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Things are getting interesting.
Through the meticulous efforts of the better half, we already have 4 articles on Ezinearticles.
Traffic-wise,
I’m still not getting any traffic from the search engines. Traffic is 100% from search engines. The direct traffic mostly came from me and the other half, when we wanted to see how our site looks like after editing.
Here’s a screenshot of our traffic from Ezinearticles. About 5.5% clickthrough rate.
Not phenomenal, but decent, so I’m leaving it as it is for now.
Earnings-wise, we’ve made a total of $0.32, purely from adsense.
I was getting slightly disappointed that we weren’t getting sales from the affiliate products we were promoting. I wanted to suggest to the better half some ideas about how to bring more attention to our affiliate links.
In order to do that, I wanted her to understand more about what we’re promoting, so I clicked on the link, and…
*BAM!*
404 Error!!
And I got a huge scolding from the better half for screwing up when I’m supposed to be the “expert”.
Turns out that Gotrythis wasn’t setup properly on my server.
Horrified, I went to check out my links on this blog as well, and…
*BAM*!
I couldn’t access them either!
How wonderful.
The better half wants me to make a public apology to all the visitors of the blog, which I curtly refused.
Huge lesson learnt though; always check your links!
Anyway, the action plan for now is to slow down on articles submission.
I might get her to drive some traffic from Yahoo! Answers, but mainly, now what we want to do is to witness the power of 3 Way Links.
Again, to learn what it’s all about, read SEO Myths. Why not? It’s free!
I apologize for the goofup. I guess this is what happens when careless people do live case studies.
Stay tuned for more good stuff to come.
Kang is a 23 years old internet marketer from Singapore. He typically fools around online trying out different money-making methods and having alot of fun in general. Funnily enough, he is also an Adwords Certified Professional, web copywriter, hardcore PPC affiliate marketer, website freelancer, multiple-sites-owner, amateur graphics designer and master procrastinator. Even more eccentrically, he writes his own bio from a third-person perspective, as though he was talking about some other legendary bloke. Kang sincerely hopes that this blog does more than entertain; that it helps the reader make a little money on the side as well. If you like this blog, please feel free to subscribe to his mailing list, where he will blast you to bits with stupid affiliate offers.
By Hooi Wai Kei on Jan 16, 2008 | Reply
The 3 Way Links link does not work. I want to know what discount we can get from buying through your link
By admin on Jan 18, 2008 | Reply
Wai Kei,
3 Way Links is down for the moment; I emailed Jon about it and he says that he’s doing a major server upgrade so it might take some time.
There’s no discount for buying through my link, but if you buy it as a one time offer after downloading his ebook from here, you can get it at $37.