How to Monetize "Movie News" website

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I have a web property established since @2006 that offers Movie News, original movie reviews etc. Current attempts to monetize the site include selling affiliate movie posters, affiliate movie tickets, adsense and display advertising from CJ. Despite lots of organic traffic the site pretty much just covers costs of hosting. Can anyone offer any advice on how to better grab users attention and make some money of this site?

The site: Movie News, Movie Reviews, Blu-ray Reviews, DVD Reviews, Movie Clips, Movie Database, Movie Tickets and More! | FlickDirect
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  • Profile picture of the author MervikHaums
    You're doing alright bro,

    I have a similar website (which is a general news site) What I do is:

    1. Affiliate products
    2. Google Adsense
    3. Banner Ads
    4. Paid inclusions

    The only thing you can't use is - maybe the paid posts section. But you can make good money with CPA stuff and Adsense. Keep working on it. Its better to make a 30-40$ from adsense/CPA than trying too hard (since your niche is movies) to sell something.

    All the best..

    PS: A suggestion is change your top banner to a better 728X90 it works great for my sites!
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  • Profile picture of the author showmegreen
    maybe adding some amazon products?
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  • Profile picture of the author BloggingPro
    First of all... Nice site! I love the design and it loads freaking fast (a rarity it would seem with entertainment sites these days)!

    I can't seem to find a "DVD section" though. You could try adding like an upcoming DVD section and then drop pre-order aff links through various merchants you belong to. I did it for a wrestling based site a few months ago and it worked well, so I would assume with your kind of traffic it could be an additional source of revenue.
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  • Profile picture of the author tgdrew
    I agree with the above posters. Great site and just keep working at it.
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  • Profile picture of the author omk
    One method you can use to really ramp up your income is content locking. PM me if you need more info.
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  • Profile picture of the author inhwanie
    NETFLIX one word post but I hope you got the point.
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