I guess my point was based on the fact that traditional methods of creating MFA are dead. The old MFA philosophy is, to a degree, dead in the water. Sure, what you're saying is correct and let's face it, a tweak here and a tweak there makes your content unique, right? You can add newsfeeds and do whatever you want to manufacture a fresh website. However the search engines and, more importantly, the consumer are becoming more aware and, as such, these methods don't work as well anymore.
The flip side is motivation. When I started out I found it very hard to motivate myself to work on sites for $2 a day. I really don't know how I got through it because even now I find it hard to motivate myself some days (but they are becoming increasingly rare). I did have a goal in those early days that stretched far beyond just accumulating money. Of course money is a huge motivator but it was the freedom that a remote income can offer you that really got me writing about nonsense for 20c per hour. What I am trying to say is that you should set yourself a goal in those early days beyond just the money. It really does n't matter whether it is a better set of wheels or a one-way ticket to Bangkok either. Many people bang on about setting yourself goals but there is something in it.
Yerp! Definatley, i've only just realised how crap the regular website is that 1 million other people already have lol. Although some may do well, too much competition for the time you'd put into it!
the best thing to do is to create unique site with unqiue content and thats it but the idea using automatic content posters and other automated scripts is also good.
I apologise for going slightly off topic with my last post but this is what I would suggest for niches vs. chasing the $$$... I think the ideal scenario is a balance between the two... If you want to create just one site then look at areas that pay and where people routinely buy stuff online e.g. financial products and then go niche within the topic. Secondly if you want to run a number of sites (which I would suggest) then have a balance of niched, less paying keyword sites and the high $$$ aiming sites. It is worth having one or two of these high aiming $$$ sites because you never know what might happen. If one becomes a success you'll be laughing all the way to the bank.
I think you reach a point where you have to broaden your horizons to make more money. At the end of the day its business and you dont enjoy doing everything you do. It just helps if you do
MFA's are still alive! Just that their techniques are better than before. In fact, MFA sites and Adsense arbitrage are good ways to kick start one's AdSense "career" - it keeps one motivated in the short run with some cash (or even a lot of cash), allowing him to do something for the long term (i.e. build a really nice content site). Cos in the long run, good content outperforms anything.
I have websites, like my blog, that I have adsense on but its my last concern with dealing with that site. I also have websites that I use strictly for $$. I make them pretty and readable but at the end of the day, I could care a less about the niche. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do in order to make it.
Hey I've been to your website! It's really cool, and your story is inspiring. But I always get a wee bit suspicious when people complain about things like 'the corporate prison'. I have education, skills and personality to get a good corporate job in computers, but every time I went to interview at a place like that, I would lose interest because I knew how crappy it would be for me. So I chose instead things like a warehouse manager job. I LOVED it, loved it! And there was no prestige attached to it but I loved the people and the work, and the money was plenty to get me by (simple tastes). Sometimes the warehouse was too hot, sometimes too cold, but I was never wearing a tie and I was in charge and moving around! My job now is also great, I don't dread getting up and going to work. And it pays well and gives me enough time to create websites. This stuff is out there if people would only give it a shot. Basically, I take the attitude that no one is 'caught' in the corporate world. If you don't like it, leave! If you have too much debt to leave, well whose fault is that? Blaming your grouchiness on your job is silly, it's not the company's fault. It's yours! Everything in my life is my fault, the good and bad. And I'm in charge. This isn't directed at you, WorkingNomad, or anyone else here. Just friends and family members of mine who hate their job but don't bother expanding their mind to figure out what would truly make them happy! So you can see why jumping from a job you hate to a job making websites about corporate nonsense seems silly to me. At least at a real job there's people to talk to! However I am very intrigued by your suggestion to have a few websites, with a balance of personal niches and boring but low-maintenace $$$ making sites. Great advice! Best of both worlds
Couldn't agree more. The problem is most people are not motivated enough to promote things they dont have interest in hence why "what you like sites are typically recommended"
I honestly believe if people tasted the freedom this work can give you then they would look back at their corporate life as if they were under lock and key. You are very lucky. Most people I have worked with could never say that. When I got the feeling of dread on a Monday morning I decided to do something about it. Life is too short for dread. I also agree that the grass can be greener. I would be a liar if I said I did n't miss the social side of working in an office. The thing I believe is you cannot have it all. There are always flip sides to everything. For me the freedom to travel and discover new places outweighs the negative side of isolation, but only just. When the balance shifts, and I believe it will, then my current lifestyle will be a fond memory. 100% spot on. I think having a balance is a good tactic. The most important thing, I believe is to have at least one rock solid web site. Perhaps an authority site on a niche (ish) subject. Once this is in place with high(ish) PR and backlinks then you can start creating and successfully promoting smaller sites in the same niche but in a much more targeted way.
if you do something you love doing it becomes less of a job and more like having fun, this way of building websites will always win in the long run.