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I uploaded 10000 doorway pages, 5 at a time

Told by Lars Jansen · published 6 Aug 2026

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Back around 2000 I built a batch-file landing page generator. It took keywords, HTML templates, affiliate links and banners, then spat out 1000's of pages. Uploaded them through Silicon Valley Web Hosting's upload form 5 at a time.

They’d mostly rank #1 or #2 in Google, and my kids would run to the letterbox to grab all the affiliate cheques. The end.

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