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by OneWhoFrogs
5486 days ago
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Hi Mike! A few years ago, I created a website where users could submit Flash game walkthroughs. It got about 200 or so guides, but never really went past 1,000 uniques a day. I'm trying to build a similar site right now, and any advice would be appreciated. Here's the link: http://hintbin.com/. A few questions: 1. My main traffic will be from search engines. How can I increase PageRank? No one really blogs about Flash game walkthrough sites. 2. The demographic is mostly teenagers. From personal experience, I know that this group isn't very willing to give up their money. Are they worth anything to advertisers? How can I best monetize this site? 3. Is the current design good enough? Thanks very much! |
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This may not be helpful, but the thing I hear the most when it comes to increasing Page Rank is to produce quality content. All things will start and end here. My favorite walkthrough site before they sold out was gamefaqs.com. They had a REALLY simple layout which was well organized, directed you to the needed info and was easy to consume. They cared about having high quality content with information (like size, number of views, etc) that helped a visitor to decide what was important to look at. I wouldn't worry too much about the design at this point. (Besides, teens are the most discerning audience, either.) Content is key.
As far as monetizing a site like this, I'd say advertisement is your best bet, but I'm certain there are clever business models a diligent business-minded person could figure out and test. One thing I'd consider (and partly answer your first point as well) is that your actions don't have to DIRECTLY result in higher revenue. You might, instead, focus on growing your traffic and stickiness on the site. As many social-media gurus will attest, attention is the currency of the internet. With attention, revenue will likely follow.