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Can you describe how you got your initial traffic? I'm very curious, and will probably be helpful to the community :)
Well, it was basically just getting featured on big blogs, driving links and traffic. Then keeping it going on Twitter. What I do is find junior writers on the blogs, and then discuss the site with them, my story, etc. They will usually do a post. Now my job is to keep it going.
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Well, it was basically just getting featured on big blogs, driving links and traffic. Then keeping it going on Twitter. What I do is find junior writers on the blogs, and then discuss the site with them, my story, etc. They will usually do a post. Now my job is to keep it going.
any numbers on direct/referring/searchengine percentages?
When I Google ipad case, I don't find this site. When I go to google keywords and check ipad case I get 165K searches per month, and that's broad, not phrase. How are so many people finding you?
That's a bit of a problem. We had a very high ranking position on that term #5 or so. Then we suddenly dissappeared on every single term. We're trying to get in touch with Google on this issue - just to make it clear - we did no spam / blackhat.
Google is constantly testing sites and seeing which ones perform well.
I wouldn't be worried unless its still not back in 2-3 days.
Milk it as much as you can...but don't expect to keep it forever.
I think a big problem with trying to rank for trademark terms, is that you'll never beat out apple for the #1 position. So even though "ipad case", is searched 70K+ a month, #2 position will only see a 1/3 of that if lucky.
Congratulations, you've got a live one. Be critical about your prospective partners, and build in a trial period, if at all feasible meet in person.
Sounds like a good plan. First step is finding a partner though!
A good business partner is my opinion about as hard find as a good marriage partner.
And you only really know how good your partner and you work together when you hit a serious obstacle.
Take your time, better to work a little harder and keep your options open for a while than to say 'yes' to someone too early.
This is probably even harder than finding a live startup, you seem to have that one licked though :)
One down, 50 to go or so!
btw, it's 'dilemma'.
since iPad is a registered trademark...you can lose that domain at any time Milk it as much as you can...but don't expect to keep it forever. I think a big problem with trying to rank for trademark terms, is that you'll never beat out apple for the #1 position. So even though "ipad case", is searched 70K+ a month, #2 position will only see a 1/3 of that if lucky.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a bit of a problem. We had a very high ranking position on that term #5 or so. Then we suddenly dissappeared on every single term. We're trying to get in touch with Google on this issue - just to make it clear - we did no spam / blackhat.
We track our search term rankings daily and they frequently drop off the frontpage google results for a day than come back higher up or at the same rank the next day. Google is constantly testing sites and seeing which ones perform well. I wouldn't be worried unless its still not back in 2-3 days.