Do YOU make good money from just ONE website???

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I ask this question because as a fairly new Internet marketer I cringe at the thought of having to make 100+ little websites just to earn 100+ pounds a day.

I'm planning to create around 10 ecommerce websites selling physical goods that will bring in at least 1000 pounds a month each.

Am I being too optimistic by believing that this kind of income can be made from one website? or is anyone out there already doing this.

I hope to hear from people who have ecommerce websites that are doing well as I need I bit of encouragement and advice because i know this won't be easy.

Thanks for reading.
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  • Profile picture of the author JoshuaG
    Its not unrealistic at all. The amount of money you make depends on your idea. If you have a good idea, you will make tons of money. ie: Facebook.

    People make 100's of mini sites because they don't have a good idea or they are unwilling to take the risk of investing in a large project. Mini sites are also a great way to learn, but like you say, pretty boring.
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    • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
      Originally Posted by JoshuaG View Post

      People make 100's of mini sites because they don't have a good idea or they are unwilling to take the risk of investing in a large project. Mini sites are also a great way to learn, but like you say, pretty boring.
      Well, honestly, you don't have a clue as to how this business model works. Would you criticize a billboard company for advertising more than one kind of product or a TV station for running a variety of ads?

      Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay View Post

      Too many marketers jump around like rabid frogs from one idea to the next and they do not stick with 1 idea which is silly.
      This can be true in the niche site model if they don't understand how things work. If they try to treat each site as their 'baby' and not understand it's a numbers game.

      A good business axiom is to "stick with the knitting" but, first, you need to know what you're knitting. In niche site marketing, it's the method of creating multiple sites that's the 'knitting', not the site itself.

      Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay View Post

      How are you supposed to get huge amounts of traffic to little 1 page mini blogs, or websites in 100 diff niches?
      Then again, we see people here asking how to get more than a handful of visitors to their 'baby'. Getting search traffic isn't always easy but it's simple and it isn't too hard to duplicate and automate.

      The other traffic option is to pay for it, provided you have the budget to do so. If your goal is the next big, or even semi-big, thing then investing $10K, $100K or more in online/offline advertising should be in your plans. For example, one company I know of spent $50K to launch a WordPress blog promoting their products. Basically, if you want to go big, spend a lot of money, or else, go home.

      Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay View Post

      I guarantee these mini websites will look like crap, and people will notice the laziness and leave 9 times out of 10.
      Once again, you don't know the business model. You want people to leave and as long as 10-20% of them leave through an ad and you get paid, your site is a success.

      Originally Posted by entrepreneurjay View Post

      Notice you do not see huge websites like Facebook, Twitter, Etc... starting up 10 different projects at once? They got huge for a simple reason
      And that reason is money...

      "Twitter's first round of funding was for an undisclosed amount that is rumored to have been between $1 million and $5 million. Its B round of funding in 2008 was for $22 million[23] and its C round of funding in 2009 was for $35 million"

      "Facebook received its first investment of US$500,000 in June 2004 from PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. This was followed a year later by $12.7 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, and then $27.5 million more from Greylock Partners."

      "YouTube began as a venture-funded technology startup, primarily from a US$11.5 million investment by Sequoia Capital between November 2005 and April 2006."

      "Morgenthaler Ventures pumped $1.3 million into NexTag to help. Technology Crossover Ventures pumped in another $18.4 million in 2004."

      "TheFind.com is a privately-held company in Mountain View, California and received initial funding from Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Cambrian Ventures. In 2007, they received an additional $15 million in funding led by Bain Capital Ventures."

      So, if you can rope in a few million in VC money, you can make it big too.
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  • Profile picture of the author entrepreneurjay
    1 website in a good niche is all you need if you know that niche is a big money maker. For example the make money online niche, the Internet marketing niche, the relationship niche are a few examples.

    Too many marketers jump around like rabid frogs from one idea to the next and they do not stick with 1 idea which is silly. It all boils down to traffic. Traffic equals money the more targeted traffic you have the more money you will make.

