How do you think websites were able to get so big back in the day without social media? I had 350,000 visitors PER DAY with not one single social media page. It was all from Google and traffic trades. Traffic trades are when you purposely send your visitors to another site, and that site sends you visitors back. Why would you ever send readers to another site? I knew you would ask that. Why is trading traffic beneficial? Traffic trading is beneficial because you’re exposing each other to new readers. There are millions of readers on the web at any…
Author: Frank Bojazi
Link trades for SEO is an old school practice of websites linking to each other’s homepage or category pages in hopes to improve search ranks. These links are typically on the homepage of each other’s website. These links often link a website to a keyword or short phrase, or even the site’s name. SEO links can be done on a one to one basis, or you can exchange links between multiple sites. These links are not designed to generate tons of traffic, and that’s one misconception that people often have. These links are for the added TEXT based SEO benefit…
What kind of person are you? Do you view other websites as competition? Do you try to keep all the website visitors to yourself? Do you think everyone is out to steal your ideas and do better than you? Or Do you see other websites as a valuable tool, an asset, and a way to network with like minded people and grow your websites together? Do you see someone who can trade ideas, tips, tricks, and work together to further growth for both of your projects? Only one of these mindsets is the way to success, and let me tell…
Advertising always comes last. Your first goal is to provide quality content and value. If your website sucks, then readers won’t return anyway. You should know that it’s going to be a possibly long and slow process deciding which ads work best for you. You may not get accepted into every ad company right away because they like to approve sites who are getting some traffic and have a good amount of content. That’s completely normal. Beware of scammers! There are people who offer to manage your websites and ads and demand 35% of your revenue! They are out of…
Let’s face it, you’re probably gonna use WordPress. If you do, then make sure you’re on the latest and most stable version. When it comes to plugins, try to limit how many you install. The less plugins you run, the better your site will perform. Some plugins can be avoided by doing some minor technical things on your own, or by asking a friend for help. For WordPress themes, try to find a premium theme that you can test the speed of. Before you shell out $45-60 for a WordPress theme, you should do a speed test and read reviews…
I use Mojo Host. The prices are great, the support is 24/7, and the speeds are amazing. If you’re on another host now and paying too much, then you can switch to Mojo Host and they will migrate your site for free. You do NOT need to know any technical things, as they will take care of it for you. If you’re just getting started, then all you need is a small SSD shared hosting plan – nothing else. SSD, solid state drives, are fast! You can get this for about $10 a month and upgrade whenever you need to.…
Domains are simple. Just register your domain at a place like MojoHost. Unless you purchase a premium domain, then your domain should only cost around $10 per year or a little more. You should definitely sign up for privacy options, if they are available, but that is all you need. When you sign up at places like GoDaddy, they try to sell you all these extra services you don’t need. Don’t fall for it. And no, you don’t need to pay people to submit your site to Google. Google WILL find your website, you better believe that. The number one…