Finally some love from the big G
By Mike | July 17, 2008
It has only taken three years, but I am finally getting some love from Google with my Beijing Olympic site. Perhaps it is too early to mention this, but I couldn’t help writing about it.
Search engine traffic has jumped from 10 to over 70 per cent overnight. It’s weird because I have ranked well in MSN and Ask for some keywords.
I have some good inbound links and have done everything above board. I have spent zero on advertising but have spent many hours writing guest posts and trying to craft good content that gets links.
Persistence is the key to anything. I think many people would have given up long ago if they were in the position I was in with my site.
It might sound corny but I believe:
persistence + passion = profit
I know you can make money from researching obscure, long tail key word phrases, but if you have no interest in that particular topic, I think your only passion will be in making money rather than making a website or info product that is any good.
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3:29 pm on July 18th, 2008
Nicely done! Quick question though, do you mean that SE traffic from Google has jumped from 10% of all traffic to 70% of all traffic?
I’d be REALLY keen on you releasing a total breakdown/write-up about the “journey” of the site and it’s final worth once the olympics are over. It would make for an interesting read.
4:24 pm on July 18th, 2008
I have been keeping a diary of the different traffic generation techniques I have been using. It’s only about 15 pages so far and have been a bit slack lately, but I think it will be valuable information to anyone who wants to create a site around a single event, like the Olympics.
To answer your question, basically yes.
12:36 pm on July 19th, 2008
3 years! Im impressed – I guess you really have to have a niche you are passionate about or it would be just be dreadfuly boring! Im looking forward to the ebook! Are you going to do it all over again for London?
1:11 pm on July 19th, 2008
Lissie, ask me after the Olympics and I will tell you if it is worth it or not.
London interests me less than Beijing.
12:02 pm on August 27th, 2008
Wondering what your final verdict was on the Olympic website?