Shhhh... this is a secret, don't tell anyone! LOL... I'm joking. Well actually, this is just a common sense. My income starts from $0 to around $20 per day. It's been online less than 6 months. (Pls don't PM me for the link. I'm going to make it private, and no, it's not my http://madeforadsense.net). I owned a file hosting service, where user can upload files and below is my real life experience; 1. I stumble upon Alexa to check my site's traffic ranking. 2. After that, I saw there's an option you can browse most popular site by country. I chose Singapore. 3. I noticed there's several local sites which ranked well, mostly a forum discussion. 4. I joined that forum and posted a few files to the community. And I keep on posting and share it with the other members. 5. It became popular and I don't have to update and do anything about it. It's an auto generated content by user. It's a viral marketing for my own site. You don't have to own a file hosting service to use this method. But don't you get the idea? 1. Narrow your niche. Target your audience in your targetted country. Say if you want to create something about Muse (rock band), you must include UK in the list. 2. Word or mouth. People will post about your article/service/blogs etc to another forum/blog. 3. Get real traffic from high traffic websites. (DP forum is one of them). I think that's all for now. I will update more if I could think more about it.
Because I like it! Another thing, they may be well behave and has a good record on the internet side. So, maybe there's chance getting high paid? Errr.. just my rambling...
@butterfingers: your method sounds logical enough. Concentrating on the area which is your highest source of traffic is definitely a sound move. Afterall, a more receptive audience is definitely more likely to click.
Nice idea. But can you tell us how much spent on it? Like server costs and other stuff, coz I want to make something like that also
It's all less than $150 per month. Dedicated server would costs around $100++ only. Google Adwords is one of the 'initial' marketing. But somehow, forum posting is the best option, and it's free. Wonder if you got a very rare anime / manga, and you shared it out, expect the rush that you'll get. Mind you, not everything is converting well enough. That's why you have to carefully select your audience. Same like DP, don't forget to include you signature in the forum on each and every thread / reply. It will left a significant remark about your site / service.
Very interesting. Was Singapore just a random choice, or was that the country that you had the best ranking in?
coz singapore is the best country in the would..i live here kidding perhaps because its less saturated
Because my intention is the country who has the 'buying power'. Of course top choice would be USA and UK. But, Singapore is less competitive. I would also try Switzerland, Norway, Germany etc. : )
Tips of the month? No, i don't think so. There's a lot better tips out there, than me. I owe DP, and here I just sharing a 'common sense' tips. : )