Would you post your dev. mini-site(s) please? - Page 5

Fragger · 08-27-2008, 09:39 PM

Quick little blog I whipped up tonight about Womens Shoes

bartolomo · 08-28-2008, 06:13 AM

Fragger,
Thanks for the links to the directories and also that javascript link. It works on most of the sites I tried and saves a lot of typing.
I have just gotten into domaining, and have some parked at WP. I also just went live with my first developed site, done with Joomla.

BRIC Stock Picks

Pretty basic, I know, but it is my first attempt. Joomla is great, but there is a learning curve.

bartolomo

netmeg · 08-28-2008, 08:44 AM

I'm not done yet, but this is my first attempt at messing with Wordpress (I converted an existing HTML mini-site) Unfortunately AdSense is having some problems with the targeting, but once I finish adding some more movie-related text, it hopefully will toss up some more relevant ads.

http://www.wheelerandwoolsey.com/

GILSAN · 08-28-2008, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by netmeg

I'm not done yet, but this is my first attempt at messing with Wordpress (I converted an existing HTML mini-site) Unfortunately AdSense is having some problems with the targeting, but once I finish adding some more movie-related text, it hopefully will toss up some more relevant ads.

http://www.wheelerandwoolsey.com/

Looks very nice Meg. Do their movies already have voice over or were they still silent like Charlie Chaplin?

netmeg · 08-28-2008, 09:42 AM

They were all talkies; they performed live in vaudeville before they made their first movie in 1929. It's a pet project for a friend of mine who collects a lot of their memorabilia.

NameClerk.com · 08-28-2008, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by netmeg

I'm not done yet, but this is my first attempt at messing with Wordpress (I converted an existing HTML mini-site) Unfortunately AdSense is having some problems with the targeting, but once I finish adding some more movie-related text, it hopefully will toss up some more relevant ads.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/parking-and-traffic-monetization/502144-would-you-post-your-dev-mini.html

http://www.wheelerandwoolsey.com/

I agree. It looks great. It's an extremely tight niche. It might be tough to get focused Adsense ads.

netmeg · 08-28-2008, 10:12 AM

It's been up with ads for four or five years now. Normally it gets fairly well targeted movie ads, but I'm going to try a Netflix/Blockbuster affiliate ad. It obviously doesn't get a lot of traffic, except when 1) TCM shows one or more of their movies, then traffic goes very high - and there's five of them coming up - or 2) The NYT or LAT uses one of their movies as a clue in a crossword puzzle, as happened last month - was driving me crazy trying to find out the source for the traffic, as they were all coming from Google and Yahoo and all searching on the same string - then I mentioned it to my mom, and she said "Oh, that was a clue in my crossword puzzle this morning!" ork ork ork. Now I know how many people cheat on crossword puzzles!
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

But I also wanted to get some nuts and bolts experience with WordPress, as I have five or six blogs I wanted to get going (including my own, so watch out) and three clients want corporate blogs as well. Next one should go a lot faster and easier than this one.

DotUSDomains · 08-28-2008, 10:25 AM

A new site of mines

www.greatoceanroadonline.com/

Look out for AntiSpyware.us and ClassicCars.us

Both will look like the above but with more featues.

DNBro · 08-28-2008, 12:22 PM

Especially in a kind of situation converting number of parked domains to minisites, I find it very difficult to manage one by one submission to search engines. There is any bulk option or tools for search engine submission, building backlinks etc.

nunki · 08-28-2008, 12:30 PM

What are some of the times you all are experiencing before google indexes the url's in your sitemap? Although some of my pages are in google's index, webmaster tools reports that none of the url's from my sitemap are there. Im asking this because I am very new to minisites, and am curious how well I handled the seo, but if nothing is indexed, then no visitors, and nothing to gauge content on. Ive submitted the site to google, yahoo, open directory and two dozen or so other online directories.

