Self Sustaining Websites
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Want to know the secret of self-sustaining web sites? The key lies in creating a focused site that helps solve problems and also offers solutions. When you keep a particular customer in mind, with specific needs or problems that need immediate solutions, then your battle is already half-won.
Here's your step-by-step guide to creating (eventually) low-maintenance sites that will help bring in monthly income for a long period of time...
First of all, what is a self-sustaining site? These are web sites which you don't need to update often, and whose earnings are more than enough to cover the basic costs such as domain name registration and monthly web hosting fees.
Typically, you will need to target low-cost but reliable web host providers (i.e., not more than $10 a month). And since you remember the "you get what you pay for" saying, please do not build a site that will attract thousands of visitors a day.
It would be to your advantage to target a specific topic that will attract a maximum of 300 visitors a day. Your site will ideally contain around 50 to 75 useful articles that address the needs of your readers.
Once you've reached that level, you will find that the earnings from advertising revenues and affiliate marketing commissions will be more than enough to cover your web hosting expenses. And when you see that your earnings have more or less stabilized, or when adding new content does not seem to increase your earnings further, then it's time to move on.
TIP: Do not fall in love with your ONE site.
You need to create a group or network of sites. And since you have a certain amount of time in your hands, it makes sense to create self-sustaining web sites.
IMPORTANT: Your network of sites will contain a combination of these set-and-forget and low-maintenance types of sites and a couple of high traffic magnet sites.
When you adopt the build, grow, set, and move on strategy, you will discover that you will have time to devote to the development of new web sites. And yes, you will be like most businesses who do not rest on their past successes.
People want new products, new services, and yes, new web sites. So why stop with just one, right?
Yes, there are ways to automate the creation of hundreds of sites. You do realize, though, that the success of such activities make be quite short-term. So go ahead and try something different today.
Build (by hand) a useful but focused site for the benefit of a clearly identified group of people (who are willing and able to buy things online), make the site self-sustaining, then move on to your next topic and next site.
"Self Sustaining Websites"
First Posted: May 12, 2008 | Filed in: Make Money Online
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Yes, self-sustaining web sites are kind of a wet dream. I even started one or two websites in the past pretending that they could self mantain. And more or less they did. But 300 hits a day for me is not enough to consider a site profitable, given that CPM rates in ad programs rarely go upper than 2% for me. Maybe the point is finding that precise moment where new content stops bringing further traffic. That way probably you can manage a lot more of these kind of websites that you initially suspected.
I think I will give this a new try! Thanks for the ideas!
I tried it before. With my niches i surely thought it would be a successful project. But maybe i've done something wrong somewhere. Hope with your guides i could do better!
Haha, I definitely love my blog than anything else. My blog is my life and I spend a lot of time on it, writing, and improvising.
Hi Manuel, thanks for the idea. I am thinking of making $ online using this type of system. Researching for the topic to focus is crucial too!
Yes, I agree that 300 unique visitors a day should be more than enough to sustain a site, even if you pay $10 a month, which is maybe a bit too expensive hosting for such a site. Then, why not, creating another site is OK.
The most loving quote from the article is "Don't fall in love with one site" . I have suffered that very badly. I owned 10 sites almost at that time but didn't work on all. I think that was the biggest mistake which i have done but my vision is clear now.