Comments on: Build A Mini-Site Empire: Free Video

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:29:09 +0000

Hi Mark,
When submitting articles for the $5 mini site I noticed the following:

In the $5 mini-site eBook I need to submit the 1st Article to the top 3 directories and the 2nd to include the top 3 plus top 15-30 article directories and so on…

In your video about the $5 mini-site the 1st Article goes to the top 5 directories and the 2nd to include the top 5 plus top 35 article directories and so on….

In the your audio interview with Josh Spaulding the 1st Article goes to the top 5 directories and the 2nd top 30 -50 article directories and so on….

From experience which option of the 3 would be most favourable to promote a mini-site?

Regards

Julian

By: Evan Beck

Evan Beck — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:09:01 +0000

Thanks for the quick response. That helps as I am doing some KW research right now.

Are you full-time IM yet? In your video you mention that you still have a regular job. Your site is a great resource and is much appreciated.

By: Mark E. Mason

Mark E. Mason — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:23:29 +0000

Definitely WITHOUT since this is how most people search.

By: Evan Beck

Evan Beck — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:16:34 +0000

Mark,

When you test longtail keywords for PR on Google, do you search “with” or without “” quotation marks surrounding the keyword phrase? This would make a bog difference in the search results.

Thanks a bunch!

By: Julian

Julian — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:45:22 +0000

Hi Mark,

Regarding the $5 mini site, is it required for the targeted keyword phrase in the article to be exactly the same as the title? Example “get out of credit card debt” Can I use “7 easy steps to get out of credit card debt” as a title.

By: Niall

Niall — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:58:24 +0000

Agreed Mark

I just find that for the purpose of protecting my markets it’s easier to work with personas/pen names.

Plus if you’re passionate about the niche then the persona will come easily and be extremely convincing and downright honest

A little imagination goes a long way – without lying of course!

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:26:35 +0000

I like that idea. I don’t consider protecting your identity lying (neither did Mark Twain or Dr. Seuse). Just don’t lie about the products and you should be fine.

By: Niall

Niall — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:47:45 +0000

Hi Julian,

I agree with Mark on this – the more “natural” your page looks the better. Plus bear in mind the human review factor.

I’m starting to work with the ideal of personalities for About Me pages. One per niche and just create a person that suits that niche. I don’t mean flat out lie about it but it definitely adds to the “feel” of any site overall. People are then dealing with a real person if you get me?

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:52:27 +0000

I definately would. Privacy is required by AdSense TOS, and contact is rumored to impact rankings (although I am not so sure about that).

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:43:30 +0000

Hi Mark,

Do I need to add Contact and Privacy Policy pages as suggested in your video to my website? This was not mentioned or covered in Caroline Middlebrooks ebook and videos.

Regards

Julian

By: Mike Radvak

Mike Radvak — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:57:27 +0000

Thanks, I checked view source and it looks good.
I also – greatly – appreciate your warning me about having someone click on my site.

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:33:26 +0000

Well, I would certainly never recommend that you ask a person in another city to click one single time on your site. That would be against the AdSense TOS. So, I would never recommend that, even though it would confirm proper operation.

However, you should do a “view source” in your browser and make sure that your adsense ID is in the code correctly and that there is nothing in the code about “test mode”.

By: Mike Radvak

Mike Radvak — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:14:30 +0000

Yes, I think so – no clicks though. How do I check. Just 100 beause it’s new, but I figured I’d get some percent.

By: Mike Radvak

Mike Radvak — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:47:29 +0000

Yes, I think so – no clicks though. How do I check. Just 100 beause it’s new, but I figured I’d get some percent.

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:38:05 +0000

Well, 100 clicks is a pretty small sample. Are you sure that your adsense ads are configured properly?

By: Mike Radvak

Mike Radvak — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:49:08 +0000

About a week ago, I put up the website and have been following your $5 a day techniques with 4 articles submitted. I’m starting to get traffic, but no click throughs – over 100 page visits and 0 clicks.

Help please?

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:25:13 +0000

Hi Mark,

I came across a number of free article marketing spinning programs/software. Is there a specific free article marketing spinning program/software that you could recommend to assist with article marketing of my first $5 mini-site?

Regards

Julian

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:06:19 +0000

I definitely go for some sites in the $1 – $5 — I have one site, for example, that makes $3 every day. I am happy with that.

By: Niall

Niall — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:11:04 +0000

Hi Mark,

One thing I noticed in the Spyfu research is that there are VERY few niches in the $1 – $9 range. I’ve only found 2 so far (not credit cards or mortgages lol – tried that before. Boring!)

Is there a lower limit that you consider to be worthwhile in terms of profitability – say $1 – $5?

Thanks for your input in advance

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:38:41 +0000

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By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:14:15 +0000

Hi Mark,
Which hosting provider would you recommend for the $5 dollar mini sites?

Regards

Julian

By: Mark Mason

Mark Mason — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:03:25 +0000

Yes, since most article directories have a 300 word requirement, that is recommended. EZA has a 400 word requirement if you want to use 4 words in your anchor text in your resource box (I think) — so longer is recommended for them in that case.

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:56:49 +0000

Hi Mark,
Should the article lengths of all 26 keywords selected for the $5 minisite be approximately 300 words?
Looking forward to your reply.

Regards

Julian

By: Murray

Murray — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:55:33 +0000

Thanks for the video and ebook download. I read it this afternoon and am already putting Josh’s instructions in place. Will let you know how it goes.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:42 +0000

Is there an ACID TEST for building a site to be monetized? The sooner one knows a site is NOT going to be profitable, the sooner one can begin building one that IS. I’m looking for a rule of thumb here, not necessarily a scientific algorithm.