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I could use help monetizing website

by menu item
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I bought a domain name( current culture trends.com)
I would like to use social bookmarking sites like twitter, Facebook and craigslist, to start discussions on current culture trends.
Hopefully, these discussions will lead to great debate, thus building a list of followers so to say.
Example, if today's trend was green disputes and how it affects marriages perhaps I could have a link to articles that helps people deal with this problem.
If the topic was healthcare reform, same thing, have informative links to that subject matter as well.
Would you suggest this as a membership site? Or what could I do exactly to monetize such a site?
I know this is a broad question, I think what I'm trying to ask is a website that allows people to chime in with their two cents and perhaps see a link to buy something a doable thing. Whether it's self-help e-books or other books or gizmos and gadgets.
I hope I'm clear on this, I don't always articulate myself well, and on top of that I'm still a new newbie.

Tommy

PS forgive me for any grammatical errors as I'm trying out my new DNS 10
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  • Profile picture of the author hugofortin
    Hi,

    This is a great web site!

    Ebook are always a great ideas. You should look if there are any magazines on your niche, if there are, you should sell them from your web site.

    Hugo
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Lotter
    Hmm, if I understand you correctly, this will be a discussion and debate site for people who like to argue X I mean discuss topics of interest, right?

    I don't know how many people would be prepared to pay membership fees simply to be able to voice their opinions. My guess is not many, but hey I may be wrong.

    How about selling advertising space on your website to relevant companies who operate in the categories of the discussions?
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    • Profile picture of the author menu item
      hey, thanks for the kudos on the website name.

      I never thought about having advertisement spots, great idea !

      I think e-books would be a great idea, if I had away put them together and upload them for sale in pretty quick fashion.

      Any more suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks
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      • Profile picture of the author menu item
        Nick

        Yes this would be a discussion, debate type site.

        Say the topic was green disputes, I also have a domain name green disputes.com.
        I love thinking up domain names, and it seems like a wise business plan would be linking from domain to domain from niche to niche so to speak.

        I hope I am making sense, this is still very new to me but I have a vision.
        With your feedback, I just might pull this off.
        Tommy
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        • Profile picture of the author menu item
          thanks customer tools.

          I was also thinking of going to Amazon and looking for affiliate books and e-book type things to link to.
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        • Profile picture of the author Nick Lotter
          Originally Posted by menu item View Post

          Nick

          Yes this would be a discussion, debate type site.

          Say the topic was green disputes, I also have a domain name green disputes.com.
          I love thinking up domain names, and it seems like a wise business plan would be linking from domain to domain from niche to niche so to speak.

          I hope I am making sense, this is still very new to me but I have a vision.
          With your feedback, I just might pull this off.
          Tommy
          Debate-style sites are a good idea as you will generate return visitors and also hopefully word will spread. Especially if they are hot issues with no easy answers.

          If you build up a membership that will regularly participate in the debates, offline companies would pay advertising dollars to appear on your website - especially with teen issues.

          Yeah, linking from domain to domain is a good strategy.

          Originally Posted by menu item View Post

          I think e-books would be a great idea, if I had away put them together and upload them for sale in pretty quick fashion.
          You could always get/buy some good quality PLR Ebooks
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          • Profile picture of the author menu item
            hey Nick

            I see radio talk shows always touching on a touchy subject to get a debate going, to get their listening audience call-in.

            It seems to work for them, I'm sure it would work for me.
            It would be cool, if it was such a good forum of debate that they may reference my website someday, just dreaming.

            Thanks for the input.
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            • Profile picture of the author menu item
              another question I would have about this campaign, is do you think therapist would be interested in linking to my website?
              If a particular culture trend has issues that lead to therapeutical topics would it be a far stretch to have Dr. Laura or Dr. Phil type therapist that would love to pay for a link?
              or maybe if I got off my butt I could stay current on culture trends, and contact the experts in that particular field to perhaps write an article.

              I appreciate your input, it's more helpful then you'll know.

              Tommy
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  • Profile picture of the author customertools
    Well you can always use the good ol' standby, Adsense..

    -Brad
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  • Profile picture of the author menu item
    I can't help myself, I dig domain names.
    I think I will link my other site, todays culture trends.com
    I would like to learn media marketing, and I could use one of my websites or hot button issues with a YouTube approach, where you see me in your face getting fired up about the topics of today.
    I'm still brainstorming ideas, any input will be helpful thanks.

    Tommy
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