Im just curious, because if the site gets good traffic, then I may actually pay godaddy for a year of hosting instead of the crappy free hosting that I have now.

netmeg · 08-28-2008, 12:53 PM

I never submit anything to search engines anymore, truly, it doesn't speed things up. If you have a GWT account, then submit sitemap - you'll usually get indexed in anywhere from two days to four weeks.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

The absolute quickest way to get indexed is to put a single link to the home page of your minisite (you don't have to list every page) on one of your other already-indexed sites. For me, it works every time. You don't have to leave it there if you don't want to (and you probably shouldn't if it's not terribly relevant to the first site) but it will be enough to kickstart the Googlebot into visiting your site.

I can't remember who at Google told me, but I heard once from someone in a position to know told me that the submission forms are more there for PR than any real usefulness.

nunki · 08-28-2008, 01:04 PM

Good info thanks. Unfortunately, the only 2 sites I have are yet to be indexed, but I have placed links on each others sites to point at the other. Suppose Ill just have to wait and see. Im looking forward to seeing how well/poor these do, as I really like building minisites, and would like to continue.

netmeg · 08-28-2008, 01:43 PM

Then if you have a friend with a site, see if you can get him to place a link to you for a bit; if his site is already indexed, a week should do it.

advaita · 08-28-2008, 02:21 PM

Harkster you got a typo on your mathematics site - 'mathmatics'

Lots of excellent looking mini-sites - anyone care to say how much they make and where the revenue comes from ? I've got a site - www.andreiarshavin.com - it gets some traffic but makes practically no money

henniemeijer · 08-28-2008, 05:04 PM

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nunki · 08-28-2008, 07:27 PM

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Harkster you got a typo on your mathematics site - 'mathmatics'

Lots of excellent looking mini-sites - anyone care to say how much they make and where the revenue comes from ? I've got a site - www.andreiarshavin.com - it gets some traffic but makes practically no money

Ive only got the two I listed previously in this thread. One of them has about 5 pages while the other has 10. Ive been focusing on the hybrid car site more as its adsense will pay better (I think). Im hoping the car site will make enough to justify paying for hosting, and some left over....but we'll see. Ill report back if any of these ever start getting clicks. I have high hopes, because the sites were really easy to make, and if they get enough clicks per month, I may just start making more with some of my domains.

blaknite · 08-30-2008, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by netmeg

I'm not done yet, but this is my first attempt at messing with Wordpress (I converted an existing HTML mini-site) Unfortunately AdSense is having some problems with the targeting, but once I finish adding some more movie-related text, it hopefully will toss up some more relevant ads.

http://www.wheelerandwoolsey.com/

Where did you get the netflix affiliate banner from? Do they have thier own affiliate program, or is it from somewere like commision junction?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

BTW, on your wordpress site I didn't figure this out for quite a while but wordpress doesn't automatically insert meta keywords or meta description tags. Looking at the source you are probably using a seo plugin that gave you a keword tag, but you still don't have a description meta tag. You can edit the theme to put in the tag and also to insert the adsense targeting code in various places. My first blog was continually getting ads about blogging instead of targeted to my content.

barefoottech · 08-30-2008, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by netmeg

I never submit anything to search engines anymore, truly, it doesn't speed things up.
I can't remember who at Google told me, but I heard once from someone in a position to know told me that the submission forms are more there for PR than any real usefulness.

Exactly , I usually find the same . No problem getting google to list. they have even indexed newly regged names with hours of registration. I find a simple link placed on my higher ranked and visited sites will do it. URL submission services are so "Old School" SEO now anyway, due to excessive spamming.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

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http://arrange-finance.com

***Corey*** · 08-30-2008, 02:37 PM

some example of my sites are

Fusion Explorers
Credit Card Counselling
Sneez
UK Nightlife
Credit Score

Cheers
Corey

GILSAN · 08-30-2008, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by coreyg

some example of my sites are
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

Fusion Explorers
Credit Card Counselling
Sneez
UK Nightlife
Credit Score

Cheers
Corey

Have been reading this thread from the beginning and I do find that you have great mini-sites. You seem to have a preference for dark or black backgrounds with red text, which are great colors but are also dificult to read a lot of the time. I'm saying this from a customers point of view.

