Seeyouguys: My Attempt at a Website Monetization Detector

Seeyouguys, in its current form, is a completely new project. I began working on it only in December 2023, during the Christmas holidays. Previously, Seeyouguys served as an aggregation platform for my niche affiliate e-shops.

At one point, I had over a hundred of them. They all operated on the Amazon Associate program, essentially acting as storefronts for Amazon supplied on different domains. I coded them all based on the same principle; only the content, products, and minor details changed. Those were the good old days when I was not banned from Amazon and when it was still profitable.

Over time, and under the weight of circumstances, I moved away from the concept of Amazon storefronts. I won't delve into it much here; I'm a complicated person, there was a time when I struggled with alcohol dependency and went through my highs and lows, all of which influenced my decisions and work.

Long story short, I hadn't utilized seeyouguys.com for a few years. When the idea for an application like today's Seeyouguys started forming in my mind, this domain seemed like the most suitable candidate for hosting this type of application.

So, what exactly is Seeyouguys? It's my attempt at creating a competitor analysis tool capable of providing as much information as possible about a competitor from publicly available sources. The focus is on the detection of monetization methods and estimation of website earnings.

What can it do?

As of today, it can determine (in no particular order):

  • content management system (CMS)
  • it estimates monthly traffic
  • wordpress themes and plugins
  • shopify themes and plugins
  • monetization strategies the site uses
  • key topics
  • keywords
  • questions
  • hosting providers
  • analytics and tracking used
  • coding libraries
  • SSL certificate data
  • external links
  • internal links

I will write more in separate posts.

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