Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored how to use Pinterest as an alternative traffic source to Google. Today, I’m wrapping up this fun series by: Let’s make sure your Pinterest efforts actually result in website visitors, not just pretty pins š ā ļø Pinterest Traffic Traps to Avoid After managing multiple Pinterest accounts and making plenty […]
Continue readingLast week, we talked about Pinterest search intent and how it differs fundamentally from Google. Today, let’s get practical and look at your actual content. As I already mentioned before, not all posts that succeed on Google will work on Pinterest. In fact, some of your highest-performing Google content might be your biggest Pinterest fails. Let’s figure […]
Continue readingLast week, I showed you how I identified 650k monthly search potential on Pinterestfor one of my websites. Remember my Baby š Website that was hit with a legal action?I can totally use this strategy to revive it! (once I get more time ahaha š ) But here’s the unpleasant truth: search volume alone won’t get you traffic. […]
Continue readingMany of you have been asking for more details about my Pinterest strategy since I mentioned it’s becoming my traffic lifeline post-HCU. You already know I’m getting solid traffic to my websites from Pinterest… But what you don’t know is how I determined which of my websites had Pinterest potential in the first place. And today, I’m showing you exactly how I assessed whether one […]
Continue readingDo you have an old website (or a few) that you once poured your heart and soul into, only to watch it now collecting dust at the 100th position in the SERPs?I still do! š As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, selling these sites is definitely possibleāeven in todayās market. But the real question is: Should you? š¬ Looking […]
Continue readingThatās why some online entrepreneurs donāt get too attached to their assets (not like me haha). Instead, they flip websites as a core monetization strategy š° In the pre-HCU era, this was a reliable business model. But what about now? š¤ Is anyone still sellingāand more importantly, buyingāwebsites? š¤ Can you still flip sites in the post-HCU world? Let me share what Iāve learned š©āš My […]
Continue readingI just walked out of a closed-door Mediavine webinar where their leadership team shared insights about the future of display advertising. The shift that’s happening could fundamentally reshape how content creators monetize their work in the years ahead š¤ In an industry where everything can change overnight, staying informed about major shifts isn’t just helpfulāit’s vital for survival š The publishers […]
Continue readingToday, as promised, I’d like to tell you about my first Pinterest-oriented website that I created after the HCU. A Journey Through Art and AI It was November 2023, two months after the HCU crashed hundreds of online businesses, mine included š Burned out after a brutal 2023, I wanted to create something visual and fun that was different from my usual […]
Continue readingWhere does everybody get website traffic these days? Social media. Facebook: A Love-Hate Relationship The first source is Facebook. I already mentioned in one of my previous newsletters that Facebook hates sending outbound traffic. However, it can be a reliable traffic source if your niche has a lot of news that people want to read (for example, travel) or complex instructions people […]
Continue readingIn my previous newsletter, I talked about how just a few weeks ago, Mediavine booted websites with AI-generated content out of Journey, their lower-tier ad platform. They also reported the domains of these websites to DeepSee, the agency that works to classify and demonetize low-quality content across all ad networks. As I mentioned earlier, I wasn’t affected, but I’m eagerly learning everything I […]
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