Review of Steady Niche ~ Part 1 Installation
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Author: Retta, Owner of Easy WAHM Websites
I recently purchased a license for Steady Niche, a quick and easy niche site building php script. It auto generates all the pages and you just fill in your desired keywords, title tags, and add your affiliate information like Adsense publisher code, and Ebay PID.
So, step one after buying the license. Installation. I have two hosting accounts, and I had two Wii themed domain names. So I figured one in each account was a good plan. The first hosting account is basically a GoDaddy reseller. I have read that there are problems running certain php based programs on GoDaddy hosting if you have the low level account, but I have a Deluxe account so I figured I was safe. You know what they say about assuming. Yeah, it didn’t go as planned. I’m working with my host to get this figured and get the IonLoaders working properly, whatever those are. http://wiipartyaccessories.com/ this is the current result;
Not very sexy is it? Yeah wasn’t real thrilled with that and I don’t have the php knowledge to figure out how to fix the problems … but I think it has something to do with the hosting type. Hopefully working with the host I can get it working on that domain name.
Onto the second installation on my other hosting account, which is a Host Gator hosting account. This went smoothly. I uploaded everything via ftp and it worked on the first try. All I had to do was edit the config.php file to tweak the keywords and add my Adsense pub ID. There were no problems at all getting things uploaded on this hosting. You do need to make sure you ftp in Binary mode (which seems to be the default, I had never noticed before now though.) http://www.bestwiidownloads.com Here is how this one is looking right now.
Much better, and fully functioning except for the Products page which seems to be pulling an error. I’ve asked for some help with that over at the Steady Niche member’s area since other folks seem to be having the same problem as well.
Stay tuned for more about this interesting niche site building program. In Part 2 We’ll talk about customization … as soon as I figure that part out -lol-
Author: Retta, Owner of Easy WAHM Websites
Fonts
Part of my resolutions/goals for the new year is fixing up and maintaining my existing blogs and sites while trying to get a few new ones up and ready at the same time. Last night I was on a quest to find some new fonts that I could use on new header designs.
After pages and pages of searches and craptastic sites I finally found a site that had a great assortment of fonts and they really were free. If you are looking for fonts check out Fonts 101.
Mind you I spent way too much time looking for said fonts ;)
Take Cover, She’s Goin In…
My main site is almost 4 years old. If it could talk it would have many stories to tell you. The past year I have started to hate it. I mean hate it so much that I would go to work on it and find myself procrastinating and never touching it. The thought of it makes me sick and makes my head hurt. My head hurts now just writing this.
The only reason I really have for hating it so much is that it overwhelms me so I end up ignoring it and the cycle of procrastination and 30 open projects begins again. The thing is - the site has a lot of *potential* to earn a lot more money, it just needs LOTS of TLC. The design is old and outdated and so is the structure but there is good solid content and Google LOVES this site (knock on wood). You would think that would inspire me to work on it but it is a mental block of sorts at this point.
Today I decided, enough of that. No more procrastinating and it must be dealt with. I am jumping in and my head hurts already but it can’t be procrastinated any longer. I just get frustrated when I think about it. I work on 50 different things at a time literally but the one project, with the most potential well hell thats the one she ignores. I know, I know,I am ass backwards.
Restructuring a site and waiting 6-8 weeks for Google to sort it out is a hell of a lot easier than starting a brand new site and waiting for it to rank. And so it begins… I am fixing the site and making it better. It’s going to be my money maker! Let’s hope the site still loves me and appreciates the love.
I am sure I will have lots of frustration to share. Starting with the fact that over 400 pages need to be switched out and fixed.But it will be worth it in the end, I know it will. But of course, there are no guarantees in this wonderful industry we are in.
Staying Focused
I think one of the hardest aspects of affiliate marketing for me is staying focused and finishing a project before moving on to a new project. I end up with 15 started projects and then I feel overwhelmed. It’s a constant battle with myself, a battle that resurfaces every few months.
The past few weeks I have spent going over established projects, giving them some much needed TLC. I made a list of all the new sites and blogs I want to have finished before 2006 ends and the rest of my time will be spent maintaining all of my projects.
As for the 50 site challenge I have altered my goal. Rather than having 50 new sites my plan is to have a tolal of fifty sites. So basically existing sites plus new ones will equal 50 sites total.
I need to boost up all my sites that are established and have been around for a while gathering dust rather than neglecting them and moving on to new ones.This isn’t going to be easy considering I have Adult ADD but it must be done for my own sanity.
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