    How are you supposed to get huge amounts of traffic to little 1 page mini blogs, or websites in 100 diff niches? I guarantee these mini websites will look like crap, and people will notice the laziness and leave 9 times out of 10.

    Whatever you do do it to be the best. You do not want to be a jack of all trades but a master of none. I will take the master of 1 any day of the week!

    Internet marketers that are new need to stick to their game plan and drive massive amounts of traffic to their 1 website, or blog. Did you notice how I said 1? Take pride in your work, and your customers will notice and your bankroll will go up..

    Only then should you think about starting another website, or blog. Build your 1 business to a cash generating machine before you move on.

    Notice you do not see huge websites like Facebook, Twitter, Etc... starting up 10 different projects at once? They got huge for a simple reason they had a good idea, stuck with their game plan, and got the word out which meant marketing the hell out of their websites. Apply their philosophy to your goals. Finish what you started!

    Enough Said!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author nadavs
    I have one site, but it has many niches in it. And yes, it's a quite good moneymaker.

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  • Profile picture of the author pearlydean
    I have a main blog that is my flagship which links to other products for my visitors. I also have a few smaller blogs in other niches that generate enough income to pay for my hosting and aweber etc.

    I feel the key to being a success online is focus on one thing at a time and make it work before moving on to another little money maker.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ditso
      My last ecommerce sight was the only site I was really working on (had 3 or 4 other domains on the back burner.)

      I was working very hard on it for 18 months as I built the sales up from a few hundred £'s a month to a point of average sales of £5,000 pm.

      I then sold it (Last November) for £50k + stock. I really was working hard, and don't think I could have been doing justice to 2 or 3 other websites at the same time. Or if I did I would have had to keep the website for longer to get to the £50k price point.

      I want to try and get into adsense and download type stuff now as I want the freedom that gives me.

      GL with yours, and to quickly answer your Q of course you can make a good living with just 10 websites, one is enough as long as it's the right one!
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  • I've actually had much better success focusing on 2 or 3 flagship sites than cranking out 20+ mini sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    Having things spread around is a good idea incase something happens to one of your revenue streams, you have others to back it up.

    Start with one website and try and get it making money. Once you worked out how to get it making money, work out processes to simplify everything. Then with your sinplified process expand to more sites or larger sites or whatever you want to do.
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    • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
      How are you supposed to get huge amounts of traffic to little 1 page mini blogs, or websites in 100 diff niches? I guarantee these mini websites will look like crap, and people will notice the laziness and leave 9 times out of 10.
      you dont need huge amount of traffic just good conversion rates

      I have sites that only get a few visits a month but they make good money!#

      Danny
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    Hello,

    I started off with one website and built it till it made money then I rinsed and repeated different niche concepts ect.

    I have 100 or so domains that I have built over 10 years of working online and to be honest there is very little maintenance and only a few of them require any input in from me to make money so I dont mind building them.

    I have sites that I spent 4 hours building and all I have done is left them to there own devices and they have ranked well and made money.

    A site I was working on a few weeks ago broke even before i had even finished it!!

    I will then leave the site to do what it needs for about a year then will make the decision to expand on it or to get rid... I have yet to get rid of a domain

    Danny
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  • Profile picture of the author Jessica Thompson
    It's how you look at it. Both the income models work real well, and you can fail in both areas if you don't do the right things. I'd say the route you're taking is perfect because once you have enough cash flow coming in, you'll have capital to work on one big project and take the risk. But for now, I think you should concentrate on multiple sites with lots of scaling. Just my 2 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author riya@seogirl
    yes we make min 500$ in month but you can do submission and other seo work for your website so your pagerank is increase
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    not sure how relevent SEO girl is but thanks! you make $500 a month... congratulations!!!

    Danny
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  • Profile picture of the author javistuff
    Very encouraging thread... I think I'm going to stick just to the two sites I'm working on... Hard work should start to payout at some point of the road.
    Thanks for the good inspiration!
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  • Profile picture of the author AmyKay
    It really depends on your business model. You mentioned e-commerce, so I assume you have your own products? Then, yes, you really need to spend lots of energy on it and you can make great money.

