UPDATE: I now use the free version of Brad Callen's Directory Submitter instead.
There's a big debate as to whether these SEO-friendly web directories are useful of not. Some people use software to semi-automate the process, submitting their website to hundreds of sites. Matt Cutts (head of Google spam) on the other hand says that they are worthless.
My personal view is that it doesn't harm to submit to a handful, plus they'll show up on Yahoo links which will help boost the perceived value of the site to prospective purchasers.
These are the sites that I have submitted www.dailydosh.net to, it isn't by any means a comprehensive list but it's what I have used for the last year:-
Friday, 14 December 2007
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Writing a Press Release to Promote Blog
When you read a lot of blogs about making money online they tell you to send a press release (PR). But how many of you have actually done this? The main reasons people are apprehensive is because:-
So last week I decided to test this out. I re-wrote an article about debt and added in a quick intro. The result was that it was accepted on some distribution sites but www.prleap.com rejected it because it wasn't in the traditional PR style. To see the PR I submitted to Press Exposure, click here.
If you use an article as a PR don't expect to get a ton of traffic however it does add to your overall linking strategy. Also, these PR distribution sites get no-where near the same amount of submissions as article directories so each link may carry more weight.
I haven't submitted to that many sites but here are the ones that accepted the article/pr:-
- They have never written one before
- They don't know if they have anything newsworthy
- They are not an expert on the topic of their website
So last week I decided to test this out. I re-wrote an article about debt and added in a quick intro. The result was that it was accepted on some distribution sites but www.prleap.com rejected it because it wasn't in the traditional PR style. To see the PR I submitted to Press Exposure, click here.
If you use an article as a PR don't expect to get a ton of traffic however it does add to your overall linking strategy. Also, these PR distribution sites get no-where near the same amount of submissions as article directories so each link may carry more weight.
I haven't submitted to that many sites but here are the ones that accepted the article/pr:-
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Why I Choose the Finance Niche
UPDATE: My opinions on this matter have now changed. I am not interested in completing sponsored reviews, selling links or flipping blogs. I have still been getting backlinks to my daily dosh site but I'm not ranking well for terms. Instead I'm concentrating on much easier topics which I can rank very well for and is bringing me in traffic and also good money.
Review Jobs - I've been a member of PPP for some time now and have been frustrated by the number of "pay day loans", "mortgage advice" and "credit card application" jobs that have been available. OK, so I could slip a few in now and again to my other blogs but I really think it can be a turn off if your readers are visiting your blog to read about health, gardening or cars.
They normally don't pay all that well ($5-10), unless you have a high PR. Although they also seem to have pretty low standards and don't require you write that much. Many of the jobs I've looked at don't require any PR and you only need to write 50-100 words.
Link Sales - I've also noticed that there is great demand for finance text links on sites like Digital Point Forums. This high demand has also pushed prices up higher than general hobby sites. I saw one person look for $18 per month for a PR4 link and there were a number of responses from people looking for further info. Normally you'll struggle to get $10 for other niches.
Re-Sale - Since the last PR update a number of blogs have gone up for sale for quite a few thousand $$$. Many of them have only been a few months old yet people are prepared to pay big bucks for sites which already have links, content, readers and income. I don't know if selling dailydosh.net is something that I'll do but it'll certainly be something to consider in a few months time. I would have to take into consideration my time and cost in creating content and getting links. This technique is often called "flipping".
Traffic Considerations - The finance market is pretty saturated. It would take a lot of work, time and links to get good ranking in Google. I'm not so concerned about this because a lot of advertisers are more interested in PR. The only problem is that Google has been taking away the PR of many bloggers who write sponsored reviews. This is why PPP have introduced RealRank which will eventually replace PR.
However other sites such as blogsvertize may keep using PR as their main way of calculating fees. One thing you'll learn about making money online is that there is no single "right" method. Don't expect things to stand still either, keep reading blogs and make sure you don't get left behind.
Review Jobs - I've been a member of PPP for some time now and have been frustrated by the number of "pay day loans", "mortgage advice" and "credit card application" jobs that have been available. OK, so I could slip a few in now and again to my other blogs but I really think it can be a turn off if your readers are visiting your blog to read about health, gardening or cars.
They normally don't pay all that well ($5-10), unless you have a high PR. Although they also seem to have pretty low standards and don't require you write that much. Many of the jobs I've looked at don't require any PR and you only need to write 50-100 words.
Link Sales - I've also noticed that there is great demand for finance text links on sites like Digital Point Forums. This high demand has also pushed prices up higher than general hobby sites. I saw one person look for $18 per month for a PR4 link and there were a number of responses from people looking for further info. Normally you'll struggle to get $10 for other niches.
Re-Sale - Since the last PR update a number of blogs have gone up for sale for quite a few thousand $$$. Many of them have only been a few months old yet people are prepared to pay big bucks for sites which already have links, content, readers and income. I don't know if selling dailydosh.net is something that I'll do but it'll certainly be something to consider in a few months time. I would have to take into consideration my time and cost in creating content and getting links. This technique is often called "flipping".
Traffic Considerations - The finance market is pretty saturated. It would take a lot of work, time and links to get good ranking in Google. I'm not so concerned about this because a lot of advertisers are more interested in PR. The only problem is that Google has been taking away the PR of many bloggers who write sponsored reviews. This is why PPP have introduced RealRank which will eventually replace PR.
However other sites such as blogsvertize may keep using PR as their main way of calculating fees. One thing you'll learn about making money online is that there is no single "right" method. Don't expect things to stand still either, keep reading blogs and make sure you don't get left behind.
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