Hey all, this is my first post on GFY so be gentle.
Although I am not a newbie to blogging and running my own website, I did just open up my first adult oriented website. If you are familiar with those deal, bargain and coupon sites like retailmenot.com and fatwallet.com, mine is quite similar only for adult. (Shameless plug: it's in my sig)
So because my site is a bit different than following the same rules as starting an affiliate site or a TGP site I was hoping the GFY community can help a guy out. Some background on the site before the questions...
I plan to monetize the site as an affiliate site in that those coupons I discover and share will generate affiliate dollars. As more traffic comes in I will take direct advertising but now those banner slots are being held by affiliate banners. The site is built on wordpress and I am using a coupon theme that I have customized a bit to fit my unique niche. I know content is king and that is what brings in higher positions on SERPs. To help with that I am trying to add as many coupons as I can find to bolster the initial postings while supplementing those with "blog posts" that consist of porn news link dumps, opinion pieces on things adult related, random dirty jokes, etc. The site is less than 3 weeks old so as you can imagine traffic is rather meager at the moment. But I do know these things take time.
I know that nudity and explicit sex acts and all the tried and true techniques are what bring in traffic. Unfortunately since I have created a few successful blogs that are non-adult, my hosting company that I have chosen is non-adult friendly. So rather than pay for separate hosting on a server that is okay with explicit images I am choosing to keep it PG-13 and piggy back a hosting plan I have already paid for. Also, since the web is flooded with that kind of stuff anyways I was hoping that the lure of coupons and sales and saving money on porn would entice a different type of traffic. I could be living a pipe dream believing that, I dunno.
So my questions are:
-- Are link exchanges my best bet to get on the radar and start generating traffic? Or for my type of site just rely on good old content and organic search results for certain key terms will come in time?
-- Most of the affiliates I have joined are the major adult DVD rental/sales companies, i.e. XRentDVD, Wantedlist, AdultDVDEmpire, Gamelink, etc. Suggestions for other content site affiliate programs I should consider?
-- Do content site affiliate programs offer sales and bargains and coupons? (Want to stay within the niche of offering porn at bargain prices.)
-- Any SEO tips you can offer that apply to adult websites vs. sports blogs or news sites since the adult space is so large and competitive?
If you visit my site, poke around and offer up suggestions as to increase the appeal and aesthetics while still working within my current WP theme. All suggestions are good ones because as of right now, making changes will not be seen by too many since the site is so new.
Thanks for your help and looking forward to the day when I am on the other end handing down advice to new smut masters.
Although I am not a newbie to blogging and running my own website, I did just open up my first adult oriented website. If you are familiar with those deal, bargain and coupon sites like retailmenot.com and fatwallet.com, mine is quite similar only for adult. (Shameless plug: it's in my sig)
So because my site is a bit different than following the same rules as starting an affiliate site or a TGP site I was hoping the GFY community can help a guy out. Some background on the site before the questions...
I plan to monetize the site as an affiliate site in that those coupons I discover and share will generate affiliate dollars. As more traffic comes in I will take direct advertising but now those banner slots are being held by affiliate banners. The site is built on wordpress and I am using a coupon theme that I have customized a bit to fit my unique niche. I know content is king and that is what brings in higher positions on SERPs. To help with that I am trying to add as many coupons as I can find to bolster the initial postings while supplementing those with "blog posts" that consist of porn news link dumps, opinion pieces on things adult related, random dirty jokes, etc. The site is less than 3 weeks old so as you can imagine traffic is rather meager at the moment. But I do know these things take time.
I know that nudity and explicit sex acts and all the tried and true techniques are what bring in traffic. Unfortunately since I have created a few successful blogs that are non-adult, my hosting company that I have chosen is non-adult friendly. So rather than pay for separate hosting on a server that is okay with explicit images I am choosing to keep it PG-13 and piggy back a hosting plan I have already paid for. Also, since the web is flooded with that kind of stuff anyways I was hoping that the lure of coupons and sales and saving money on porn would entice a different type of traffic. I could be living a pipe dream believing that, I dunno.
So my questions are:
-- Are link exchanges my best bet to get on the radar and start generating traffic? Or for my type of site just rely on good old content and organic search results for certain key terms will come in time?
-- Most of the affiliates I have joined are the major adult DVD rental/sales companies, i.e. XRentDVD, Wantedlist, AdultDVDEmpire, Gamelink, etc. Suggestions for other content site affiliate programs I should consider?
-- Do content site affiliate programs offer sales and bargains and coupons? (Want to stay within the niche of offering porn at bargain prices.)
-- Any SEO tips you can offer that apply to adult websites vs. sports blogs or news sites since the adult space is so large and competitive?
If you visit my site, poke around and offer up suggestions as to increase the appeal and aesthetics while still working within my current WP theme. All suggestions are good ones because as of right now, making changes will not be seen by too many since the site is so new.
Thanks for your help and looking forward to the day when I am on the other end handing down advice to new smut masters.
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