I received the following comment on a post from a couple of weeks ago and decided to make sure everyone gets the chance to see my answer… it could be helpful for all of you

“Hey Shannon
Just got your Video Cash Explosion program and I’m starting to implement things. I’m very impressed and look forward to relaying to you all my success because of your help. Slow and steady just seems the logical way. But there are questions which is why I’m posting here, such as how long does one give a web site to show potential before moving on to a new option. In other words not every market is going to work, wrong keywords, seasonal product, poor message what ever. Do you have any rules on when to cut out a bad site and not waste any more time on it? And how many web sites did it take you to create a full time income? Obviously every situation will be different but I’m curious. Thanks, in this age of the fast buck you seem so genuine and caring.”

First, thank you, I do hope that these articles that I post for everyone are informative and helpful to all of your businesses :) 

When following a system, such as my Video Cash Explosion system, I highly recommend that you create at least 5 sites, but personally I prefer 10.  I know this may seem like a lot, but after your first couple it does become easier and faster to do.  The reason I recommend this many is because if you have a couple that don’t create an income for you or maybe a very small income (say $50 - $100/month), it will be ok because you have not placed all your “eggs” in just one website… so to speak

Now, to answer the question on how long I give a site to show potential, that can be a bit of a gray area.  But, if you are following my SEO advice from either my SEO Techniques guide or from Video Cash Explosion, then I really feel you must give these techniques up to 3 months to really know what they may or may not do in the search engines.  This is a “standard” rule for any website you create.  However, because all websites and all niches are not created equally, this is not always the case.  Some websites will show up and stay on page 1 of Google within a week or two and others will take almost 6 months to get there (although those are rare). 

I guess I’m trying to point out that if you do the work up front, the only thing that is required after that should only take about an hour a month per website in maintenance.  So, if you have some spare time when in maintenance mode, then promote whichever website you want to promote.  I have NEVER found a site that doesn’t make me any money at all… yes, some are VERY small amounts ($50 -$100/month), but even they are worth promoting for me every once in a while :) 

What is more important to think about with a site is choosing the correct keyword phrases.  When you choose the correct phrases for the site, then it will bring in some money.  And, it is easier (most of the time) to play around with your keyword phrases than it is to create a whole new website and completely forget about the old site. 

This is what I do, but if you would prefer to dump a site completely and move onto something else, then do that… it is your business and you need to do what you are comfortable, but I would still give the site at least 3 - 4 months to give it a fair chance

When I realized that by following my Video Cash Explosion I was going to make money with my sites, I immediately created 10 of them.  So, could you make a full-time income with less than that… possibly, but I don’t know for sure.  I do know that with 10 sites, in 10 different niches, I was able to create a full-time income. 

I hope this advice helps everyone with their websites!

Best Wishes,
Shannon