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What Jakob Nielsen Can Teach You About Making Money From a Poker Website

Randy Ray — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:42:08 +0000

Summary: Jakob Nielsen is the Internet’s leading authority on website usability. Usability can double the amount of money that a website earns. This post looks at specific takeaways from Nielsen’s usability site which can improve a poker site’s usability and profits, including prominent search functionality, conducting user testing, following standard website design conventions, ...

How to Think Outside of the Box

Randy Ray — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:11:34 +0000

A post on another poker affiliate blog contends that “thinking outside of the box is idiotic advice“. The phrase IS trite, isn’t it? And the people who repeat that phrase like a mantra are the least likely to actually think outside of the box. But it’s far from the worst poker affiliate advice I’ve ever seen. The problem is that most poker webmasters don’t know...

Poker SEO Cliches and Poker Link Building Cliches

Randy Ray — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:49:35 +0000

Here’s a random list of cliches along with some thoughts on how they apply to the poker SEO and poker link building life. There might be something useful hidden in here. But some of this is just pure observation. Good things come to those who wait. This isn’t true in poker SEO. When doing search engine optimization on a poker site, good things come to those who create great poker cont...

The Only SEO Advice You Really Need

Randy Ray — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:22:57 +0000

I read a great post from Michael Martinez at his Best SEO Blog yesterday, and I thought I’d share it here. The post is called The Best Blog SEO Strategy. His mime metaphor is cute, but the real gold comes later in the post, and it’s literally the only SEO advice you really need: “The Best Blog SEO Strategy is to use the blog daily, work it, treat it like it’s the meaning of...

Think Ahead of the Box for Super Affiliation

Randy Ray — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:58:57 +0000

Think Ahead of the Box for Super Affiliation I actually wrote a similar type post on my own website but deleted it after being cussed out for giving away too much information. It was actually quite ironic because the post was information I had given to that particular affiliate. It goes to show it’s hard to find sincere people in the gambling industry, thus why I try to stay to myself these da...

Poker Website Questions and Answers

Randy Ray — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:43:02 +0000

Here are some of the questions about poker websites that people ask, along with my answers: How to make a poker website? Making a poker website is simple but not easy. Come up with a niche, write honest and compelling content, and figure out a way to publish it to the Internet. Treat your poker website like it’s the only asset you and your family will ever own and make your business decisio...

How to Sell a Poker Site

Randy Ray — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:50:47 +0000

A post at Poker Affiliate Listings from Haynesey inspired this post about how to sell a poker site. As Haynesey points out, most people sell poker sites incorrectly. I have some thoughts on how to best sell a poker website too, and here they are: The first step to selling a poker site is to have a poker site worth buying. Lots of people ask my opinion of what various websites are worth. I always l...

Poker Affiliate Programs – Find Poker Affiliate Programs

Randy Ray — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:57:40 +0000

Poker affiliate programs are probably the first stop for poker webmasters looking to monetize their sites. And it’s easy to find poker affiliate programs; just click on the affiliate link on the homepage of any major (or minor) online poker room, and you’ll find the details on the poker room’s affiliate program. But I’m not convinced that poker affiliate programs are the be...