- Nov 11, 2018
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What are you smoking? hahaha
AI is a bubble like dotcom bubble, housing market bubble, it will pop.
Why are small sites struggling ?
- Thread starter Jeffrey Sly
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AI is a bubble like dotcom bubble, housing market bubble, it will pop.
I think new sites need to earn trust before they earn rankings. I have learned that it is better to focus on answering very specific questions that bigger sites tend to ignorre than to compete on broad topics with big sites. Growth may start slow but once a few pages take off the rest of the site usually starts moving as well.
Jimmy Addresion
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- May 5, 2026
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Yes, it's still possible. But content alone is no longer enough. Topical authority, high-quality backlinks, and user trust have become just as important for achieving sustainable rankings and growth.
Abdullah_Links
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- Jun 23, 2026
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Yes possible, to grow through to high authority backlinks on high authority sites. That is the best strategy to rank fast.
- Dec 11, 2020
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Yes - Focuson topical authority, quality backlinks and consistency growth just takes longer.
- Jun 25, 2015
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Small sites can still grow, but they need to focus on a specific niche and build trust over time.
The growth of small websites remains possible, but the way has changed. It frequently involves more niche targeting, topicality and production of content that gives a soln to a certain issue better than larger websites. Authority is good, but relevance and consistency continue to do the trick.
- Aug 20, 2025
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Small sites struggle because modern algorithms heavily prioritize site-wide authority signals and established brand history over isolated page-level content. To move the rankings needle today, you must bypass generic informational keywords and hyper-focus on ultra-specific long-tail queries or topical gaps that larger authority sites ignore. Building a few highly targeted contextual links from real, traffic-earning blogs is the only way to establish that baseline trust. 
M Alonzo Lope
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- May 15, 2023
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I am not seen Any Possibility. Because Now Rank only Brand site..
froasttoon
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- Jun 29, 2026
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It is definitely possible now but the strategy has evolved. While new sites will not produce quick success, sticking to one niche, producing valuable content nd earning the trust of visitors can do the trick. One just needs to prove the authority and does not neecessarily have to start with it..