Medium.com or new domain?
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Start new domain and use Wordpress and then use seo to rank upwards
moneyguru2013
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Use your own domain on wordpress, medium has been deleting hundreds of accounts they consider to contain affiliate marketing posts. I have had 4 accounts deleted already. It is best to use it to send SEO juice to your money website.. I still cannot find a website so far that ranks instantly like Medium, i am going crazy. Any suggestions?
moneyguru2013
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What if I told you a profile back-link that is entirely focused on a main keyword is enough to rank in a difficulty of 20-30?
It depends on the authority of the website you posting this profile backlink on. Why not share the info instead of making flat statement.
Meerakat
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The only reason I made this statement is because BHW actually has tons of threads where FREE profile backlinks are listed, they all have high DA / PA. I would not really call this a flat statement.
1. Search on BHW and find profile backlinks to post on.
2. Focus on the main keyword at-least 5-6 times as I already wrote in the above reply, however to you it was a flat statement; I am really sorry you felt this way though
It was me giving suggestions, I wouldn't make a senseless statement for no reason.
surfer30
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Medium is a big driver when it comes to building an audience. If you are able to write good content for the community then it's highly recommended, this platform gives you the option to add your call to action on the back end of every article you write and publish.
Yes, launch a captivating blog, write at least 20 articles and republish them on medium to get more traffic.
Yes, launch a captivating blog, write at least 20 articles and republish them on medium to get more traffic.
Myst3ry
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Pure nonsenseWhat if I told you a profile back-link that is entirely focused on a main keyword is enough to rank in a difficulty of 20-30?
Meerakat
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You should explain why it's nonsense instead of just making a straight statement without any explanation, but I appreciate it.
I guess you see profile backlinks as just foundation backlinks, but here is where the main SEO part comes in.
Let's say a profile backlink offers you sections like:
1. Location
2. About me section
3. Bio
4. Website link (no follow, do-fllow)
Can you SEO optimize your profile? The answer is obviously yes. You can repeat your main keyword in certain sections just like an article, it's not a math equation mate. I am not going to write a whole essay on this, because the concept is actually very simple to understand.
By the way, I am not telling you guys to depend on automated tools for doing keyword research rather manually check out the competition. A keyword with 20-30 difficulty MAY have search results of just 70, in other terms it's the easiest keyword to rank for depending on several factors of-course.
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Meerakat
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I am pretty sure this thread is about ranking and not about link-juice. Ranking your profile in that specific low-competitive keyword might or might not give you an advantage. The user has to first click your link and you have to make your profile look interesting in order to make the user click your main link (be it affiliate offers or even your website)
moneyguru2013
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Hey! you just gave me an idea how to stop medium from deleting my articles, thank you very much.
surfer30
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You welcome. I am happy you found an answer to your problem.
moneyguru2013
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Medium seems to have a tough policy against product reviews though, what do you suggest? Do you know any other parasite that ranks as quickly as them?
RedOctobre
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Have you tested publishing Medium articles with no affiliate link in them vs ones that contain an affiliate link? If it's the links they have a problem with then those can also be cloaked / 301. As for other parasites, I've heard some good things about change.org, quora, WattPad, DeviantArt, blogspot, Medium, trello, pinterest, over-blog, pubhtml5, sites.google.com, twitter, and getjar.
moneyguru2013
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I always cloak all my affiliate links using pretty links plugin on my wordpress sites. It seems they search to see which Medium articles are ranking on Google then they delete the ones they think are spam. Obviously they will not have problems with articles without links.
Also these sites you mentioned i have not seen them ranking in the top 3 for keywords i am targeting except for quora and pinterest, but you cannot post articles on them. Quora deletes your post if you use a website link too often. Medium is so good for ranking my keywords.
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RedOctobre
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Then maybe the approach is to use Medium more as an informational post with a link out to resources the person can find out more from (your affiliate site, page, whatever.) As for Quora, I imagine you'd want to keep the account warm by replying to multiple questions within your niche, then use extra accounts to post questions that your main account then answers with a link.
moneyguru2013
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Great point!
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Absolutely agree with this. But it really depends on your goals.
If your goal is purely to make money off affiliates, then absolutely get a new domain. If your goal is to create brand and get a following, then Medium is for you.
Ideally, you would build up your brand through Medium and once you created a dedicated following you would get migrate the traffic to a new domain that you own. Medium pays a bit too so you would have some income before starting your own thing.