Comments for BANS Today http://www.banstoday.net My Build a Niche Store (BANS) Journey Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:43:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Xmas Test Site Update by mbpage http://www.banstoday.net/xmas-test-site-update/comment-page-1/#comment-393 mbpage Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:43:16 +0000 http://www.banstoday.net/?p=388#comment-393 It's early days yet Tao. I will give it at least 3 months before coming to any firm conclusions. It's not something I would have tried normally but I do have a lot of time for Ed Dale and the 30 Day Challenge so I thought it was worth a go. As I've said previously building dozens of links manually for niche sites is simply too time intensive so I'm a bit of a sucker for anything that helps automate the task. It’s early days yet Tao. I will give it at least 3 months before coming to any firm conclusions. It’s not something I would have tried normally but I do have a lot of time for Ed Dale and the 30 Day Challenge so I thought it was worth a go. As I’ve said previously building dozens of links manually for niche sites is simply too time intensive so I’m a bit of a sucker for anything that helps automate the task.

]]> Comment on Xmas Test Site Update by Tao http://www.banstoday.net/xmas-test-site-update/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Tao Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:03:29 +0000 http://www.banstoday.net/?p=388#comment-382 Do you find Traffic Bug a good investment? Do you find Traffic Bug a good investment?

]]> Comment on Do You Test? This is Huge by mbpage http://www.banstoday.net/do-you-test-this-is-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-364 mbpage Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:41:23 +0000 http://www.banstoday.net/?p=380#comment-364 Andrew You make a very good point about the affect on EPN. I think the stores would do as well maybe better from an EPC point of view. However, EPN isn't keen on content free sites themselves these days. Don't know why as it makes them more money but thats the way it is. The biggest risk, if it is a risk (who knows) is that EPN decides it doesn't like those sites and terminates your account. That statement may scare but does it increase the risk of termination? Again, who really knows. Andrew

You make a very good point about the affect on EPN. I think the stores would do as well maybe better from an EPC point of view. However, EPN isn’t keen on content free sites themselves these days. Don’t know why as it makes them more money but thats the way it is.

The biggest risk, if it is a risk (who knows) is that EPN decides it doesn’t like those sites and terminates your account. That statement may scare but does it increase the risk of termination? Again, who really knows.

]]> Comment on Do You Test? This is Huge by Andrew@Fossils for sale http://www.banstoday.net/do-you-test-this-is-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Andrew@Fossils for sale Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:47:55 +0000 http://www.banstoday.net/?p=380#comment-363 Interesting. I've got some old BANS sites that are doing OK in Yahoo with nothing more than 3WL pointing at them, hadn't really considered the opportunities in building more. They usually have 1 - 2 articles on them but nothing on the store pages of note. Actually, they are still indexed by Google and the one with the most content gets about 50% of its (very long tail) traffic from Google. They are BANS 2.0 stores, I have a suspicion that the footprint Google uses for its mass de-indexing is specific to BANS 3.0. Thanks for the post - it seems like it might be worth dusting off BANS and trying a few stores again. How do you think these basic BANS stores would play with EPN? Interesting. I’ve got some old BANS sites that are doing OK in Yahoo with nothing more than 3WL pointing at them, hadn’t really considered the opportunities in building more. They usually have 1 – 2 articles on them but nothing on the store pages of note. Actually, they are still indexed by Google and the one with the most content gets about 50% of its (very long tail) traffic from Google. They are BANS 2.0 stores, I have a suspicion that the footprint Google uses for its mass de-indexing is specific to BANS 3.0.
Thanks for the post – it seems like it might be worth dusting off BANS and trying a few stores again. How do you think these basic BANS stores would play with EPN?

]]> Comment on Do You Test? This is Huge by mbpage http://www.banstoday.net/do-you-test-this-is-huge/comment-page-1/#comment-362 mbpage Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:47:30 +0000 http://www.banstoday.net/?p=380#comment-362 Claire It certainly made me think. I'm going to make sure I build a couple of old style stores with content on the home page and nothing else and see what happens. It will probably have to be a 6 month test but it will be interesting. And well done on the proper use of Keyword Luv. I've noticed most commenters just leave comments on the post about Keywordluv which sort of defeats the purpose! Tao I'll be looking for your results with interest. My BANS sites certainly get more eBay clicks than content laden wordpress ones where the auctions have to be "dug out". Provided the EPC is reasonable I believe there is still a lot of life in this type of site. Of course it might be short lived if the intergration of BING with YAHOO goes ahead as planned. Claire

It certainly made me think. I’m going to make sure I build a couple of old style stores with content on the home page and nothing else and see what happens. It will probably have to be a 6 month test but it will be interesting. And well done on the proper use of Keyword Luv. I’ve noticed most commenters just leave comments on the post about Keywordluv which sort of defeats the purpose!

Tao

I’ll be looking for your results with interest. My BANS sites certainly get more eBay clicks than content laden wordpress ones where the auctions have to be “dug out”. Provided the EPC is reasonable I believe there is still a lot of life in this type of site. Of course it might be short lived if the intergration of BING with YAHOO goes ahead as planned.

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