Monetising a difficult niche

by careybaird

Posted: 13 years ago 9 replies

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I am trying to monetise a website that gets a lot of traffic, but have never found anything except google adsense that actually makes any money (and that is nowehere near enough).

The niche is Sharks and a lot of visitors come to look at pictures & videos - I suspect that this is the problem as the traffic is not in any kind of buying mode.

Some people come to the site looking for facts and researching the topic.. if anyone has any creative ideas for monetising it would be much appreciated

#difficult #monetising #niche

SeoWizzard 13 years ago

you could try with some amazon products... or if you can do it, go for some premium membership offers (recurring income)
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- careybaird 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by SeoWizzard
  
  or if you can do it, go for some premium membership offers (recurring income)
  
  I would love to do some premium membership type thing... I just don't know what I could offer them. Maybe pdf downloads of some of the information - fact sheets on sharks. Printable posters...
  
  Adsense does get a little bit of income but the ads are usually irrelevant to the content. Mostly people in this niche would spend money on charity to help preserve sharks, but its unethical to try and make money in this way
  
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Herbert S Richter Banned 13 years ago

If its proving hard, throw in some adsense and test it out!
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- SeoWizzard 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Stiffler
  
  If its proving hard, throw in some adsense and test it out!
  
  he already said he was using adsense....
  
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- Michael Ten 13 years ago
  
  go long tail.
  
  maybe target keywords like
  
  tiger shark videos
  
  funny shark videos
  
  just get more specific with what u target
  
  use google keyword tool
  
  find terms that get maybe 1000-10000 searches and pay at least 1$
  
  good luck
  
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AFI 13 years ago

Offer a paper writing service on sharks.

Yeah I think adsense is about the only way to go. Unless you were to open your own charity and split the donations 1/2 between you and 1/2 between some wildlife or shark-specific charity. (?)
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mrbrown123 13 years ago

Hi, I would set up a amazon store selling related videos. Maybe a pop under advert on premium content pages. Merchandising your website seems a safe bet. Try Custom T-Shirts, Unique Gifts, Posters, & Personalized Mugs | CafePress United Kingdom free service.. great way to add personal merchandise to your site.
How you display adsense really matters too.
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Kristy Taylor 13 years ago

I had the same problem with a very narrow niche that gets heaps of traffic but had nothing for them to buy and Adsense was showing irrelevant ads. Search Amazon for books on sharks and list those on your site (books with colour pics are pricey). If it's shark info they want, Amazon should have something in book form that interests them.

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