Help me find my niche please!

Discussion in 'Websites' started by dadougalee, Nov 21, 2007.

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    Could you guys please take a look at my site, http://www.informativepost.com, and help give me ideas on what I should focus on? I am torn, lol. I don't know if I just want to focus on one niche, or post anything and everything. I consider myself an expert with PHP, but I think I would get bored just writing about that. I am having fun writing about anything that I think of, like current news, sports, technology, php and other topics as well.

    I am hoping that someone could steer me in a general direction, because I know websites need a niche to become successful? Anyone have any ideas?
     
    dadougalee, Nov 21, 2007 IP
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  3. dadougalee

    dadougalee Peon

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    hmm... The site your led me to seems a bit like a advertising move than helping me. What I was looking for is someone looking over my site and letting me know if the direction it looks like it is heading in is ok.
     
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    gsfl4u2 Banned

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    #4
    i say write about anything and everything
     
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    gsfl4u2 Banned

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    btw..niche a day just sends you new niches so that you can just get keywords and content..its pretty cool service..you never have to buy anything..they even send out spreadssheets with keyword stats ans stuff like that..
     
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  6. dadougalee

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    ok, I was just a little skeptic, because the sites template resembled the "el-defacto" spam site.
     
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    Hi,
    My first impression is...I am confused what this site is about.
     
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    #8
    This is general, not specific. Why don't you just categorize it - politics, science, general info.
     
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  9. dadougalee

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    That is why I started this thread. I think a visitor would get this impression when they first would visit the site. I was hoping if someone could push me in the right direction.

    Currently, I am just blogging about anything that grabs my attention, and I am trying to categorize it. But I am also posting other people articles that they submit to me, and I will pay them a dollar if I think they are well written and basically not spam. I don't know how I can get done correctly.


    Well, I have tabs at the top for news, sports, entertainment... Is that all you meant?
     
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    Just find something you like personally thats the easyest
     
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  11. Lhlalyam

    Lhlalyam Well-Known Member

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    Hello Dadougalee....

    I had a chance to read your request for ideas....

    My Thoughts

    I think your site should stick with the main navigation items that are displayed on the top menu.

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    When you have people post items that you accept... you can them place them on your site... with a label or tag.. showing which category it associates with...

    After this... you can than add a tag cloud that helps with all the content submitted...

    I hope this helps.
    Respectfully,
    Lhlalyam
     
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    Thanks for looking at my site. I upped your rep for the good suggestion. However I have a question. I am not sure what you mean by a "tag cloud"? I get that I should label and display the category of the post on the homepage. That is a good idea. I don't understand what you mean by tag cloud. DO you mean like underneath the sports category, you would over time make a tag cloud that contains all the sub-categories that go into sports, like nfl, nba, etc...???

     
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    Lhlalyam Well-Known Member

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    Good to hear that my thoughts were helpful. Here is a nice site with a tag cloud. I hope that makes more sense after seeing it.

    Tag Cloud Link

    Respectfully,
    Lhlalyam
     
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    How do tag clouds help visitors though? Does it just show random tags?
     
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    when people enter a new post into your site. They will include keywords for tags. Depending on the tag cloud system you use... the more popular the keyword... the larger it will show in the tag cloud...

    Here are a couple of links in regards to Tag Clouds.

    Link 1
    Link 2

    Hope that helps a little...

    Lhlalyam
     
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    you might want to add a few related profitable niche categories.
    If you like I can help you with finding the niches and keywords.
     
    astrolynk, Dec 1, 2007 IP
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    #17
    good site, but needs more work on graphics area ...
     
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    What graphic areas are you talking about?
     
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    #19
    Stretch your header to match the width of the element underneath it.
     
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    I was really looking at niche's not really any graphic advice. I think I have this optimized well for now.
     
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