Help with punk rock niche.

Punk is a really interesting niche in that I dated a chick who was proud of the fact she slept on couches and slummed around barely ever having to pay for shit. With that said......young punkers grow up and get jobs.....but like most of us.....they all want "to go home again" every now and then.

I would start by offering that massive collection of stuff you probably picked up from zines like FactSheet5...etc....that would be gold to an old punk rock fan.

I would also do a review on the best worst etc....punk movies and cds etc.....and affiliate direct from Amazon.

You are at least hitting the bulls eye doing this.

Damn I grew up in the Big 80's and now at 45......I am actually thinking of buying a DeLorean.....so our a lot of us Generation X peeps.......trying to get back "there."

Best of Luck,

Stay Legendary, Vegas Vince

Post an ad to sites like cragislist and tell your friend to tell their friends that you'll having a garage sale this weekend.

Another thought for you besides the Amazon Affiliate program targeting Punk CD's etc.....if you can get your hands on any original stuff you or your friends did....slap that up on amazon as well.....and promote it via the site.

The main issue is monetize your site with what your target audience is interested in......

VV

Hi mate

Your first concern isn't monetisation, it's traffic. Build traffic using social (Facebook, Twitter, Music Forums et al.) and increased content on your site. When the numbers get bigger, then start thinking about the money.

The Amazon suggestion was pretty good, punk relevant items - could work out well once you get the numbers in.

I'm doing a similar site for reviews, news and articles in a particular music genre. After 3 weeks, I'm averaging at about 100 visitors a day. I'm promoting it through Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit (Reddit is really an underrated tool). Anyway, you should think about your competition and audience. To be able to provide unique content, you might want to focus on creating exposure for underrated bands. This will help you create content which can not be found anywhere else, help the artists / bands get known, and they will often spread the word about your site seeing they are hyped about the fact that people are writing about them.
Connect your site with people that are passionate about the genre, and help create something they want to see. Add a media section (easy nowadays with Bandcamp), and focus on creating paths to your website (upload videos on Youtube, post blog posts on reddit). My plan is to not look at monetizing the site until I get about 500 daily visits, and then still do it subtly so you won't sacrifice the quality of the site.

When you create some kind of community (which is possible if you narrow the subject of the site), you will be able to work together with bands and for example sell merchandise, or get payments to feature certain bands, or even sell their music with commission. There are a lot of ways to make money without seeming like it is your main goal for the site, something which can be dangerous when trying to create a community.

Either way, I would focus on generating traffic and a stable visitorbase for now. I try to stay away from listbuilding for this concept as it will do more harm than good in my opinion, this is more for affiliate sites and sites really aimed to sell products. Try to get returning visitors by creating unique content, you might even try to find other contributors within the community. Get passionate people to like your site and they will develop it for you in the form of adding content, exposure and discussion.

I hope it works out for you, and if you have any questions, let me know. Good luck. :-)

I was heavy into THE EXPLOITED for a number of years when I was younger. Now I can't listen to them...old, rocked out ears that will ring for a couple of days if I do. lol

Basically, you need to make some kind of deal for ticket sales affiliation. I'm not sure what is available, but you should concentrate also on hot local scenes and then do paid band promotion...gig spot promotions...do your own INTERVIEWS by podcast....stuff like that.

Target the clothes they wear, maybe even musical instruments. Find out what styles they like and where they buy their clothes, and scroll to the bottom of the page and see if they have an affiliate program. Get a newsletter on your site, and get them on your autoresponder, don't just let them leave. With them on your list, you can always figure out what to promote to them later.

GET THEM ON AN AUTO-RESPONDER LIST ASAP!!! LOL

Sell them music, DVDs, concert tickets, clothes and other punk accessories, old memorabilia, musical instruments, posters.

Is Punk Rock still about?

If you have been in the business that long you must know quite a few folks, contact some bands get them to make some decent recordings and sell CD's or downloads from your site for a cut.

Sell tickets to music gigs, lyric sheets, properly transcribed guitar tab, hair dye and gel (market you own label) chains, studs, ripped trousers, leather jackets, nose, ear, tongue and genitalia rings, tattoo design books, instruments, makeup and cosmetics, acne treatments, dental care, etc

Well that's what the ' Pistols needed