The views expressed in this article are those of my own and not necessarily those of  Niche Site Journal or its members.

Let me be clear on a couple of things before I begin. This is not going to be a black vs white hat debate in terms of which is more effective. I simply want to clarify the differences between the two sides, without telling you which is better or which you should use.

If you aren’t familiar with the terms, “white hat SEO” is referring to the process of organically optimizing your website for search engines, in the hopes of them ranking your website high in their search results in return. Of course “black hat SEO” would be any tactics that try to trick or deceive search engines into thinking your website is of worth and rank you favourably in return.

Did you see what I said there?

This week I was only able to put in 5.5 hours to work on the Niche Site (not including master mind meetings). This had a lot to do with the fact I was working to get the Niche Site Journal Podcast up on itunes.

Also, I have been working on making changes to this blog. The current theme I’m using is really awful. I love the look, but it has so many problems I need to find a new one; which takes time. Something I am always limited on.

Enough excuses, let’s look at some numbers.

Week # 8 Results

I’m getting ready for the Niche Site Duel 2.0 with Pat Flynn. Like last time, I will be posting weekly updates on my progress. I also joined a Master Mind group with two other online entrepreneurs and we will be recording our meeting for your enjoyment and education (Listen to episode 1).

Week 0 (zero) was all about choosing the perfect niche site.

Before committing to a niche site I took a few days to look at possible keywords. It wasn’t till I found something that fit all my criteria that I decided I would take part in the Niche Site Journal 2.0.

My criteria for my Niche Site

You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake.

You are not special.

The problems you’re facing right now have been experienced by many people before you.

And guess what? They’ve all been answered before.

Repeating Other’s Mistakes is a Waste of Time

You may not believe this, but I have a hard time dealing with Time Management.

I know what your thinking, “I don’t believe it Jason, you post so randomly and without warning, I assumed you had it all together.”

The reality is I’m a procrastinator and jump around from project to project through out the day and sometimes throughout the hour.

I have an un-diagnosed case of adult ADD, live in a chaotic environment (I’m currently watching my 3 month old while writing this), and get  a weird enjoyment out of the feeling of urgency.

With my hope to update this blog once or twice a week, update the jasonloveslife.com blog every week day, and continue working on my niche site, I realize I need to come up with a better time management system.

Last night I read:

I am still in the process of figuring out the best way to keep track of my niche site plans and their outcomes on this site.  I will be updating weekly; you can join the Facebook page at if you want to stay up-to-date:

https://www.facebook.com/NicheSiteJournal

Here is a quick look at my numbers for the last month.

jasonloveslife.com

This is my niche site dedicated to creating webcomics. It is also my most popular blog.

jasonloveslife chart

Numbers from Jan 20 – Feb 19:

Visits: 984

Unique Visitors: 616

Pageviews: 2,255

Pages/Visit: 2.29

Avg. Visit Duration: 00:02:55

madmanofmagic.com

This is my webcomic I launched on Jan 14, 2013