    I personally have a LOT of affiliate sites in just as many niches. They suit me fine because I like to make a site and move on. (I used to be an ER nurse... I guess fast action is my personality.

    Both methods can work.
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    • Profile picture of the author ripley607
      Originally Posted by AmyKay View Post

      It really depends on your business model. You mentioned e-commerce, so I assume you have your own products? Then, yes, you really need to spend lots of energy on it and you can make great money.

      I personally have a LOT of affiliate sites in just as many niches. They suit me fine because I like to make a site and move on. (I used to be an ER nurse... I guess fast action is my personality.

      Both methods can work.
      Hi everyone - great replies, thanks!

      Amykay, I'm going to sell goods as a affiliate but the website will look like a Ecommerce site rather than a wordpress blog.

      So it seems I could be on the right track as long as I stay focused.
      Since your all here, here's a link to my website so far (it's not finished yet though) what do you think? h**p://www.newbathrooms.net
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    I always focus on just a few websites. The reason that I do this is do I have equity built up in them if I need to sell off assets for a new venture. It is hard to generate a large amount of money selling off a bunch of smaller sites.

    Twice, I have sold sites for $100k. if I do sell one or two of them off, then I simply start a couple more to replace them.

    This is my strategy, others may be happy with a thousand sites that bring in a little bit at a time.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkSherris
    it all depends on the type of sites, mini sites bring in some revenue if you were say promoting a targetted niche.

    It all depends how you're using your site, and your traffic.

    At the end of the day it all comes down to whether you're site is getting traffic, and also whether you capture visitors who come to your site with a form, then you can market to them over and over again, rather than relying on them visiting just once.

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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      You absolutely can make a lot of money from one website.

      Do I? No. I earn my income from no less than 40 or 50 different sites. But
      that is just the way I decided to work my business model. I don't want to
      depend on any one thing for my income.

      What if that one thing implodes?

      Then what?

      Everybody has their own way and there is no right or wrong way. If you
      put enough time and effort into that one site and there is a big enough
      market in that niche, you can do very well.

      Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author christopher s
    I think it is hard to maintain too many sites at one time, especially if they aren't making much money to use to hire people to run them for you.
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    • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
      Originally Posted by christopher s View Post

      I think it is hard to maintain too many sites at one time, especially if they aren't making much money to use to hire people to run them for you.
      You do have a good point here Christopher.

      If someone lacks the necessary skills and has to outsource a lot, building a large network of sites can get quite expensive. In that case, it might be a good idea to concentrate on an online business model that fits better with one's skills and budget.

      However, if one has the necessary skills coupled with knowledge and desire, building a network of niche sites isn't really that difficult.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    when you get to a big number of sites you should really be earning enough to be working full time on it (in theory)

    I can only speak for myself but outsourcing plays a big part and I also actually treat it like a business I work and I play.. just cos I am in front of a screen does not mean I am working.

    Also I have action plans and todo lists which every day I work through it keeps things focussed and jobs get completed!

    Danny
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  • Profile picture of the author Dayne Dylan
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    I focus less on multiple "mini" sites and focus on 2-3 CORE infoproducts. These are in niches you KNOW will always be a market.

    Why not focus on a few good infoproducts of your own with some good websites and then spend the rest of the time, once you have a good conversion rate, simply building up traffic to them?

    This leads to a longer term income.

    For example, let's say just ONE of those sites you sell a $37 info product. And you have a simple $12 upsell that goes well with it. This makes it nearly a $50 sale.

    If you can make only TWO of those a day with free traffic (should be easy in the right market with solid traffic)...than that is $100 a day or $3000 a month. Now imagine if you had an affiliate program and 2 MORE products like this?

    So I say, don't focus on lots of sites, focus on creating your OWN 2-3 infoproducts and focus, focus, focus.

