would like some advice for my funny rap lyrics site

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Hey guys,
I have a site funnyraplyrics-dot-com that I am trying to monetize a little. I am getting about 30-50 visits a day, mostly new, and almost all from google. I was able to get in position #3 for the term funny rap lyrics, I am using adsense right now but it's not doing much (probably due to low traffic and ineffective positioning/filters?). Here's my idea that I would like to bounce off you guys.

My idea is to use specific sidebars depending on what category/artist the user is in and promote the artists album using amazon, I also want to promote the song from the video or title they are viewing. What would you guys do to monetize this site? I also have no idea who my users are but I suspect their mostly younger guys, I don't know what exactly they are looking for on my site but my bounce rate is around 53% at the moment?
#advice #funny #lyrics #rap #site
  • Profile picture of the author shadowboxa
    Hey there. No matter what you are doing, you will need to get thousands of hits per day until you make any money through adds. Perhaps look as some CPA offers that target young visitors. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author dje0624
    thanks for your input shadowboxa, i'm gonna ditch the adsense, I can't see this thing ever getting that big
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  • Profile picture of the author moreno
    hi moreno here , i visited your site .nice graphics but this won't sell. i guess drop the adsense 'cause is not related to your topic. probably people visiting are not interested in buying anything unless you give them somenthing special. maybe a software to write , maybe e-book , maybe some service ,like tickets discount ,or maybe some rap music cd + lyrics , or maybe how to become rich quick kind of stuff from clickbank....or insert rss feed to have some news , or ,most probably the keyword you target is not a buying keyword , means it bring taffic but not sale , why not searching with a toolto find better keyword ? in my site - build a business website ,dot ,com you can find some idea.good kuck
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    • Profile picture of the author dje0624
      Originally Posted by moreno View Post

      maybe some rap music cd + lyrics
      i like this idea

      Originally Posted by moreno View Post

      most probably the keyword you target is not a buying keyword , means it bring taffic but not sale , why not searching with a toolto find better keyword ? in my site - build a business website ,dot ,com you can find some idea.
      the url you posted doesn't seem to work for me

      Originally Posted by PtJc View Post


      I'd suggest you to create youtube videos with the most popular songs on your lyrics site
      is that legal, these aren't my lyrics? I think it's a great idea if it is?


      Originally Posted by swilliams09 View Post

      would throw a blog on there so I could put clips of funny lyrics and write out the lines underneath, that way people can comment as well.
      this is something I am planning on doing, great idea!

      Originally Posted by swilliams09 View Post

      Also I would take User submissions and let people vote on Funny or Not. They can post their clips and you could run a Funniest Rap Lyrics of the month competition with the winner being featured on your site and then brand the competition videos with your website as part of your terms and conditions to compete.
      logistically challenging but would be awesome to achieve, I had an idea for rap battles too or something along those lines


      Originally Posted by swilliams09 View Post

      I think that could build you traffic as well as earn revenue from amazon affiliate sales
      this would be good as I can target different categorys with different offers ie little wayne albums in little wayne categories

      thanks for your input guys, greatly appreciated!

      Does anyone have any ideas on how to figure out who is visiting my site so I could create some kind of opt in offer and start building a list?
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  • Profile picture of the author PtJc
    Hi.

    I'd suggest you to create youtube videos with the most popular songs on your lyrics site, and put a link in the description to your site, and promote it through cpa offers. You need more than 30-50 visits a day to make some money with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author swilliams09
    I'm personally not in love with the look of the site, but I think the main thing is to generate as much traffic as possible. I would throw a blog on there so I could put clips of funny lyrics and write out the lines underneath, that way people can comment as well. The more interaction people can have with your site the longer they will stay on it and the more likely they are to buy something.

    Also I would take User submissions and let people vote on Funny or Not. They can post their clips and you could run a Funniest Rap Lyrics of the month competition with the winner being featured on your site and then brand the competition videos with your website as part of your terms and conditions to compete.

    Also I would Get some amazon affiliate thing going. I'd have books on the history of hiphop, breakdancing, djing, lyric writing, biographies of great rappers or how to do rap music production in my side bar so I could earn off of rappers who visit my site and are interested in these products.

    Lastly, I would offer ads for sale to rap producers who may want to sell their beats to up and coming rappers.

    I think that could build you traffic as well as earn revenue from amazon affiliate sales (can you do amazon affiliates on books or cds? I'm assuming that you can, if not please ignore as I am still a noob) but thats my thoughts off the top of my head. Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author moreno
    hi moreno here, sorry for the link here it is - build a business website now dot com -you can find some thingh for you too i hope.
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    Hello,
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    • Profile picture of the author The Niche Man
      You have a lot of competition. That's good. So, what are they marketing on their sites. You don't have to re-invent the wheel or discover some revolutionary ideas (at least not instantly).

      If you see most or a lot of them marketing certain products or types of products on their sites consistently, their probably making money. So do the same, but add your little twist to it to make it unique in some way.
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