My first affiliate website reached $10K/month within 6 months. Ten years later, this is the checklist I use when launching a new one: 1. Choose a narrow commercial niche 2. Buy a clean EMD .com 3. Map the site structure before publishing 4. Connect Google Search Console 5. Submit the sitemap 6. Publish the main money page first 7. Target one keyword cluster 8. Answer exact long-tail queries 9. Add facts & data 10. Create an author profile 11. Publish About & Contact pages 12. Add relevant schema 13. Build internal links from day one 14. Create branded SM profiles 15. Publish parasite pages 16. Keep brand details consistent 17. Link the properties together 18. Index the off-site assets 19. Watch queries, not only clicks 20. Improve pages that get impressions I'll check all 20 before blaming Google. 🫡