SEO is a war of attrition more than anything. Unless you're working the blue ocean strategy, it takes up to two years to get sustained top search rankings (using legitimate SEO methods and best practices).
By the looks of it, Lyricful deserved better. Hopefully someone with deeper pockets can bring it back.
I thought it was kind of obvious that all the sites are spammy because they are illegal anyway. Its just lazy to set up a content based business model without owning any content. Now a service to people who do own the content, that might have been worthwhile, monetise your lyrics.
Sad to see this site go. Looked like a great project. So just out of pure curiosity, where would someone go to legally acquire lyrics for a particular song ? (sorry to say this but this sounds absolutely retarded to me.. what exactly are you damaging by publishing lyrics to songs ? I don't see the copyright argument at all.. it's not like someone will not buy a song because they can access the lyrics for free online ?)
It was a good try. Sometimes it works: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dpndp/i_run_one_of_tho...
is it ok if I suggest "http://sideprojectors.com"? Might be able to find others who might want to take over. :)
Neat, but without the ads what was your plan for making money?
Has the site been put down? Why didn't you keep it as a fun little side project? I don't understand why the goal has to always be a $17 million exit. I've built things like facetache.com and openingthemes.tv cause I thought they were fun, not for some massive financial windfall.