“We… we… we gat a game plan. But unfortunately it’s not a game to us cause we ain’t gat the luxury of losing”  Lyrics from  Once Again (AZ, Aziatic Album)”

September is here and damn, how time flies. I just wanted to post a quick update on what happened in August, some of the projects I have and some plans for September and the coming months.

Without all the sugar coating and stuff, let’s get to business.

August Recap – The Low Down

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This is a new update I have opted to include in my monthly recap series. The last time I tried including stats of my blog was way last year and honestly, I was just disappointed as I did not have any shiny numbers. Nevertheless, I have decided I will be providing a recap of my blog  every month, regardless of the numbers.

Here’s what went down.

Blog Posts

In August, I tried providing updates on my blog. I wrote one article: NSD Episode 2: Setting Up My Niche Website. LOL, trust me. Writing one article is really an achievement, given that I didn’t post anything in July.

One thing that I am confirming about myself is that I am really lazy when it comes to blogging. I usually have a couple of posts lined up for the month but somewhere, somehow, life happens. Client works, unplanned excursions and the creepy fat man called Laziness.

I have to do better than this.

Traffic Report

I finally decided to install Google Analytics instead of Statcounter to keep track of my traffic and other metrics. I wanted to use Clicky but at this time, I don’t feel the investment is worth it. Plus the free version is just…huh, I don’t know. Let’s just say I prefer GA for now. Here are my GA stats for August:

Damn, this is a bad and dangerous curve.

As you can see, nothing fancy to brag about. I still consider myself a loner blogger. No hardcore readers yet. If you like my posts, sign up for my newsletter here:

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Niche Site 1

This is the niche site I am documenting in my Niche Site Case study. You can follow the study here.

Easy Azon Plugin

My niche site content has been growing fast and one problem that I had was finding the product URLs from Amazon and inserting them. If you have an Amazon site, you probably know how finding product URLs can be time-consuming. After scouring the web for some plugins that can help me install Amazon links on the site, I finally settled on EasyAzon plugin.

Easy Azon has made my life easier. I am planning to write a review or perhaps create a video on how to use EasyAzon for Amazon affiliate sites.

Theme Change

Another change with my niche site is  with regards to the theme. I changed the WordPress theme I was using. For some reason, the products being pulled by EasyAzon were coming out blurred. So I decided to change the Gonzo theme I was using. Right now, I am using the Genesis Lifestyle Theme

Keywords

Last month I bought a HOTH package to build web 2.0 backlinks to the website. If you do not know what HOTH is, it’s basically a link building company that offers different links such wordpress.com, blogspot.com and the like. I bought the medium package for $ 200.

I will follow up with a review of the HOTH later this month when I have some concrete stats on my site.

Here are the stats and ranking for my 5 target keywords. The KW monthly searches are for US only since that is where majority of my target market is.. The Global searchers are about double that of the US.

KW 1: 2400 

KW 2: 1300   

KW 3: 1300                          

KW 4: 1000                         

KW 5: 720

I have  only been tracking  the position of the first KW that gets 2400  US searches. In July, my website peaked at No. 78 on Google for KW1. In August, I had some improvement, with the site peaking at No. 33.

Here is a screen shot of the 5 keywords I am tracking:

Good going here. I hope to break to the first page of G by the end of September.

This month, I’ll be adding more content to the site and building some more backlinks. I’m also debating whether I should write and eBook and build an email list for the site. I’m more likely not to do this. Blame it on the lazy me.

New Projects

And alas, the part that gets me excited. Of late, I’ve been feeling energetic like Kenyan runners on meth! So, I have two projects lined up for the month.

Project 1

I’ve already started one. And here it is (drum rolls)…create a Viral Nova–like site.

Yep, you heard. I’m going after VN. I’m always a late action taker and I should have dived into this sooner. But alas, better late than never. If you want to know why I’m doing this, check this post by Glen of Viperchill.

Perhaps you can also join me in the experiment.

Many people have already made such sites but I haven’t seen any public case studies yet. I will be doing a public case study of the experiment. Anyone interested in this we go head to head? Holla.

Project 2

If you noticed the banner on my sidebar, I have a link to Rank Heat. Well, that is my new premium domain brokerage/PBN services site.

At the site, I am selling high quality expired domain names that you can use for your own PBN (Private Blog Network). If you don’t have a PBN, it’s probably time for you to start investing in one.

Go ahead and check Rank Heat when you have some time.

September Goals

Goals are made to be broken. I must’ve heard that somewhere. Anyway, here are my goals for September:

i)        Write 4 posts for this blog (A Gargantuan task for me!)

ii)       Add 2 pieces of content for my niche site

iii)      Build high PR links to the niche site

iv)      Create two pieces of content for Rank Heat

There we go, an overview of what I intend to do in September.

Cheers to the new freaking month!

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