Skill Games Like Rummy

As primarily an online poker affiliate, I am constantly trying to diversify into other markets. One of the markets is that of other skill games like online rummy. This is a card game that can be played online for real money. They offer CPA’s and revenue share, similar to poker. In an effort to get a foothold, or just a headstart on this niche, we put up two sites in the rummy niche. The focus being on the site that teaches players how to play online rummy and obviously we are trying to rank for the phrase(s) play online rummy and play rummy online and variations.

So far, the results have been less than stellar. Actually, they’ve been horrible. Not a single real money player.

Obviously we’re not doing it right.

Totally admit that the site is still basic and not very conversion driven. The content is all unique and quality information… but other than putting up the site we have done absolutely zero to market the site. It’s really just to get the site some age, trust and authority while we continue to focus on other sites.

After being live for about 8 months so far the site is starting to rank for some of it’s key terms. We’re hovering around the 2nd page of google for it’s main phrase so if anyone is feeling generous and would like to give us a link to the site, that’d be awesome. Something like play rummy online or play internet rummy.

Here’s some stats for the Rummy site

• July 09 – 391 Unique Visitors (through the 20th)
• June 09 – 517 Unique Visitors
• May 09 – 411 Unique Visitors

So as you can see, there is nothing ‘gangbusters’ going on here but the traffic does seem to be climbing. The site was really just designed to begin aging and starting to gain trust in google. Which is a fairly common requirement now, unless you can buy a domain with age and trust already, which is harder and harder to do unless you’ve got deep pockets.

In a new niche like this, I didn’t feel it was necessary, especially since it is an unproven market, but rummy is a popular game. Well, the short answer is don’t feel like you need to rush out and get into the rummy market, at least not according to my results. I do think there is some promise in this niche though so I’m not ready to dump the site at digitalpoint yet.

We’ve got a few other sites in some other skill niches but so far, nothing stellar to report.

Anyone out there with a rummy site showing success? I know some of you guys have some rummy sites so what say ye? Leave a comment and I’ll leave up the links as long as it’s a real comment. But the spam gets deleted, fuck off spammers