Just a heads up on Geo service domains

golddiggerguy · 22-09-2009, 11:39:11 AM

I have around 125+ Geo domains one example here. Not great looking at all and in need of a real design. (to be actioned v soon)

Out of the 125 I'd say 70ish are live and between them over the past around 12 months have made �7xx ish from just Adsense.

To buy 125 domains at �7 = �875 Give a few more weeks and they will have paid for the domains and hosting for all domains.

Last year and beginning of the year was pence a day (34p) but lately it's varying from �4 to �10 a day. I haven't touched them in months too.

They will also then be indexed well and ready for paying local companies to advertise on.

This is really a push for anyone wanting or has some local domains to push ahead. Want any tips just ask!

My goal along with my main Local site is to be pulling in at least �10k a month from them all, this time next year.

springer · 23-09-2009, 11:49:28 AM

V. well done. Have you concentrated on Hull mostly?

golddiggerguy · 23-09-2009, 11:57:58 AM

Yes just Hull (for now) as we want to use it to get known and to get to know companies. Need to raise a Brand Awareness really. We're local to Hull this would save a lot of travelling and been local will hopefully seem better value and warmer than your call centre Yell's, Touch Locals, FreeIndex's, as we'll have faces to a voices and names etc

We'll use it as a bridge to offer other services, SEO, Web design, Marketing, PR, etc.

Will look at other cities closer to home but sticking with Hull for the minute and building a proven working model that we or others can use elsewhere.

RSK3000 · 25-09-2009, 09:02:06 PM

Do you do much SEO work on each one i.e. backlinks etc

golddiggerguy · 25-09-2009, 09:08:33 PM

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Do you do much SEO work on each one i.e. backlinks etc

Only SEO done (so far) would be on the titles and URL structure but as of yet no backlinks or regular posting.

That will come in October and hopefully boost the ratings/rev quite a bit.

Posting businesses on them should be half the work, back links will come from businesses wanting a little discount

and a few other tricks as well should help.

Again still need a new design for them all too, again thats an October job and fingers crossed this time next year it all should be worth the effort.

devolution · 26-09-2009, 02:16:55 AM

I think it's possible to earn what you are thinking about...

BTW, did you use WP for all the sites, or just some?
I'm still debating whether to use my ever diminishing time

to create a custom CMS dedicated to creating minisites in seconds.... It's possible, I spoke to someone who knows a bit of PHP and coding that might be able to assist, but he's pretty busy these days too...

golddiggerguy · 26-09-2009, 08:43:09 AM

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BTW, did you use WP for all the sites, or just some?

- I think all are on WP yes. If not all 125+ will be soon with a new design.

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I think it's possible to earn what you are thinking about... -

The monthly amount of 10k is 100% possible, theirs around 100 sectors included in the varying domains. If you do your sums it wouldn't take many from each sector a month to add up at �60 pa. 1 new business in each sector a month for 12 months would be �6k a month

Not saying it's a breeze to do but this model should open other doors to offering other paying services too.

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I'm still debating whether to use my ever diminishing time to create a custom CMS dedicated to creating minisites in seconds -

As for the CMS would be nice but I do like WP with it's ever growing plug-ins etc

You only can try

RSK3000 · 26-09-2009, 09:41:16 AM

This is all good stuff - thanks for sharing it with us. I am told that there is a lot of duplicate content in the wordpress software itself, so you get penalised by Google, so its not a good idea to use wp for mini-sites - not sure how true this is, though.

golddiggerguy · 26-09-2009, 09:57:05 AM

The only downside/s with all of this it would cost approx �1k to set up domains, hosting, freelances (if needed) etc.
Huge amounts of time and effort before any real rev comes in.
You can't be a back bedroom job to run this correctly! i.e. Need telephone number (not home), there to answer calls (not at work).

We are really looking for back links to our mini sites and sector pages now if anyone wants to offer links. In return for links elsewhere. (Indirect swop)

We have had a few companies contact us through the mini sites saying can we be included on them and pointed them to the main site to sign up which is good!

RSK3000 · 26-09-2009, 11:13:41 PM

The thing is this is going to become a full time job for someone if you want to do it right.

