A Conspiracy Blog ???

Credibility, Trust, Authority

Let's face it, those who deal in conspiracies are often just in the topic for fame, fortune, or they have an agenda of some kind.

A lot of conspiracies, in my opinion, are only created for sensationalism or as a platform to push some theory that has little rational merit.

The term "hoax" seems to fit often.

So if you are going into this arena to make money, you will have to figure out how to get past the "hoax" cloud that I think looms over the niche. If you're going in for some fun or as a hobby then that's a different ball game.

Steve

I would suggest you research some of the major sites, like Godlikeproductions.com, infowars.com, and to a lesser extent, Drudge and lewrockwell.com. Try and see what works for them, what they are lacking, and build upon that. Also, you can talk not only about "conspiracy", but how government is suppressing people (like Natural Health News with Mike Adams does for health) or similar things. You can also share stories from around the web you thing are shocking. Best of luck. (and by the way, PM. I have an idea that I would like to share with you)

Thanks for your response. I am very familiar with GLP, it is a great forum with a ton of knowledge and info. And like you said, got to take some things with a grain of salt lol.

But I am planning on diving into the niche very soon so I am just looking to get some last minute ideas/input on what would be expected when visiting a conspiracy blog, and I can agree that most if not all the topics you listed would be very interesting to the average "conspiracy" reader or follower.

Thank you very much for your input,

Anthony

p.s. - what do you think about running contests through the blog to include visitors in the site a little more?

A conspiracy is an interesting theme to deal with. there are so many theories. there are so many people who believe them too hey!!!! i used to be obsessed with them until i discovered that they are about the same things that you can never prove so i forgot about it. there is nothing like a juicy story to get people hooked!!!!! the more shocking the better, don't make stories up though!!!!!!!!

Would be funny if it wasn't also true...

Any particular sort of conspiracies or just in general? You need to think about how you would monetize it too.

Well I think these niches are simple to monetize. Just sell survival gear like everyone else is doing.

The whole problem however, is that whole "trust, credibility, authority" factor.
I can't think of many conspiracy theorists who have all 3 of those, nevermind 1 lol.

Ok well I can think of a few that have "authority", like Alex Jones. He's been an authority in this niche for a long time now and has his own radio station. Glenn Beck I also consider a conspiracy theorist. Just that his stuff is watered down a bit for the masses who flock to fox news.

And realistically speaking, FOX is a trusted/credible source for a lot of... well, I'd rather not insult FOX viewers. Thats too convenient. Plus I can't even say that a lot of these conspiracy theorists are even wrong. Just that many of them take things WAY TOO FAR. Alex Jones is a great example of this.

He will take ANY disaster, and blame the government for it. If its weather, blame HAARP. If its a terrorist bombing, blame our own government/military. Call it a false flag operation. The weird thing is, we apparently have a lot of evidence to support vietnam being a false flag operation. We have a lot of evidence to support many conspiracy theories. Even a lot of people believe 9-11 was an inside job. Then there are people who just don't believe the original report.

I use to be into conspiracy theories myself (I still am tbo I just don't follow them like I use to). But then I saw what they do to peoples minds. They can and often do screw with peoples heads. Like that one Alex Jones fan who killed his father and commited suicide. Maybe he was a looney, or maybe he just "couldn't handle the truth". I've seen some pretty scary presentations from former members of the CIA (on youtube). And one of these CIA agents blew my mind. The guy was absolutely brilliant. Some of the stuff that came out of his mouth disturbed the crap out of me. Like the CIA selling drugs to other countries and all the fraud in the stock market. Then he talked in great depth about false flag operations and 9-11.

I think it was after that presentation that I decided I was going to stop listening to the stuff. Not because I don't believe in it, but it was making me a bit obsessive/miserable. And honestly I'd rather be ignorant and happy. Not completely ignorant, but I just can't saturate my life with conspiracies. I don't have enough emotional intelligence to deal with it. But thats my problem. I still think overall its a great niche to get into. Even people who say they don't believe in conspiracy theories, like my own mother... can be very hypocritical. She'll tell me she believes elections are always fixed, but then she'll tell me she doesn't believe in conspiracies. Which is hilarious. I guess thats the power of marketing. A lot of people are naturally paranoid too, so its not really hard to convince them that the world is ending.

Anyway, my conclusion is yes, its a good idea. If you think you can connect dots in a way that makes sense to people. Just make sure you don't lose your mind in the process, like Alex Jones has. And many of his fans lol.

Good luck - Red

Do you have any conspiracy theories of your own? Do you have a philosophical character? Do you have any knowledge of the nature of mankind or how to manipulate it? Like humans understand cows and know how to manipulate them so they give milk every day or make chickens lay an egg every day. Do you understand the real nature of things and truth? If yes, you could write your own books like the big players in that niche. Just repeating what others already have written a million times may not work that well.