My idea for building websites and monetizing them locally

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I see a lot of buzz around building websites and flipping them on flippa. I came up with a different idea, and I would like to know what you guys think, or how we can improve this and use it to our advantage.


Say in the Dallas area there are a lot of immigration lawyers (there are) / dentists / Psychologists ( whatever other profession)


First.)

I would do my research on google trends and also on the external keyword tool to find local keywords that people are searching for. ( immigration lawyers are paying a lot in Dallas)

- I woulld pick a keyword that has a good amount of searches per month, and hopefully not a lot of competition. I would do a lot of research and choose a good keyword. The reason I am doing immigration lawyer is that i speak spanish so I would be able to create a good site in spanish and not a lot of people are doing that in the area. ( Keep in mind, anyone can do this, if you just hire someone to translate your website to Spanish)

Second.)

-I would buy a domain with the exact keyword I am targetting, say " dallas immigration attorneys" - 2,900 searches or "dallas immigration lawyers" - 2,400 searches.


-I build a wordpress website about immigration and I do my SEO and make sure its on my H1 tag, and get someone to write about say 5-8 original posts posts on immigration in dallas. The way I would choose my topics would be by plugging in my main keyword into google, and using the wonder wheel. BAM instantly I will know what to write about that google thinks is related to my keyword.

-I would create a facebook fanpage, and target people in the local area that speak spanish and english for my keyword. I would build a list ( I bought the .01 cent facebook clicks WSO) and build a fan base that is local and targeted.

Third.)

I would ad adsense to the site, to make money while I sell the site. And continue to post a few more posts, and collect names for a newsletter.

I would give away a free book about say - "how to find the right immigration lawyer" and would ask for their name, and email.

Fourth)

I will search for my keyword on google and find the top-paying sites for the keyword and send like 5 - 15 of them an email, and offer to sell them leads for the keywords they are already paying for. Say $13 per lead or whatever. Say only like 3 - 5 respond and go through with it, thats perfect. If not keep trying until you get 3-5 people that are interested. If you have to, offer say 5 free targeted leads to peak their interest.

-Meanwhile I am still building my content, doing SEO etc. If my seo doesn't work, I can buy the service on warrior forum that offers to put you on page 1 for $99.

By this time I am making money off adwords, and also off of the "leads" I am selling that are costing me nothing.

Fifth)

Once My site is ranked on page one for "dallas immigration lawyers" or whatever, I can send the people I am selling leads to a "special offer" to buy my website. By this time they would already trust me, and they know that the leads are good.

-If they are paying a lot for keywords and they can instead OWN a page 1 position, through you, how much money do you think that will save them in the long run?

Now you have 3-5 people interested in yout SUPER targetted site, and you have them make offers, and you take the best offer.


once you sell the site - optimize it to their needs and put it on google places, etc. Make it THEIRS.
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If this doesn't work. I will still have a site on page 1, and I can continue to make money on adsense and on leads that I sell.

This is a rough idea, any feedback or ideas on how to improve this would be great.

I just think that this would make more money than a general site on flippa. And this could work anywhere really.
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  • Forgot to add: Use keyword spy or some kind of tool to see what their monthly budget is on adwords. That would help to know what to set your price at.

    You KNOW that they are already spending that money, to get what you have to offer. They win you win, and you avoid going through flippa.

    --Since the transaction is done locally there would be no fees on flippa or other ways to lose money. You technically cut out the middle-man, and make money.

    Plus you could do this on every major city in the united states, and this will keep you building good sites that are targetted, and will bring in money.
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Wow, that sounds like a long drawn out process. How about just getting the sites ranking #1 for the search terms and then selling advertising space to those businesses already spending money on Google Adwords. That way you keep ownership of the site so you are getting monthly advertising payments AND building yourself virtual realestate.

    If the site is ranking number 1 you can earn more from the advertising space than the one-off sale.
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  • WillR- I will outsource a lot of the process. I wouldn't have to do everything myself. I have been trying to flip sites on flippa, and they just don't sell for much. So I am looking for alternatives to flippa. Maybe I am thinking too hard, sometimes I tend to do that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee Belch
    It's a fantastic idea but i have to agree with WillR, selling advertising space can bring you in a fantastic income. Look long term not short term.

    I like the plan though, just take action and then contact the laywer firms.

    CPC on google for lawyers is so expensive that you could get a fantastic deal for ad placements.

    good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Why sell the sites when you can keep ownership of them and charge a few clients a couple hundred bucks to advertise on that site each month?

    If you pick the right type of keywords that already have businesses advertising in Google Adwords then you shouldn't find it too hard to get those same people advertising on your site. After all, Google studies have shown that the number 1 ORGANIC position will command the huge majority of traffic.

    It doesn't matter how much those people are spending on Google Adwords they can only ever get a small amount of the total searches each day. By placing themselves on the top website that gets around 40% + of the traffic they would be getting themselves in front of a lot more potential customers.

    All you need to do is show them something as simple as this to prove your point:

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  • Thanks for the tip, that makes sense. The the reason I was thinking on flipping something here in the next 1 to 3 months is that I am going part time at work, and I need to sell one of my websites to make a few extra bucks to make up for some lost income. I'm trying to plan ahead of time. Anyways I have already purchased some domain names, and setting everything up to get this started.
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