A $600 edit budget across a small portfolio: full breakdown

A $600 edit budget across a small portfolio: full breakdown

Closing with one detailed case that several threads dissected.

— A solo operator split $600 into 8 edits across 3 small affiliate sites — concentrated 5 on the best-performing site, 3 spread on the others. The concentrated site gained 12 positions on its main term; the spread links barely moved their targets.
— A forum reply confirming the lesson: concentration beat distribution on a tight budget.
— Also circulating: a counter-case where spreading worked because all three sites needed only a small nudge.

Editor's note: on small budgets, concentration vs spread depends on how close each target already is to ranking — the counter-case makes that condition explicit.

Pick of the week: the $600 breakdown — granular enough to copy the allocation logic, with outcomes per site.