Re:Bootstrapping Calculator: Do you have enough savings to f...
by puranjay on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:31AM
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I also do a bit of affiliate marketing on the side. It's not much, but my site just crossed $1k/month December. I've worked about 20 hours on it since this year. My total investment on it is about $800, excluding my time.
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Re:Bootstrapping Calculator: Do you have enough savings to f...
by mockingbirdy on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:44AM
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Great to hear that! DIY is a bit cheaper, but it takes its time. Depends on your hourly rate what makes more sense.
Do you mind leaving your mail address? If those returns are stable and you want to sell (in the future, too), I would like to talk. Many others here probably too.
Re:Bootstrapping Calculator: Do you have enough savings to f...
by puranjay on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:52AM
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Absolutely, DIY takes just way longer. But it's a great industry in that once you know the "recipe", you can take $50k worth of investment and have a hit almost 8 out of 10 times.
Not looking to sell right now though. This site is in a field I have more than an amateur interest in. I plan to stick around with it for a while :)
Re:Bootstrapping Calculator: Do you have enough savings to f...
by antonkm on Sunday March 03, 2019 @02:41PM
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So what's the recipe?
Re:Bootstrapping Calculator: Do you have enough savings to f...
by puranjay on Sunday March 03, 2019 @11:55PM
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From what I've seen, there are two recipes:
1. Great content + organic backlinks. It's slow and takes skill (especially in content ideation and creation) but the results will be enduring
2. Great content + cheap, paid backlinks. This one is much faster but requires a budget and there is a substantial risk that Google will simply shoot down your rankings
You can't compromise on content though