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NewKidOnTheBlock · 07-07-2007, 06:23 AM

Say you have an idea for a really great site that would be truly useful and all (blabla), but the field just looks way too competitive and we're not living in a perfect world where youll still get to the top.

Would you ever make such a site?

Maybe if the site had viral marketing potential it would be a good idea to give it a try? or if the site is truly great you might have chances to get some extremely powerful links from high authority sites (which would further help spread your site's name)?

For example: I didnt find out about SEO, Internet Marketing & Web Analytics by chance, but because I spent about 2 years after high school exploring different fields and asking people from all those different fields tons of questions about their jobs.

I think I could help most people who graduate from high school take a systematic approach on how to find a great career (taking 2 years like I did might have been a tad bit overdone...but you get the idea).

Maybe I could make a great site about it and try to find a way to get links from related high authority sites and get traffic that way? (and probably some long tail searches, too...)...maybe by writing a short e-book packed with useful information and giving it away for free (or well for a link)

This is only one idea, though. I also have other ideas that are for smaller niches and thus have better potential to spread within those communities..

Im just curious if anybody has successfully promoted a website before without SEO/PPC..just through word-of-mouth/viral marketing...or authoritative links that send a lot of direct traffic.

07-07-2007, 06:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
NewKidOnTheBlock Inactive Join Date: 12-24-06 Posts: 13 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: None	successful sites without SEO? Say you have an idea for a really great site that would be truly useful and all (blabla), but the field just looks way too competitive and we're not living in a perfect world where youll still get to the top. Would you ever make such a site? Maybe if the site had viral marketing potential it would be a good idea to give it a try? or if the site is truly great you might have chances to get some extremely powerful links from high authority sites (which would further help spread your site's name)? For example: I didnt find out about SEO, Internet Marketing & Web Analytics by chance, but because I spent about 2 years after high school exploring different fields and asking people from all those different fields tons of questions about their jobs. I think I could help most people who graduate from high school take a systematic approach on how to find a great career (taking 2 years like I did might have been a tad bit overdone...but you get the idea). Maybe I could make a great site about it and try to find a way to get links from related high authority sites and get traffic that way? (and probably some long tail searches, too...)...maybe by writing a short e-book packed with useful information and giving it away for free (or well for a link) This is only one idea, though. I also have other ideas that are for smaller niches and thus have better potential to spread within those communities.. Im just curious if anybody has successfully promoted a website before without SEO/PPC..just through word-of-mouth/viral marketing...or authoritative links that send a lot of direct traffic.