A content sites like a food blog · B2C · guest's earlier business
Build blogs like a food site that earn from Google traffic, ads and affiliates
Did very well, then wiped out in late 2023 by Google updates and AI Overviews
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What they did
Built a portfolio of content sites (e.g. a foodie blog). Visitors came from Google; revenue came from display ads and affiliate commissions.
What happened
Did 'extremely well' until Google's Helpful Content Update and zero-click AI Overviews destroyed the traffic in late 2023
- Stage
- Before late 2023
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