IS SELF HELP A YMYL TOPIC?

[Letsseeificanwin]

HELLO EVEREYONE, I WANTED TO KNOW IF SELF HELP IS CONSIDERED AS YMYL TOPIC OR NOT? OR MAYBE FURTHER NICHING DOWN LIKE PRODUCTIVITY , SOMETHING RELATED TO SELF HELP ARE THEY CONSIDERED AS A YMYL TOPIC? PLEASE HELP

 

[tiiberius]

I don't think so but it might. YMYL has "other" category which can be a lot of things.

REF: https://www.semrush.com/blog/eat-and-ymyl-new-google-search-guidelines-acronyms-of-quality-content/

 

[lbhbochc]

Does it affect the health and wellness or financial well being of a person? Then yes, it is YMYL.

 

[tazarbm]

Does it affect the health and wellness or financial well being of a person? Then yes, it is YMYL.

good point. And thanks for the answer. I also have a website in the personal development niche (well, more or less related to self-help that is) and I was wondering the same. Cheers!

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

good point. And thanks for the answer. I also have a website in the personal development niche (well, more or less related to self-help that is) and I was wondering the same. Cheers!

do you think it is a YMYL topic?

 

[slapitaround777]

I've been in it for 9~ months and my site is barely getting any traction. You can check out my journey post to see how it went. I posted around 100~ articles I wrote myself and it's only now picking up traction. No link building tho.

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

Does it affect the health and wellness or financial well being of a person? Then yes, it is YMYL.

so do you think it does? is it a ymyl topic? am sorry i am just confused and thats the reason i post this thread.

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

I don't think so but it might. YMYL has "other" category which can be a lot of things.

REF: https://www.semrush.com/blog/eat-and-ymyl-new-google-search-guidelines-acronyms-of-quality-content/

thanks appreciate it

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

I've been in it for 9~ months and my site is barely getting any traction. You can check out my journey post to see how it went. I posted around 100~ articles I wrote myself and it's only now picking up traction. No link building tho.

sure will do thanks btw

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

I've been in it for 9~ months and my site is barely getting any traction. You can check out my journey post to see how it went. I posted around 100~ articles I wrote myself and it's only now picking up traction. No link building tho.

is your site like further niched down? can you share what method of monetization do you use?

 

[RogueAgent]

The word "help" itself is a YMYL topic.
YMYL's are no longer specific topics but it can be any piece of content within a not so YMYL looking niche.

 

[Giorgio Lauria]

IMO yes

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

The word "help" itself is a YMYL topic.
YMYL's are no longer specific topics but it can be any piece of content within a not so YMYL looking niche.

How about personal development?

 

[lbhbochc]

so do you think it does? is it a ymyl topic? am sorry i am just confused and thats the reason i post this thread.

Yes, it definitely is. Anything in the self help/personal development niche is YMYL.

 

[blackbeans]

I've been in it for 9~ months and my site is barely getting any traction. You can check out my journey post to see how it went. I posted around 100~ articles I wrote myself and it's only now picking up traction. No link building tho.

9 months for a BACKLINK-FREE site to gain traction is just about right... If you're in a more competitive niche, it would take over a year.

 

[slapitaround777]

9 months for a BACKLINK-FREE site to gain traction is just about right... If you're in a more competitive niche, it would take over a year.

It has a few high DR backlinks, but definitely not enough for Google to trust me. I def think my content is 2-3x better than most garbled bullshit spewed by "professionals" that are writing to make a quick buck. Type in any self-help phrase and you'll be seeing advice from old fucks who are a bunch of suits thinking they're qualified to give life advice.

The difference between me and them is that I've been through all the bullshit. I've climbed out from the dirt, multiple times. If there was anyone on earth capable of helping anyone, it's me, but for now I realize the niche isn't profitable and I'm focusing on affiliate sites.

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

It has a few high DR backlinks, but definitely not enough for Google to trust me. I def think my content is 2-3x better than most garbled bullshit spewed by "professionals" that are writing to make a quick buck. Type in any self-help phrase and you'll be seeing advice from old fucks who are a bunch of suits thinking they're qualified to give life advice.

The difference between me and them is that I've been through all the bullshit. I've climbed out from the dirt, multiple times. If there was anyone on earth capable of helping anyone, it's me, but for now I realize the niche isn't profitable and I'm focusing on affiliate sites.

So you are not doing any affiliate on your site for now?

 

[slapitaround777]

So you are not doing any affiliate on your site for now?

If you're trying to get into self-help to scam people into buying shit products, you won't make it. It's not a good niche to make money. Try weightloss instead or credit cards.

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

If you're trying to get into self-help to scam people into buying shit products, you won't make it. It's not a good niche to make money. Try weightloss instead or credit cards.

if i am not mistaken weight loss is heavily YMYL and competitive too but i cant say much about credit cards i dont know much about it can you elaborate it if you dont mind?

 

[Letsseeificanwin]

If you're trying to get into self-help to scam people into buying shit products, you won't make it. It's not a good niche to make money. Try weightloss instead or credit cards.

and no i have no such intention to scam people. but arent we all trying to make money?