    This is what I have done and I've had years I did over $100k in sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author AmyKay
    That's pretty awesome! So... if you make lots of money in the future with that site... why wouldn't you do the same thing, for say... kitchens?
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  • Profile picture of the author Underground SEO
    you do not need to create 100 mini website to make a substantial profit. You can make serious amounts of money from just a couple of affiliate websites if you promote them correctly. Imagine receiving a $30 commission per affiliate sale. Make 1 a day and you have $900 in commission from one website a month, times that by 3 and you have $2700 a month...
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    • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
      Originally Posted by fryerben View Post

      you do not need to create 100 mini website to make a substantial profit. You can make serious amounts of money from just a couple of affiliate websites if you promote them correctly. Imagine receiving a $30 commission per affiliate sale. Make 1 a day and you have $900 in commission from one website a month, times that by 3 and you have $2700 a month...
      all well and good in theory but it could take you a few sites to find the gems... and a lot of affiliate sites once they are built they dont need anything doing to them.

      I have sites that rank in teh top 3 results for all search terms related and yes it makes money but I want more

      I only need to sell £1 prduct to 100 people a day per site and I will be a millionaire....lol

      dont look at oh my god I cant build 100 sites... start with one get it started completed then promote then move on do the same then at end of the year drop back update bit more promotion ect ect

      I tend to build a site and leave it for a year before going back and seeing if its worthwhile promoting

      Danny
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      • Profile picture of the author Jason Jensen
        Originally Posted by Danny Cutts View Post

        all well and good in theory but it could take you a few sites to find the gems... and a lot of affiliate sites once they are built they dont need anything doing to them.

        I have sites that rank in teh top 3 results for all search terms related and yes it makes money but I want more

        I only need to sell £1 prduct to 100 people a day per site and I will be a millionaire....lol

        dont look at oh my god I cant build 100 sites... start with one get it started completed then promote then move on do the same then at end of the year drop back update bit more promotion ect ect

        I tend to build a site and leave it for a year before going back and seeing if its worthwhile promoting

        Danny

        Mike Geary sells over 500 copies per day of TruthAboutAbs from his own adwords account. He started out with peanuts a few years ago and now he has an 8-figure business.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnben1444
    You can make a lot of money from one site. One of the advantage of owning a site is, you will do justice to it.

    In my opinion, create a site as well as blog. Ensure you integrate your blog to your site and submit fresh article to your site on a frequent basis. Each blog post you make will be creating a new page on the search engine.

    You can build more site when the income start flowing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    yep it was just an example...lol

    Danny
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    • Profile picture of the author Luke Graham
      You CAN do - quite easily.... bit what if its all taken away for some reason?

      The best way is to diversify and have multiple income sources. A few hundred dollars hre and there can soon add up to a huge empire.....

      If one goes down the pan,you still have a huge income....

      This is the way my boat floats anyway...
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  • Profile picture of the author Hyphen
    I make about $120/day from my shared hosting website, it's very consistent and I maintain it well so I'd say that's my one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    having lots of eggs in lots of baskets is the way I roll

    Danny
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    • Profile picture of the author Alan Mc Donald
      danny may i ask how are you monetising your sites?

      cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author charlesartist
    Dont forget that you can automate wordpress blogs (really they are mini sites with commenting interactivity capabilities). You can do this quite easily with the right plugins so that you dont have to do a whole lot of upkeep for your sites. Also, when you get to the point that you are making some money, you can outsource almost all the work cheaply and free yourself up for making more sites, or putting your time into that one big dream site of yours as well.

    Another thing to keep in mind is that the domains and the websites are all ASSETS! Most especially once they generate even a modest revenue. If you have a minisite that has lots of links to it, which again you can automate with the right plugins in wordpress, you can flip the sites for pretty good money. Like Waggenheim said, what happens if your dream site tanks or you get a into a financial emergency? Are you going to sell your one site? Well, good for you if you can manage to get 50k BP like Ditso's example (Well done, btw, seriously! )

    A few extra sites that are making even a small amount of money can be flipped rather quickly for substantial money when you need it, while the others generate the capital you need to cover your other assets
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    hmmm seems some posts have been removed here.....

