Redoing an old site penalty

Woodspan · 2007-08-07, 04:51 PM

I have a semi-adult orientated site I put up with a kit about two years ago. The whole thing is done with php which until I finish my class in december I know nothing about. I've done absolutely nothing with it since I put it up. My thinking lately is to redo it to my liking and actually make it functional. My stats show about 250-300 uniques a month from Yahoo and now in the last few months Google. People are obviously looking.

Now the question is..........if I go and revamp the content......and there really isn't a ton of pages I want to put up. Each will be about a certain topic related to the main niche and some affiliate links. Will this revamp drop me to the back of the line. I know sites revamp all the time, but I'm not familiar if there are any safeguards to do first.

The site looks rediculous so it does need a change and I'd like to try and capitalize on the fact the domain has been around a while.

Thanks

Useless · 2007-08-07, 07:36 PM

That's not enough traffic to concern yourself with. Go ahead and make it a better site and don't worry about losing 250 monthly hits that may not even be searching for what the site will have when you're finished.

virgohippy · 2007-08-07, 10:59 PM

I agree with UW.

Think of how much traffic you won't get if you don't develop the site further. Doubtless, what you could get is far more then what you have now.

Woodspan · 2007-08-08, 12:35 PM

Thanks UW and Virgo. I'll just go and make my changes.

Much appreciated!

lesguide · 2007-08-13, 09:36 AM

I've just put up my site www.lesbian-seduction-guide.com three weeks ago and I would be happy to have 250-300 visitors a month. I really need to learn how to kick start a site. I took some advice from soulman on optimising sites, which was relevant.

As my site is clean, I also took another route by listing it on sites such as gumtree. I did this because it worked well for a techie site of mine, which I tuned finely around a couple of keywords. My techie's site URL is now on the first page when searching for these keywords with Google.

The URL for the above site is not yet on the first page, but at least a reference to it is already there.

Halfdeck · 2007-08-14, 12:22 AM

I'd be amazed if 1/10000 people make it to the "click here" link.

2007-08-07, 04:51 PM	#1
Woodspan A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 53	Redoing an old site penalty I have a semi-adult orientated site I put up with a kit about two years ago. The whole thing is done with php which until I finish my class in december I know nothing about. I've done absolutely nothing with it since I put it up. My thinking lately is to redo it to my liking and actually make it functional. My stats show about 250-300 uniques a month from Yahoo and now in the last few months Google. People are obviously looking. Now the question is..........if I go and revamp the content......and there really isn't a ton of pages I want to put up. Each will be about a certain topic related to the main niche and some affiliate links. Will this revamp drop me to the back of the line. I know sites revamp all the time, but I'm not familiar if there are any safeguards to do first. The site looks rediculous so it does need a change and I'd like to try and capitalize on the fact the domain has been around a while. Thanks

2007-08-07, 07:36 PM	#2
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	That's not enough traffic to concern yourself with. Go ahead and make it a better site and don't worry about losing 250 monthly hits that may not even be searching for what the site will have when you're finished. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2007-08-07, 10:59 PM	#3
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	I agree with UW. Think of how much traffic you won't get if you don't develop the site further. Doubtless, what you could get is far more then what you have now. __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.

2007-08-14, 12:22 AM	#6
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	I'd be amazed if 1/10000 people make it to the "click here" link. __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

2007-08-08, 12:35 PM	#4
Woodspan A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 53	Thanks UW and Virgo. I'll just go and make my changes. Much appreciated!

2007-08-13, 09:36 AM	#5
lesguide Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	I've just put up my site www.lesbian-seduction-guide.com three weeks ago and I would be happy to have 250-300 visitors a month. I really need to learn how to kick start a site. I took some advice from soulman on optimising sites, which was relevant. As my site is clean, I also took another route by listing it on sites such as gumtree. I did this because it worked well for a techie site of mine, which I tuned finely around a couple of keywords. My techie's site URL is now on the first page when searching for these keywords with Google. The URL for the above site is not yet on the first page, but at least a reference to it is already there.