Comments on: Mini Sites for PPC are dead http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/ CDF Networks - Pay Per Click and Affiliate Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: PPC CPA Great Reads! | BareFly.com Make Money Blogging http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-13124 PPC CPA Great Reads! | BareFly.com Make Money Blogging Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:03:31 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-13124 [...] Mini Sites For PPC Are Dead [...] […] Mini Sites For PPC Are Dead […]

]]> By: Mike http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-10170 Mike Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:24:33 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-10170 Chad - Any thoughts about how this might affect sites of small business owners trying to drive traffic to call their number or visit their retail location? For example, my father is a lawyer and his site has been around forever and ranks well (thank god) but its only a few pages deep and the goal is to drive people to contact him. Does Google consider this a "thin affiliate" site? I am myself about to launch a minisite however I have an 800 number to drive traffic to. Based on this though I might add some community functionality like a forum and video feeds to add more content and make it more of a destination. Oh well, I guess this is just another reason to start exploring other marketing methods. Chad - Any thoughts about how this might affect sites of small business owners trying to drive traffic to call their number or visit their retail location? For example, my father is a lawyer and his site has been around forever and ranks well (thank god) but its only a few pages deep and the goal is to drive people to contact him. Does Google consider this a “thin affiliate” site?

I am myself about to launch a minisite however I have an 800 number to drive traffic to. Based on this though I might add some community functionality like a forum and video feeds to add more content and make it more of a destination.

Oh well, I guess this is just another reason to start exploring other marketing methods.

]]> By: AdVic http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-10127 AdVic Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:13:22 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-10127 Chad - For a newbie like myself what do I need to make a full-blown site - can i be done using Wordpress or do I need something more sophisicated ? If so what ? Thanks. Chad - For a newbie like myself what do I need to make a full-blown site - can i be done using Wordpress or do I need something more sophisicated ? If so what ? Thanks.

]]> By: Geordie http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9779 Geordie Thu, 22 May 2008 17:56:47 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9779 I think what you're noticing in terms of sites no longer working without a meaty back-end may also be due to Google breaking down each market vertical and arbitrarily deciding what Quality Scores for each of those verticals "should" be. They've used terminology like "low quality topic" or "niches without a solid market reputation" to describe evolutions in Quality Score metrics lately. No doubt this also come from their wanting to lure big advertisers not currently working with them in some of those verticals and jacking the rates on the existing competition to make room for bigger players. When a well-known brand name comes to a "lower quality niche" they bring some legitimacy with them, and likely end up with lower QS. Oftentimes affiliates are just 'in the way' of the bigger opportunity. I think what you’re noticing in terms of sites no longer working without a meaty back-end may also be due to Google breaking down each market vertical and arbitrarily deciding what Quality Scores for each of those verticals “should” be. They’ve used terminology like “low quality topic” or “niches without a solid market reputation” to describe evolutions in Quality Score metrics lately. No doubt this also come from their wanting to lure big advertisers not currently working with them in some of those verticals and jacking the rates on the existing competition to make room for bigger players. When a well-known brand name comes to a “lower quality niche” they bring some legitimacy with them, and likely end up with lower QS. Oftentimes affiliates are just ‘in the way’ of the bigger opportunity.

]]> By: Mayank - Make Money Online http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9770 Mayank - Make Money Online Thu, 22 May 2008 03:43:02 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9770 This makes sense. It might take more work, to build a destination site, but in the long term it would be really worth it. PPC should really be used as an additional source of traffic, organic is the way to go. This makes sense. It might take more work, to build a destination site, but in the long term it would be really worth it.
PPC should really be used as an additional source of traffic, organic is the way to go.

]]> By: B-Man http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9766 B-Man Wed, 21 May 2008 20:31:28 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9766 This is Bull. Mini sites still work fine. B-Man This is Bull. Mini sites still work fine.

B-Man

]]> By: Mini Sites and Landing Pages for Affiliate PPC are Dead - 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9764 Mini Sites and Landing Pages for Affiliate PPC are Dead - 5 Star Affiliate Marketing Blogs Wed, 21 May 2008 17:31:09 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9764 [...] build a full blown 20 page destination site just to test an offer, do you? Chad just blogged this: Mini Sites for PPC are dead - “So where I do I see the current/future status of PPC landing sites? All of the new offers [...] […] build a full blown 20 page destination site just to test an offer, do you? Chad just blogged this: Mini Sites for PPC are dead - “So where I do I see the current/future status of PPC landing sites? All of the new offers […]

]]> By: Chris http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9756 Chris Wed, 21 May 2008 04:34:45 +0000 http://www.cdfnetworks.com/mini-sites-for-ppc-are-dead/#comment-9756 I usually try to build all sites with SEO and organic traffic in mind. Where do you see the border when a mini-site turns into a real website? 20 pages original (unique content)? 30? 40? I usually try to build all sites with SEO and organic traffic in mind. Where do you see the border when a mini-site turns into a real website? 20 pages original (unique content)? 30? 40?

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