Follow Along 🧵 Follow Along: Building a Gift Cards Directory w/ Google Ads as Main Traffic Source 🚀

[mrnooice]

Hey everyone!

I’m kicking off a new Follow Along for a project I’ve been quietly working on:

A Gift Cards Directory site – monetized & scaled with Google Ads traffic.

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Project Goal:​

• Build a lean, monetizable niche site around gift cards
• Use Google Ads (Search, PMax, Demand Gen & Display) as the main traffic source
• Sell the website template on marketplace section at a budget price so others can test + learn too

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Current Status:​

• SEO setup is DONE – structure, meta, schema, and internal links are fully optimized
• The site is ready to start receiving paid traffic
• Offers and content are conversion-focused and tracked

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What’s Next:​

1. Launch Google Ads campaigns
   • Search & Display campaigns in the works
   • Ad creatives + landing page tests incoming
2. Free link building to support indexing and add trust
3. Monitor & tweak campaigns for optimal ROI

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Related Journey:​

If you want to see where this all started, check out the original follow-along thread focused on SEO + paid traffic here:
Gift Card Directory with SEO + Paid Traffic – Goal: $100/Day

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Why No URL (For Now)?​

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