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As far as submitting, mirrors, and linklists go is probably where I have made a big mistake. Funny that you ask that question because today I just compiled a new submit list that is 54 link lists long, up until now I have only been submitting to 12-15 of the biggest link lists, I do get basically every site listed everywhere I submit, but I know I have left a ton of traffic and sales out by going that route. Another thing that I have discovered and have been advised on by a good friend who really knows his SE stuff is that SE traffic for a new domain can take a very very long time to get, as I am now finding out. And that SE traffic is a obviously a pretty big thing, thats why this is something that you have to really keep after for the long haul, not only do you get more SE traffic as you keep building and building but the linklist traffic builds up obviously as well especially at link lists like Green Guy's where the sites get rotated and not listed in order that they were submitted.
As far as the money and sales go, haha, thats definitely a tricky question. That is another place I know I have made a mistake, a mistake that I think I have just very recently fixed, at least for the future when I pick new sites to promote. I have built and submitted tons of free sites for paysites that just flat out laid a huge pile of shit conversion wise and retention wise on revshare. There are days that I made 5 sales off my free sites, but not as many as I would like quite honestly, had I not picked so many paysites that did so shitty I do think there is a very good chance that I would be at 5 sales a day for an average, but there is no way to really tell, other than to keep building and going on from what I have learned. I really think now that if I had been submitting to more link lists and picked better sites I could be making more than double what I am making now, if not more than that. Now that its getting to be close to a year that I have been doing this I definitely have learned a ton and see that I have made a lot of mistakes along the way, only thing I can do is continue and not make the same mistakes again.
One bad thing that goes along with free sites is that it is such a long term thing (but this ultimately is the best thing about it, haha go figure) and it really takes a long time to see how something is gonna do for you since it takes so long to build up enough traffic to really gauge something on. But really I think my learning curve goes along with what many webmasters have told me or me reading what they have said. The first year is the learning year, the second year is the year where you have corrected your mistakes and you oughta really be getting somewhere by the end of your second year, and in the 3rd year you oughta be rolling in the dough, hahaha (at least that is my goal). Of course rolling in the dough for me may not even pay another person's living expenses. But what you said about 10 sales a day, that is pretty much the area I would like to be in as well as thats gonna end up being over 100 grand a year. Another thing to keep in mind is that its just not about just the actual free sites, but its making those free sites all work together as one and to form one big empire for yourself (someone could probably write a book on that, haha).
When I first started doing free sites I had made a promise to myself to stick with a three year plan and no matter what not to give up on it because I have heard so many times that it is such a long term thing and the biggest mistake people make to to give up on them before they even give them a chance. So no matter what I am gonna be here doing free sites until Jan 20th of 2008 and hopefully by then it will have all been worth it and I will have one hell of an adult empire built up for myself and have an excellent long term and steady income for me and my family.
Geez, haha just realized this is turning into a long as hell post, I'll shut up now.
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