Unique Datafeed Content
There's a problem with datafeed affiliate sites - at least it is a problem if you want your sites to stand out from all of the competition - duplicate content.
Who do you think will rank higher in the search engines for specific terms that you might find in your datafeed? Probably the merchant. If this happens, then your site is less likely to get the click that gets the affiliate sale.
So what to do, what to do - let me think. Hmm.
Let's get a little creative with what the merchant gives us, shall we.
Here's an example entry that we can use from the affiliate's datafeed.
I was planning on using the second line, the one that says "American Beech" as the title. What is to stop me from also adding the word "Tree" found on the 12th line down to the title. Nothing really. I can make the affiliate script combine portions of the datafeed and mash it up to create a new title. Pretty cool, huh!
Or how about this idea.
Instead of using the "Dahlia - Dinnerplate - Magic Sunrise" as the title, why not (1) get rid of the dash (-) and also rearrange the words to read "Magic Sunrise Dahlia Dinnerplate"? I can already see the PHP code to do that.
Want in on a big secret - on how I am going to make each site affiliate datafeed site that I create unique?
What secret little piece of PHP code that I have planned for making certain that no matter what, each site I build is not identical to any other site.
Ready? Here it is ... modulus.
I'll explain later :)
March 4th, 2008 23:16
Hi Dave
Very simple yet very effective tip - I'm really looking forward to watching (and learning) as you build this site. It's something I've always wanted to get into, but never known how.
Mike
March 5th, 2008 02:10
Interesting stuff!
You are probably aware/unaware that about half of my sites are built using affiliate datafeeds.
I am always interested in anything new that may make my life a little easier!
Jean
March 5th, 2008 02:34
cool idea - will be fun to use that
March 5th, 2008 07:20
Dave,
So what about us guys where PHP is still a foreign language? How will we be able to learn and put something like this to work?
Are you preparing to create a tool for us? Or do I need to cram another 1 to 2 hours in a day and study in order to build a database site using "modulus".
Tell me you have most of the coding done for us!
March 5th, 2008 09:09
Brian,
For those people who will get a database driven affiliate site from me - I'm giving you the whole enchilada - I'll have ALL of the coding complete. What I am showing you here is that I know what I am doing - trying to establish some credibility.
All that you have to do is sign up for an affiliate account here - http://www.linktator2.com/share
Once you have that and I'm complete with coding the script up, I'll install the script for free on your site - you don't have to muck around with creating a MySQL database or anything. Actually, you'll have to type in your affiliate id and either your Google Adsense id or Yahoo Publisher id (or both).
Of course, there has to be some trust between you and me before you hand over your login details. Even if you don't take me up on my free installation offer, I'll have instructions on how to set it up - it shouldn't take long to setup.
Hope that helps.
Dave
P.S. - By the way, the freebie offer - both the script and the installation - doesn't last forever.
March 5th, 2008 10:51
Dave,
I'm guessing you will establish credibility pretty easily. You have with me, with Linktator2 and these videos. I would love to understood php better and I learn some more watching each video.
Ultimately, does the coding you do to create a database driven affiliate site have any advantages over the scripts that others are selling?
Deb
March 5th, 2008 11:12
Hi Deb,
Thanks.
Regarding the coding I am doing offer any advantages over other scripts ... probably.
I'm planning on including my own little twists - like creating a "drip" system that creates pages on a random basis. Instead of just creating a big 3k page site, the script - shall we just call it "THE SCRIPT" from now on? - will push out a few pages a day - maybe 2 pages today, 55 pages tomorrow. THE SCRIPT can be setup so that your site is done being "built" over X amount of days.
If we want to get evern fancier, then we can have an XML feed created or a Google sitemap page created - one that is updated regularly - and ping the search engines and say "hey, you - yeah you Search Engine - come here, I have some new pages that you might be interested in indexing".
And that "modulus thingy" that I teased you with in this post - that will be the cornerstone of building unique sites - no two sites will be identical.
So yes, I think THE SCRIPT will be offer advantages that make it unique which should make it easier for your site to standout in a sea of soldiers promoting the same products.
Dave
April 27th, 2008 12:32
Hey dave, signed up for shareasale. Just wondering about the script.
Looks awesome and looks like the coding is definately credible.