To blog or not to blog...what is the best answer?

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  • BlackCrayon
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Jun 2003
    • 19634

    #1

    To blog or not to blog...what is the best answer?

    I'm thinking of turning one of my long running sites into a blog. I'm not sure if its a good idea though. Is it worth installing wordpress, etc or is it better to just write bits and not have to deal with comments, wp updates, ect?
    you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..
  • StarkReality
    Confirmed User
    • May 2004
    • 4444

    #2
    Never mess with an established site, my opinion, too risky compared to the possible reward. Google doesn't like extreme changes of the site structure, the site would recover, but it could take a few months.

    As for the comments and updates: There are plugins that let you auto-update by just pressing a button and I'd disable comments on an adult blog anyway, since ALL comments are spam in adult (ok, maybe 0,1% aren't, if you are lucky).

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    • B2BwithJoeD
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2004
      • 1390

      #3
      Originally posted by StarkReality
      Never mess with an established site, my opinion, too risky compared to the possible reward. Google doesn't like extreme changes of the site structure, the site would recover, but it could take a few months.

      As for the comments and updates: There are plugins that let you auto-update by just pressing a button and I'd disable comments on an adult blog anyway, since ALL comments are spam in adult (ok, maybe 0,1% aren't, if you are lucky).
      Great advice StarkReality, and spam comments run 105% on adult blogs
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      • garce
        Confirmed User
        • Oct 2001
        • 7103

        #4
        If you have an established site already, why not just install Wordpress in a subdirectory?

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        • Ecchi22
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Nov 2005
          • 10012

          #5
          Depends how much your site is developed.. If you'd like to start blogging, better test yourself with new site.. Its a win win thingie

          Final answer, to blog!

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          • BlackCrayon
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jun 2003
            • 19634

            #6
            Originally posted by garce
            If you have an established site already, why not just install Wordpress in a subdirectory?
            The site has been running since 99 but i haven't updated it in years. It still gets some decent traffic but the style is outdated and I really wanted to change up it up and add a lot more content to the index page. I know when i did this to a mainstream site of mine i lost a lot of keyword place i previously had for years, and while I don't want that to happen to this site, I just don't know what to do with it.
            you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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            • johnuno11
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2007
              • 692

              #7
              Originally posted by StarkReality
              Never mess with an established site, my opinion, too risky compared to the possible reward. Google doesn't like extreme changes of the site structure, the site would recover, but it could take a few months.

              As for the comments and updates: There are plugins that let you auto-update by just pressing a button and I'd disable comments on an adult blog anyway, since ALL comments are spam in adult (ok, maybe 0,1% aren't, if you are lucky).


              If your site isn't doing well with revenue and you have had it since 99 this is Really horrible advice.

              My site quickclimax.net used to be a nicely written adult webmaster resource site. I had it up for 8 months and wasn't making shit off the site. I would get around 200 readers a day but still no money.

              Well i decided to convert it into a blog that I would love writing about. So as soon as I convert my site into a blog I write 6 posts within a couple hours and I start getting incredible traffic. So my blog is about 3 weeks old and I'm getting almost 2k UV's a day from AW stats, google analytics 1200 UV's . this 3 week old site has brought in around $200.00 in revenue so far.

              here is a screenshot of my newly converted blog I made 3 weeks ago - http://www.launchimages.com/out.php/t12713_Untitled.jpg
              Last edited by johnuno11; 08-02-2008, 01:00 PM.
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              • johnuno11
                Confirmed User
                • Nov 2007
                • 692

                #8
                http://www.xxxphotosharing.com/image...2nsp25i7c4.jpg a working link.
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                • NY Jester
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2007
                  • 1347

                  #9
                  Couldnt you install WP on a sub domain or a sub directory and feed some traffic from the established site?
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                  • V_RocKs
                    Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 32467

                    #10
                    Not unless you plan to work.. umm post...

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                    • Marshal
                      Biz Dev and SEO
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 15228

                      #11
                      check out this thread in couple of days. you'll get an answer with a lot of details about the topic. no joke.
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                      • Lace
                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 16116

                        #12
                        Originally posted by StarkReality
                        Never mess with an established site, my opinion, too risky compared to the possible reward. Google doesn't like extreme changes of the site structure, the site would recover, but it could take a few months.

                        As for the comments and updates: There are plugins that let you auto-update by just pressing a button and I'd disable comments on an adult blog anyway, since ALL comments are spam in adult (ok, maybe 0,1% aren't, if you are lucky).
                        Here are some recent surfer comments.

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                        • BlackCrayon
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 19634

                          #13
                          Besides fucking with an established site, is there any benefit to installing wordpress vs just using plain old html?
                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                          • klaze
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • May 2008
                            • 2167

                            #14
                            Originally posted by BlackCrayon
                            Besides fucking with an established site, is there any benefit to installing wordpress vs just using plain old html?
                            Wordpress is a great very simple tool for managing your content.

                            Wordpress uses html, css, etc..

                            The blog format is also soo convenient for the surfer.. The idea behind the blog is that someone is personally updating the site every day, once a week or whatever.. So they come back often to check updates..

                            It also ends up keeping an archive of old posts the surfer can view also..

                            all for you.. done.

                            You can redesign it so it doesn't even look like a blog..
                            Last edited by klaze; 08-03-2008, 12:03 PM.

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                            • d-null
                              . . .
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 13724

                              #15
                              I wouldn't mess with it..... keep the same structure, all the same pages intact, but update those pages with a new design

                              there is alot to be said for a good static site that has google respect

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                              • StarkReality
                                Confirmed User
                                • May 2004
                                • 4444

                                #16
                                Originally posted by johnuno11
                                If your site isn't doing well with revenue and you have had it since 99 this is Really horrible advice.
                                Great, looks like you are doing better now. When talking about an "established site", I wasn't referring to domain age only, I was referring to search engine rankings and actual traffic...nothing bad in completely trashing a site and building a new one if it doesn't work as expected and makes you zero money.

                                Now, go invest in your site, if it gets 2k without buying links and additional offpage SEO, it has potential for alot more if you put some money in it. Like every business, zero investment means much smaller returns.

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