Keep up the great work Corey

Hopper · 08-30-2008, 04:29 PM

Here's one I created last month.

Koh Samui Travel

bartolomo · 08-30-2008, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Barefoottech

Exactly , I usually find the same . No problem getting google to list. they have even indexed newly regged names with hours of registration. I find a simple link placed on my higher panked and visited sites will do it. URL submission services are so "Old School" SEO now anyway, due to excessive spamming.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

UPdate on latest sites
http://personal-computer.biz
http://arrange-finance.com

Barefoottech,
I know if both you and nutmeg are not submitting to search engines and going the same route, pasting link on your other sites, then that's the way to do it. Thanks to both of you---yet again.

netmeg · 08-30-2008, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by blaknite

Where did you get the netflix affiliate banner from? Do they have thier own affiliate program, or is it from somewere like commision junction?

I specifically wanted Netflix, so I went to their website and found that their affiliate program was being handled by LinkShare. So I signed up with them. They have some other big names they handle as well.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144

Quote:

BTW, on your wordpress site I didn't figure this out for quite a while but wordpress doesn't automatically insert meta keywords or meta description tags. Looking at the source you are probably using a seo plugin that gave you a keyword tag, but you still don't have a description meta tag. You can edit the theme to put in the tag and also to insert the adsense targeting code in various places. My first blog was continually getting ads about blogging instead of targeted to my content.

Thanks. Yea, I am using the All-In-One-SEO plug in, and I have the ability to add the tags for every post and page, I just haven't gotten to it yet. I'm not too worried about it in the short term, because the old site was already ranking well in its niche, and I have all the old pages 301'd to the new ones. But between all my other sites and endeavors, plus football season starting up (I just sat through a long very hot loss to Utah) I put that on the back burner.

***Corey*** · 08-31-2008, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by GILSAN

Have been reading this thread from the beginning and I do find that you have great mini-sites. You seem to have a preference for dark or black backgrounds with red text, which are great colors but are also dificult to read a lot of the time. I'm saying this from a customers point of view.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144
Keep up the great work Corey

Thanks for the compliments and feedback Gilan...

I do have other sites too with light backgrounds

Insurance Search
Credit Score
Credit Card Counselling
http://www.20001.info/ a work in progress

Cheers
Corey

bartolomo · 08-31-2008, 06:09 AM

coreyg,
Really like the bright Joomla templates. Sharp and clean. Mind sharing where you got them? Thanks.

08-27-2008, 09:39 PM	#101 (permalink)
Fragger NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 287	Quick little blog I whipped up tonight about Womens Shoes __________________ Domain Parking Companies Payday Loan Reviews

08-28-2008, 08:44 AM	#103 (permalink)
netmeg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,601	I'm not done yet, but this is my first attempt at messing with Wordpress (I converted an existing HTML mini-site) Unfortunately AdSense is having some problems with the targeting, but once I finish adding some more movie-related text, it hopefully will toss up some more relevant ads. http://www.wheelerandwoolsey.com/ __________________ Watching idiots online since 1985...

08-28-2008, 09:42 AM	#105 (permalink)
netmeg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,601	They were all talkies; they performed live in vaudeville before they made their first movie in 1929. It's a pet project for a friend of mine who collects a lot of their memorabilia. __________________ Watching idiots online since 1985...

