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I know site flipping has become a hot trend and if you’re going to get into it, you’re going to need to figure out how to monetize a site properly. Most buyers base how much they’re going to spend by the site’s monthly revenue and of course, the potential of the site.
I haven’t had any big sales, yet, only smaller ones for a few hundred here and there. Honestly, a few of them aren’t even eye catching at all but when it comes down to it, if your site is making money, you will have a buyer.
A lot of people have a hard time with monetizing a site but if you’re creative or if you’re able to network with other bloggers, I’m sure you’ll find a way. It’s not as hard as you think and even if you stay with the basics, you should be fine.
So, what are the basics?
I can’t tell you how many times I preach not to get into the Make Money Online niche because more than likely you won’t make a lot of money. Plus, we know the Make Money Online niche is oversaturated… a LOT!
But if you already a site dedicated to it, built up the stats for your site and still manage to not make any money, well, you don’t need to start a brand new site, just convert it to a generic blog. And believe me, a majority of MMO blogs should do this and I will guarantee that you make more money simply by blogging.
Yes, simply by blogging. And I know what you’re thinking, “well, everyone comes to my site because they are expecting tips on how to make money. Plus, I spent so much time on this blog!”
Now, if you have a successful MMO blog, I wouldn’t suggest switching anything. For instance, if you make at least a few hundred dollars a month, have at least a few hundred subscribers, etc then you’re probably on the right path. If you do not , I would suggest switching that blog to a generic blog where you will and can blog about anything and everything. Trust me, I know a few people who have done it and now they make $x,xxx by doing so.
Here’s what you should do (assuming your blog is indexed in search engines, you have a bunch of backlinks to your site and you’re willing to take this step in converting your MMO blog):
I’m sure a majority of webmasters and bloggers use or used Adsense at some point in time. And if you make a decent earning from it or if you barely make anything, wouldn’t you want to know which keywords would maximize your earnings the most? But more importantly, focus on the best paying ones? Well, try Google’s Traffic Estimator and it’ll help you with some high paying targeted keywords.
If you have a niche site then this should be a lot easier to do, especially since you have a majority of keywords you know you want to use before hand. For instance, if you have a Make Money Online blog, your main keyword should be “make money online” right? And when you write posts, I’m sure you include that particular term quite a few times.
Let’s use that as our example.
First, go to Google’s Traffic Estimator and type in various keywords that you usually use or are thinking about using. I typed in “make money online”, “making money online” and “earn money online” as you can see in the screenshot below (you can click on the image to see the full-screen). You can also set the options for different currencies, regions, etc.
Yes, you read it right. Make more money with ugly sites. It’s weird how things work, huh?
First of all, notice how I said “ugly site” rather than “ugly blog?” It seems that a lot of ugly looking sites seem to convert better and will possibly make people attracted to click on your ads. I’m not fully sure how well ugly blogs work because you’re building a readership.
But with that said, readership is sort of the same as membership, right? Well, have you ever checked out that dating site Plentyoffish.com? Looks plain and I think it’s basically a match.com type of site, except they don’t charge a subscription fee. Well, they make their money off of Adsense. Matter of fact, it’s reported they make a six-figure income each month off of Adsense alone!
So, do ugly sites actually make you more money? Ask any super affiliate marketer and they’ll tell you that some of their ugly sites or landing pages tend to convert pretty well. And I know a few landing pages that people own and I have seen them and I can tell you some are just hideous.
