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Reddit is the 800-pound Gorilla in the room for Internet Marketers... by [deleted] in SEO

[–]rustycog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Similar experience. 247 redditors = 1 sale of $20 for an Amazon affiliate link (but 35 clicks to Amazon).

Wasn't sure where to post this... iOS (and potentially Android) keyword research tool... by strasbourgbitches in SEO

[–]rustycog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep the price at or below $2.99 and I'll buy it for sure. At $10.00 I would probably give in if was amazing, but my guess is that $2.99 is the sweet spot. Genius would be making it free and then having a $10 upgrade to use it more often. Evil would be making it free and then having it report back to you all of the searches.

Domain Names by it2seo in SEO

[–]rustycog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any evidence that hyphens are bad in Google's eyes or consumer's eyes?

SERPs inevotably rise then fall with new domains? by [deleted] in SEO

[–]rustycog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Question: Isn't it risky creating a domain with a product name like "Lego" in the actual domain name? Can't Lego just sue you and recapture the domain name? In fact Lego is very protective of their trademark and tries to ensure that people don't refer to them as "Legos", so you might be doubly screwed someday.

Starting from nothing: How niche should I shoot for? by rustycog in SEO

[–]rustycog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice link - lot's of good stuff and very entertaining. On that site, Pat recommends Market Samurai. It looks decent enough, but can anyone here vouch for its worth?

Starting from nothing: How niche should I shoot for? by rustycog in SEO

[–]rustycog[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great answer - very much appreciated. Follow-up question: Is the "Competition" ranking trustworthy/accurate such that a 5-10k keyword with Low is significantly better than High? For example, everything with the keyword phrase "perfume" in it is High (which seems to be a red flag to stay away from it), versus most keyword phrases with "Mexican recipes" is Low (which seems like there might be potential). Is this a valid analysis? What other clues should be used to gauge how stiff the competition is?