Well, 1 out of my 4 niches sites is still not indexed. I’m not worried, I know it will happen eventually but it does make you wonder exactly how Google decides what to index quickly and what not to index quickly.

My one niche that managed to place on page 1 for its keyword (without quotes) is now at the top of page two. I am prepared for it to fall farther due to the dreaded Google sandbox, but hopefully this initial success is a good indication of what is to come.

I think I will make some generic labels for my niches so it is easier to track here:

Niche 1 – Finance
Niche 2 – Health/Beauty
Niche 3 – Beauty
Niche 4 – Health

Now that I did that I realize that it is difficult to categorize these niches.  In another post I will try to give more details on each niche – searches/month, competition, etc.

For niche 1 and 2 I have 2 articles posted and 1 article ready to be posted. For niche 3 & 4 I have only 1 article posted. Right now I am mostly focusing on niches 1 & 2 b/c they have the most potential (I think) and b/c they are a bit easier for me to write content on. However, I would like to get 2 more articles posted for niche 3 & 4 before shelving them for awhile.

I am trying to space out posting articles for two reasons. First, my content writing is VERY slow. More about that later. Also, I feel like spacing out the content makes these sites look more like blogs (with fresh pings) and Google seems to like blogs, or at least fresh content.

More later.

Related posts:

1. Niche Site Building – Progress Update
2. Niche Site Update
3. Niche Site Update – Temporary Slow Down