So it’s been a couple of months since I last updated my SEO case study but I’ve been getting a lot of questions and emails about it so here’s another update for everyone that’s following along!
If you haven’t already checked out the first four parts of the case study then I recommend starting at part one so that you can see what I’ve done so far to build up a profitable website from scratch.
I haven’t had a huge amount of time to dedicate to WineAeratorWorld.com over the last couple of months due to being extremely busy with other projects but despite being slack the site is continuing to steadily increase in sales, traffic and rankings in the search engines… and that’s what I love about building profitable SEO sites – once they’re up and earning you can go away from it for months at a time and they will still sit there making you money on autopilot.
Update: This case study was done a while ago now and I ended up giving the site in the case study away to the winner of a competition who failed to renew the domain (despite it making money!). So even though all of the strategy is still here along with screenshots and all that jazz you wont be able to visit the actual site anymore!
So here is what I’ve done since I last updated…
New Products…
Since my last update I’ve added a total of eight new products to the site:
You’ll notice I’ve started to expand into some other closely related wine products like wine decanters and stands. I’ve made my way through many of the top searched aerators so have decided to move onto some other untapped wine products that get a decent amount of searches.
Adsense Integration…
I’ve also added some Adsense to make some extra income alongside Amazon:
It’s only been up for a few days now but has already made a few extra bucks and compliments the Amazon products well.
New Backlinks…
Naturally I’ve also been building some more backlinks on various authority websites:
Traffic Continues to Increase…
As can be seen in the traffic stats below the site has increased in visitors every month so far. The site is now just over 6 months old but is getting a regular stream of traffic from the search engines for all sorts of keywords:
Rankings Continue to Increase…
The site continues to do well in the search engines and since my last update has started to rank really highly for a lot of different keywords.
At the time of writing this the site is currently sitting on page #1 for ‘Wine Aerators’:
And on page #2 for the keyword ‘Wine Aerator’:
It’s also currently ranking in the #2 spot for ‘Best Wine Aerator’:
And is comfortably sitting in high positions for many of the product keywords:
Sales Continue to Increase…
Since the last update the site has also made a whole bunch of new sales for various products through the Amazon affiliate program and it’s been steadily increasing month after month:
So what’s next?
If you’ve been following the case study from the very beginning then you should have a pretty good idea now as to how you can set up simple but profitable niche website.
And whilst I’d love to continue this case study far into the future the truth is I just have too many other projects going on at the moment.
So instead I’ve decided to do something a bit crazy….
I’m going to give away WineAeratorWorld.com to one lucky blog reader!
I would absolutely love to make someone’s day and to help them kick start their affiliate marketing career – and what better way to do this than by giving away an already established and profitable website that they can build upon.
All of the hard work has been done for you. You’ll just need to focus on adding more content, building more backlinks and growing it like a motherfucker!
I’ll be sending out an email with full details of the competition to all of my newsletter subscribers next Wednesday the 12th of September so if you’re not already on the list make sure you get on there now.
[UPDATE: Competition has ended and the site has been given away.]
Jay,
your a good man if you hook someone up with that site. Thanks for all you do, my newest site is up and running and I am loving it. if you want to check it out its at http://buydogjackets.com Thanks again jay your info is great
Looks great man! Good job. and its auto pilot now. I do find it hard to find good products and also rank them high. I spend hours long into the night trying to boost rank but it does very little to boost ranking 🙁
Been following you for a few weeks now, would love to see some Youtube videos on how you do this all step by step?
Hope i get the site 🙂
Hi Jay,
Thought you went MIA, you do come from TAS so your excused. I tried amazon as a affiliate and didn’t have much luck at all compared to the same websites I built for Adsense made alot more money. But I can say my biggest sale in amazon was when someone bought a $2.5K watch and I got $140 commission. Other than that Adsense is always been my choice over Amazon associates. Thanks for the case study .
Nigel
Brisvegas
Nice! Just resurrected my old website with the hope of monetizing it. I was wondering, what theme are you using?
oh nevermind… I should have read step 1 first 😛
Hell yes .. now if I do this a hundred times in 6 months I’ll be making bank. Jay, you’ve got to be more generous with your ‘information products’ online than anyone else I’ve ever seen. Thanks for doing this case study.
Hey,
I can’t find fantastico
Sorry, did I hear right that they let the domain expire? Wow. Most know that the big money is in selling these off and if it is a profitable site you wont have trouble selling it.
Nice blog bruv, good to see another Aussie that likes his cush and IM.
I am reading this after the fact but why did the winner not keep this site going?! I t could have been rocking through the holiday season…such a waste. I’m going to see if i can buy this domain and bring it back. I bet its to late though.
I have been watching your videos and reading your articles for a while.
I really want to get into affiliate marketing, but amazon does not allow people in my state to work for them because of tax reasons. Is there a good site like amazon that i could use to sell products?
Well, you can try commission junction. Do a google search for affiliate programs.
You can also do AdSense.
You can use click bank for affiliate marketing.
Soooo I get about 400 uniques a day to my site from the hundreds of reaction videos linking to my site, tons of blogs linking, ect. Just started capitalizing on the traffic and using some tactics you talk about in your site. Keep it up man. Thanks. You are awesome! Email me if you have suggestions:) I’ll keep reading!
Hey jay! I never post on anybodies blog. But I have to on yours. I have been trying to make some money on the internet for a little over a year now. I have made some money this far. But I want to commend you on your no BS attitude. Throughout this time I have read reports, E books and still I find that the information provided is not complete. You are doing it different! Thanks man!
Hi Jay,
Thank you for a very comprehensive look at how to make a profitable niche site!
Really great information! Have yet to find an individual on the net that’s as honest and straight-forward as you and I am addicted to your videos lol. You should definitely have more giveaways in the future!