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How did you make it out of the screening section unbanned? I'm confused.

Awesome responses, thanks Tavin. (Also, I was just giving you shit with my last comment, wasn't a serious statement - more an admission of how I would personally spend the next two weeks after selling a 1M site). Last 2 General Q's: 1. How important are newsletters in monetizing your traffic...

I'm telling you: 1M is the tipping point. I don't blame him though. If I came up on that kind of "Fuck You" money, the last thing on my mind would be satiating the proletariate's desperate curiosity. (I'd be drinking for a week straight, and using the next week to recover and sleep in...

Are you joking me?

Is this Tavin's Magnum Opus? 1M seems to be the threshold at which point we get blue-balled.

Wut. Congrats man. Gotdamn. :) Q: What did you do differently with this brand? What were some of the most important lessons you've learned with this project?

Awesome convo. Learned a lot, thanks guys.

Time to switch computers/browsers, fire up the VPN, and start mass-creating profiles. :wink: (Kidding. Don't ban me. At least not yet).

Wow, yeah. That was a potential problem I was thinking about earlier. You'd have to find dedicated service providers, otherwise their lack of ambition/work ethic reflects on your lead-gen brand.

He does adwords, FB PPC, and local SEO. Check his Reddit thread, no need for him to repeat easily accessible information. Lazy bastard ;)

Awesome, thanks for the response. You've certainly stumbled upon a game changer. The moral of the story: Take fucking action. It makes you wonder how much opportunity is being missed because of useless fear based friction and untested assumptions about certain markets.

If so, then as these markets get more competitive w/ this business model, market research will have to come into play. If everyone's got sleek landing pages + easy booking, you're gonna have to start targeting unaddressed pain points, adjust for competitive pricing, etc. to stay ahead (requires...

Wow, okay. So basically this just comes down to smart keyword targeting and effective landing page design + ease of booking?

Thanks for sharing. I'm about to check out your Reddit threads. I only have a few related questions: What's your process for market research? Say you wanted to jump into a local service niche using your business model. What are some of the key things you look for to ensure your service will be...

Okay. Thanks for your brutal honesty. I've never tackled a "magazine/viral blog" style project before, so working out the market research process for this type of site is just very new to me. I'll figure it out.

Thanks Carter, that was thought provoking. It seems like this is a matter of choice after all. Perhaps I should trim the breadth of my site a bit, but still keep it somewhat broad for traffic potential... As far as if I'd like to be MTV or CMT... Hmmm. I'm think it's possible to do both...

^This is probably one of the most important social media posts I've ever read. Think about the implications, people: You can create broadly focused entertainment pages with the sole purpose of... (you guessed it) entertaining people. (this means rarely link out externally, but keep the...

I'm in the middle of this process with my main project ATM. For a product-based website, the conventional market research process works great. But what if you have a magazine/informational site that covers 2 somewhat broad categories? I.e, Finance/Income tips + Productivity/Motivation hacks...

Excellent write-up and homework assignment. Something I took away from this is not to approach Reddit or forums with a "manipulative" focus. That mindset is so automatic to me, I think it'll help to realign my intentions a bit.

lol with this dude's cash flow he'll be at the finish line months before the rest even start to gain traction. Dat capital doe....