What's the single biggest side income earner for me right now? Amazon based niche and authority sites. Amazon earnings are more than double Adsense for me. Amazon has a killer affiliate program. The payout isn't outstanding, but Amazon has one of the most successful conversion ad sales systems on the market right now. Additionally, whenever anyone visits Amazon using your affiliate link, a cookie is written for 24 hours. That cookie causes any other purchases by that person to be Continue Reading
Thin Content Penalty on one of my Niche Sites
Monday, October 13th, 2014 began like every other weekday, I awoke at 5am, made a fresh cup of coffee, grabbed my MacBook and checked my Adsense earnings for the weekend. I immediately noticed that my Adsense earnings were down, and specifically on my main money making niche site. I suspected that maybe it had been down some over the weekend or maybe just a slow traffic weekend. I pulled up Analytics, and saw that my traffic was WAY down as well. What the heck? Next over Continue Reading
Building a Niche Site Update#3
Hey folks. As you may recall, I've been participating in a NSD (Niche Site Duel) with some online friends and niche site experts. I published two updates earlier this year (update 1 and update 2). My last update was in May and I thought it was about time I let you know how things were going. Building a Niche Site Update #3 During my last niche site update in May, I told you that I installed a new logo, new theme, and was doing lots of competitor research. Since then, I actually Continue Reading
Building a Niche Site Update#2
It has been two weeks since I published the announcement of my participation in an Amazon based "niche site duel" that myself and 11 others are running. In that first update, I walked you through the process of how I found my niche idea, and through the process of getting the new site up and running. I've been busy these past 2 weeks, and thought it was time for another update. Here's Building a Niche Site, Update #2 ... Building a Niche Site Update #2 My primary focus on my Continue Reading
Building a niche site
Hi, my name is Larry, and I'm a niche site addict. Yes, it's true. I stumble across niche site opportunities daily, and really have to fight the urge not start yet another one. I don't do it intentionally...really ok, maybe I do ... What happens is this: I'll be reading through an article or some latest news story, or watching a video on YouTube and see something that catches my eye. The next thing I know, I'm pulling up Market Samurai and doing keyword research and SEO competition Continue Reading
Review Sites – How I improved my conversion rates by 15%
In June of this year (2013), I decided to diversify my niche site inventory by creating two review sites. My existing niche sites were all information based, and intended to serve as authority sites for a niche topic. My friend, and niche site expert, Jason Hill was having some great success with review sites, and his success encouraged me to give them a try. I'm a firm believer in always testing new things: changing colors, changing layouts, fonts, image placement, etc. I wasn't happy Continue Reading
Niche Sites – Why I love building them
Over the past two months, I've built out three new niches sites and revamped two old ones. I've had a blast building them and watching them grow. I'm sure most of you have heard of niche sites by now. They are a great way to earn income on the internet. Frankly, some people earn a ton from their niche sites. I can't say I've found that perfect niche just yet, but I'm working on it. But for me, just the journey of trying to find that perfect niche is incredibly fun. Finding that Continue Reading
How Building Effective Call To Action With Niche Sites Can Make You Rich!
Ok, you most likely won’t get rich just from reading this article. The headline is designed to immediately draw attention. It is also a great way to draw in your target audience and eliminate those that aren’t interested. Listed below, I have put together some more time tested secrets to building an effective call to action, and if applied correctly, can at least get you on your way to becoming rich. Map Out Your Call To Action Up Front One of the most common mistakes I see is people Continue Reading
Niche site keyword research – How to find great niche sites
I've been talking about niche sites off and on on this blog for a few months now. I told you I was in the process of starting up a few niche sites to diversify my income and to learn more about how to successfully run them. I also told you that I would begin sharing my sites with you and also share the details so you can start building niche sites as well. That time has come. Niche site keyword research I'm participating in Pat Flynn's Niche Site Duel 2.0 (NSD 2.0) along with a few other Continue Reading
How to Build a Successful Niche Website that Actually Makes Money
Whether you have had little or no success building niche websites or have never tried, without the following information you will most assuredly fail! Get comfortable, grab a pen and notepad, and pay attention. A Successful Niche Website Starts with Research Once you have a basic idea of what type of website you plan to build, you then need to start doing research. The first bit of research that is crucial to success is assessing the competition. If you want to make money from a niche Continue Reading