Community - nichepursuits.com » All Posts https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/forum/niche-sites-blogging-and-seo/feed/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:26:37 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-US https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/bolt-on-ebay-store-instead-of-woocommerce-or-shopify/#post-15784 <![CDATA[Reply To: Bolt-On eBay Store instead of WooCommerce or Shopify]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/bolt-on-ebay-store-instead-of-woocommerce-or-shopify/#post-15784 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:37:09 +0000 Colin Ma It is fine to link to your eBay account, especially as PoC. I’m not sure how that would affect conversions, but I think it’s a good idea to test with your eBay account before taking the time to set up WooCommerce & Shopify.
By the way, I don’t check this every day – if you want a faster response the discord group is your best bet.

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/bolt-on-ebay-store-instead-of-woocommerce-or-shopify/#post-15781 <![CDATA[Bolt-On eBay Store instead of WooCommerce or Shopify]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/bolt-on-ebay-store-instead-of-woocommerce-or-shopify/#post-15781 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:57:05 +0000 Tony Fowles Hello, Iโ€™m debating putting direct products on my site so it isnโ€™t just affiliate stuff, I have products I can send within the UK relatively cheaply – my question is, is it worth setting up WooCommerce or Shopify for something Iโ€™m just trying out?
When I looked at WooCommerce before, it seemed like a lot to setup and Shopify seems expensive as an initial outlay, especially for an experiment.
I have a business eBay account so would it do any harm simply directing clicks to this?

Hope this makes sense,

Thanks,
Tony

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15767 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15767 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:56:56 +0000 Tony Fowles My one project is tanking despite just doing some more content with unique images and a short Facebook campaign to get more of a following; but I’m not too worried as it seems Google has a lot of working out to do with its updates and my site seems to ride the waves, if that makes sense.

My second project is what I think I’ll focus on as it’s the best one for monetising in terms of intent and products, but in my naivety I figured the first one had more volume and as a passion project I wouldn’t get bored of it…

I’ll find the figures after work but the main one has gone from around 1,500 impressions and around 12-15 clicks to 600 impressions and 8 clicks.

My back up project has leaped past that one with barely any input with over 3000 impressions and 18 clicks.

Those figures probably seem like barely anything compared to other sites on here but I was very happy to reach past 3000 impressions, especially as it’s mostly from a few pages on things I know specifically about through my day job.

Long story short, I need to switch projects and work on the boring one in which I have direct experience in and spend more time on branding and creating content.

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/diversifying-traffic-with-google-discover-challenge/#post-15765 <![CDATA[Diversifying Traffic with Google Discover (Challenge)]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/diversifying-traffic-with-google-discover-challenge/#post-15765 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:31:03 +0000 Colin Ma Have you ever been interested in diversifying traffic away from SEO? While there are many ways, Google Discover is another great traffic source.

In fact, using advice that aligns with some shared trade secrets from our weekly calls, I’ve been able to get almost 21,000 page views in the last 28 days from Google Discover! Better yet, there are more calls in the Pro community (https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/) to help you learn more about how to better diversify your traffic and build your business.

If you’re a part of the pro community you can participate in our Google Discover challenge. The winner will be receiving $500/cash. While that’s nice, the true value of this is being able to get additional traffic, diversify traffic, and build your brand. Join the community to be eligible to win the prize, or follow along here and post updates to participate informally.

Hot tip with discover: Leverage celebrities when you can ๐Ÿ˜‰

Feel free to ask me any questions about Google Discover, the challenge, or the community!

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15760 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15760 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:55:39 +0000 Colin Ma Awesome! How’s it going on the one project so far? How many posts do you have, monthly traffic, etc?

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15736 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15736 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:09:45 +0000 Michael Weibel I’m just (re)starting after dabbling in affiliate marketing with limited success 10 yrs ago so I don’t have specifically relevant experience to cite, but a lifetime of experience in other endeavors makes me agree 100% with a very narrow focus until you get going. That said, I totally relate to the Tony’s comment about “shiny objects”, that challenge prevented my success the first time I tried as I shifted from one marketing idea, niche or product to another. I so hated the idea of potentially wasting my effort for months on an unsuccessful niche or channel (blogs, video, podcasting, Adwords, membership sites, Kindle books, SaaS, etc, etc) that as soon as another idea came along I would shift. But I now realize that there’s ALWAYS a better idea (and frequently they’re not really better, just different), but my mistake was not getting enough content created for any one idea/niche to allow it to become successful. Just my 2 cents, but I agree with focusing on content until you get traction before moving on. What’s the old saying “Chase 2 rabbits and you’ll catch none.” ๐Ÿ™‚ (Sorry for the long post!)

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15562 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15562 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 20:26:48 +0000 Tony Fowles Thank you both! I definitely need to knuckle down and spend more time on *one* project, building one enough for it to make enough money to outsource make a lot of sense too.

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15554 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15554 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:40:22 +0000 Brodi Cole I agree with Colin. I started a second site before my first site was making decent money and my split focus made both of them grow more slowly. If you’re not outsourcing anything, build one until it’s making you some money to outsource at least some of the work. I wish I’d done it that way.

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15542 <![CDATA[Reply To: How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15542 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:17:59 +0000 Colin Ma I would focus on just 1 until you get traction. How consistent are you in working on the site? If you can spend about 10-15H/week I’d say that should be enough to see traction, assuming you are making effort into doing good SEO.

]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15370 <![CDATA[How Many Sites?]]> https://brandbuilderscommunity.com/topic/how-many-sites/#post-15370 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:56:58 +0000 Tony Fowles Hello everyone,

This is aimed more for people who are building their sites in their spare time like me, not outsourcing content and just building when they have a couple of spare hours each day/week.

I have two main sites after making myself not create any more (shiny objects), one being an information site with affiliate sprinkled in and aimed broadly at the US and globally. This one is a hobby type one in natural sciences niche.
My other is aimed at a UK audience and a DIY niche based on my expertise in my day job (17 years experience) with affiliate and in the future digital products/SAAS if I can pull it off.

How many sites do you guys manage and do you split the time between making blogging content and social media/email or just focus on content?

Interested in knowing how you guys do it, I’ve been going a couple of years now and still struggling to get traction!

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