What I'm going to do with my geo - generics is try to get 3 - 5 sites generating some decent income and use that to finance the building out of the others. Can't see any other way because having 100 sites with two paying customers on each seems the hard way to do it. Launching two and three related sites at a time, building them out, then moving forward seems a better way forward, for me at least.

22-09-2009, 11:39:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
golddiggerguy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hullywood Posts: 3,361 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 58)	Just a heads up on Geo service domains I have around 125+ Geo domains one example here. Not great looking at all and in need of a real design. (to be actioned v soon) Out of the 125 I'd say 70ish are live and between them over the past around 12 months have made �7xx ish from just Adsense. To buy 125 domains at �7 = �875 Give a few more weeks and they will have paid for the domains and hosting for all domains. Last year and beginning of the year was pence a day (34p) but lately it's varying from �4 to �10 a day. I haven't touched them in months too. They will also then be indexed well and ready for paying local companies to advertise on. This is really a push for anyone wanting or has some local domains to push ahead. Want any tips just ask! My goal along with my main Local site is to be pulling in at least �10k a month from them all, this time next year. __________________ Body Confidence - - Humber.TV - - Hull Fair - Vintage Watches Last edited by golddiggerguy; 13-11-2009 at 11:12:57 PM.

23-09-2009, 11:57:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
golddiggerguy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hullywood Posts: 3,361 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 58)	Yes just Hull (for now) as we want to use it to get known and to get to know companies. Need to raise a Brand Awareness really. We're local to Hull this would save a lot of travelling and been local will hopefully seem better value and warmer than your call centre Yell's, Touch Locals, FreeIndex's, as we'll have faces to a voices and names etc We'll use it as a bridge to offer other services, SEO, Web design, Marketing, PR, etc. Will look at other cities closer to home but sticking with Hull for the minute and building a proven working model that we or others can use elsewhere. __________________ Body Confidence - - Humber.TV - - Hull Fair - Vintage Watches Last edited by golddiggerguy; 26-09-2009 at 09:41:16 AM.

25-09-2009, 09:02:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
RSK3000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 371 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	Do you do much SEO work on each one i.e. backlinks etc __________________ 1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|

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devolution Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 758 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 6)	I think it's possible to earn what you are thinking about... BTW, did you use WP for all the sites, or just some? I'm still debating whether to use my ever diminishing time to create a custom CMS dedicated to creating minisites in seconds.... It's possible, I spoke to someone who knows a bit of PHP and coding that might be able to assist, but he's pretty busy these days too... __________________ Champange.co.uk \| Music.co.ltd.uk \| Domains.co.ltd.uk \| Search.co.ltd.uk eGPS.co.uk - cheap GPS! \| MobileConnection.co.uk - bargain phones & FREE LAPTOPS!!

26-09-2009, 09:41:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
RSK3000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 371 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	This is all good stuff - thanks for sharing it with us. I am told that there is a lot of duplicate content in the wordpress software itself, so you get penalised by Google, so its not a good idea to use wp for mini-sites - not sure how true this is, though. __________________ 1\|2\|3\|4\|5\|

23-09-2009, 11:49:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
springer Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 445 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	V. well done. Have you concentrated on Hull mostly?

26-09-2009, 09:57:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
golddiggerguy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hullywood Posts: 3,361 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 58)	The only downside/s with all of this it would cost approx �1k to set up domains, hosting, freelances (if needed) etc. Huge amounts of time and effort before any real rev comes in. You can't be a back bedroom job to run this correctly! i.e. Need telephone number (not home), there to answer calls (not at work). We are really looking for back links to our mini sites and sector pages now if anyone wants to offer links. In return for links elsewhere. (Indirect swop) We have had a few companies contact us through the mini sites saying can we be included on them and pointed them to the main site to sign up which is good! __________________ Body Confidence - - Humber.TV - - Hull Fair - Vintage Watches

26-09-2009, 11:13:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
RSK3000 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 371 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	The thing is this is going to become a full time job for someone if you want to do it right. What I'm going to do with my geo - generics is try to get 3 - 5 sites generating some decent income and use that to finance the building out of the others. Can't see any other way because having 100 sites with two paying customers on each seems the hard way to do it. Launching two and three related sites at a time, building them out, then moving forward seems a better way forward, for me at least. __________________ 1\|2\|3\|4\|5\| Last edited by RSK3000; 26-09-2009 at 11:20:21 PM.

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