If you guys haven’t noticed yet, Marapets has been ranking for the “games” keyword for quite some time now on google. We wonder how many new users a day Marapets receives from such a powerful keyword, however, they’ve been ranking for about 4 months now ever since they launched their massive advertising campaign. Who would of thought a virtual pet site in our niche would rank so high on the search engines - but without given it much though, the powerful SEO on Marapets can be seen by its wide variety of opened game pages to spiders & guests. They currently have over 100,000+ indexed pages on Google - and will continue to rise as their users continue to promote the game to their friends (via blogs & forum links).
So, what happens when a pet site in our niche ranks for games? Well, lots of members and continued domination of the niche, of course, and if anyone wants to surpass Marapets for the games ranking, then you better have some money to spend - on promotion. We don’t know how Marapets did it, but if you have any tips, or advice, on how Marapets did it, then please do share your knowledge with us - as we’re as clueless as you are when it comes down to this great keyword that Marapets ranks for.
On a side note: How much traffic do you think Marapets is receiving from the “games” keyword? 50,000 daily uniques? 100,000 daily uniques? More? Let us know!
According to last week’s issue of the Powerpress, Powerpets plans to release the butterfly project sometime this week.
On a good note, the new Powerpets is tentatively scheduled for Friday, December 21st. As mentioned in previous editions, if we go live on the 21st, we will be closing the site down on the day before (20th). Good time for all you pokies to get your last minute Christmas shopping done!
On a side note last week’s issue of the power press will be the last edition ever:
This will be the final edition of the Power Press. Any news or updates will be posted in the Site Updates. Nora’s Review and Dr. Sayahh will still be available but located in a different area of the site. We will relay that information to you when it becomes available. The site helper award will also still be available so please, don’t stop helping your fellow citizens.
Will you guys miss the power press?
Webkinz mom has recently posted about the new in-game advertisements on Webkinz - and it has hit various news outlets which includes the New york times and the following was sent to the new york times by a dedicated webkinz player:
“One of the reasons why parents buy Webkinz for their children is the expectation that the site will be free from advertising,” said Susan Linn, the campaign’s director. “It’s disappointing that the site is choosing to maximize revenue at the expense of children.”
Well - isn’t the plan for Webkinz to generate income from the game - as well as their merchandise? What if people stop buying their merchandise - will Webkinz have to find other sources of income to keep their game alive? I don’t see why so many players blogged about this and it hit the media - because in order for Webkinz to stay alive, it needs to produce income to pay for its servers, its company - and keep the company profitable, or we will see the end of Webkinz.
Sure, the merchandise helps fund the project - but you guys have to remember it costs money to make money - and the merchandise costs money to produce - and why complain about one simple ad? You can just ad block and block the advertisements from being displayed.
Another quote from a Webkinz player:
“I bought into the Webkinz phenomenon because there wasn’t mass marketing on the site,” said Ms. Rupp, adding that she has spent more than $300 on Webkinz toys in the last two years. “If you’re putting out $15 for the Webkinz doll, you are paying for the ability to have something ad-free.”
I agree with the whole $15 fee for the Webkinz doll, but again, they have costs and businesses to fund - the merchandise that you buy isn’t free for them to produce, ship, and manufacture to all the major stores.
I, as a dedicated webmaster, believe that Webkinz has every right to place advertisements on their website - and if you don’t like it, then leave.