Sorry for commenting on this old post. I was perusing your post and saw this very useful post.
Just some questions I am currently baffle about. Does a keyword with low search volume but high number of results from search engines qualify as a good keyword ? In your confession ebook, you mention to go for low search volume keywords. So in this case, do I have a chance to rank for this type of keywords ?
Thanks.

that’s great, only 6 pages, very inspiring.

where are you getting traffic from, article marketing?

Jeremy

Remember to build on that momentum by scaling up your niche presence with an authority site, and if applicable, your OWN products (in time).

Your mini-sites can make you a small fortune, BUT – if you want to see this stuff last for years, you’ll need to create something that the market itself will “talk about”.

Mini-sites, review sites and so on are very effective money-makers, but now you need to lay that foundation, as well

Cheers,

-Chris

And so true…i have followed your technique so far and in as little as 2 months…i started a small 6 pages website (very focused niche) and i am looking at profits around $1000 this month…i am amazed….

I am currently adding more page to that sites…
My conversions are excellent just because my keywords a very targeted…

Thnaks to you…i am now preparing other websites that i know are gonna make me some easy money…

Fred.

No, it does not take 6 months to start making sales from SEO. The traffic starts building after a few weeks if you’re targeting keywords that are in-reach, and it simply increases continually until you hit the top rankings (if you stay steady with your kw research and link-building).

I’ve had sites start making initial sales a WEEK after they went live, just from Google, MSN and Yahoo traffic.

To qualify that – yes – it usually takes about 6 months or more for a site to “hit its prime” within the engines, and then the game comes down to multiplication and leverage (taking advantage of the nature of the web; employing other people to drive traffic through affiliate programs, using controversy, having others create content with scripts, forums, etc.)

PPC is a better way for TESTING an offer and driving traffic initially, but let me ask you something:

In 6 months, which do you think you could sell for more?

a) A site making $1000/mth solely from PPC?

OR

b) A site making $1000/mth from a variety of organic, hands-off, free traffic sources like Google?

What I’m getting at is that it’s not that one is “better” than the other.

It’s just that personally, I prefer to build a business based on PERPETUAL income.

And nothing is as “passive” as driving free, organic traffic to generate affiliate sales in big-demand niches.

Remember – PPC is great, but every click costs you, and there’s a limit to how much traffic you can generate (ie. Your budget)

It’s apples and oranges, but REGARDLESS – everyone should seriously consider organic strategies for their profitable campaigns, because not only is it passive – it’s FREE, and it multiplies your profit margins like crazy.

2,000 visitors a day is a LOT sweeter when you’re not paying $0.03 a click…

-Chris

I think I’ve been too concerned with not drowning in a large pool and paddling instead in tiny puddles…i.e. too concerned about competition. Keep writing. Some of us will get it someday

Thanks again – Trevor

That’s why starting now, I’m concentrating on the lessons in your book alone – you’re asking to give it a month, I’ll do better by concentrating on it for 6.

I wish you put up a forum for owners of your book so we can post some questions that need your attention. There’s a wordpress plugin for this and you can get it from this link if you’d be interested: http://www.stuff.yellowswordfish.com/simple-forum/

Manuel