Thank you for pointing this out. Maybe this is what's hurting my site. I'll use the link disavow tool and see if that helps. Thanks again for your input.
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As far as monetization, I've considered offering daily deals on oil changes (and other services).
And with an average cost per click of $20, I think ranking for keywords related to oil change coupons could be quite lucrative.
The problem is I'm not ranking and I have no idea why.
source: https://www.polk.com/company/news/average_age_of_vehicles_re...
This means that there is a greater consumer need now for service and maintenance than ever before (at least in the last 18 years).
I've seen a growing trend of shops, like LaFontaine, offering coupons approaching the $10 mark and hovering there. I should put together this data on a chart.
source: http://www.995oilchange.com/
I am not a mechanic but a family member owns a repair shop in Miami.
I have contacted a number of these garages, or shops, offering the site as a free channel for exposure. Some shops have submitted coupons.
Could be neurosyphilis.
1. The Reverse Job Board
The mini pitch: “Buy and sell work online.” What it is: You know all those job boards you see littered around the web? This is a job board flipped on its head. Think of it as a “work wanted” board. Instead of employers posting job offers, this is a place for service providers to post requests for work. How it works: Designers, developers, writers, and anyone else wanting work can post their request, together with the percentage or fixed fee they’d pay to someone providing a lead. Why it’s hot: More people than ever are turning to the web as a source of work. Sometimes it’s very hard to find it, or very time-consuming to browse offers and make pitches. Wouldn’t it be great if people could find work for you? And imagine getting paid just for referring someone you know who needs a new website or logo design. Where the money is: Take a commission when work is successfully placed, or charge a monthly fee to either buy requests or see contact details.
2. Live Auction Sites
The mini pitch: “Buy it now on steroids.” What it is: Online auction sites are great, but few of them capture the same adrenalin rush and buzz that you get from a real auction room. I think there’s still space for a well-executed live auction site that makes listing and bidding super-simple. How it works: Imagine a list of iPhones for sale — you can only bid on the one at the top, and it’s only available for minutes instead of days. Bids are live and backed by escrow, and when the top item’s been sold, the ones below float upwards and a new item becomes active and open to bids. Why it’s hot: As a seller, it’s becoming increasingly complicated to list things online, generate buzz, and make a quick sale. A simple live online auction site could solve all that. Where the money is: Make it free to list and just charge a commission for successful sales. You need to think carefully about how you’ll guarantee that all bids (and items!) are genuine. This could be by asking users to deposit funds into their account prior to bidding, or some other way.
3. Website Sales
The mini pitch: “The place to buy and sell websites.” What it is: If you’ve got an established website to sell, where do you go? There is still no clear-cut market leader in this field. What’s stopping you from filling that gap? How it works: List your website for sale at either a flat fee or auction rate. Include screenshots, traffic, pagerank and earnings info and watch the money roll in! Why it’s hot: Domain name sales are big business. But selling a website for what it’s really worth, or buying an online property in a trusted way is still rather tricky. Where the money is: Take a commission from successful sales in return for offering escrow and listing services, or charge for each listing.
source: http://www.dailybits.com/11-undiscovered-website-ideas-to-st...
Anyway, I didn't give you a specific response because I didn't want to limit possible solutions based on a price ceiling. If the solution costs X, whatever X may be, then an assessment of whether X is worth paying to create this solution would be in order.
I genuinely hope you don't take this as a runaround to your specific question - it's as specific of a response I can offer you with the limited knowledge that I have of the solution costs.
For me this was a potential solution to one of the fundamental problems with education: it is full of unchallenging, unrelated-to-life, contrived tasks. When any process (creative writing, math, coding) is harnessed to a fascinating, meaningful-to-students goal I believe you get motivation. And creativity.
So this service would just help mentors and apprentices in all sorts of fields find each other.
This idea was originally inspired by Dr. Tae's presentation:
"Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning: Why is skateboarding a better model for education than school?"
Perhaps we can have a better discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=818342
fedexr.com = fede (short for federiko, my nickname in Spanish) + xr (for eXchange rates - I trade currency pairs).