see you are a business that also has a blog, hopefully resulting in better rankings
If the products are not related to interior design or the home, then NO WAY.
It will just look like some odd spammy site.
Love the look of the blog, very elegant.
Hi, thanks for the feedback, very helpful. Yes, my plan is to promote home/interior products only. Where I have missed the mark so far has been not researching keywords and not being very specific with my content. I think I will try couple of targeted posts to see what happens as I have already invested a lot of time in this site.
Thanks again.
Jane
You obviously have a love for interior design so just write about your passion from your perspective. Did you take the articles from ezine, unfortunately they wont get ranked, or at least not well.
If writing is an issue you can always outsource it, if you can afford it.
No, I actually submitted them to Ezine - I'm a Diamond level author. I was trying to find a way to get more traffic. Do you think I should take them down from there?
Okay this makes sense now. You can totally do it, it all comes down to effective branding. You have to use your brand to connecting with your desired audience. Sure you may be in one physical location, but it doesn't have to be that way forever. I'm sure you have the potential to expand your business with the development of your website.
Am sure google hates duplicate content.
I have just found this.
http://boostblogtraffic.com/seo-mistakes/
Tip 3 relates to you.
Thanks for the positive words. I do have another problem which is linked to my physical location and that is that a lot of furniture companies will not ship to the Isle of Man due to the additional cost. Do I look after my local audience and only list retailers that will ship to the island or do I look at the big picture and use them all regardless of my local audience?
I've been thinking perhaps that in my shopping area that I could somehow flag those that will deliver - the trouble is they all have different policies!
I'm inclined to look at the bigger picture and not worry about the locals!
I would totally go big picture. Really big picture would be to look for all the best furniture stores in every state, then have your visitor select their state, then you could promote all the best close to home solutions for everyone in the States. Just take things one paw at a time though...
Thanks and noted! Very much appreciate the help.
I live in the UK, and although am not local to you I can still visit your blog and read all the great tips you have to offer, and furniture you recommend (affiliate links) so look at the larger picture.
If you do have alternatives to offer for your local audience then that would be great , but you shouldn't limit yourself, I suppose that;s a tricky one, and you have to do what feels right for you.
Well put!
That's a tricky one for me..... I'm British and not familiar with US stores or the level of quality they offer. But I could certainly try it UK to start.
It makes sense doing UK anyway that opens up your market to a lot larger audience.