Critique my main site plz!

YuuFuu · 2005-11-03, 01:44 PM

Alright guys, tryna get a few tips or some advice from you pros out there

My site is YuuFuu.com, it's not a TGP, LL or anything really... more like a magazine more than anything else I guess.

Hits are alright considering it's pretty new, 2-3k daily, and my logs say about 4.5% of people bookmark it (I hope that's good!) so it can't be too shabby.

Still not making much money though... I know I know, I do all the usual gallery submits and the odd freesite here and there but I'd like the actual YuuFuu site to generate income. If I can get it to make a regular $500 a month I'd be a very happy man

Any suggestions guys? Be as critical as you want, I'm still quite a newbie to this game.

AlexD · 2005-11-03, 04:58 PM

Are all these 2k SE traffic???

YuuFuu · 2005-11-03, 05:18 PM

*shakes head* a lot of the traffic are gallery visitors that go back to the root domain, or other sites like NewGrounds that link to me. I haven't worked on SEO for my site yet

Halfdeck · 2005-11-03, 07:39 PM

The site looks pretty good. First, how many clickthrus is it generating a month? Assuming every 5 visitors clicks to sponsor, with 3k I'm guessing you're looking at 600 clickthrus/day. So even with an overall 1:1000 ratio, you're looking at roughly a sale every 2 days. If every sale is worth an average of 20 bucks, then the site should be at least pulling $360/mo.

If you're getting less than 600 clicks/day, then you need to work on getting people to click more.

If you're generating the clicks, but the sites aren't converting at least 1:1000, filter the clicks through a free site, gallery, BYOT thingie or something else instead of sending surfers straight to the tours using banners.

If your site is generating clicks and converting fine, then just send more traffic (galleries/free sites sounds like a good way, SE traffic will come).

Add more pages to the site for more depth, use RSS to keep pulling bookmarkers back to the site, add a contact form where bookmarkers can leave you some feedback, etc.

One thing that'll help your site in terms of SE a bit is use ALT tags for all your images using high-traffic keywords that's relevant and accurately describes your images.

YuuFuu · 2005-11-04, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the advice

I usually get anywhere between 500-800 clickthrus a day, but they just don't convert into sales... my traffic must be astoundingly crappy.

I'm working on a nice galleries/free porn listing page, so I'll try your idea about filtering them through those first rather than direct to sponsor.

Once I've launched that page I'll go through and work on the other things you've suggested. Thanks for the tips!

Papa · 2005-11-21, 05:38 PM

Wo mate i liked it no sh*t ! Looks different, refreshing, "bloggy" type of site.
Good work.
Every though about setting up a trade script ?
At first to monitor everything with hardtradlinks a little bit easier (and better) than, skim some bit, like 80% or something
Thumbs up mate

Cheers

YuuFuu · 2005-11-22, 09:22 AM

Thanks for the comments

Yeah I've considered using something like Raptor but for now I'll stick to using a combination of my own tracking scripts and server stats.

I'll probs run a trade script in the new year when my PR goes back up

Shag At Sea · 2005-11-29, 04:00 PM

Looks pretty good!

2005-11-03, 01:44 PM	#1
YuuFuu If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 36	Critique my main site plz! Alright guys, tryna get a few tips or some advice from you pros out there My site is YuuFuu.com, it's not a TGP, LL or anything really... more like a magazine more than anything else I guess. Hits are alright considering it's pretty new, 2-3k daily, and my logs say about 4.5% of people bookmark it (I hope that's good!) so it can't be too shabby. Still not making much money though... I know I know, I do all the usual gallery submits and the odd freesite here and there but I'd like the actual YuuFuu site to generate income. If I can get it to make a regular $500 a month I'd be a very happy man Any suggestions guys? Be as critical as you want, I'm still quite a newbie to this game. __________________ My best sponsors & ratios

2005-11-03, 04:58 PM	#2
AlexD Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9	Are all these 2k SE traffic??? __________________ BDSM FEMDOM FETISH - Best Way to Earn Great Cash

2005-11-03, 05:18 PM	#3
YuuFuu If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 36	shakes head a lot of the traffic are gallery visitors that go back to the root domain, or other sites like NewGrounds that link to me. I haven't worked on SEO for my site yet __________________ My best sponsors & ratios

2005-11-03, 07:39 PM	#4
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	The site looks pretty good. First, how many clickthrus is it generating a month? Assuming every 5 visitors clicks to sponsor, with 3k I'm guessing you're looking at 600 clickthrus/day. So even with an overall 1:1000 ratio, you're looking at roughly a sale every 2 days. If every sale is worth an average of 20 bucks, then the site should be at least pulling $360/mo. If you're getting less than 600 clicks/day, then you need to work on getting people to click more. If you're generating the clicks, but the sites aren't converting at least 1:1000, filter the clicks through a free site, gallery, BYOT thingie or something else instead of sending surfers straight to the tours using banners. If your site is generating clicks and converting fine, then just send more traffic (galleries/free sites sounds like a good way, SE traffic will come). Add more pages to the site for more depth, use RSS to keep pulling bookmarkers back to the site, add a contact form where bookmarkers can leave you some feedback, etc. One thing that'll help your site in terms of SE a bit is use ALT tags for all your images using high-traffic keywords that's relevant and accurately describes your images. __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

2005-11-04, 10:41 AM	#5
YuuFuu If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 36	Thanks for the advice I usually get anywhere between 500-800 clickthrus a day, but they just don't convert into sales... my traffic must be astoundingly crappy. I'm working on a nice galleries/free porn listing page, so I'll try your idea about filtering them through those first rather than direct to sponsor. Once I've launched that page I'll go through and work on the other things you've suggested. Thanks for the tips! __________________ My best sponsors & ratios

2005-11-21, 05:38 PM	#6
Papa Kids are great, Appu. You can teach them to hate the things you hate and they practically raise themselves now-a-days, you know, with the internet and all Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 190	Wo mate i liked it no sh*t ! Looks different, refreshing, "bloggy" type of site. Good work. Every though about setting up a trade script ? At first to monitor everything with hardtradlinks a little bit easier (and better) than, skim some bit, like 80% or something Thumbs up mate Cheers

2005-11-22, 09:22 AM	#7
YuuFuu If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 36	Thanks for the comments Yeah I've considered using something like Raptor but for now I'll stick to using a combination of my own tracking scripts and server stats. I'll probs run a trade script in the new year when my PR goes back up __________________ My best sponsors & ratios

2005-11-29, 04:00 PM	#8
Shag At Sea A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 57	Looks pretty good! __________________ <a href="http://www.shagatsea.com">ShagAtSea.com</a> - Submit, Get Listed.