Does more effort = more income?

binny · 21-06-2011, 06:33:24 PM

In your experience does increasing the size of a single subject mini-site increase the income or once you've got the main keyword traffic does it reach a plateau from where it is hard to advance?

I'd be interested to hear experience or opinions

pbryd · 21-06-2011, 09:55:01 PM

I think it depends on the site subject.

I have a recipe site that I've spent ages on (lots of pages) and it brings in very little money.

On the other hand I added an extra page to a DIY site I own, a company got in touch and agreed to sponsor the new page.

Some topics are worth the effort and some aren't.

boxfish · 21-06-2011, 10:07:36 PM

In my experience it depends on what the 'single subject' is.

If the single subject is 'laptops' then there are loads of angles/keywords to go for and adding more content should be able to bring you more traffic/money.

If, however, the single subject is 'blue ice cube trays for under �3.79' then you may have a problem.

This is my dislike of very specific keyword domains, once you are #1 for a very specific phrase it can be very difficult to expand it into any other areas and although the effort hasn't been wasted, in a lot of cases that I see, it doesn't seem to have been used to it's maximum potential.

Skinner · 21-06-2011, 11:12:08 PM

I try to keep thinks related to the domain, but basic cross or up-selling always = more sales. Just keep it logically and related.

pbryd · 22-06-2011, 09:13:39 AM

If the site targets a product then the amount of sales also has to be taken into account too.

I have two 1 page sites, each have made �30 this year with Amazon

Site 1 sells �10 items earning around 50-60p commission

Site 2 sells �100-�125 items earning around �6-7 commission

Site 1 sell more items than site 2 so the income is the same.

So if you're selling something, like a household item that you think will be popular, then the lower commission rates will be offset by the more sales.

Or you could go for a higher sale item, which you could sell less of, but still make the same amount of commission.

retired_member16 · 22-06-2011, 04:22:13 PM

Mini Sites are exactly that. I add Adsense to mine, perhaps some Amazon links and that is it. I updated them yearly, less if I cant be arsed.

�1 a day is my target, im happy with that, so I mess around with them until they make that figure and then I go to the pub.

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pbryd Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 348 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	I think it depends on the site subject. I have a recipe site that I've spent ages on (lots of pages) and it brings in very little money. On the other hand I added an extra page to a DIY site I own, a company got in touch and agreed to sponsor the new page. Some topics are worth the effort and some aren't.

21-06-2011, 10:07:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
boxfish Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 399 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 10)	In my experience it depends on what the 'single subject' is. If the single subject is 'laptops' then there are loads of angles/keywords to go for and adding more content should be able to bring you more traffic/money. If, however, the single subject is 'blue ice cube trays for under �3.79' then you may have a problem. This is my dislike of very specific keyword domains, once you are #1 for a very specific phrase it can be very difficult to expand it into any other areas and although the effort hasn't been wasted, in a lot of cases that I see, it doesn't seem to have been used to it's maximum potential.

22-06-2011, 09:13:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
pbryd Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 348 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	If the site targets a product then the amount of sales also has to be taken into account too. I have two 1 page sites, each have made �30 this year with Amazon Site 1 sells �10 items earning around 50-60p commission Site 2 sells �100-�125 items earning around �6-7 commission Site 1 sell more items than site 2 so the income is the same. So if you're selling something, like a household item that you think will be popular, then the lower commission rates will be offset by the more sales. Or you could go for a higher sale item, which you could sell less of, but still make the same amount of commission.

22-06-2011, 04:22:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
retired_member16 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,696 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 39)	Mini Sites are exactly that. I add Adsense to mine, perhaps some Amazon links and that is it. I updated them yearly, less if I cant be arsed. �1 a day is my target, im happy with that, so I mess around with them until they make that figure and then I go to the pub.