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Does a duplication of information need to exist? Definitely not and I don't want to do it (especially if I have to do it shittily with bad info via AI), however
by CosmicShadow 4y ago
Does a duplication of information need to exist? Definitely not and I don't want to do it (especially if I have to do it shittily with bad info via AI), however the only way to show up in a google search result for what I want is to include this information to trick Google into thinking I offer unique and relevant information so I can help rank up my offering and play the game like every other site fighting to be found online.
I am self-employed and run my own online business that requires traffic and sales. Apart from wasting a ton of my money into ads, I can work on SEO, which only costs time and some effort. I've done this and found that after 6-9 months many of my desired search queries put me in the first 10 results (and without AI or spamming crappy content).
In order to go further and attempt a longtail strategy I offer something customizable and relevant to the fan of every single band and artist out there, so Googling "Band Name [my offering]" would ideally lead to my result being one of the first and having it precustomized to that band. This is how every result is ranked for the biggest players that take up page 1.
Do I want to make the web a shittier place? Definitely not, and unlike many other folks I'm very hesitant to just throw thousands of crap articles that can't provide any value out there to try and get a few ad clicks. I don't have ads on my site. I want to help fans of an artist find the offering they are looking for. I often get amazing feedback and love letters from customers who are so thankful they've found what I sell, but the problem is how to get found, especially when competing for search relevance against some of the biggest websites on the internet. If I can do this instead of giving money to Facebook, I'd be much happier and more profitable.