Jiung
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Or dig too many short holes and never dig far enough to make your goals.
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How to Choose The Topic of Your Website: Day 2
If this is your first time, start with the first post of the thread as I explained the plan there. I announced my goal, how the project is going to be and what will happen bla bla.
Anyway, today, I will be getting into the topic of the site.
I will be cheating because I already know what the topic is going to be. I am not going to reveal it at this moment (as I said on Day 1 that I want to have a jump start and avoid copycats). However, let me promise you that I will reveal the topic as soon as the site hits $500/month (I will reveal the site in 8 months anyway even if it doesn’t hit that number)
How to Choose a Topic For Your Site?
The one thing that I believe is most important while you are choosing the topic of your website is interest. Yes, interest is over-rated according to many but if you go for a topic only because you think it will be ‘monetarily viable’, you will suffer in the long run.
This is coming from someone who has built 50+ sites and sold a ton of them too.
Interest matters and you should not choose a topic that you hate.
Yes, you do not need to necessarily love the topic of your website but you better not hate it.
Having said that, there are a few key rules that I will be looking at while choosing the topic of our website.
Here it goes:
If this is your first time, start with the first post of the thread as I explained the plan there. I announced my goal, how the project is going to be and what will happen bla bla.
Anyway, today, I will be getting into the topic of the site.
I will be cheating because I already know what the topic is going to be. I am not going to reveal it at this moment (as I said on Day 1 that I want to have a jump start and avoid copycats). However, let me promise you that I will reveal the topic as soon as the site hits $500/month (I will reveal the site in 8 months anyway even if it doesn’t hit that number)
How to Choose a Topic For Your Site?
The one thing that I believe is most important while you are choosing the topic of your website is interest. Yes, interest is over-rated according to many but if you go for a topic only because you think it will be ‘monetarily viable’, you will suffer in the long run.
This is coming from someone who has built 50+ sites and sold a ton of them too.
Interest matters and you should not choose a topic that you hate.
Yes, you do not need to necessarily love the topic of your website but you better not hate it.
Having said that, there are a few key rules that I will be looking at while choosing the topic of our website.
Here it goes:
- The site should have room for growth (it shouldn’t be a site about a very niche topic that I can’t grow it after a point)
- The current top results on Google for the main 5–10 keywords of my site should have low domain authority on average (less than 30 if possible)
- The current top results should have low backlink/per page ratio (less than 30 if possible)
- There shouldn’t be more than 3 eCommerce sites on the first page of Google for my target keywords.
Now, I will obviously be targeting more than 5 keywords on the site. However, I want the top 10 keywords to have moderate to low competition to improve my chances of succeeding.
In case if you are wondering what is a keyword or what am I even talking about here, I recommend reading this guide: Amazon Affiliate Marketing For Dummies
This leads us to monetization strategies.
How are we going to make money from the site?
What’s the plan?
Out of the back, I have a few monetization strategies in mind.
In case if you are wondering what is a keyword or what am I even talking about here, I recommend reading this guide: Amazon Affiliate Marketing For Dummies
This leads us to monetization strategies.
How are we going to make money from the site?
What’s the plan?
Out of the back, I have a few monetization strategies in mind.
- Ads (Starting with Google’s Adsense Program)
- Amazon Associate Program (Amazon pays you a commission if you recommend someone to purchase something from there)
- Info products (in the long run)
Initially, it will be Ads & Amazon for the site. Later on, I might include some other monetization strategies which obviously you will know.
That’s it for now. I will see you on Day 3.
Cheers
Note: I first published these day updates on Medium and now copying them for BHW
If the format seem like a little off, you now know why.
That’s it for now. I will see you on Day 3.
Cheers
Note: I first published these day updates on Medium and now copying them for BHW
If the format seem like a little off, you now know why.
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Good luck on your journey plz follow up on every month with progress
deedee1whoa
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Great journey, thanks for the info about earning from Medium and other stuff too.
