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How to monetize humor niche traffic?

by IMPromocoder
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Hi all,
I have a fan page that is in the humor niche, every post gets hundreds of likes and shares. However, whenever I try to go really slightly off topic and possibly even insert an affiliate link, it's always a big failure.
So what am I missing? How do some of the huge humor fan pages make money? Any ideas as for how to monetize all that fan page traffic?

Appreciate the help!
#humor #monetize #niche #traffic
  • Profile picture of the author JamesBorg
    Haven't tried it, but here's a little hunch-based brainstorming:

    Avoid
    - digital products
    - joke books, etc.

    Try
    - funny T-shirts
    - prank/gag stuff: fake lottery tickets; fart stuff maybe (Jack Vale, the YouTube farter, monetizes with the Pooter)
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    • Profile picture of the author Sheila Ross
      Originally Posted by JamesBorg View Post

      Haven't tried it, but here's a little hunch-based brainstorming:

      Avoid
      - digital products
      - joke books, etc.

      Try
      - funny T-shirts
      - prank/gag stuff: fake lottery tickets; fart stuff maybe (Jack Vale, the YouTube farter, monetizes with the Pooter)
      I really liked these ideas. I think adsense won't work well in humor niche. The CPC will be very low. Selling joke books and funny T shirts can work really well.
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  • Profile picture of the author lotsofsnow
    I would try funny t-shirts with Custom T-shirts » Design & Sell T-Shirts for Your Group | Teespring
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  • Profile picture of the author jwmann2
    You can always monetize with basic Google Adsense. It's free. You will start at making $2 or $3 daily but over time it adds up. The ads will often rotate and cater to the reader so don't worry about the ads being off topic.

    Join up with Commission Junction, Shareasale, Amazon, Affiliate Window, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    And remember, it's a volume game. With many industries, you need thousands, not just hundreds, to make a decent profit. Keep working your seo, marketing and growing your site. You'll see the results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Giftys
    T-shirts don't sell like they used to since Cafepress and Zazzle flooded the market. Can't speak to the books.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ghoster
    Try gag gifts.

    Vat19.com has a good affiliate program.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexGeorge
    It can be hard to monetize humor pages because people are only there for the jokes and tend to ignore posts with affiliate links. You could try posting related content with MyLikes links. If you're posting affiliate links, make sure you post a photo along with them and make the sure the affiliate link is related to the niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author IMPromocoder
    Thanks for the tips.
    Any other services, similar to MyLikes - The world's largest advertising network for the social web that pay for sharing / driving traffic to their humor posts?
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  • Profile picture of the author Moneymaker2012
    I bet your fans buy something as they are with your page just for fun, but if you want to earn some money you can apply for adsense.
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  • Profile picture of the author owenprescott
    What kind of humor? Instead of focusing on funny products I think you should think more about the actual target audience and what they would like. If for example this was some kind of anime humor site traffic might be receptive to cheap drawing tablets, comics, phone cases, etc...
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  • Profile picture of the author AJMontoya
    If you set up a website where you post your funny images, you can monetize with CPA offers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fantastic
    Prank call software.

    Funny T-Shirts, bumper stickers, hats, etc.

    Basically...

    Any kind of merchandise that'll give a good laugh or is popular.
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