So I Started a Music Blog

[somedevil]

I agree- personally i think such titles scream way more excitement than there actually is- but it works. Especially on social networks. I don't think you should worry about disappointing the readers. If you have like what you do and know your shit- people will like it. Also, Read the social media sections of this forums and you will find a lot of tricks on how to get exposure for your site. Most people use followliker, but i am sure you can find some way to do it for free/lowcost.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

I agree- personally i think such titles scream way more excitement than there actually is- but it works. Especially on social networks. I don't think you should worry about disappointing the readers. If you have like what you do and know your shit- people will like it. Also, Read the social media sections of this forums and you will find a lot of tricks on how to get exposure for your site. Most people use followliker, but i am sure you can find some way to do it for free/lowcost.

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate all the support you have given me.

 

[jerrymc]

For 2 months of since publishing the website. I think that's good enough since you are not familiar with SEO and other blogging stuff. There's a big potential of earning a lot from music related websites, just read more stuff online, just keep on learning.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

For 2 months of since publishing the website. I think that's good enough since you are not familiar with SEO and other blogging stuff. There's a big potential of earning a lot from music related websites, just read more stuff online, just keep on learning.

Thanks. The thing is I want to break out of this 200-odd views per day rut. But I guess it will take more time.

 

[aboayoubsassi]

You Really inspire me Adam, you doing that very good, just read and watch some courses, And THE MOST IMPORTANT THING : Build a list if you can.

 

[cata92sv]

I find this a great and ispiring ideea

 

[somedevil]

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate all the support you have given me.

No problem mate. I am doing something in the music niche too. Glad to share the knowledge. Why don't you start a journey thread too? Looking forward to hearing about your success.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

You Really inspire me Adam, you doing that very good, just read and watch some courses, And THE MOST IMPORTANT THING : Build a list if you can.

Oh thank you for your kind words, sir. Your compliment made my day!

You mean an email list? Like I have placed a subscribe via email button, but I don't think anyone's participating.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

No problem mate. I am doing something in the music niche too. Glad to share the knowledge. Why don't you start a journey thread too? Looking forward to hearing about your success.

Oh that will be nice too. I will consider that. Can you PM me your website? I swear I'm not gonna steal anything. lol

 

[AdamMcDonald]

I find this a great and ispiring ideea

Good, just don't compete for my keywords. lol. I already have "extreme competition" according to SEO software.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

Music blog you saying...don't turn the music too loud, Google will penalais you for this, your site will get sandboxed and Adsense account terminated��
Good luck!

WHAT? What does this mean? What do you mean 'music too loud'? Please help!

 

[somedevil]

Oh that will be nice too. I will consider that. Can you PM me your website? I swear I'm not gonna steal anything. lol

I have not set up a domain for it yet. Right now i am in the process of getting content and testing the design etc. I usually like to have about 20 posts ready in advance before it all goes live. Besides there's noting to steal- our subniches are totally different. What you are doing appeals to a much much bigger audience.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

I have not set up a domain for it yet. Right now i am in the process of getting content and testing the design etc. I usually like to have about 20 posts ready in advance before it all goes live. Besides there's noting to steal- our subniches are totally different. What you are doing appeals to a much much bigger audience.

And I hope that appealing to a much bigger audience will give me better results. But I know for a fact that targeted niches perform well. Is that what you are doing?

 

[somedevil]

Of course but that also means that you will be competing with the bog boys. What i am doing is highly niche specific and the only reason I am able to do it is coz of my previous experiences in the music industry- I wouldn't be able to just get up and buy this content from a writing service. Yet, there is some immense competition even at this level.

 

[somedevil]

Also for your site, you should think about selling iTunes and Spotify gift coupons etc. Later I am sure you will also have an opportunity to sell merchandise. Think about your demographic? 15-30 ? what would they like? Whose your fav artist? You go to a site to read an article about them, would you buy that hoodie with their album cover on it that's displayed in the sidbar?

Now this is just a basic example, but I am sure if you sit and brainstorm on it you can find many revenue ideas. Read this.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

Of course but that also means that you will be competing with the bog boys. What i am doing is highly niche specific and the only reason I am able to do it is coz of my previous experiences in the music industry- I wouldn't be able to just get up and buy this content from a writing service. Yet, there is some immense competition even at this level.

I fgiured, cuz I read somewhere that music blogging is one of the most popular things.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

Also for your site, you should think about selling iTunes and Spotify gift coupons etc. Later I am sure you will also have an opportunity to sell merchandise. Think about your demographic? 15-30 ? what would they like? Whose your fav artist? You go to a site to read an article about them, would you buy that hoodie with their album cover on it that's displayed in the sidbar?

Now this is just a basic example, but I am sure if you sit and brainstorm on it you can find many revenue ideas. Read this.

I have a little issue though. I don't think my website is quite designed very well to support all the iTunes widgets, adsense ads, amazon widgets, top posts, subscribe buttons, FB and G+ buttons on it. If I can show you mine or if you can show an existing website that shows how to utilize the space effectively, that would be monumental.

Right now I have following in the sidebar in order of appearance:

1. FB page and G+ page like and follow button
2. Email subscribe button
3. Top Pages and Posts widget
4. Adsense display ad (300*200)
5. Amazon widget (headphones)
6. Amazon widget (best selling music on amazon)
7. iTunes playlist for Taylor Swift's 1989 album (I'm planning to remove this since I don't see any activity on it)
8. Recent posts widget
9. Tickets widget
10. adsense text ad

I already think this is too much (is it?), and any input from you would be very much appreciated.

 

[somedevil]

I am in no way an expert on Adsense/Amazon but if I came to your site and saw so many things in the sidebar it would surely distract me. Also i am not sure if running Adsense and amazon together is a good idea. you should search the forum for some info on this.

The player- please get rid of it. It serves no purpose. Personally UI is very important for me and if i have even the slightest trouble navigating or reading a site i move on. Read this- http://archetyped.com/know/redesigning-archetyped-side-project/

 

[makroben]

All you need to do is good proper keyword research for your music blog .. CPC for those keywords should be about >$2 . And then write on those keywords, then start the backlinking magic. You will see the good results.

 

[AdamMcDonald]

I am in no way an expert on Adsense/Amazon but if I came to your site and saw so many things in the sidebar it would surely distract me. Also i am not sure if running Adsense and amazon together is a good idea. you should search the forum for some info on this.

The player- please get rid of it. It serves no purpose. Personally UI is very important for me and if i have even the slightest trouble navigating or reading a site i move on. Read this-

I understand. I gotta get rid of those widgets I guess. My bounce rate is high 81%. That may be because of the reasons stated there.

Anyway, I'm reluctant to remove AdSense/Amazon from the site. AdSense is the only source of income (steady) I have now. Amazon doesn't really start to perform until the website gets a lot of traffic. It's a number game. But if either source makes me a decent income, I'll get rid of the other. That's my plan so far.