    @pattaya addict

    I build lists I promote products I sell ad space I have adsense CPA ebay aff amazon aff I sell services

    I am not into flipping sites because if a site is making £5 a month every month and I dont have to touch the site I dont get teh point of selling it as it covers its cost and is showing a profit.... and profit no matter how small always looks good in my eyes

    If I got short of money or needed some extra cash I would email my list... the last time I did this I made £2k and in just over a day of work from myself.

    just because I say have 100 sites make £1 a day is better than one site making £100 a day it does not make it right or suitable for you its just my strategy that suits my way of life.

    One other thing and I learnt though and this is from my own experience and that is dont build a business on the success of another business... its all well and good jumping on the bandwagon of a money maker but make sure you steady income can cover the bills and keep that roof over yours and your families head

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    • Profile picture of the author rafib
      I find that focusing on just a few sites (and even one site) is a much better strategy, and I'm actually going to get rid of some of my sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Godwin
    I think it really depends on your niche. If you have a good promotional campaign to draw people to that one website then just one could be considerably more successful than 100's with average marketing.

    For me personally, I use a few websites to create a nice bit of syndication. For instance, I have my main business page and then a personal blog that helps to create your own brand. You can then use this to draw people to you personally (not just your product/business) via social media or content production (articles, press releases, videos etc).

    I find that this works very well in helping to generate leads and customers for my business as well as recruiting entrepreneurs to join my community.

    For a product sales website, I would recommend still using a blog, but then use it as a portal to demostrate how the product can benefit people and encourage feedback.

    I would also put an opt-in box on the blog to get people to subscribe to a newsletter/get more info on the product. This way you can help to leverage your time, by keeping in touch with the customers the think "no, not now".

    I hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author zackick
    well ripley607
    personally i do a lot of website using free platform first to testing will it work for me. but it seem like i get caught in overwhelming to manage it. so i will suggest you better focus on one website first, then see how it performance. From there, take it to next level.
    I am sure you have this kind plan in your mind, dont you?
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  • Profile picture of the author Nutrifitness
    Originally Posted by ripley607 View Post

    I ask this question because as a fairly new Internet marketer I cringe at the thought of having to make 100+ little websites just to earn 100+ pounds a day.

    I'm planning to create around 10 ecommerce websites selling physical goods that will bring in at least 1000 pounds a month each.

    Am I being too optimistic by believing that this kind of income can be made from one website? or is anyone out there already doing this.

    I hope to hear from people who have ecommerce websites that are doing well as I need I bit of encouragement and advice because i know this won't be easy.

    Thanks for reading.

    I do it but while most of my money comes from one of my sites I do have others but they all surround the same niche...this niche is also my offline profession...good feedback here
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  • Profile picture of the author markament
    I have three money sites that earn me about $1500 per month. I've just set up a few more. It's easy to build a site for me since I use Wordpress and the Thesis theme. Great SEO too. Two of my sites sell products and one sells ebooks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Strange
    Hey!

    Great thread guys, Thanks

    I have a question. What is better, having a blog on the product sales website or having a separate website for the blog?

    Strange
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  • Profile picture of the author grafx77
    Having one specialized website does not mean that you have a single income stream from it.

    You do not have not have to build 50 or 100 websites to succeed. As most contributors have said, your idea is key.

    However, writing from my own experience and as a marketer, I would advise you to create one really excellent website with dedicated links to all your products within the website. Your Homepage should have general information on your products and direct links to all these products. Your efforts should primarily be directed at promotion of your home page. However, you need to learn how to promote your products too through articles in forums, blogs, reviews etc.

    Having many different websites means costs in registration, hosting and administration. To promote all very well you will need to hire expert marketers whom you will need to pay. And of course you are likely to lose control.

    When you concentrate all of your businesses in one or two websites, it's cheaper to run, easier to market and you have full control at all times.
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  • Profile picture of the author DeonKrey
    Maintaining one website is also one good indication to focus on your niche and finally continue making money with it. Also, it's easy to establish value on that authority site since people recognized you from there so why build more?
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  • Profile picture of the author affilorama-portal
    I make good money from each of more than one of my websites. This has not prevented me from putting up more websites. This is because I am planning ahead and anticipating what would be the next big boom on the internet. I am not there for the short term but the only constant thing in this world is change and when my current money-making sites no longer make that much, I'm sure I would already have my foot in the door in something else that would make good money, too.
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  • Profile picture of the author WendyWebbe
    There are many ways to accomplish what you have set out to do with only a few websites to do this with. Personally, I would stay away from the mini-sites, they are entirely too much work for too little return.