Looks like you know you'll reach $500/month for sure.
What are the monthly earnings for some of your other sites? I guess something near this number...?
Looks like you know you'll reach $500/month for sure.
What are the monthly earnings for some of your other sites? I guess something near this number...?
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Thanks
I will rely on Google for this project. Both paid ads & organic. Organic will be my main source I guess.
Awesome stuff
I don't think so
It can be but I am not gonna earn from Medium. The goal is to earn from a website and post about the journey in medium+BHW
It is. I have done it in 8 months before but the time is different now. Let's see8 months is a very short period. Let's see, How it goes for you!
Good luck
ThanksA big thumbs up for you op
haha. Cheers
Thanks
Yay Thanks
I will talk about hosting on Day 3.
I will be doing weekly updates initially and then monthly.Good luck on your journey plz follow up on every month with progress
I am not going to run Ads, I will be earning from ads (Adsense, Mediavine and etc.)
I have a portfolio of around 3-5k/month (4 sites)Great journey, thanks for the info about earning from Medium and other stuff too.
Looks like you know you'll reach $500/month for sure.
What are the monthly earnings for some of your other sites? I guess something near this number...?
I am not going to be earning from medium. Sorry for not making it clear enough
yesofcourse
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Good luck mate!
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Day 3: Buying My Domain & Hosting
We will talk about domain and hosting today. I know you all are familiar with the concept of domain and hosting but I have to document everything, don’t I?
Read on!
The Domain
You should go for Namecheap.
Period.
I have been buying domains from Namecheap since 2012 (or 13) and the experience has always been great. A .com domain will cost you around $10 and I know some providers will offer cheaper options on the first year (example: GoDaddy) but stay away from them.
GoDaddy will suck all your money on the 2nd year renewal fee. Namecheap will always charge $10 and I think they are the best in the market for purchasing domains.
Of course, if you have a better option, I would love to know.
The Hosting
My clear winner is Siteground.
Their startup pack (at the time of writing this) will cost you around $40/year which is great for the service they offer. Free SSL and some premium benefits with one click WP install and all those backup options and a 24/7 customer care.
Love them.
Quick Tip: Always buy the cheapest plan on Siteground. You can easily move up when your site traffic increases. There’s no point in paying extra from the go.
Now that I bought domain and hosting, it is time for me to design the site.
I am a terrible designer. I will probably go with Fiverr for a logo & I will use Themeforest or StudioPress for a decent theme that goes with my topic.
Let me take care of the site now.
We will talk about domain and hosting today. I know you all are familiar with the concept of domain and hosting but I have to document everything, don’t I?
Read on!
The Domain
You should go for Namecheap.
Period.
I have been buying domains from Namecheap since 2012 (or 13) and the experience has always been great. A .com domain will cost you around $10 and I know some providers will offer cheaper options on the first year (example: GoDaddy) but stay away from them.
GoDaddy will suck all your money on the 2nd year renewal fee. Namecheap will always charge $10 and I think they are the best in the market for purchasing domains.
Of course, if you have a better option, I would love to know.
The Hosting
My clear winner is Siteground.
Their startup pack (at the time of writing this) will cost you around $40/year which is great for the service they offer. Free SSL and some premium benefits with one click WP install and all those backup options and a 24/7 customer care.
Love them.
Quick Tip: Always buy the cheapest plan on Siteground. You can easily move up when your site traffic increases. There’s no point in paying extra from the go.
Now that I bought domain and hosting, it is time for me to design the site.
I am a terrible designer. I will probably go with Fiverr for a logo & I will use Themeforest or StudioPress for a decent theme that goes with my topic.
Let me take care of the site now.
karupoiss
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uncharted88
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Good to know about namecheap. i've always just gone with godaddy because it just seemed easy. won't be doing that anymore.
blackbeans
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How are you driving traffic?
sweetedschoy01
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any updates ?
Leodegarius
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Wish you good luck with your new journey.
Any updates?
Any updates?