Case studies

by Laura

We have a case study in progress here at Skip the Scams and will be having more in the future. This page will list all the posts for each case study all in one place.

Case study #2 - Pat (current)

Week 1 - Settling on a niche
Week 2 - Changing domain nameservers
Week 3 - Customizing your theme
Week 4 - Writing posts and internal linking
Week 5 - Off-site search engine optimization
Week 6 - Browser variations, blog monetization, WordPress
Week 7 - Backlinks, blog improvement, engaging the reader
Week 8 - Site makeover tips and critique
Week 9 - Site makeover, before and after

Case study #1 - Kelli

Week 1 - Brainstorming ideas and keyword research
Week 2 - Evaluating competition and determining demand
Week 3 - Choosing and buying a domain and setting nameservers
Week 4 - Learning WordPress, HTML, and planning posts
Week 5 - Plugins and meta tags
Week 6 - CSS, post planning, photos and videos
Week 7 - Google Webmaster Tools, site performance, privacy policy
Week 8 - Off-site SEO: linkbaiting, requesting links
Week 9 - Permalinks settings, off-site SEO, article directories
Week 10 - Joining forums, blogs, and writing original content
Week 11 - Affiliate networks, site size, social media, header
Week 12 - Affiliate networks, disk space usage, cPanel
Week 13 - Affiliate programs, saving files, Twitter
Week 14 - Affiliate networks, backlinks, off-site SEO
Week 15 - Search engine indexing and ranking, blogs and forums