Anybody in the gaming niche?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by misako, Jan 11, 2009.

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    Hi, i was thinking of going into the gaming niche, since i like video games, and wonder if there are many other gamers in this forum..Feel free to contact me :)
     
    misako, Jan 11, 2009 IP
  2. rldowling03

    rldowling03 Notable Member

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    I tried it 4 times, none of those times were there any huge interest/profit

    Trying to sell off my last site now (Hybrid Game and Anime)

    It just wasn't a good niche for me
     
    rldowling03, Jan 11, 2009 IP
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    There are loads of gamers on these forums. Most initially took to computers because they could play games on it.

    As for me, I'm more into the strategic management type of games.
     
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  4. catalin

    catalin Peon

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    there are money in this niche but you need tons of traffic
     
    catalin, Jan 11, 2009 IP
  5. misako

    misako Peon

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    Cool..I love strategy too..what are your fav RTS games?
     
    misako, Jan 11, 2009 IP
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    VGNerd.com Peon

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    You mean, there is an RTS besides Starcraft? INSANITY.

    But yes, I have a gaming site, and everyone is correct. It is a lot of work, and there isn't any real money until you get a ton of traffic. Im posting 30 times a day. At the moment, thats 1 post per unique visitor lol.

    I made like 4 cents today :confused:
     
    VGNerd.com, Jan 12, 2009 IP
  7. misako

    misako Peon

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    But warcraft seems to be more popular than starcraft right now..but i think the hottest game for 2009 is still GTA4, according to Google Trand..
     
    misako, Jan 13, 2009 IP
  8. simstar

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    The gaming market is one of the most saturated on the net. Its tough but if its what you enjoy then by all means create a site.

    Beware of IGN, Gamespot and UGO all multi million dollar companies who can wipe you off in no time.
     
    simstar, Jan 13, 2009 IP
  9. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    UGO recently bought 1up.com (IMHO the best gaming/podcast site on the interwebz) and fired all the good staff :( BOO HISS! No more Shane Bettenhausen! :eek:
    UGO are jerks.

    I've got a PlayStation site, and yes, it's a massively over saturated niche - but if you love it, you love it.
     
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    I have a dreamcast website(dc-scene.net) for about 4 years now and also a site about general gaming(j2gaming.com)
     
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    it is highly profitable however competitive...find out what those buyers need and want and then give it to them
     
    tiger325, Jan 13, 2009 IP
  12. queenb

    queenb Well-Known Member

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    Highly profitable? Not unless you are a huge, developed gaming site or a site with illegal content to bargain with. A genuine gaming site created by a gamer that actually loves gaming but that isnt some webmaster/mistress whizzkid is unlikely to be highly profitable. I own a few gaming sites, between them they receive a lot of traffic, a lot of page views and I'd be optimistic if I said that Id earned over $100 from them in a year. They take up 90% of my time running them, I love it but, theres not a lot of money to be made and its hard work at times, theres just too many gaming sites out there to compete with.
     
    queenb, Jan 15, 2009 IP