Tier 1 question
I have a tier project in which I built 10 manual web2.0s outside of GSA as my first tier, I'm aiming to rank 3 different low comp keywords btw. Is it best for me to just build a lower amount of tier 1s like I got so far or should I also run GSA for article, social network, web2.0, and wiki ? And if I do run GSA for tier 1 should I even filter for anything ?
Also as of this moment the only backlinks I have pointing at my money site are the tier 1 web2.0s I have made already, is that the best way to do it, or should I also blast some other links straight to my money site, along with the usual tier stuff?
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I would set-up those 10 web 2.0's in one project, with the appropriate anchors, and build out tiers. Think of this project as your T1. I would have a T1A coming at it from the side as discussed at: https://forum.gsa-online.de/discussion/2930/ser-tiers/p1 Since these are web 2.0s they can handle some abuse quite well. So build your T1A, T2, T2A, T3 and T3A all simultaneously. Just let it rip.
Separately, you want to build a trickle of article, social network, web2.0, and wiki directly to the moneysite. You can always ramp this up in a slow and steady fashion over time. Assuming the moneysite if relatively new, I might start this new additional T1 at 5 links per day. In a couple of weeks, boost it to 10. In a couple more weeks go to 15, etc. You will want to build out tiers over the coming weeks for these new links. For these I would add a layer (T1A for example) in week 2. Week 3 add a T2. Week 4 add a T2A. Week 5 add a T3, etc. You build up momentum, not your entire wad right at the beginning. Make each of these lower tiers at 10X URL aimed at the one above it. You always have the option down the road to increase these to 20X URL depending on how your rankings move. You can follow these same parameters for your main T1 with all the hand-built web2.0's as well.
That's a pretty darn safe way to do it. Don't worry about the filters, I never do. You may want to get a small trickle of bookmarks going to the moneysite simultaneously, and maybe a high PR blog low trickle project as well.
This is essentially the plan outlined in the link I gave you above, but with some numbers attached. You won't blow out the site, you should see steady progress in rankings, and you always have the option of turning up the juice in lower tiers as you see fit over time.
I think you already have a good feel. I'm in really competitive keywords, so for me it usually takes a minimum of 2 months, maybe 3. But I am notorious about sneaking up on the big G instead of banging my fist on the table.
It really varies though as I have seen nice keywords come fast, and easy keywords come slow. It is unpredictable and can leave you scratching your head. So just be patient and work on other stuff. Don't babysit, don't overanalyze, and don't get impatient and start blasting away in a stupid manner. Always turn up the volume from the bottom and work your way up.
People sometimes confuse this. The tiers give you link juice, and you want that from the tiers, which comes from underneath. That is just one consideration.
A more important consideration is that a strong site has a continuous growth of new links. Otherwise, the diagnosis is that your site is dead and/or unimportant.
You would think that lower volume or lower competition keywords would be easier to bang up the serps. But I have not found that to be consistently true. Always manage your expectations for a longer timeframe.
You can't babysit. You plant the seed, and water it with SER. Quit staring at it. Work on other stuff. I don't watch paint dry and neither should you. You have better things to do.
Only a percentage of sites succeed, so don't waste your time. It either works or it doesn't. Build other sites and stay busy.
thx
Think of it like a farmer. You plant seeds, but not all seeds grow. Do you put time an effort into wondering why those seeds don't grow or do you just plant more seeds?
Plant. Water. Cull. Rinse. Repeat.
It's a system. Just work it.
I think with a lot of my tests I don't build out a lot of sites like I should. If I put more effort into creating for example a nice 10 page site, it might rank better than a 3 page site or a 1 page site.
I try to get up in the rankings first with minimal effort, and if it starts to hit 50 or better, I start to invest time. I'm sure I could get that % higher, but I am just a one man wonder hah!