(Btw, if you're still looking for ways to promote CB products click on that link)
Why am I shifting you might ask? Well, I see building sites as a longer term, more sustainable business model which requires harder upfront work but sweeter and longer term profit prospects. I enjoy giving value (lower-mid to high end value) to consumers of my information - just like this very blog you're reading right now!
So let's talk about content sites and how to monetize content sites. My strategy is very simple - dead simple actually. I'm first going to talk one ONE method and if responses and comments are encouraging, I'll release my second method of making money online through content sites. You probably might have noticed by now that the main method of monetization on this site is through Adsense so I'll be walking you through Adsense as the main income generator for your content site.
Oh and to, you know, show off a little and because pictures make such a nice break between reading chunks of text:
This is a closed event organised by Google for its Adsense partners like me who makes a good amount per month. Don't ask me how much, I'm not gonna say :) I've blacked out some parts for obvious reasons, so you don't know who I am and where I live!
Ok back to the topic on hand, which is making money through content sites! This strategy is broken down into the following steps.
1. Domain Selection
Of course, before this step, you've gotta choose your niche first. I've already covered that extensively in this blog so go to the archives for a look-see. But if I've a offer a quick advice, it is to do something you've extensive and wide knowledge of! For example...
What are your interests? Your hobbies? What subjects did you excel in school? What kind of problems or troubles your friends turn to you for advice? What do you get praised on/about? The books you like to read often? Where/what do you hang out/do in your spare time?
Ok, I think that gives you a good start in finding a niche you've no problem working on. As you can see, one of mine is making and teaching people how to making money online hence all this typing out of text you're reading right now comes easily to me.
You've two options: buy it or register it. I utilize the buying aspect very often. Why? Because a good niche domain is usually taken up. The downside is the potential cost you need to fork out of course. (I'll deal with specifics on buying domains and answer the question of 'how much is too much?' in another post)
Some good places to search for domains to buy: namepros.com, dnforum.com and flippa.com. Sedo.co.uk is another good place to snap out niche related domains as well. What kind of name is a good name you ask? Lets say you're niche is on training widgets. So, a good domain name (which entails it being descriptive) can be howtotrainyourwidgets.com. That's a pretty ok name. A better one would be trainingyourwidgets.com. An even better one would be trainingwidgets.com and the best would be widgets.com
Of course, I'm using .coms examples above but .net and .org works well too and they have no negative impact in your search engine rankings based on my own personal experience.
2. Content post
This is self-explantory. And I've expanded on in great detail about write great content that 'sticks' and that ranks on the search engine in clickbank money making blogs and clickbank cash generating blogs. The key here is to tightly write your content around your individual posts (be it blogspot or wordpress) instead of around the topic per se. This will make your posts tigher and will allow Adsense to deliver very specific ads - meaning higher click throughs and more money for you!
It helps that you've good knowledge about the particular niche you want to enter that why I gave those examples I did in 'domain selection' about how to choose your niche. You might wanna consider outsourcing as your site grows and you want to post on a more frequent basis to gain further traction with your readers. Fiverr.com is a good place to look for cheap and competent writers.
So do you like what you read so far? What niches are you an authority in? Care to share in the comments? I look forward to writing the 2nd part for you!
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