Okay so i have this domain buyingused.com .. I really want to develop it but i need some guidance on which direction to take it in... Instead of having 10-20 niche sites, i rather have only this 1 site but put all my time and energy into this 1 site.. so i need an idea that can be big, and have potential to really grow.. here are a couple ideas i had, please help me think of which one is better 1.) BuyingUsed.com could be an article site, on how to buy used items and what to look for when buying things used, to make sure you are not getting ripped off and that the item is in good condition... i.e. how to buy a used piano... how to buy a used stereo... how to buy a used watch etc etc... I already have 20 unique articles written, but do you think this idea has potential? 2.) A forum for buying things used... not selling stuff directly off the forum.. but members helping eachother find good deals on used items what do you guys think?
A nice forum for buying used things would be decent, but I recommend something like ebay. Buyingused.com for like online garage sales and the like. You would need to have some money to get it off the ground though. If you are tight on money, an article site providing guidance on buying used things would be the way to go IMHO.
I would feel that a forum or ebay style is better than an article site. For article sites constant updating and submitting of articles are needed. Whereas for forums, content providers are members themselves. For Ebay style the buyers and sellers will always be active in the site which will be much better than an article site where they may visit once a week or so depending on how frequent the articles are updated.
Indeed, and building up on that, how about a combination of both? An article site with a community Maybe vbulletin with vbadvanced and let the members write the articles.
What do you suggest i make the main focus of the site... the articles, or the forum? also.. how would i get the forum populated at first... pay people to post?
Forum, paid posting is a faster method of getting the forum populated, though you need to be careful not to have too many, get some in and let others come in to post voluntarily. Get some good moderators that can encourage discussion.