Hi TheAbiePPlus,

I have done that in the past as far as getting GSC to index my pages. I have also pinned to Pinterest and linked back to my sites.

I didn't know about

http://Medium.com

so I will have to try that as another avenue.

I find that I can get the pages indexed if I use GSC, but they are not ranking when I do a search in google. I can't find them?

Any thoughts on that? I can see that my most recent page has been indexed but not ranked in Google as of yet.

How long does it take for a page that is indexed to be ranked in Google?

I tried using the Site Rank tool in google, but can't find the page. It looks like it only looks at the first 20 pages in Google.

Cheers,

Sandra

Hi AbiePPlus,

Thank you for getting back to me. Sorry, when you say keep updating blogs 2 - 3 posts per week, are you talking about creating new blog posts or updating existing ones?

I know that I should be creating 2 to 3 posts per week but I also occasionally will add to existing posts if I see that visitors are clicking on products that might be out of stock or I add more products to an existing page.

My website has been around since 2018 so I am starting to gain some authority in the search engines.

I will also read Kyle's blog post that you have provided.

Cheers,

Sandra

Hi ParthaB,

Thanks for answering my question. In earlier training, I was under the impression that it was NOT a good idea to add any affiliate links, until your page was indexed by Google? This is so your page wouldn't look like spam to Google.

What are your thoughts on that? In the meantime, I will go back and add back that internal link to another page that I had placed on this new page.

Sandra

Hey Sandra,

Hmmm... no, I don't agree.

BUT, there is a caveat.

Basically, when people are completely new to this business, and especially how this business is marketed, it's made to sound very simple, e.g. "All you need is for someone to click your link and you've made a commission".

So, when people come into this business new, without previous experience, it seems like a very simple concept, "add an affiliate link, people click, I make money".

So, this can often lead to those without experience just adding affiliate links anywhere and everywhere.

It is THIS that would be considered spam.

Realistically, Google is completely aware of affiliate marketing and people making money online.

However, they would prefer that the content that ranks in their index is HELPFUL and SATISFIES PEOPLE'S QUERIES.

That's it!!

A product review with affiliate links can still be helpful and satisfy the query.

An informational article that contains affiliate links can still be helpful and satisfy the query.

But unfortunately, when starting out there's lots to learn, and it often becomes OBVIOUS that people are "just trying to make a sale".

I would still say that a new website should not have any affiliate links added for the first 20-30 articles

BUT

This has nothing to do with spam or Google not ranking articles.

It's simply so people can create content in a more sincere and genuine manner, without constantly thinking about "the sale" (I know that's what we all do, but the main aim is NOT to make it obvious to Google, i.e. "Is this person genuinely trying to help the reader, or is the content thin, provides no value, and it's obvious they just want someone to click o the affiliate link".

So, I have no issues with adding affiliate links from day one MYSELF, but I know for a fact that I will research my topic thoroughly and the content will be super helpful to the reader.

But, as I say, when people are very new to this business they are often under the impression that they just need to add links to everything, and it is this that will look INSINCERE and JUST LIKE SPAM.

So, don't be scared of adding affiliate links, but simply focus on the content you have written and ask yourself the questions:

"Is this helpful?"

"Does it satisfy the query in the title of the article?"

"Can I Add More?"

"What Other Questions Would a Person Potentially Have After Reading My Article?"

"Have I Added Fluff to This Article Simply to Improve Word Count?"

"Does This Article Provide the Reader With Actionable Advice?"

If you can satisfy the above then there are no issues with adding RELEVANT affiliate links (but obviously, an article with focuses on just one product that has about 100 affiliate links within the content clearly looks like spam, so just be sensible).

Partha

Hi ParthaB,

Thank you for clarifying my concerns in terms of adding affiliate links before publishing an article. I agree with you that content should be helpful and should reflect the title of any given page.

One of my websites has just over 100 pages, and I have noticed that the pages that are helpful are still getting visitors today.

However, when you a writing a product review of similar products you have to put in 'Where To Buy:' so that visitors know where to click to learn more about a product.

I don't think that Google would look at that type of page as spam.

How long does it take for Google to rank a webpage?