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I have a plan, Is it any good?

by IKeepTrying
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Good Afternoon all,

I have been studying making money online for about a year now reading everything I can get my hands on and I think I have a plan I might even go as far as to say a strategy.

So what are my aims?
* Create content that is relevant to niche and enjoyable/educational
* Grow social following (Maybe even build a brand hopefully)
* Generate revenue through advertising and product sales

So what have I Achieved so far?
* Several thousand social followers on accounts (Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest,Facebook) followers are all targeted to the same niche and very interactive with tweets, shares and reblogs/pins
*The creation of 4 related niche blogs covering different aspects of the same niche allowing me to interlink the blogs and social shares as material is of same genre
*The creation of a .com website for the blogs to filter into and drive traffic a permanent home so to speak holding up the flag

So where am I now and what do I maybe need advice on?
*monetizing the sites would be a good start I have attempted to use Clicksor and chitika and a few others with not much success they either look horrible and dont fit which rules them out right away or end up with annoying pop ups I didnt allow my thought now are just hold out for adsense so would like advice on this please
*Is the fact im using social accounts filteringto blogs then blogs to filter to the website is this even a good idea?

So let me know what you think about my current position and what i should maybe look into moving forward, I really appriciate the help no one I know does this and I have no one to ask If what im doing is even right but all I know is im getting some results and I want to keep this going

Thank you all for your time and any insights you can offer, If anyone can help me the people on here can
#good #plan
  • Profile picture of the author GinaStringer
    That is a decent plan you have it there.

    First, I would suggest you to focus on just one blog instead of 4. Why not just merge all those related topics and make it into one blog with bigger scale. It's easier and better for longer term.

    Most people hate ads. Don't depend on advertisement from ad networks to monetize your website.

    In my opinion, the best way to monetize an information website is by building email list then create your own product. That can be a course, ebook, etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author JakeStatler
      Originally Posted by GinaStringer View Post

      In my opinion, the best way to monetize an information website is by building email list then create your own product. That can be a course, ebook, etc.
      You should create a flagship product / program on your main site where you're driving the traffic. Build an opt-in for emails and take your leads through a funnel. Bring them in at a low price and work them through a gradual funnel of upsells / cross sells. Always be sure to provide massive value and over-deliver on content as you work these leads through the funnel.

      As you build this list, you can then continue marketing relevant offers to this pool of customers in the future. It sounds like you're sitting on some serious profits
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  • Profile picture of the author benjamenjuan
    Build your list. It surprises me, not to be rude, that you would study for a year and then not even mention list building...you don't need ANY of that stuff you have made it much more complicated. Not that its a bad idea, but focus on getting traffic on your list not setting up blog after blog then a website plus multiple social media accounts. Traffic to squeeze page. Follow up. Find offers on w+ and jvzoo. Network with other marketers and promote their relevant offers. Create your own offer. Brand yourself with pics and videos.
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    • Profile picture of the author IKeepTrying
      Firstly thank you all for your reply's and It was my error not to mention I have just started using Mailchimp so on all of the blogs including my main site and the social accounts there are opt in's for people to subscribe to.

      The list I could do with some help on think I am going to write an Ebook to begin with a design content to be released at milestones of the membership age but the mail list I could do with some advice on, more so the structure on what to do with subscribers after I get them, like how often and what to send.

      I know the mail list is the main earner over time and i have just started weaving amazon products through the posts where relevant and appropriate, I was thinking CPM networks along with CPC so any thoughts on what to focus on the better, tonight im going to look at other sites and try and get an overview of who does what and why so in regards to ad networks would love to hear other peoples experience.

      While I know it might be more effective to centralise I actually am enjoying creating the content on the four blog topics as I actually really love the niche and different aspects of it, the keyword planner also lets me know a lot of people are interested in it search wise so I am currently happy with keeping the wide net and weaving them together although it may seem like more work I am having a bit of fun with it

      Thank you again all really thank you for the advice and input
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      • Profile picture of the author benjamenjuan
        Which niche is your niche? Compose helpful emails to automatically follow up. Brand yourself through email marketing. Use personal experiences and your passion to help others. Vague, but I think you get the idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author JensSteyaert
    Well that's a pretty solid plan and good to see you're taking action.

    The only tip i can give you is to start capturing people's email address. Building a list is crucial for your success, and you have instant traffic on demand.

    So just keep doing what you're doing and make sure to get started building your list.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author IKeepTrying
    Science Fiction genre branching into niche fields but collectively surrounding the same underlying ideas and principles which weave together well at least in my opinion lol the traffic will tell me if I am right or not.

    I will look into the ebook writing, I have published a few works so far through Amazon onto the kindle store so have experience in that regard and love the odd wee amazon check coming in nothing I dabbled in to much but enough to make paychecks so will pursue this path to add value to my consumers.

    As vague as that was I kind I get what you mean to be honest, I will over the next few days put together a few pieces and maybe bring it back to the warrior forum to see what you guys think, I will totally read through this forum to draw some ideas from and that should give me a nice platform to build from.

    I am new to mailing lists I will need to ensure I get to grips with this fast before I post on the social sites need something more structured down or i might lose them before i can reel them into more interactions later, I get the suspicion that a lot will sign up as I have chatted with a few of my followers and the potential and strategy I am using to build a following seems to be paying off nicely in truth.

    Thank you again all and any advice or thoughts to offer please do even in this short thread I have picked up a lot about potential avenues I could pursue, Best regards
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