I own two sites, one a formally successful e-commerce, the other its associated blog which also made good money back in the day when adsense was worth it. Both are PR3 with a good reputation and are currently sitting there idle. I would like to know how I can turn these sites to start making money. What could they become? I would welcome any suggestions - except e-commerce - our lifestyles are too busy these days. It seems a shame to have them sitting there doing nothing. The sites are www.gamesfromeverywhere.com www.gamesfromeverywhere.com.au Ignore the appearance of the blog - I am in the middle of upgrading the theme. Regards, David Trounce
Affiliated marketing is the best choice in my opinion .. Promote gaming console and games in your websites.. Get commissions .. But you have to concentrate on quality content making which is also up to date ...
Thanks Ink. Yep, Almost certain Affiliate marketing is my best option. I need a model that is low maintenance. And yes, I hear ya. Quality content.
Hence your topic is related to games i don't think you have update regularly unless you have very less content in you website. But to establish the website you have to update once a new game released or a new version of the game released. Article related to games can attract traffic for long time compare to other topics like movies and books... In one of my blog my major traffic is from an article related to Assassin's creed black flag.. The article is old but getting good traffic. But hence a new version of the game releasing and the keyword is present in my Blog i had to publish a new article to satisfy the visitors. But a long time gap is there between two articles
Definitely pare down and focus on one area. The blog trying to cover general electronic gaming plus toys is competing with sites like Kotaku that have way more budget and manpower and can break stories on these things, it seems like too much time and money investment to bother. From the other site it seems you have the most content and knowledge on board games - maybe focus the blog solely on that and affiliate market? New board game releases also seem like a way less demanding schedule than video games, with video games you'd have to update nearly every day (if not every day) to stay relevant.
I am not sure mate, by my opinion, you shouldn't limit websites to one source of income. Adsense + affiliate program and probably membership features, might be the best scenario.