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aeiou.com Frequently Asked Questions

August 4th, 2008 by admin

So after 2 days in business we’ve been inundated with questions and I thought it best to answer them right here on this blog. At least the most frequently asked ones…

If this is the first thing you are reading on aeiou.com, read the post I put in before this one for a general intro.

Question: How do I make money with my new site?
Answer: We place your ad codes on your websites and you collect 100% of the revenue instead of sharing with other companies! We recommend Google AdSense, it’s what we use on our sites. However if you would like to run any other ads, our team would be happy to assist you in having those placed.

Question: Do you have examples of revenue generated on some of the developed sites? What type of increases are you seeing?
Answer: We developed the system to run at a conservative 1 year ROI.  Keep in mind that you are not just developing for increased revenue, but you are also investing in the overall value of your domain name.  Earnings vary due to different topic earnings and available search traffic for a certain topic.

We have many clients that are doing well ahead of 1 year ROI, however we keep our conservative goal at 1 year.

Question: Do you accept any site into your rapid site development process?
Answer: No, we do have a small review process to make sure that your domain name will pair well with our service.  We believe in that golden rule of treating other the way you wish to be treated.  If we would not develop a domain name, we would not recommend that you do either!

Question: How long does it take for aeiou.com to complete a Rapid Site Development?
Answer: Depending on order flow we try to keep everyone on a 4-5 day turn around time. That means 4-5 days after your order is placed and paid for we will hand you over the keys to your brand new mini site.

Question: If the site goes to sale, what happens?
You own the site in all of it’s entirety.  If you wish to sell the domain name, you can sell the website with it adding value to your name.  This is one of the fundamental reasons we started doing this on every domain we have.  You will maintain all brokering roles including setting up escrow etc.  If you sell the name, our team would be glad to help you transfer the domain to the new owner.

Question: Do you have a contractual agreement for your service?
Answer: We do not have any contractual agreements in place.  Once we finish our development process you own all rights to the content, design, and marketing efforts.  You can do as you wish with them.

Pricing Questions

Question: How much is a Rapid Site Development mini site?
Answer: We charge a 1 time fee of $250 to develop and market your domain. Once our service is complete, you own 100% of the website. This includes all content, design elements, and the ongoing results of our marketing campaign.

Question: Do you offer bulk discounts?
Answer: Yes we do have a bit of wiggle room for volume buyers. Please note that we already have these aggressively priced from the start in order to maximize your ROI. If you are interested in a bulk deal please contact us and we will work something out.

Question:  Do you accept PayPal for payment?
Answer:  Yes, Paypal is actually our preferred payment provider.

Development Questions

Question: Which domains work best for you service?
Answer: Throughout building these sites we have found that generic keyword combinations produce the highest results. We do not recommend abreviations and acronyms.

Question: Do you offer domain development other than mini sites?
Answer: Yes, we do offer services for your development needs beyond the rapid mini site.  Custom projects will be treated as such and we can discuss your goals and expectations and formulate a business plan that will help you get to those goals. We always recommend starting any big development with a mini site as it allows your domain to “saturate” into the search engines and also creates a traffic base that is very helpful in the launch of a new site.  If you are interested in these services let me know and we will take it from there.

Question: How often is the content updated?
Answer: Once we complete our development and marketing process there are no on-going updates.  If there are small changes that need to be made to the finished product in order to maintain relevancy and such we handle those free of charge.

Question:  Do I have any input on site content or categories?
Answer:  Of course!  If you have a certain direction you wish to head with your domain we can definitely talk about that and work it into the build.  We do research on your topic in order to make sure we maximize your opportunity to gain as much traffic as possible while maintaining a site that is useful for the surfers.  We also analyze and base our content around which areas of your subject will yield the optimal earnings per click.

Question: Does every aeiou.com developed web site have the For Sale option on it?
Answer: This is an option that we offer to our clients, it is totally optional.  If you are a reseller I recommend placing this link as it does not effect anything and you have a lead generator for the sales process outside of any other companies commissions.

Question: Is email address capture on the web site a possible future option?
Answer: Yes, this will actually come standard on all developments.  We are constantly adding features to our developments and we gladly take requests.

Marketing Questions

Question: What is involved in your marketing process?
Answer: The marketing portion of our development process is really the driving force behind why Rapid Site Development works. Not only do we build a custom site focused on your target keywords, but we also go out and set the foundation for a lifetime of additional traffic for your site.

