Poker News

[Amar]

For those of you veteran affiliates, do you write your own news articles for your sites if you have a news section? I just got my first site and am looking to create a news page in a tiny effort to keep people coming back. Is there someplace I can get the articles?

Amar

You can get news via RSS feeds or you can write your own. Many bigger affiliates will also just supply a link to the story or reprint the original story and reference the author and publication. This is very important.

I think it's good to have mix. Some original news stories and some that you have found or come across from another source.

The poker sites or blogs that I frequent on a weekly basis, I return because of the original content or news. Honestly I am not going back to poker sites to read another poker room review or read about strategy.

Think about what keeps you coming back to the spots you frequent, and then emulate it. Hope that helps.

It's good to write your own news if you have time. Unique content is what keeps search engines and visitors interested in your site. There's nothing that says you have to write elaborate articles though. A line or two plus a link to an article somewhere else is also helpful, but in my experience, writing it yourself is a good thing to do.

[stillshadow]

I started writing all of my own news in November. I usually put up 2 or 3 tidbits every few days.

[Amar]

Thanks for all the great advice. Happy new years to everybody! All my resolutions were about my first site. A bit like the 100 day challenge!

StillShadow, have you seen any difference in returning users since switching over to self written news articles? Also, to those who write their own occasionally, where are you finding the news? I'm a journalist and it isn't like covering a football game that is being shown live or anything.

Thanks,
Amar (the self proclaimed 2006 winner of most improved affiliate)

[Randy72560]

I really want to add a poker "news" section for my site. Any suggestions? I really want a feed of some sort.


Any thoughts?

[DealerDan]

I write my own news, and have a set schedule for 5 times a day. It'd be a lot easier if every site would e-mail me their newsletters, instead of having to visit them all

[SunPoker.com]

DealerDan,

I just sent out our newsletter via email. You should be receiving it shortly.

Newsfeeds...

I know Pokernews.com has a service.

Mark

[stillshadow]

It seems like there's a big demand for this... Maybe I'll set up a feed with some help, of course, on the scripting side. I'm not really sure how much of a benefit this would be so maybe I could get some opinions.

[SunPoker.com]

The feed would be of benefit to you because it would have a link back to your site from the feed you provide.

Mark