Ringtones: You Still In It?
I've heard some good things about Ringtones lately and I was thinking about jumping back in it.
Are any of you still doing Ringtones?
One thing I don't like is all the extra steps that keep getting piled onto these types of offers. That, and the way the top dogs are in bed with the ringtone suppliers already.
Other than that, I think I've learned some valuable things that would make it possible to do a few thousand a day in ringtonage but I'd like to know what you guys think.
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August 11th, 2008 at 7:24 am
A lot of people bailed out of the ring tones market. Google’s quality score changes and stricter guidelines from the ringtone companies (along with the lawsuits) is probably what did it. Do you have ringtone sites out there still?
August 11th, 2008 at 8:33 am
@Geiger: Yup but they’re basically just sitting ducks. No incoming traffic to them. I was thinking of doing some creative marketing on the content network side.
August 11th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I just launch my first ringtone landing page , but I keep getting slap by google adwords.
They want the landing page to say the the Terms and the prices of the subscription.
Can any one give me some tips to increase my leads
thanks
Edgar
August 11th, 2008 at 9:27 am
@Edgar: Create a blog on the back-end with relevant, unique content.
August 11th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Hi Scott,
I have a question in regards to your reply,
I do have a blog that is related to my ringtone niche but, how would that help me
In regards to traffic, Google will spider my blog content and not my landing page sending traffic to my blog.
For example my ringtone site is BoxingRingtones.com and my boxing blog is MyBoxingFans.com Should I combine both of them?
Some one also told me is best to display a domain name related to my niche or use the keywords in my domain is this true?
I really appreciate your help.
Edgar
August 11th, 2008 at 11:54 am
@Edgar: Google wants to see unique content on your website and more importantly, wants to see that your website looks like an actual site and not just a middle man. It’s all about providing the least number of steps from search to buy for the customer. The point of having a (WordPress) blog on the back-end is to not only create the site characteristics that Google likes but to also provide updated content so that you can get indexed for the keywords you’re bidding on and get free leads.
Yes, using keywords in your domain name is just better all around. For instance, if you can do 50cent.boxingringtones.com, it’s just going to look better in searches and the belief is that Google will be happier with it when someone searches for ’50 cent ringtones.’
August 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Thanks for the tip , I am going to try that
August 11th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
@Edgar: No problem. Hope it works out.
August 13th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Scott,
I started ringtones 6 weeks ago and my profit/loss is up and down. I’m profiting for Aug. and broke even in July. I have not been slapped by google and get GREAT QS on most of my keywords.
I won’t tell you guys exactly how i do that but I could show an example to those that ask.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
@browie: Are you doing content or search?