Question: Do you use spammy or questionable methods when marketing?
Answer: Absolutely not. We do not believe in shady, black hat, what ever you may want to call it, tactics. Our team believes in quality traffic, and that is what we strive for.

Question: What is your long-term SEO plan for the finished w/site?
Answer: Our Rapid Site Development process does not include any long term SEO management.  We have however designed our marketing campaign to last.  We do not use any spammy technique or short term methods to just get your site listed.  All of our methods are natural, targeted and meant to continue to benefit the site over its lifetime.

Hosting Questions

Question: Will I need my own server for hosting?
Answer: Nope, we will host your site for free for you in exchange for a free link back to aeiou.com on your site. If you would like to host your own sites, that is not a problem either. Really it is whichever is easiest for you!

Question: How long is the hosting agreement for?
Answer: If you choose to host with us, we will host the site for life in its current state.  If you wish to add more features and require additional resources, we can work out a monthly fee to cover this.  We have many servers so we are able to keep the prices low on this.

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8 Responses to “aeiou.com Frequently Asked Questions”

  1. Thanks for clarifying many questions. I think I am reading into this that there is no CMS, and that we can affect small changes (including custom meta data) free of charge…?

    I am assuming we simply cut and paste our ‘domains for review’ into the “how can we help” box on AEIOU.com.

    thanks again
    Jay Lohmann
    Geo Domain Investor
    http://www.InvestInURLs.com

  2. Matt says:

    more information on the marketing would be good. for instance, are they backlinks, are they paid, permanent/temporary, social bookmarking, directories, etc?

  3. don says:

    Rick, this is an interesting concept and perhaps a good starting point. I never had much success with parking and have done well developing my niche sites. I think you will have one challenge with this model. It’s been my experience that to maintain serp rankings you need to continue to add content. Have you considered incorporating a wordpress blog feature to these sites and perhaps offering an ongoing content enhancement feature here, where users could opt in for a fee?

  4. Ryan Steel says:

    Hey Guys,

    I am Ryan Steel, Rick’s partner in aeiou.com

    Let me answer your additional questions for you.

    @Jay
    Currently we build the files out in a flat method using basic html and some php for includes and variable management. These pages are flexible and allow the growth into any platform you would like. If you are interested in working with a certain CMS, like WordPress I would be glad to talk to you about that.

    We also handle any small changes that you would like to make regarding ads, content changes, and optimization changes.

    When submitting your names you can use the form on aeiou.com or just shoot me an email with them to ryan@aeiou.com.

    @Matt
    Without giving away too much, our marketing consists of a drilled down process mixing many different link building methods. These include but are not limited to social, directory, blog, forum, and article marketing.

    @Don
    You have a valid point in that the content needs to be refreshed to maintain listings. However we developed our strategy on approaching the base keywords of the domain that give us that added benefit in the search engines. We will gladly develop a domain using WordPress as the platform to allow easy updating. The reason we have kept it basic from the start is to allow scalability for everyone.

    We do offer a wide range of services from full high end developments like baja.com to content maintenance on your existing sites.

    We have had a great weekend, thank you all for your interests in our services and we look forward to earning your business!

    I will keep an eye on these posts, if you have any other questions feel free to shoot me an email at ryan@aeiou.com

  5. @Ryan

    Thank you for your answers.

    Can you get into more detail of how many and from what sources, you are supplying the backlinks? I suspect that customers will want to know the quality of them and also where you got them – for their keywords – so that they can continue to get more after your team does its initial work.

    After all, everyone knows that steady backlink building over time leads to top search rankings.

    Don’t worry about spilling the beans on backlink sources, we can find them easily using the linkdomain: command on search.yahoo.com as well.

    - Richard

  6. I too would like to know exactly what marketing I would be getting. Also, I have a few minisites of my own that have a great design and hook, but could use a little help with marketing. Would you be willing to offer these services separate.

    The two I am thinking of in particular are:
    CarvedLanterns.com and Mathworksheets.us

  7. Eric Tittle says:

    What about cctlds such as .cc, .ws and gtlds such as .info and .mobi. Do you recommend mini sites on these if you have good keywords.

    One more thought, I have Online-Casino.cc that used to be a website (previous owner) and gets 100-200 unique visitors a month with few clicks ($1.38) this month so far on sedo. What would you recommend with a site such as this?

    Thanks

    Eric Tittle

  8. David Hogan says:

    AEIOU developed a ccTLD for me – http://www.eyeexams.co.uk

    Overall I’m pleased, however the content will need completely rewritten as every page fails copyscape (quite badly fails too). Seems alot was lifted from wikipedia.

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