May
Bring Back Sitevoter ??
Sitevoter was a digg style site a friend of mine and I created a few months back. The idea behind it was to provide webmasters a place to submit newly created websites so they could get feedback from other members. Tips on how to improve their site and what not. Webmasters would also get a free link on a PR3 site and possibly get some traffic. It sounded like a win-win site.
However, it was hard to promote. No one was using it and eventually we let the site die down. There hasn’t been a front page post in almost 50 days. Quite pathetic really..
I still think the site is a good idea. We could also give out Site of the Month banners for sites earning the most votes.
I’m just curious what everyone thinks. Should I try to bring this site back from the grave, or let it stay there?
It’s because the design sucks man, well thats why i’d never use it anyway.
Attempting to comete with Digg etc would set you back A LOT of money! However, you could attempt to make a SiteOfTheDay[dot]com style site and really pump up readership through free private subscriptions, i.e. the site of the day to their inbox.
Social bookmark/voting sites are popular though, perhaps look at where Digg etc are failing and use this to your advantage.
Hope this helps,
Khalid.
Hi David,
I think the most important thing to really consider is how do YOU think and feel about it. Do you have other opportunities on the go? Are you willing to put in the work to make it a success? While we have never met I do know that we probably share the same passion for being successful at whatever we choose. Focus in and make it happen Dave!
“May The Blog Be With You” - Stephen Welton
First of all, I just want to say that just because a site has been languishing doesn’t mean it’s dead and you have to get rid of it. I’ve had sites that had no activity for over a year, and once I had time for them they picked up nicely. You have a lot of sunk costs already in the site. Not to mention the fact that domains that keep an accessible site get better with age whether they are updated of not.
I think the design is fine. Whether you change it or not is more about what you think than other people think. I read the comment of the guy who criticized it. The design is fine, but it wouldn’t win any awards for originality either. Maybe it could use some graphics to liven it up. Though I think that’s beside the point.
First, I think the best thing about this site is that it’s user generated content. So maintainance is minimal. Second, get more backlinks. Third, GET MORE BACKLINKS! haha.
Fourth, monetize it. So what if it doesn’t make much. It’s a metric to help you measure progress. Sometimes you need that to keep your interest.
That’s my 2 cents. You may not agree. But as you know, I enjoy offering advice.
I think you should give it a try but you have to do something with it to make it more special, what I do not know but I am sure you can come up with something.
// Andreas Bard
i think u should just focus on a specific niche area. we have got digg, del…icio.. stumpuopon, etc… u get the pic.
unless ur website is really focus like maybe just mobile, or pda, or gadgets, etc.. traffic won’t come.