What can you learn from comment threads on WA? Share your content and contribute to the community.
I think my brain is about to explode. I spent the day yesterday, touring around the comment threads here on WA. My three favorite comment threads are:
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/authoring-writing-content/share-your-beautiful-content
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/getting-started/please-give-me-feedback-on-my-website
These three threads give me the opportunity to see what other people are posting about, tour around their sites, get ideas for my own sites, and also give me the opportunity to post comments on their sites. It’s been said (probably by Kyle) that you should not underestimate the value of comments on your websites. One reason to post comments on other people’s websites is that these comments will give you a link back to your own website. Links from other websites give you more authority and increase your sites ranking in the search engines.
A great reason to post a link to your own site or post and seek feedback from others on WA is that you get the invaluable feedback from the regular contributors to these threads and you can give others the opportunity to reciprocate by posting comments on your site. Thus you give them links from your site back to theirs. The search engines see these links and “like”!
But back to the reason my brain is about to explode. In having such a good look around the internet on all these WA members’ sites, I’ve been getting so many ideas for posts on my own sites. My main site is in the Goal Setting and Self Improvement niche, and I’ve been feeling a bit limited by the niche lately. But now I have ideas popping into my brain, left, right and centre!
I can post about my newest goal – to go camping (thanks for that https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/heyyou1). You should check out his excellent site at http://campingwithease.com/fire-a-campfire-how-to. So armed with all the knowledge I’ve found from his website (this guy’s only been on WA since 2/1/2014, can you believe!), I’m feeling all confident about trying a camping trip with my little boy. I haven’t been camping since I became a mother, and I always had a man in charge of the trip, so I didn’t have to “know” everything. Well now, I don’t have the man anymore, and I now need to “know” everything – but I’ve got the ultimate tool in his site! Thank you HeyYou1! And what a great idea it’s given me for a post in the Goal Setting and Self Improvement niche – “How to move outside your comfort zone and try something new like Camping”. Monetizing this post should be really easy and it gives me an opportunity to post links to something other than self improvement products (books mainly).
Another idea smacked me (in the shower, where thoughts tend to flow as fast as the hot water) after reading the newspaper. It’s Tennis season here in Melbourne where I live. The Australian Open is coming next week. How do Tennis players and elite athletes keep up their motivation? What a fabulous idea for a post in a goal setting and self-improvement website! Again a great post for monetizing with something other than books from Amazon.
My mind is bursting.
Gary’s “I hate debt” site inspired me to write about Financial Goals and I was happy to link to his site within my post. The search engines love it when you curate content from other sites and pass a link back to that site.
Fernando's http://financialfreedomops.com/ has so much help to offer with identifying online scams. How can I turn this into a post in the Goal Setting and Self-Improvement niche? Simple! Everyone should have a goal to ensure that they know how to protect themselves from identity theft and be safe offline and online. I'll happily write a post on Financial Freedom as a goal and link back to his site.
I guess the point(s) of this training is/are:
-Read widely, especially in your own niche, but also in unrelated niches – you never know where you’re going to find inspiration for your own site
-Visit sites in your own niche and also in unrelated niches and be sure to make intelligent and wise contributions to these sites when you comment – and, comment you MUST.
-Contribute to this community often and with a generous heart. Share your content and share your comments. Your comments will be appreciated more than you imagine.
-Post your own web pages - share your content - on the above three threads and get the invaluable reward of comments.
-Share the content that resounds with you with the wider internet community – put a like on Facebook or tweet it. Google +1 it! If you like the stuff you read online. Do the internet a favor and get it out there.
-Be generous with your comments on the comment threads and on the internet, and with your shares and likes, tweets and plus ones. This generosity of spirit is contagious and you will inspire others by your example, to do the same. This community and the internet-at-large can only benefit from such an attitude.
I haven’t yet found a use for the sex toys site, but I’m working on it.
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Now my brain's about to explode! Thanks Sandi for opening my mind to another aspect of this industry. Each day I'm finding that the more I learn the deeper it gets. When will the scratching break the surface???
Hey Joe, I think you speak really eloquently on similar and related subjects in your blog https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/joeflow267/blog/sharing-is-part-of-learning . I don't know when the scratching will break the surface, I've been part-time at it for a few years and it's always revealing new things. Hey, they say "you learn something new every day" and if this weren't true, then life would be boring indeed! Never stop learning, hey!
Really good post, I need to go over this and take notes! You have touched on some very important aspects that can help us all. One thing I love about being here and participating is that as we help others we help ourselves!
Craig
Thanks Craig. One of my greatest learnings from this community it exactly what you say. "As we help others we help ourselves". I've really grown in my generosity since being here.
Yes, Chris, I see you there in these threads often. That's where I came upon your site (which I probably should have also mentioned in the post, as you've also given me inspiration with http://besthomebusiness.siterubix.com/ .. I love your site and I wonder what's holding you back from converting it to your own domain?
Thanks Sandi , I have been thinking of converting it, but what has held me back is whether I should keep it as a siterubix to demonstrate to others that you can succeed with a siterubix domain. I seriously am thinking about moving it. still deciding :)
Great post. Also, there is a big demand for sex toys sites. You just need to come up with some really unique keywords. This is actually one of the top markets around. It is because people can purchase discreetly.
Thanks Mary... I just feel a little uncomfortable in that niche. I haven't ruled it out, and if I can find a topic, I'll give links to https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/georgiarimer 's site!
I enjoy the threads you are talking about. I learn so much from them. I also enjoy all the threads that people help other people with their situations. They also help me.
This community is so supportive, aren't they Betty. Did you give up on your other site http://tablet-reviews.net ? I see that it's parked at go-daddy at the moment.
Betty, I get it! You still own the domain name and have it set to Godaddy's DNS servers, that's why it's parked and serving ads. If you felt inclined, you could always build it out with a half dozen good quality posts and put it up for sale on Flippa.com in a year's time. Even sites with no earnings or traffic have been known to sell quite well, especially with a good domain name.
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Hi Sandi.
I read a lot of posts (mostly questions I think) - and I agree, that most of the quality comes from members comments helping, or expanding on what has been commented or questioned.
I know what I know - but then if you have 10's of thousands of other members contributing what they know too - it is unbelievable the amount of knowledge that we have here in this community. With those numbers, every profession, every nation must be represented here - and that life experience must be endless. I love reading comments - they add to my knowledge - and I "like" comments that I think add value, or counter what has been posted in a constructive way.
Great post,
All the best, Mark
Hi Mark, it boggles my mind that there are 145,000 plus members of this community! What an awesome resource we have at our fingertips. And in my experience, the majority of members who are posting here have an attitude of generosity and "helping", so we all benefit from being active members here. All the best...Sandi
I agree Sandi - so many people spending their precious time helping people they most likely will never speak to, or meet - for no personal gain, other than to feel they have helped in some way. It's something special here.
Cheers, Mark