    I would also suggest (as many other have on this thread) looking into a Niche market you know will be around for years to come. This is important in you not only being able to thrive now, but also in the future. It's obviously also important for you to choose either something you are already vastly knowledgeable of, or are at least intrigued enough to learn all there is to know about the niche you wish to sell in.

    Another important aspect is building your list... this goes without saying though. The larger your list gets, the more people you will be able to reach to sell products to in your autoresponder system or simple email blasts.

    3rd, let others do the work for you. When you start out you will not have a large list, so why not have others sell your product(s) for you? It is imperative to have an affiliate system as soon as you get started. It is always easier to let other people do the work for you, and simply shave them some of the revenue off the top. Plus, again, you will be reaching a much larger audience that is on your affiliates' lists.

    Lastly, choose an eCommerce platform which allows you to run as many domains as you would like. That way, you are not being charged a monthly fee for every single separate site you decide to start-up. There is only 1 eCommerce Shopping Cart that allows you to run an unlimited number of domains under 1 license and admin... PremiumWebCart.

    Other than that, the best way to get started is just that... start. You'll probably make mistakes, but you'll learn quickly from them. Good luck, and let us know what niche you decide to sell in.

    Best Wishes,

    Wendy
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  • Profile picture of the author TheSEguy
    Its better to work at one main site than to create 100s of sites that might not even make a penny.
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidO
    Focus on ONE project until it's successful. Look at it this way: What's the point of having 100 sites if you don't know how to make money with a single site? You'll just end up with 100 sites that don't make money!
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    • Profile picture of the author Dayne Dylan
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      Originally Posted by DavidO View Post

      Focus on ONE project until it's successful. Look at it this way: What's the point of having 100 sites if you don't know how to make money with a single site? You'll just end up with 100 sites that don't make money!
      I agree with this, just make sure you are in a PROVEN niche though (health, self-improvement, etc.) and then build your site up with products, content, you name it and you will have income for years.
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      I agree with David. You can save a lot of time and money if you do one thing at a time when first started out. If what you are focus on, everyone is making money I believe you can do too. Just make sure the first site is successful before building another. JUST DO IT AND BE FOCUS.
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    • Profile picture of the author AnthonyBe
      Of course it's possible to make that kind of money with just one site. You just need to have an appealing offer and loads of targeted traffic ready to buy now or later on when you create a relationship through email sequence.

      Additionnally if you're able to build your list from that one site you can leverage later on and make some good money from there.

      For sure it's not easy to create such a site because of the competition.
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanLee
    Yes, focusing is key. I first started affiliate marketing : it didn't work. Then I tried video marketing : it didn't work either. Then, I tried CPA marketing : it didn't work !

    My problem was a lack of consistency. Now, I'm doing great with affiliate marketing !

    How great life is
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  • Profile picture of the author palmer9999
    Originally Posted by ripley607 View Post

    I ask this question because as a fairly new Internet marketer I cringe at the thought of having to make 100+ little websites just to earn 100+ pounds a day.

    I'm planning to create around 10 ecommerce websites selling physical goods that will bring in at least 1000 pounds a month each.

    Am I being too optimistic by believing that this kind of income can be made from one website? or is anyone out there already doing this.

    I hope to hear from people who have ecommerce websites that are doing well as I need I bit of encouragement and advice because i know this won't be easy.

    Thanks for reading.
    Well that is a sily enough question of course this amount of money can be made from one website!

    The main advantages really on working on one website is you will do a hell of a lot more work than you would on say 100 sites. Pick something that you can develop not something that you make and just leave it.

    Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author langm120
    The smarter question is...why would you limit yourself to just one site? Replication is the key and to not put all of your eggs in one basket....right?

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