Updated lander for domain - opinions please.
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marketingweb
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I'm not sure if i'm missing something here, but is this just a plain white page with standard times new roman text and one link?
Not to be mean at all, but it almost doesn't qualify as a site and i'm not sure why a tiny bit of text changed on a parking page is relevant? I update pages on various sites almost daily.....
The other thing i'm worried is perhaps it's displaying different for some people than others perhaps and we are not seeing things properly? The other site in your sig Gifts Australia is a fully developed site by the look of it and fairly nice (I would center it, but that's just me), so why you would have one white page only I can't understand, and I don't totally even see the point of having a site look like this?
Again if i've missed something i'm sorry, and I mean no offence by this.... but it could probably do with a bit more development and design work from what I see.
I know I am the pot calling the kettle given I have a couple sites still in development i'm creating some pre release signature linking for, I guess the only difference is that I in no way consider them finished!
Matt
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Not to be mean at all, but it almost doesn't qualify as a site and i'm not sure why a tiny bit of text changed on a parking page is relevant? I update pages on various sites almost daily.....
The other thing i'm worried is perhaps it's displaying different for some people than others perhaps and we are not seeing things properly? The other site in your sig Gifts Australia is a fully developed site by the look of it and fairly nice (I would center it, but that's just me), so why you would have one white page only I can't understand, and I don't totally even see the point of having a site look like this?
Again if i've missed something i'm sorry, and I mean no offence by this.... but it could probably do with a bit more development and design work from what I see.
I know I am the pot calling the kettle given I have a couple sites still in development i'm creating some pre release signature linking for, I guess the only difference is that I in no way consider them finished!
Matt
Marketing Web
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djuqa
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My thoughts exactly.
Landing pages and doorway pages are so OLD-school and counter-productive to SEO it is surprising anyone still would consider their usage.
You have a nice little site on the .com, so why not create an information page about aussie subs on it and redirect the com.au to it.
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Thanks guys. Yes it is "old school" - this is just a "temporary" page. Not looking for design awards, or anything complex. Sure we could sex it up - and we probably will a little in time (plus add some pretty affiliate links).
The point is, this domain is about 10 in the queue to develop out (at least as an affiliate site promoting somebody else - which we don't really want to do on a grand scale) - plus we don't have connections (yet) with magazine publishers here, like we do in the US. If we came across a connection (and we have looked) then this would jump to the front of the queue.
We originally set this up (as you can see in the archive.org link) to purely point to our International site - Magazine Subscriptions com - nothing more. And we have got lots of business out of that link too.
But rather than just leaving it there pointing customers to our international site, we thought (without doing much work) that we may as well put some hooks out for development partners. Which is the change - adding the text looking for a development partner (subscription agent, publishers etc).
Most people who type the domain in are looking to buy magazine subscriptions, and those we "forward" to the our international site, at the top of the page.
But some of the people that visit the domain would no doubt work in the magazine industry, and we may luck across a partner who we could build this out with.
Originally with the international site, Magazine Subscriptions com, apart from buying the domain for an absolute steal (very low 4 figures, btw - not our #1 bargain purchase) from a now friend of mine (and fellow domainer), we also lucked across a development partner in the US (whom to this day we have still not even met, though we have put thousands of orders through them).
Hope that makes some more sense.
The other reason for having this "OLD-school" lander page is to get it aged in the search engines. This "site" is already in the first 2-3 pages (depending on the day) in google au for magazine subscriptions - with NO effort.
The point is, this domain is about 10 in the queue to develop out (at least as an affiliate site promoting somebody else - which we don't really want to do on a grand scale) - plus we don't have connections (yet) with magazine publishers here, like we do in the US. If we came across a connection (and we have looked) then this would jump to the front of the queue.
We originally set this up (as you can see in the archive.org link) to purely point to our International site - Magazine Subscriptions com - nothing more. And we have got lots of business out of that link too.
But rather than just leaving it there pointing customers to our international site, we thought (without doing much work) that we may as well put some hooks out for development partners. Which is the change - adding the text looking for a development partner (subscription agent, publishers etc).
Most people who type the domain in are looking to buy magazine subscriptions, and those we "forward" to the our international site, at the top of the page.
But some of the people that visit the domain would no doubt work in the magazine industry, and we may luck across a partner who we could build this out with.
Originally with the international site, Magazine Subscriptions com, apart from buying the domain for an absolute steal (very low 4 figures, btw - not our #1 bargain purchase) from a now friend of mine (and fellow domainer), we also lucked across a development partner in the US (whom to this day we have still not even met, though we have put thousands of orders through them).
Hope that makes some more sense.
Nope, one site is .com and the other .com.au - that is why you are seeing things differently, cos they are completely different sites. Or your comparing the old archive.org version with the now live version.
None taken.
The other reason for having this "OLD-school" lander page is to get it aged in the search engines. This "site" is already in the first 2-3 pages (depending on the day) in google au for magazine subscriptions - with NO effort.
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marketingweb
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Hi Oz,
Two questions then
1) If you are hoping someone who works in the magazine industry will offer to be a partner, why not put up a slightly nicer page noting that you are looking for partners? How do you suggest that putting up a 1994 style site and not even stating you are looking for partners would encourage someone to want to partner with you? You have not shown enough flair with this page to make yourself appear worthy to be the partner of any significant sized organisation in my humble opinion.
2) If it's in a queue of domains waiting to be developed, and you basically just updated some text on a page, why did you consider this worthy of posting to let everyone know? If just to get opinion's that's cool - well - you have them!
Matt
Marketing Web
Two questions then
1) If you are hoping someone who works in the magazine industry will offer to be a partner, why not put up a slightly nicer page noting that you are looking for partners? How do you suggest that putting up a 1994 style site and not even stating you are looking for partners would encourage someone to want to partner with you? You have not shown enough flair with this page to make yourself appear worthy to be the partner of any significant sized organisation in my humble opinion.
2) If it's in a queue of domains waiting to be developed, and you basically just updated some text on a page, why did you consider this worthy of posting to let everyone know? If just to get opinion's that's cool - well - you have them!
Matt
Marketing Web
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1) 1994 thanks, that was a very good vintage - it JUST pre-dated the OVER usage of animated GIFs.
Also KISS comes to mind (no not group)! Though as I said we will probably "sexify" it up a bit. This was just a 5min change.
2) Yes that is partly why. ALSO people here are talking about looking for development partners for their domains on THIS forum (nothing wrong with that), but just also wanted to show another potential way to fish for partners. Often our domains are the best place to seek development partners.
Also KISS comes to mind (no not group)! Though as I said we will probably "sexify" it up a bit. This was just a 5min change.
2) Yes that is partly why. ALSO people here are talking about looking for development partners for their domains on THIS forum (nothing wrong with that), but just also wanted to show another potential way to fish for partners. Often our domains are the best place to seek development partners.
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montecristo
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Last edited by marketingweb; Today at 09:40 PM.. Reason: Grammer
Grammer?
Grammer?
marketingweb
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You know grammer - that old lady who pats your head and gives you lollies!
Lol @ Montecristo - nice point - obviously i'm just as good at spelling as grammar, but worse at picking up my own mistakes!
Lol @ Montecristo - nice point - obviously i'm just as good at spelling as grammar, but worse at picking up my own mistakes!
