Comments on: How to monetize a blog in an unprofitable niche? [Q&A]

By: bigjobsboard

bigjobsboard — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:19:59 +0000

gREAT POST! Very helpful! LOL. and now would you excuse me, I have a blog to monetize. LOL

By: birneysummers

birneysummers — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:01:53 +0000

Thanks for the mention in a great article.

By: Robert Bravery

Robert Bravery — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:08:55 +0000

Yes, I think any blog can be monetised. Some are harder than others. But the point is hardwork time and patiences. The point about strategy and planning as well as finding the right method is key I think. These will not happen over night. So we need to realise and understand that we are in it for the long haul.

By: taylormarek

taylormarek — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:49:09 +0000

Well said. All it really takes is hard work and looking at the monetization strategy from a different angle to see what will work best with you and your audience. :)

By: Antti Kokkonen

Antti Kokkonen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:43:06 +0000

Oh yeah, that banner looks awesome (as does the profile pic), so in that regard I'm sure she'll do great.

By: consciousme

consciousme — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:01:42 +0000

No baby blogger yet though. I look forward to us both working from home, or wherever we want to. She is learning photography and photoshop and plans to build a blog as part of her business.

By: consciousme

consciousme — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:54:22 +0000

Thanks. I think she'll be really good at it. She is learning photography and photoshop and plans to blog as part of her business. She took my profile photo and designed the Conscious Me banners for the pre-writing challenge as well as some graphics for a couple other new bloggers.

By: Antti Kokkonen

Antti Kokkonen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:16:50 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Carlos. And so nice to hear you have a blogger family thing going on there :)

By: Antti Kokkonen

Antti Kokkonen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:12:17 +0000

Thanks Joel – I like to read about the challenges and achievements of people too. It feels more real, when it's not just your own experiences, but there is something concrete on it as well. This is one of the reasons I enjoy writing (and reading) “Q&A” posts to begin with.

By: Antti Kokkonen

Antti Kokkonen — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:07:48 +0000

Thanks Mike for the comment. And I own much of this info to you (applied the ideas you shared on the case study and the “DIY affiliate” post really), so naturally I wanted to link to you :)

And surveying is great idea, and might work nicely, especially with the mailing list, to find out what kind of people are on the list, what they are looking for, etc.

By: Mike CJ

Mike CJ — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:38:06 +0000

Another great post Antti. And thanks for the kind mentions as well.

I think you can monetize pretty much any niche. It's basically about understanding what your readers are buying anyway, and then offering it to them. Maybe start by surveying them to find out.

I took a look at the daily fuel economy blog, and I was originally going to suggest he broadens the scope, but actually, I can see he's already done that. Direct monetization may be hard, but indirectly he could benefit from free cars and free fuel by offering to test both for the manufacturers?

By: Kevin Tea

Kevin Tea — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:47:29 +0000

This is something very close to my heart and a topic that I mull over in whatever quiet periods I get and it is a difficult one. I think people who come to my blog want information not to be sold product and the site is primarily a resource, which I am cool with. So I am using the current site as a learning tool and planning another venture which I am confident will make some money for me.

By: Jimi Jones

Jimi Jones — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:03:11 +0000

Fine post, Antti.

This really places a lot of things in perspective. I believe, as you, that you really can monetize any niche. The problem is that too many entrepreneurs are trying to follow the same business model that others have succeeded in when those parameters don't apply.

There are certain commonalities in business for sure, but there is no one-size-fits-all approach that will lead everyone to success. This is where some creativity has to to be applied to the situation.

Great post, man.

By: consciousme

consciousme — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:47:38 +0000

Well said. This was really good for me to hear. My niche isn't necessarily hard to monetize but your post really helped me gain a better understanding of the affiliate/blogger relationship. It also gave me some ideas for the blog my wife will be doing down the road. Thanks!

By: Nathan Hangen

Nathan Hangen — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:38:05 +0000

Wow man, you continue to give a ton of great info away. This is one of the more detailed and well written posts on the topic I've seen in some time.

By: Joel Williams

Joel Williams — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:18:14 +0000

Great advice, it's always interesting to hear about other people's challenges and ways of overcoming them. I often think this is a major consideration when it comes to choosing your niche too, while it's not all about the money, if you have equal interests and expertise then I would take the one that makes things easier in the long run.

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