Is Blinkweb a Big Parking Lot - Blinkweb Review
I did a few Blinkweb Review posts previously and was planning on continuing more frequently and in more detail, but I decided to keep it short and sweet so I can stay focused on my other income generating projects.I was even going to do a big Blinkweb Demo Video on how to setup a Blinkweb site.
Since my last post, the Callen brothers have posted on their blog that Blinkweb com has had over 20,000 websites created on their platform. I was curious what people were doing, so I typed in some of the big keyword terms for sub-domains (ie. makemoneyonline.blinkweb.com) and I saw a lot of empty sites. It’s like a big parking lot over there. Most of the domains I typed in at Blinkweb were not sites at all, just placeholders. Some of the ones that did have something up were just a blank template. One or two that I found had actual a site setup.
That doesn’t mean that no actual sites were created with Blinkweb for legitimate use, but knowing what I know about how the internet marketer mind works, it is pretty obvious that people just went to town registering as many Blinkweb sub-domains as they could as fast as possible. They want to lock down the “money” subdomains at Blinkweb for possible future use.
Blinkweb also has the ability to create a site and download it as a zip file so maybe that is what everyone is doing with their sites. I poked around with the Blinkweb software myself but did not spend too much time with it to do a real Blinkweb Review. I prefer to use Wordpress for my own websites almost across the board. I can see the appeal for making sales letters though, I just don’t use them at this point in time. Maybe some day when I decide to sell out and make an ebook or have something to sell. For now I’ll stick with Adsense and affiliate programs.
I wish there was some Blinkweb affiliate program to review that would allow us to make some money off the Blinkweb program, but for now nothing seems to be in the works. They have enough of a client base and reach to stay away from that, at least for now. Why give away affiliate sales when you can launch alone first and keep all the initial sales. Blinkweb does sell domains and hosting so there is some opportunity to earn income from the service. Hopefully they have a plan for a Blinkweb affilaite program so I can do a new Blinkweb Review.
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Griz - I’m not really expecting anything to come from Blinkweb. I was trying to follow along with you to see if I could rank for it. I quickly got bumped when your sites, and other higher authority sites, started ranking for Blinkweb. This site and another one I have had for years seem to rank very quickly and rank okay for certain things too. Now I just need to keep fine tuning my network and link building.
Thanks again for everything you do. I’ll be seeing you at your sites.
You are right on the money….just try and do a domain transfer….all they do right is take your money.
Hi Noovy, the BW affiliate program should be ready this week. We’ve been spending a lot of time tweaking things within the website to make them more user friendly for BW users. We’re hoping to make BW a longterm website creation and hosting service for users, rather than one of those “typical” fly by night internet marketing services. I truly want Blinkweb to be something that helps its users in a big way, for a long long time. With that said, we’re tryig to lay down a really solid base/foundation within the website before adding things like an affiliate program. Now that the solid base is in place, the affiliate program should be done this week. Thanks for the mention on your Blog Noovy. Best of luck.
@roger that - I have not tried to do a domain transfer but I can see how that may present a problem at this point in time. I’m sure the Callens will work to resolve any issues that they may experience with their new service.
@Brad Callen - That is great news. I’m glad to see you are making a Blinkweb Affiliate Program available. I figured it would be coming at some point. I look forward to learning more about it.
Hey Noovy,
I’m as disappointed as you with Blinkweb - like you I was looking for the affiliate angle and as you said the Callens have gone it alone for now. Can’t blame them as they have some pretty large lists of their own. It is humorous however that the site isn’t getting content - just placeholders for now. Not sure they had reckoned that into the plan. lol.
Thanks so much for the link and let’s hope something comes out of our little Blinkweb campaigns.