How to build a lot of mini sites for different micro niches without spending a fortune on hosting?

You could try a generic domain name (www-generic-domain-name-here-com) and either put the landing pages on sub-domains or in sub-directories, I suppose.

This way you could, at least, test whether people will whip out their wallet. They're unlikely to care too much what the URL is; Does it solve their problem?

For every one that looks promising based on conversions, you could just put in a redirect index-page at a later date to a keyword-rich domain.

One possible drawback here could be that some of the early test article marketing efforts might somewhat go to waste because some of the article directories might not allow this kind of redirect (i.e. subdomain or subdirectory).

If that's too big an obstacle, just leave the page there and write an even more killer pre-sell on that page and then send them to the offer more directly than on the new keyword-rich domain.

Hope that helps.

TheNightOwl

Personally id consider buying hosting and 1 generic domain for example learn-here.info or something of that nature...

With hosting like Hostgator's baby package you can have as many sub domains as you want. You even get unlimited databases so you could have several Wordpress/Joomla/Drupal sites on these sub domains...

No free host is going to give you that.

For example:

http://golfswing.learn-here.info
http://makemoney.learn-here.info
http://chessguide.learn-here.info

etc etc.

This would be the best route.

Alternatively if you still want to go down the free hosting route, i used Awardspace.com about 8 years ago and it was good then. It's still around now so maybe worth trying. Of course you're going to be limited to just html sites on free hosting packages though.

I would suggest running a Squidoo, HubPage and Blog (Blogger) then driving traffic through articles to them. You would be able to measure approximately the demand for the information you're testing.

I would suggest even more so, if possible, to get yourself a cheap hosting account so that you can track data properly with analytics to get a deeper understanding of how people are using the site (and content).

Alex

try either WordPress.com » Get a Free Blog Here or BlinkWeb - Free Internet Marketing Website or Blog! (This include very good website creation tool and template as well)

ANyway, I highly recommend once you have tested the niche, CHANGE TO HOSTING INSTEAD. You own the website and you have total control on it.

No worries waking up one day and found out that your very profitable website is banned/shut off without warning. (you should find lots of example like squidoo, wordpress,hubpage deleting account because they feel that it's spam)

Hope this helps

Regards,
WInson

With HostGator, you will be able to host unlimited domains for just a couple of bucks per month.

Also, as someone suggested, just buy a generic domain name and put everything on there.

Kyla,

The best advice I can give you is to enter one market that you know there are successful businesses built in.... and is something that you're really passionate about.

That's the best bet.... Intensity always beats extensity.

I'd say do not focus on ten different niches.... Just go for one niche that people are already successful in, create your own brand and focus all your energy on putting out the best quality content out there.

-Lakshay