Best Ten Dollars I've Ever Spent.
Published on March 29, 2011
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Halfway through my 30 Days To Success, I realized I'd made a HUGE error.
Though I've finally mastered looking for the right kinds of keywords, I came up with a clever, cutesy domain name for my site and got next to zero traffic. Why? I came to realize it was because no one was clever enough to come up with my cutesy domain name to use for an Internet search! So though my 30 Days were running out, I decided to buy a more appropriate domain name.
I picked my highest-searched but least-competed with keyword, and forked over a whopping ten dollars in order to be up and running within the hour (I was more interested in saving face than saving money). Then I uploaded the database and WordPress theme I'd saved, did some rewriting, and updated the keywords and links in the articles I'd already submitted. Lastly, I deleted the contents of my cutesy site and left a redirecting index page behind.
The bottom line? My new site has received more unique visits after only four days than my cutesy site received in all of its eleven days. Hey, maybe I'm not going to miss out on those 30 Days To Success after all!
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