Robert Brandl
All your eggs in one basket? The case for multiple websites.
When I first started Tooltester, I launched multiple websites to serve different purposes. There was WebsiteTooltester for website tools,...
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Robert Brandl
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Has your review site lost significant traffic since November? I have a theory of what's going on
In my last post, I already asked whether Google is on a rampage against review websites. Tons of affiliate review websites are losing...
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Robert Brandl
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Is Google on a rampage against review sites?
With the launch of the latest Google updates (Link Spam and Helpful Content) a lot seems to have changed for review websites. Especially...
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Robert Brandl
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
What to do when Google ranks the wrong page?
Have you ever had this issue? You've got several posts about a similar topic, and Google picks the wrong one for your target keyword. In...
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Robert Brandl
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
A mysterious Google ranking drop
Ever gotten a Google beating, and you weren't sure why? Usually, there is always a good reason. But seriously, when Tooltester.com got...
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Robert Brandl
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
Changing domain names - how long does it take to recover your traffic?
For about two years, it has been my idea to move all of our projects from their individual domain names like WebsiteToolTester,...
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Robert Brandl
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
What happened to this review site? An SEO analysis.
Back in 2018 I noticed a website getting stronger and stronger. The site in question is a review website, somewhat similar to ours, but...
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Robert Brandl
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
What Affiliates Love: Product Updates
Our job is not only reviewing web tools but also to make sure these reviews stay up-to-date. And since we are writing about hundreds of...
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Robert Brandl
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
Escrow.com and Wise - a Match Not Made in Heaven
Recently, we acquired a website in the 5-figure range. Fortunately, we were able to agree on a price pretty quickly with the seller. It...
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Robert Brandl
- Oct 31, 2019
- 1 min
Tooltester is Turning 10
On October 30, 2009 I published the first version of WebsiteToolTester, which back then, was called CMS Testlabor. It was targeting the...
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Robert Brandl
- Feb 21, 2019
- 3 min
A strange case of ranking loss (& an important lesson learnt)
I don't remember exactly when it started exactly but it must have been in early 2018. My wife runs a website about Barcelona's museums...
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Robert Brandl
- Nov 6, 2018
- 4 min
10 Ways to Make Affiliates Happy
Most of the Tooltester revenues come from doing affiliate marketing. We create in-depth reviews and compare many different kinds of...
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