This article seems as if it should have been several smaller ones. I will blog about that in a minute, but I think we left off with “Creating Websites You Know and Love”.
Creating Websites You Know & Love
This is a very simple concept. Don’t try to talk about something you don’t know about. Don’t blog (or create websites) about things just to get high valued AdSense clicks…write about what you know. I have a gymnastics forum that is starting to do very well. It is doing well because I was a gymnast and now I’m a coach, my life is gymanstics. My ecommerce store is a gymnastics pro shop, also what I know.
I am trying to branch out a bit, but still within my comfort zone. I am trying to start a country music community. I love country music, but I am not an authority on it. I will not pretend to be an authority. I’ll attract members can play a guitar and sing, but I’m just a fan. That’s the way I will present my information.
What’s my next thing? My family website, SlifeFamily.com…I know and love my family. How about “G” scale model trains and slot cars…I know and love them.
I can’t write about cell phones and techno gadgets. I’m not going for what will bring in the most money per click, I’m going for something that I know and love. Think about it, makes perfect sense.
How Many Websites Can One Webmaster Manage?
It really depends on what kind of site they are. Ecommerce sites are not just websites, they are full businesses. If you are going to run an ecommerce site, you have a real business. In other words, plan to work real hours. If you are talking about forums and blogs, I say 30 to 60 minutes per day per site. If one of them really takes off, plan on more.
Unstress yourself, manage your time, and create websites you know and love and you will be fine. I would say that 5 successful websites would be a full time job…or maybe 10 moderately successful sites…or 20 garbage sites…or 1 ecommerce site. There is no answer to this question. How hard are you willing to work?
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