08-28-2008, 10:12 AM	#107 (permalink)
netmeg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,601	It's been up with ads for four or five years now. Normally it gets fairly well targeted movie ads, but I'm going to try a Netflix/Blockbuster affiliate ad. It obviously doesn't get a lot of traffic, except when 1) TCM shows one or more of their movies, then traffic goes very high - and there's five of them coming up - or 2) The NYT or LAT uses one of their movies as a clue in a crossword puzzle, as happened last month - was driving me crazy trying to find out the source for the traffic, as they were all coming from Google and Yahoo and all searching on the same string - then I mentioned it to my mom, and she said "Oh, that was a clue in my crossword puzzle this morning!" ork ork ork. Now I know how many people cheat on crossword puzzles! ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144 But I also wanted to get some nuts and bolts experience with WordPress, as I have five or six blogs I wanted to get going (including my own, so watch out) and three clients want corporate blogs as well. Next one should go a lot faster and easier than this one. __________________ Watching idiots online since 1985... Last edited by netmeg; 08-28-2008 at 10:16 AM.

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08-28-2008, 06:13 AM	#102 (permalink)
bartolomo NamePros Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 58	Fragger, Thanks for the links to the directories and also that javascript link. It works on most of the sites I tried and saves a lot of typing. I have just gotten into domaining, and have some parked at WP. I also just went live with my first developed site, done with Joomla. BRIC Stock Picks Pretty basic, I know, but it is my first attempt. Joomla is great, but there is a learning curve. bartolomo

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DNBro ValidDomains.com Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,505 Follow @TopSelling	Especially in a kind of situation converting number of parked domains to minisites, I find it very difficult to manage one by one submission to search engines. There is any bulk option or tools for search engine submission, building backlinks etc.

08-28-2008, 12:30 PM	#110 (permalink)
nunki New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19	What are some of the times you all are experiencing before google indexes the url's in your sitemap? Although some of my pages are in google's index, webmaster tools reports that none of the url's from my sitemap are there. Im asking this because I am very new to minisites, and am curious how well I handled the seo, but if nothing is indexed, then no visitors, and nothing to gauge content on. Ive submitted the site to google, yahoo, open directory and two dozen or so other online directories. Im just curious, because if the site gets good traffic, then I may actually pay godaddy for a year of hosting instead of the crappy free hosting that I have now.

08-28-2008, 12:53 PM	#111 (permalink)
netmeg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,601	I never submit anything to search engines anymore, truly, it doesn't speed things up. If you have a GWT account, then submit sitemap - you'll usually get indexed in anywhere from two days to four weeks. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=502144 The absolute quickest way to get indexed is to put a single link to the home page of your minisite (you don't have to list every page) on one of your other already-indexed sites. For me, it works every time. You don't have to leave it there if you don't want to (and you probably shouldn't if it's not terribly relevant to the first site) but it will be enough to kickstart the Googlebot into visiting your site. I can't remember who at Google told me, but I heard once from someone in a position to know told me that the submission forms are more there for PR than any real usefulness. __________________ Watching idiots online since 1985...

08-28-2008, 01:04 PM	#112 (permalink)
nunki New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19	Good info thanks. Unfortunately, the only 2 sites I have are yet to be indexed, but I have placed links on each others sites to point at the other. Suppose Ill just have to wait and see. Im looking forward to seeing how well/poor these do, as I really like building minisites, and would like to continue.

08-28-2008, 01:43 PM	#113 (permalink)
netmeg Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,601	Then if you have a friend with a site, see if you can get him to place a link to you for a bit; if his site is already indexed, a week should do it. __________________ Watching idiots online since 1985...

08-28-2008, 02:21 PM	#114 (permalink)
advaita Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,518	Harkster you got a typo on your mathematics site - 'mathmatics' Lots of excellent looking mini-sites - anyone care to say how much they make and where the revenue comes from ? I've got a site - www.andreiarshavin.com - it gets some traffic but makes practically no money __________________ Best Selling Ebooks * Stocks and Shares * Radley Bags * Chronographs * Cameras Under $300 * How to Trade Stocks Online * Netbooksfor Kids * Geiger Counter Kits * Machetes

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