I Don't Know What to Do

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After weeks of researching keywords for my website and adding more images and posting just about everyday, I decided to see how my site was ranking on Google. And it isn't! I must be doing something wrong. After checking out other websites on my niche, I find they are more informative, while I tend to blog on my personal knowledge and experiences. SO I don't know what to do. Start all over? Different niche? New direction? I am discouraged because I have so little time to work on my site and it seems what I do isn't enough. I am trying to be patient, but I want to retire and travel the world. Ranking would give me a ray of hope. Sorry to dump like this.

www.datingbea.com

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Just want to say thanks to all for reaching out! I am hopeful now:)

Hello Richard, I do know exactly how you feel and would like to offer a couple of suggestions which have worked when I was in a similar position.
Firstly, I would try to 'curate' some of the information from other sources. Give it proper attribution and both you and your readers can benefit. You can always include your personal take on what others are saying and doing.
Secondly, i would take a look at what Jennifer, 'potpie girl' has to to offer on her site called 'one week marketing' She has a lot of great information on site structure. This encouraged me to diversify a little and get some success in selling as an Amazon associate.
She learned her craft here at WA and provides a good deal of free information and training, which i have found invaluable.
Regards and good luck

Thanks John. I appreciate your insight and advice. I will blend info with my experiences...I like that. But first I am going to take a break and do some soul searching

This sounds like sound advice. I think that from time to time that need to take a step back and have a good look at your site.

Richard, the content is good. You need something to catch your readers eye, such as a new background color or photo.

Thanks! I needed that and thanks for the advice

Hi Richard, I think almost everything I want to say has already been said. There's so much material on dating. You've chosen a great and well sought-after niche and I'm sure with some changes, you can make it work. Tap into the dating TV shows also. You cannot rely on your own experience only, you won't have enough to draw attention.

Here are clues:
----I googled "dating after divorce" and there's a lot of topics
----"dating" and there's a whole list of topics on the drop down that you could write on.
------ "dating after", more topics
----- "dating advice", a lot of topics also
I think you can easily get enough topics and material to write about for a long time. Consider identifying magazines that tend to write about relationships or dating on a regular basis and subscribe. That will help you keep up with the trend.

Do not be discouraged. It takes a little time to get to where you need to be, but you can always count on people here to help you through. Feel free to reach out if you need more help.
All the best,
Onyeka

Thanks Onyekachi, I always appreciate your wisdom and advice. Those are all great ideas that I had not even considered.
Thanks again!
Richard

I think you have a good niche. Definitely the length of the articles is an issue. Also, there don't appear to be any links either to your own content or any other informative places. I think a website like yours needs to scream "authority" upon initial view. You should highlight some of the text as well.

There are tons of good articles on SEO on this site and on the internet in general. Take advantage of them.

I think once you start making the posts at least 500 words, you will see improvement.

Best of luck Richard.

Thanks for the advice. Everybody here has some great ideas for me

I agree with James as well. I think your site looks great. Just keep adding content. Whenever I get discourage, that is what Kyle and Vitaliy keep telling me.

Try to write your articles with at least 500 words or a little longer. Write reviews on other dating sites. For example, Match.com or some of the other really big ones. That might help as well.

Just don't get discouraged! It takes time for Google to recognize you as an authority in your niche.

As you look at other sites, try to find topics you can also write about. Think about what they are offering their customers and how you can add value to their experience. With your type of site, you could add funny dating stories and so much more.

Hang in there!

Thanks! Nice to get an objective view.

You have to use Google Webmaster tool to get it index if it is not listed. It will help to get it show up on Google search.

Hi Richard, James (Jaweda2k) has given you some sound advice. I'm sorry that you're currently disappointed because you're not getting traffic for your site but as he says your posts are just too short. You're just not adding enough value and providing solutions to problems, answers to questions or enough useful information. eg Long Distant Relationship. Apart from saying it's a challenge you don't suggest what the challenges are and then you don't offer any solution to overcome them.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with your actual writing - there's plenty currently wrong with the quality of the content. But you can put it right! Get to it.

Do one article and if you would like to send it over to me in a pm and I will give you a critique. Be warned - some people find me a bit harsh - but I will always tell you what you can improve. Up to you. Take care. :) Beverley

Yes, you are right. And thanks for your offer!

Richard,

Took a look at your site and what strikes me the most is how short your posts are. This is definitely working against you as it lowers the amount of content you have on your site and we all know that Google and so forth is looking to rank sites based off of their content. In light of this I would recommend that you aim for at least 400 words per post and maybe even a little more. I generally shoot for 600-1000 myself.

Also, you need to keep in mind that when people search for the keywords that you use they are looking for an answer. Taking your post "When to Date After a Divorce, advice" as an example. If you had looked up the keywords that would lead to this post, do you feel that your content would have answered the question?

My best advise is to use analogies to help explain what you are thinking. Tell a story or use personal experience to show how something works. To be a little more clear see this post I wrote where I used the Story of the Boy That Cried Wolf: http://iswealthyaffiliateascam.com/the-affiliate-marketer-that-cried-wolf

Lastly, make sure to utilize the low hanging fruit technique from the training. Oh and add some categories for your posts to be in as this will also help.

Thanks! Great advice! But I first need to take a break for awhile and just do some research

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