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Re: How to Start A Niche Content Site

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Post by deif » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 1:04 PM UTC

sixhobbits wrote: post #10

Please rather do the opposite of all of this :( Sure a lot of this "works" if you want to make a quick buck, but at what price? "Content farms" like this are related to the "tragedy of the commons" problem from Game Theory. Yes, you can do your part to make the internet a worse place by using these methods (invasive tracking, hideous pop ups, sneaky ads, spamming people for 'backlinks'), but you're also helping to de…

My thoughts exactly. A site dedicated to a craft that is then filled with hundreds of poorly rushed articles rather than a few good quality ones without being invasive is contributing to the shitshow. I wish that there was an alternative index that valued quality rather than gamification of the crawlers.

Re: How to Start A Niche Content Site

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Post by tmaly » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 2:12 PM UTC

While I think these affiliate sites ruin the internet, I can some value in this technique.

What is you are doing something truly amazing for the world? What if you are providing some amazing value? But, no one knows you exist because you do not know how to market your site.

Here is where I think this method could add some value to the world.

Re: How to Start A Niche Content Site

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Post by he_is_legend » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 7:59 PM UTC

e12e wrote: post #37

While I agree with most posters (content farms are bad; sounds like a great way to kill a hobby) - I thought the post was a nice shortlist of how to build an audience and options for monetizing - and while the tone is a tad optimistic - it does manage to indicate that it likely is a lot of work. Could do with some better proof-reading. I'm also a bit surprised about: > 6. Without a doubt, Wordpress is the best option…

Wordpress.com has a lot of limitations:

- You can not run Google Adsense or other advertising programs to serve ads on your WordPress.com blog. - You can not write paid posts, sell links, review products, etc. - You can not extend the functionality of WordPress.com by uploading plugins. (it comes with a certain set of plugins, but you can't add just any plugin). - Same applies to themes as to plugins.

These were gleaned from https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-are-the-limi... which lists others also.

Re: How to Start A Niche Content Site

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Post by mnky9800n » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 10:17 PM UTC

darkerside wrote: post #11

mnky9800n wrote: post #5

One of my more favorite hobbies is complaining about star wars on the internet. I suppose I could just go and find all of my old forum posts and then create a website around them. lol.

Which Star Wars piques your ire? You seriously probably could.

Recently I flipped and tried to talk about the things I like. For example, have you heard of Waru? Waru is an interdimensional jelly being covered in gold plates that is in constant pain and wishes to go back to its own dimension but can't without taking the power of the force from children. This is probably the most creative nonsense ever thought of for star wars and it comes from one of the novels considered just absolute trash, the crystal Star.

One of the things I really disliked was how much the Jedi purge was interpolated in the original EU stuff before revenge of the sith. It really played on the idea that it was difficult and time consuming and oversaw by Darth Vader and the Emperor.

Re: How to Start A Niche Content Site

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Post by e12e » Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 10:29 PM UTC

he_is_legend wrote: post #43

e12e wrote: post #37

While I agree with most posters (content farms are bad; sounds like a great way to kill a hobby) - I thought the post was a nice shortlist of how to build an audience and options for monetizing - and while the tone is a tad optimistic - it does manage to indicate that it likely is a lot of work. Could do with some better proof-reading. I'm also a bit surprised about: > 6. Without a doubt, Wordpress is the best option…

Wordpress.com has a lot of limitations: - You can not run Google Adsense or other advertising programs to serve ads on your WordPress.com blog. - You can not write paid posts, sell links, review products, etc. - You can not extend the functionality of WordPress.com by uploading plugins. (it comes with a certain set of plugins, but you can't add just any plugin). - Same applies to themes as to plugins. These were glea…

Appears you can use adsensense on business plan and up?

https://wordpress.com/support/monetize-your-site/#advertisin...