I wanted to do a quick post here, because I really feel that mini-niche websites are a waste of time. Before you jump down my throat, understand that mini-niche websites are a waste of time, but the idea of promoting multiple mini-niches on one website is not. I'll explain. Multiple Mini-Niche Sites Can Be Good. * They are highly targeted and highly specific. * Ranking high for domain key term usually doesn't take much. * They usually result in good affiliate sales / highly relevant contextual ads. Multiple Mini-Niche Sites Can Be Bad! * Not an authority site. * Ranking for key terms can sometimes take a month or two. * New domain for every new site. * Setting up a new website every time. * Worrying about being banned by AdSense for MFA. Single Websites with Unlimited Mini-Niches Can be Great! * You're building an authority website. * When you become an authority, you can easily rank for mini-niche topics. * Easy on your wallet. * Don't need multiple websites. * Don't have to worry about being banned from AdSense for having 100 sites. * Authorities generally receive more links in than mini-niche sites. * High traffic. * More private advertising and link buying requests. Single Websites with Unlimited Mini-Niches Can Suck. * Website has multiple categories. * Difficult for user to find information (unless you make it easy!) * Links into your home page are less likely. (Not a big deal.) When it comes down to it, mini-niches are great to promote on a single authority website. As time progresses, your authority site will begin to easily rank for many mini-niche phrases, without even having to build backlinks to those pages. Promoting mini-niches on a single authority site saves you the time of building a new site, money, and the worry that Google will shut you down for MFA website creating. If you look at your site like a Squidoo or like an eZine, you will begin to see that you don't need a million websites to be successful. Sure, building a butt load of mini-niche websites on a butt load of different domains does work, but when you could build a single authority with all of the above perks, there's not a reason to have multiple sites. Just remember, if you decide to stick with a single authority website, your internal link structure is extremely important. For example: If you choose the topic of "Home Acne Treatment," you'll probably want to have the page "Home Acne Treatment," as a core post to 10 sub posts. And if those sub posts have posts, that's alright too. Basically, you want to tell Google that you're the most relevant result to whatever it is you're talking about. And to be successful with relevancy, you don't need an exact match domain. Yes. It can help, but when you eventually have an authority, it's not necessary. Also remember, using a single authority website is for people who know how to build an authority website... I have tried things both ways, folks, and I have never had more success than I do now with my single authority website.
Really? With the last changes to Google I thought the key was focus with lots of content which would force you to create mini sites if you have any diversity or a large volume of products? I saw an SEO friend who was so annoyed with the latest changes that he made a "Google Friendly" version of his website where everything that "was" a link got replaced with a non-linked image saying "Change the url to ...com/info to get more info" and the only links he left active went to his blogs and products.. It was a good chuckle, but technically it works, which is SO sad for Google because he was effectively rewarded for making his page less accessible to users. ;P
Yeah all what you saying is right, I had no much luck with mini niches but usually I set and forget and about 20% of my micro niche sites gets like 100UV a day, anyway most who had success wasn't micro niches, it was blogs with unique content I write when bored about my multi talents . Good luck
I'm 100% agreed with you. It's better to try rank one by one keyword in any niche with your authority site. It's very easy than creating lots of sites. This is why I don't follow others methods
That's right, but building an authoritative website takes time as well, while mini sites can be good for short term gains.
I completely agree with you, a single site is a lot easier to manage and promote in the long run. Also less troubles and hassles with SEO, Adsense and Google.
Most big sites on the web have only happened because they either have a few working on it or the owner only has a few sites say 5 at the most meaning they can work with their site continously plus work on their traffic and also learn what their visitors want from the site. Having loads of sites, you can't really do this.
Sorry, but what is MFA? And can you really get banned by Google if you have too many micro niche adsense sites, even if they have quality content? Thanks
I think that you should have the two types of websites .. Having an authority website that is like the mammoth of your business and also a few niche websites around is the business model that I'm using ..