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Went Hot: November 1, 2007 - 10:17 pm
Posted By: Lyndon 309 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: Online Marketing
Aaron Wall is so good, he manages to extract maximum information from the least amount of words. It takes a lot of time and money to get where Aaron Wall is, most do not have the motivation or ability to sacrifice that which is needed.
An inspiring story of one domains' rise to value.
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Nice linkbait, you get a Spinn for this..:
I am not so sure I would label this as linkbait, I would call it useful information designed to enhance the experience of the reader of the blog.
I realise it's easier to squeeze all that into a one word labels, but labels are more often than not inaccurate.
Lyndon I would agree with your assessment of both the post and Aaron.
What struck me most in the article was the idea of investing and reinvesting in yourself and your business. I'm sure it's something most of us do anyway, but it's always a good reminder. I was also very impressed with the last section of the post with the advice "Don't Become a Commodity."
Aaron's been talking a lot about avoiding be commoditized (is that a word?) for a number of months now.
The domain that the author claimed to receive an offer of $17,500 for was not originally purchased for $6 but as he states $2,500. Title is inaccurate description of the article.
Your right Mark there are two domain valuations referenced and I muddled the figures.
Absolutely right, Aaron - investment now!
The window of opportunity on the internet is closing tighter and tighter - that means you have to work harder and harder, and be prepared to invest, in making the sites you want to achieve something actually do so.
2c.
"How to take a $100 investment to a $500 payoff using 2 months of part-time specialized labor which you got for free" doesn't have quite the same ring to it...
I would have found the claim much more credible had it been phrased that way. That is a useful skill to learn, especially for beginners. As fun as it is to point to the high schooler from a broken home who makes 7 figures from MySpace templates, I think it is more important that folks be told you can with much higher probability make $10k a year from making something which people in an underserved vertical will buy, and then proceeding to sell it to them.
That article isn't going to get Spinned or Dugg, sadly.
Similarly, for those of a domainer bent, you could automate things to the point where you spend $10,000 on 100 niche domains, spend two months writing or commissioning content and ranking them all, and then monetize the best and sell the rest. Seems like a whole lot of work to me relative to polishing one apple but, hey, the Internet supports all types.
Meh. I have legit sites that rank well in quite competitive marketplaces. All sites have to start off somewhere though.
That article mentioned one domain that went from $2,500 to over $17,500 and one domain that went from $6 to $500.
Both happened in the course of two months, with about an hour or two of work on each site. And the bigger one is producing nice cashflow... something like $10,000 per hour of work. Of course I will reinvest, and as I do that $ per hr might drop a bit, but the profit numbers will get a lot bigger...only because I chose to reinvest though.
My point was not to create crappy sites...my point was that if you create something of some level of value then it is probably worth reinvesting in it.
My question is WHAT'S wrong with "linkbait?" Isn't that the idea so long as the content keeps the promise of he headline and he information is valuable?
Aaron's articles impress me everyday with the amount of substance each one brings to the table. Yesterday, I read this for the first time, took notes and compiled a "cheap directories" list that I'll take a look at after the weekend.
What is it with this igorthetroll and linkbait? He had a go at me for the same thing. Is he a psycho?