New Affiliate - Hi!

**Jdamise** · 4 August 2022, 2:38 am

Hi Guys,

Wanted so say hello. I have been in and around the group for a little while now. Recently, I have created an football betting site which is African serving. Any tips, shares or feedback would be fantastic.

https://africabettips.com

Hope everyone is well!

**Meistro1** · 4 August 2022, 3:32 pm

greetings friend. site looks pretty nice to me. i like the color scheme.

**universal4** · 4 August 2022, 5:02 pm

First visit
Your cookies setting dialog gives no indication whether the visitor is accepting the statistics or marketing cookies or not, the slider button is seen but no wording or indication what let or right sliding does. Might cause some to leave.

On the review or information pages for Odibet, there are no links or call to action to visit and sign up at the bookies. Example on OdiBets, the image says play now, but there is no hyperlink.

Good job on layout etc.

Rick
Universal4

**Jdamise** · 5 August 2022, 12:58 am

Originally Posted by Meistro1

greetings friend. site looks pretty nice to me. i like the color scheme.

Thank you. Is brand new, only been two weeks. So just plugging away!

**Jdamise** · 5 August 2022, 1:02 am

Originally Posted by universal4

First visit
Your cookies setting dialog gives no indication whether the visitor is accepting the statistics or marketing cookies or not, the slider button is seen but no wording or indication what let or right sliding does. Might cause some to leave.

On the review or information pages for Odibet, there are no links or call to action to visit and sign up at the bookies. Example on OdiBets, the image says play now, but there is no hyperlink.

Universal4

Thanks for the feedback. Very much appreciated. The cookies has been a little bit of an issue for me also, I have been looking into it and may have to disable it from the template if it persists.

Well spotted on Odibet! Currently we do not have an account with Odibet but trying to use the search juice - would you recommend hyperlinking despite not having an aff account? Im guessing it could be argued that Google would want that, though it doesn't do much for me!

Again, thank you for taking the time to check it out.

**Cash Bonus** · 14 August 2022, 5:03 am

I think your site looks pretty awesome. I like the way you've set it up and it loads quite quickly.

**Jdamise** · 14 August 2022, 3:59 pm

Originally Posted by Cash Bonus

I think your site looks pretty awesome. I like the way you've set it up and it loads quite quickly.

Thanks so much. I am finding the load speed is okay but has a slight page bounce which needs addressing. I am keeping the content really simple and article format which I think could be of benefit to SEO. But, as I have read through this forum multiple times - trial, error, learning and listening!

Is there anything you would add or take away that you think could improve the user experience?

**Cash Bonus** · 14 August 2022, 4:41 pm

Originally Posted by Jdamise

Is there anything you would add or take away that you think could improve the user experience?

I think you should add an up arrow that will take the user straight to the top of any given page.

**CiaranMc** · 14 August 2022, 6:44 pm

That lion with crown logo is most excellent indeed! LOVE IT.

+ good work calling out the 'fixed games' BS in your footer.
good luck!

**chaumi** · 15 August 2022, 1:20 am

Originally Posted by Jdamise

Currently we do not have an account with Odibet but trying to use the search juice - would you recommend hyperlinking despite not having an aff account? I'm guessing it could be argued that Google would want that, though it doesn't do much for me!

If a visitor is expecting something to happen, then best to make sure it does. Google would want that, yes. I doubt if they would punish you for it not happening, but if your visitors don't like it then it could be giving an unwanted signal.

You could add the direct link, monitor traffic to the page, and if you start seeing any then get an affiliate account.

I like the lion, too. And you have some reasonably good articles. Not perfect English and they could be improved in places, but not too far off and I'm suspecting your likely audience wouldn't take too much notice.

On the home page (and I think mentioned elsewhere, too) you say "We make predictions based on professional gambling experience. In our team we have ex-professional footballers that have played in some of the leagues"

If that's true (and I'm not knocking you, plenty of others have said similar stuff, and not just on sports betting sites) then it would help to have an about us page where you can give some detail about the writing team.

Good range of articles and can see you are growing the list. I particularly liked the match fixers one, it was well presented. When you write an article, go look at the search results and see what is already ranking on page 1. That will give you some idea of the quality level and coverage you need to reach.

**Jdamise** · 15 August 2022, 1:47 am

Originally Posted by Cash Bonus

I think you should add an up arrow that will take the user straight to the top of any given page.

Thats a great idea! I agree. Sometimes I find myself scrolling up wayyyy too much! Cheers

**Jdamise** · 15 August 2022, 1:56 am

Agreed on the Odibet situation. My experience with SEO is foundation knowledge and so I am picking up tricks etc through time. I think you are most definitely right and I will create the linking through from that article, it makes complete sense thank you.

The articles are all written by me. I have deliberately tried to present the articles in a language that the audience will see that this is one person writing, or a personality writing, as opposed to the Ai or computer generated articles that I have spotted by most in the market. The only thing I have seen that is different between us and most of the competition on Page 1 SERPS, is the freedom of speech and presenting of opinion with the player in mind. I write as I talk, which can also be abrasive at times, but I am guessing I will see if this style works or not. Currently, after 5 weeks we have 3 articles ranking page 1 but not in our target geos Nigeria and Kenya - we rank page 4 and 5 respectively in our highest ranking articles. I have been interested to see what happens here as our conversion in target geos from Search Console is above 25% - I am hoping by continuing to create user focused content we will push out way into the SERPS.

Yes, both myself and two tipsters are ex-professional footballers. I played in UK, Asia and Africa. The highest leagues in the latter and League One in the UK. My tipster is my brother that has just finished playing in the Championship in UK, the other partner is my friend that has gambled on our leagues for ten years or so and done pretty well.

With just me writing every article it is a LOT of work, but I am getting the baptism of fire and I spend time on the forum to soak in information and learn from those that have "been there done it" so I really appreciate the constructive criticism

**Mr_Nawa** · 15 August 2022, 2:36 am

Looking good, keep it up!

**chaumi** · 15 August 2022, 7:20 am

Originally Posted by Jdamise

Yes, both myself and two tipsters are ex-professional footballers. I played in UK, Asia and Africa. The highest leagues in the latter and League One in the UK. My tipster is my brother that has just finished playing in the Championship in UK, the other partner is my friend that has gambled on our leagues for ten years or so and done pretty well.

Definitely then, create an about page. It will create/present a layer of trust. Sometimes webmasters don't like having real names displayed, but in your case (if the team are happy for it to be done) it could offer you long-term value. Especially if you can accompany any bios with links to authoritative sources that prove the connections.

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