Let's Talk - Where Are You With Your Online Business?

[mktgbiz]

Been hammering the Internet for right at 10 years now.
Written ebooks.
Published e-newsletter to 4,000 subscribers.
Started blogs.
Earned affiliate commissions.

Still scratching my head.........

[blkeeslar]

I have a question for the group. Some time ago I was a member of the private group and Terry and Angie helped me alot with setting up my blog. I dropped out of the private group because my husband was ill and I did not have the time to devote to the forum nor my blog. I like the way my blog is set up, and I have a few posts on it but here is my issue, I am not interested in the subject I chose: Online shopping tips and my favorite products. I have no desire to write product reviews. I find that I am more intersted in a personal blog about aging and staying healthy (I can still promote products I believe in and use).

I would like to keep the name BilliesFinds because its my ebay and amazon ID, is this wise or should I go in a different direction?

If I were to keep the name what do I do with the articles that I have on the siite? Should they be redirected and maybe put on a blogger blog?

The other day Jim Cockrum stated in his newsletter SEO id Dead, that kind of statement if I choose to buy into this, it makes it harder to do the work of a blog.

My blog is http://www.Billiesfinds.com

Billie

[angienewton]

Hi Billie! Welcome back. I would just keep your blog name and not worry about it. You're going to optimize posts and pages not the domain so I wouldn't worry about it.

SEO is not dead lol If you do it correctly, it works.

I would keep your blog posts, just file them under appropriate categories as you go along. Just start writing about the things you want to write about.

Hope to see you back in the elite forum for more in depth brainstorming.

[Lynn Terry]

Right now I am no where with my online business but soon I would love to see myself somewhere atleast making some money by following a lot of the advice on this website..

Been hammering the Internet for right at 10 years now.
Written ebooks.
Published e-newsletter to 4,000 subscribers.
Started blogs.
Earned affiliate commissions.

Still scratching my head.........

Be sure to post a new thread with any questions you have, and let's dig in! ;-)

[Lynn Terry]

I have a question for the group. Some time ago I was a member of the private group and Terry and Angie helped me alot with setting up my blog. I dropped out of the private group because my husband was ill and I did not have the time to devote to the forum nor my blog. I like the way my blog is set up, and I have a few posts on it but here is my issue, I am not interested in the subject I chose: Online shopping tips and my favorite products. I have no desire to write product reviews. I find that I am more intersted in a personal blog about aging and staying healthy (I can still promote products I believe in and use).

I would like to keep the name BilliesFinds because its my ebay and amazon ID, is this wise or should I go in a different direction?

If I were to keep the name what do I do with the articles that I have on the siite? Should they be redirected and maybe put on a blogger blog?

The other day Jim Cockrum stated in his newsletter SEO id Dead, that kind of statement if I choose to buy into this, it makes it harder to do the work of a blog.

My blog is http://www.Billiesfinds.com

Billie

Great to see you, Billie!

I agree with Angie. And for SEO to be dead, all of the search engines would have to... disappear. :P Just start blogging on the topics you want to focus on, they are still tips & products (ie "finds"). And be sure to target the keyword phrases people are searching for related to your topics as you write.

*cheers*

[alexray]

Hello everyone!

I am Alex, and one of the new members of the website! Being accepted here happened at a perfect time for me as I am getting discouraged with my businesses. I am a beginner who has made many many mistakes so far and is learning from them, but right now I feel I am stuck for I don't know exactly what to do next.

In September last year I purchased an affiliate course from another person and I also paid for somebody to create a whole niche website for me with article spinning, etc. As you can imagine, I invested quite a lot of money with a wordpress premium theme, article writing, keyword research software, and more recently with link building, but all of my 5 websites are not getting any traffic (around 1 or 2 visitors a day) and I had ZERO sales so far.

I am pretty sure my first mistake was to pick the wrong keywords and one thing is leading to another.On the other hand, I am confident I can still fix the websites and start to make some money, because it's been "only" 4 months I own these websites.

I am hoping to get lots of advice from you guys and from Lynn, and maybe contribute with what I have learned so far. One thing I can say for sure: I am not afraid of failing and learning from my mistakes, and I am also very persistent and enjoy educating myself on what I do. I have no marketing background or similar, but I have been listening to many podcasts related to internet marketing, because I want to succeed really badly in this business!

Sorry for the long post, thank you guys for your comments!

Cheers,
Alex

[angienewton]

Alex,
Definitely come and post to brainstorm in the elite section below. We can dig in and get your site(s) turned around.

[alexray]

Will do! Thanks for the reply, angie!

[Lynn Terry]

Welcome Alex

I look forward to brainstorming with you in the private members area! Your experience is common, but that's not a good way to start a solid online business. Outsourcing link building in particular can really shoot you in the foot. I'm glad you joined us. I look forward to seeing what you do in 2014 - and hearing GREAT results!! ;-)

[camrog]

Hi,

I'm brand new in the business. Looking for direction at this point.