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Transcendthought your source for meditation information!

a little niche im into

just kinda messing around with this stuff

not that serious into making large amounts of money

just a noob

critique away

sorry if im not alowd to post my link to my website

WF Rule #16 - To get a critique, you gotta post boobs in the post.

But regardless, since it is a meditation info site, you might want to start with more calming colors on your site and not the black (Blue is a nice calming color). There are other things you might wanna fix also, but I would start with the color.
 
WF Rule #16 - To get a critique, you gotta post boobs in the post.

But regardless, since it is a meditation info site, you might want to start with more calming colors on your site and not the black (Blue is a nice calming color). There are other things you might wanna fix also, but I would start with the color.

thanks for the idea :D
 
ok. My week is starting to turn around. So you get a non grumpy helpful post.
Create a subfolder. /blog/. Install wordpress on it. Each time you post on it(which should be as frequently as you can drive yourself to) google blog search for a post about meditation. Make sure it's actually a blog(some non blogs sneak into there) Link to it, and kinda ride off that post. Where your thought process takes you. Comment on a few posts when you can at other blogs in your niche. Make sure to put your site url in the proper box, don't link to it in your comment. Make it a good comment.
When you're picking your categories, pick only a few. Moderately competitive terms. Try and fit the posts into those categories.
With any luck in a bit, you'll start to see traffic from the comments, and hopefully others linking out to you.

There. nice whitehat advice from someone is definitely not a whitehat.
But seriously, blogs are one of the few reliable ways to bring in traffic. It creates longtail keywords, and lets other people who could potentially link to you(and move you up the rankings) actually find your site. Without that, it can be a bitch.

Oh yeah, and in the blog, make sure you have a link to your homepage on every single page. Not hard to do through the template.
 
ok. My week is starting to turn around. So you get a non grumpy helpful post.
Create a subfolder. /blog/. Install wordpress on it. Each time you post on it(which should be as frequently as you can drive yourself to) google blog search for a post about meditation. Make sure it's actually a blog(some non blogs sneak into there) Link to it, and kinda ride off that post. Where your thought process takes you. Comment on a few posts when you can at other blogs in your niche. Make sure to put your site url in the proper box, don't link to it in your comment. Make it a good comment.
When you're picking your categories, pick only a few. Moderately competitive terms. Try and fit the posts into those categories.
With any luck in a bit, you'll start to see traffic from the comments, and hopefully others linking out to you.

There. nice whitehat advice from someone is definitely not a whitehat.
But seriously, blogs are one of the few reliable ways to bring in traffic. It creates longtail keywords, and lets other people who could potentially link to you(and move you up the rankings) actually find your site. Without that, it can be a bitch.

Oh yeah, and in the blog, make sure you have a link to your homepage on every single page. Not hard to do through the template.

wow, i will definetly do that thank you :bowdown:
 
ok. My week is starting to turn around. So you get a non grumpy helpful post.
Create a subfolder. /blog/. Install wordpress on it. Each time you post on it(which should be as frequently as you can drive yourself to) google blog search for a post about meditation. Make sure it's actually a blog(some non blogs sneak into there) Link to it, and kinda ride off that post. Where your thought process takes you. Comment on a few posts when you can at other blogs in your niche. Make sure to put your site url in the proper box, don't link to it in your comment. Make it a good comment.
When you're picking your categories, pick only a few. Moderately competitive terms. Try and fit the posts into those categories.
With any luck in a bit, you'll start to see traffic from the comments, and hopefully others linking out to you.

There. nice whitehat advice from someone is definitely not a whitehat.
But seriously, blogs are one of the few reliable ways to bring in traffic. It creates longtail keywords, and lets other people who could potentially link to you(and move you up the rankings) actually find your site. Without that, it can be a bitch.

Oh yeah, and in the blog, make sure you have a link to your homepage on every single page. Not hard to do through the template.

wow, i will definetly do that thank you :bowdown:

so should redesign my site around that wordpress blog or just make the blog my index page?
 
wow, i will definetly do that thank you :bowdown:

so should redesign my site around that wordpress blog or just make the blog my index page?
That part is completely up to you. I've always been a fan though of the commercial front page and blog in a subdirectory. It allows you to have a fully commercial front optimized for conversions, but the ability of the blog to build community and get discovered.
The blog thing is not 100% btw. But it's a better shot. Do you know any basic SEO/getting links?
 
wow, i will definetly do that thank you :bowdown:

so should redesign my site around that wordpress blog or just make the blog my index page?

To be honest, and this isn't me trying to bash you, but it seems as though your design skills are minimal. Wordpress will enable you to get a pro-looking, customizable design with ease.
 
To be honest, and this isn't me trying to bash you, but it seems as though your design skills are minimal. Wordpress will enable you to get a pro-looking, customizable design with ease.
This is a very good point. A basic web template may fit the bill too if you want the normal frontpage w/ sub blog.
Way to go wickedfire! We're being constructive today.
 
I agree with xmcp on having the blog in a subdirectory and having the index page focused on getting conversions.

You also should look into completely (completely) redesigning index page. Grab a free template, tweak it, and look more professional. Who wants to buy a product from a website that looks like ti was designed by a 12 year old and an old version of Frontpage?
 
I agree with xmcp on having the blog in a subdirectory and having the index page focused on getting conversions.

You also should look into completely (completely) redesigning index page. Grab a free template, tweak it, and look more professional. Who wants to buy a product from a website that looks like ti was designed by a 12 year old and an old version of Frontpage?


ya it does look amateurish, but i have been learning how to do divs controlled by css, im not that good at the html part.

thank you all for your input
 
I agree with xmcp on having the blog in a subdirectory and having the index page focused on getting conversions.

You also should look into completely (completely) redesigning index page. Grab a free template, tweak it, and look more professional. Who wants to buy a product from a website that looks like ti was designed by a 12 year old and an old version of Frontpage?

redesigned it, now setting up a blog ;)
 
Looking good, here are a few tips: Work on integrating some adsense into the content. Right now its just on the outskirts of the content. Oh yea, make sure you 'blend' them too. So if you place them on a white background, make sure the block has a white background. However, testing is king. Edit the timestamp on your blog posts so it doesn't look like you posted them all in 1 day. A couple of pictures wouldn't hurt either.

Excellent work so far, keep at it.
 
You should consider adding a background image on the top of both your main page and your blog. The light blue header bg and the grey header bg don't look to good IMO. You could replace it with something peaceful like a pic of the beach at night, someone meditating, etc.
 
Now we're cookin! Alright.
So once again
  1. Do you have any SEO knowledge or any idea where to get links for this niche.
  2. Have you looked into any affiliate programs for related products(CDs, Yoga stuff, etc)? Just because you're running adsense doesn't mean you can't have affiliate fun too.

i have an affiliate link on the main page

as far as getting links i have my website listed in my sig for a couple forums
 
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