Case Studies
Earlyintime - Success in the Niche News Market
The Challenges
Building Earlyintime.com into a high-traffic niche news site wasn’t a walk in the park. We had to overcome some serious obstacles:
🔹 Getting Google News Approval: The approval process is highly selective and requires strict content and technical SEO standards.
🔹 Competing With Big News Sites: Niche news is dominated by high-authority websites, making it tough to rank.
🔹 Driving Consistent Traffic: While event blogging generated traffic spikes, we needed a long-term traffic strategy to keep the numbers steady.
🔹 Monetization Challenges:
- Optimizing AdSense revenue without ruining user experience.
- Finding clients for guest posts in a competitive market.
The SEO Strategy That Made It Work
To overcome these challenges, we implemented a step-by-step SEO plan focusing on Google News, event blogging, and monetization.
1️⃣ Google News Approval – Unlocking Instant Visibility
✔️ Published high-quality, well-structured news content to meet Google’s strict criteria.
✔️ Optimized technical SEO by using AMP, structured data, and a Google News sitemap.
✔️ Maintained a consistent posting schedule to prove credibility.
📌 The result? Google News approval led to a massive organic traffic boost!
2️⃣ Event Blogging – Capitalizing on Trending Topics
✔️ Researched trending keywords using Google Trends & Ahrefs.
✔️ Published event-related content 1–2 weeks before key events.
✔️ Promoted articles via social media, forums, and niche communities.
📌 Traffic surged during events, bringing in thousands of new visitors!
3️⃣ AdSense Optimization – Maximizing Revenue
✔️ Strategic ad placement (above the fold, inside content, etc.).
✔️ Tested different ad formats for the best revenue-generating setup.
✔️ Ensured mobile-friendly ads to capture a larger audience.
📌 AdSense became a stable revenue stream!
4️⃣ Selling Guest Posts – Turning Authority Into Cash
✔️ Built domain authority through high-quality backlinks.
✔️ Offered guest posting at $80-$100 per post, leveraging Google News visibility.
✔️ Marketed the service on social media & industry groups.
📌 This added an extra revenue stream alongside AdSense!
Achievements
97,8000
Impressions in 12 months
2,380
Clicks to the website
842
Keywords that became visible on Google for them
profitable niche news site.
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