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Question for the experienced webmasters....

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by joshril, Apr 2, 2005.

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    I was just wondering what kind of expectations are realistic for a new site and how much site promotion you guys and gals put into your sites. I was spending 2-3 hours daily promoting my spyware site and my traffic really picked up... I have devoted less time over the past week to work on some other projects and have noticed a pretty decent dip in traffic. What are some things I can do to create some momentum in traffic or are my expectations too high for a site that has been up 1 month. I have been promoting my newest site in the same manner as the spyware site. Surely y'all that have several sites don't spend 2-3 hours per site?? If anyone has any suggestions on what I should be doing, marketing ideas, or even what my expectations should be based on the time a site has been up, I would appreciate it very much...
     
    joshril, Apr 2, 2005 IP
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    anthonycea Banned

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    First off tell us how you are promoting the sites now other than forums, are webmasters your target market?
     
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    No, webmasters aren't my targets... I haven't really done much forum promoting other than in related forums (i.e. insurance forums and computer forums). I have submitted to several directories, gotten a few backlinks, and done some classifieds advertising...
     
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    Then you will have to first identify the target of each site before anyone can help :eek:
     
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    The target is pretty broad... The spyware site appeals to any beginner to intermediate computer user worldwide.. and the insurance site appeals and could be useful to anyone 20-60 in the US.... Using this info and going back to the original post, any suggestions...
     
    joshril, Apr 2, 2005 IP
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    Just a note in general.....

    I maintain many sites, which requires many hours of work... I actually do spend 2-3 hours per site per day and I notice the same things you do..

    The more you put in, the more you get out.... I have definetly noticed that the more time I spend on a site, the more successful it becomes... You have to be aggressive if you want a site to work.. The net and markets in general are getting completely saturated....

    To be on top, it takes alot of work... :)
     
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    That's kinda what I was thinking and I appreciate the reply. I have a couple of other sites in the works and maybe I have too many irons in the fire. I will probably just focus really hard on the sites I have online right now and devote the time to sites that have already proven they can generate some revenue. Thanks again.
     
    joshril, Apr 3, 2005 IP