Niche Stores

The Minisite Versus The Niche Store

January 15, 2008

I’ve had a number of email/PM conversations since I started exposing my attempts at money making in public looking for my opinions on which route I think is the better to take: the full-fledged Build A Niche Store route or the quick minisite mashup route. My answer, every time, has been [...]

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My Real Job is Conspiring Against Me!

January 10, 2008

I’ve been planning to flesh out one of my niche sites since this weekend, but my real job keeps wearing me out! I get home after a long day, and the last thing I want to do is sit down and do the fairly mundane task of setting up BANS menu categories. By the time [...]

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Collecting Domains So Quickly, I’m Losing Track

January 5, 2008

Oops, I spoke to soon in my last post — I totally overlooked a site I had picked up the day after Christmas: Tankless Bargains, focused on the tankless water heater shopper. So, needless to say, I didn’t make it through the holidays without a fix. For that matter, I didn’t make it to the [...]

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Domain Fix Hiatus Ends

January 4, 2008

I made it through the holidays without needing another fix. But what can I say? A new year arrives, the domain acquisition bug strikes again, and a new mashup site appears: Aromatherapy Deals. Luckily, my New Years resolutions had nothing to say about avoiding picking up more domains. As a matter of fact, I haven’t [...]

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Turning Into A Domain Junkie

December 19, 2007

All of five days passed since the last purchase before I had to pick up another domain: Get Snorkeling. With this one, I thought I’d have a little fun with it and see how quickly I could do a site. From initial idea through keyword checking through domain search (yeah, I know, quite the shocker [...]

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