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Do You Have a Website for Stuff You Collect?

by kindsvater
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Need a niche? Want to find passionate buyers with your same interests?

Do you have a website relating to what you collect?

This is something I have dropped the ball on for years. Niches I enjoy but haven't done squat to make money with include:

Fossils
Foreign Money
Star Wars

I do make some bucks off "my team" the Denver Broncos.

Stuff you collect should be easy pickings.

* You can take unique pictures of items in your collection.
* Offer personal insights and advice.
* Suggest items to get and avoid.
* Create a mailing list.

I have no excuse. What about you?

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#collect #stuff #website
  • Profile picture of the author Kev Stevenson
    I have a few sites based around my hobbies.
    A no-brainer really - I know the niche so no research required...

    But, I seem to remember John Mcabe saying that a fishing site (his hobby) made his fishing trips less enjoyable. He reckoned it made his hobby more like work.
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  • Profile picture of the author kevinw1
    For years I made custom LEGO models and sold instructions and parts for them. I still sell the instructions which brings in a trickle of income with no further effort, and I'm gradually selling off my set collection. The downside with the LEGO niche is that most of the traffic is kids, and they don't buy much.
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    • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
      Originally Posted by kevinw1 View Post

      The downside with the LEGO niche is that most of the traffic is kids, and they don't buy much.
      But they do click on everything, including Adsense links.

      When my daughter was younger I watched her in action. If there was a link on a page it was clicked on.

      Seems like a good way to let thieves know what kind of valuables you have worth stealing.
      Seriously, Dan? Then again, our mailman practically throws the mail at the collection box each day to avoid the snarling, barking dogs.

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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Originally Posted by Kev Stevenson View Post

        I have a few sites based around my hobbies.
        A no-brainer really - I know the niche so no research required...

        But, I seem to remember John Mcabe saying that a fishing site (his hobby) made his fishing trips less enjoyable. He reckoned it made his hobby more like work.
        I did indeed say that. I'm reconsidering, based on a change of model and a change of mindset.

        I was trying to accomplish something as a solo act that, even on a local level, takes a team. Every trip was time away from the business, so every trip had to be something I could turn into profit-generating content in one way or another.

        If I start another fishing site, it will be a straight up blog where I can answer questions, make recommendations, create short reports and hot sheets - basically do something I enjoy almost as much as fishing, which is showing off. If it makes me a bundle, fine. If it doesn't, that's cool too. No rigid schedules, etc.

        If you can create a website around your hobbies and passions without ruining the enjoyment of the activity, great. If, like my last attempt, your passion starts to feel like a job, you may want to pass it by.
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      • Profile picture of the author kevinw1
        Originally Posted by kindsvater View Post

        But they do click on everything, including Adsense links.

        When my daughter was younger I watched her in action. If there was a link on a page it was clicked on.
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        Well, that wasn't and isn't my experience, but YMMV. On the other hand, I'm in other niches where folks just LOVE to click ads
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  • Profile picture of the author mrketing.me
    Old luxury watches
    Hand made clocks
    Metallic or bronze artifacts

    Have loads of them, but same here, Never done squat about making money of them. Maybe because i'd rather to see them as things to enjoy away from business and working, i think i'll keep it that way. you don't want to see work in every object around you!
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Seems like a good way to let thieves know what kind of valuables you have worth stealing.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kev Stevenson
        Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

        Seems like a good way to let thieves know what kind of valuables you have worth stealing.
        P.S. My hobbies are...
        1) Breeding and training attack dogs.
        2) Refurbishing assault weapons.
        3) Obscure ninja fighting techniques.

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  • Profile picture of the author johan_malmo
    Great idea really! Never really thought about before!
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