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2013 finally came to a close, and when it did it closed a big development for me in terms of building new websites.   Since I began this niche website initiative, we’ve grossed $2,300!  That’s a lot of revenue for a side project!  And in 2014, I’ll be looking to multiply that figure even further. I’ve learned so much about not only what it takes to create a brand new site, but also all the other things you also need to do and NOT do if you want it to be profitable.  Because I’m looking to build quality over quantity, I have no problem focusing my efforts on only activities that will help promote these sites.  We’ve already seen month over month growth from using this strategy, and I can’t wait to see how far up we can take it in the … [Read more...] about Niche Website Update 13 – NS3 May Be Lost But We Still Made $933 in Passive Income!

Can you believe the year is almost coming to a close?  It seems like just the other day I was writing for the first time about which passive income idea I was going to actively pursue as my next great way to try to increase my side income.  Obviously for me I felt that developing a niche site was the option that made the most sense.  And so now here we are with almost one year down and three active sites moving along. This November our niche website portfolio had a lot of ups and a few downs.  One big event that was a pretty big scare happened right on the first day!  More on that story below. But luckily we ended the month with a record-breaking bang!  And on that note, let's get down to it starting with the part of these updates … [Read more...] about Niche Website Update 12 – Getting Click-Bombed and Over $600 of Passive Income!

When they say “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, you can add niche sites to that assumption as well. All throughout October I spent the majority of my niche website effort getting content and uploading it to both of my sites, NS1 and NS2.  As has been the goal for the past 2 months, I’m trying to build each one of these niche sites to be much larger than they are now – 50 or posts or more to be specific. My current theory (as observed in other people’s niche website developments) is that if I can build them up that high, they will rank for thousands of various keyword queries, attract far more organic traffic, and increase the potential for people to click through on the ads I have placed on them. So how is that assumption working out?  … [Read more...] about Niche Website Update 11 – Doubling the Size of NS1 and NS2