Last post I spoke a bit about how and why Niche websites can be a great way for writer's to earn money.
I also stated that to be the best at this you should stick to Niche's that are part of areas you are knowledgeable about and have experience with. This allows you to speak to people on a personal level and reach out with genuinely useful and relevant information.
Have you ever searched for something on the internet and then clicked a link to a website or article only to find the content was fluff and you could have written something more detailed and in-depth yourself? And this was for something you were looking to learn more about!
The internet unfortunately is full of these kinds of websites - keyword driven for profit only without a purpose and it's sad. I think there can be room for both and I've found that by using both marketing techniques combined with strong writing skills and a deep passion for my subjects - I can build websites that people will actually find useful.
My hope is of course - that I spread some sunshine into the world :) but also that I have shown people that I am a trustworthy source of information and that maybe they will consider using my resources, clicking on my suggested product links etc. and in the end I'll make some money out of it.
An example of my niche work is the website I just launched last night. I have been living with Celiac for a couple of years now having to learn to go Gluten free. I recognized that the learning curve can be steep - so I chose to focus a Niche site specifically around gluten free foods - I then searched for a name that reflected the subject I wanted to write about and develop around. http://www.glutenfreefoodlist.info was available so I registered that. (.info domains are less expensive than .com/.net/.org also) I spent the past couple of days designing, developing, and writing the content for my website. (I will do some more tweaking as time goes on) uploaded it. Now I submit to search engines, share it with my friends and network and hopefully due to the strong content and the great domain name choice it will place well in search engines. Also, hopefully people will find the information useful enough to share the link with others... voila a Niche website is born. I have others as well, but this was a good example of a very simple website - no real bells and whistles, but good information and good placement of advertising.
Anyway, hopefully I've inspired some of you writers to give this idea a go. It takes time, but over time this technique really does work. I have several others in the works too :).
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