Experimenting with Outsourcing
January 26, 2008
One of my visions for 2008 is to build a ton of affiliate sites. I would like to create 3 or 4 a month if possible. But I don’t want to just throw up a site and not promote it properly or fail to develop any back-links. Instead I have outlined a multiple step promotion strategy for each one based on the techniques I learned in the Lazy Affiliate.
But to accomplish the task of building a site with some search engine presence I am going to need some help. Thus I have decided to try using GetAFreelancer.com to outsource some of the tasks. Initially I will use them for things like bulk content, link building, directory submission, etc. These types of things take forever to do, and there is no sense devoting my time to them only to find out later that a product or site doesn’t convert.
I don’t mind putting in the initial effort for launching something new. It tends to be exciting to check your stats and see if you have hit a home run. The problem is that it usually takes a few months before you can accurately gauge if a project is going to be strong or not. So to me it makes more sense to bust my butt and crank out a new concept and then let someone else go through the leg work of promoting it. If it works…then you can invest more energy. If it doesn’t…then you lost out on your time, but hopefully you can let it simmer and generate at least a few sales.
Now that i am making some steady (although paltry) money, I feel more confident investing in freelance services. I figure if I invest about $200 into each new site I will generate enough traction to get ranked well in the search engines. From there I can measure how successful a project will be. Worst case scenario, I will gain a domain name with a solid foundation that I can resell if I want.
I posted my first job on GAF today for building links to one of my new sites. If every thing works out, then I should be able to increase the my productivity and (hopefully) my earnings. Since I always aim for long-term, SEO-orientated results, striking gold on even one site will pay for multiple experiements in the future.
We’ll see how it goes!
