My chosen niche is homesteading. I want to do a personal blog and share homesteading skills and ALSO help other homesteaders with affiliate marketing.
What is your opinion?
Thanks so much for your perspectives! It does help, although I'm still undecided. I realize no one can make this decision for me... talking it out helps.
I thought about, if doing one site, having the affiliate marketing as a special series on the site to not drastically change the focus from homesteading. But I know many homesteaders don't share my appreciation of technology!
I am new to WA, but I have a degree in web design so I'm not worried about running two sites other than the time factor.
Hi - definitely two sites. They are completely different niches. It might be best to start with just one, as it can be overwhelming having to add content to two sites when you are just starting out.
I think I would incoorporate that into one site, it sounds very doable.
Best of wishes.
Stacie
I ask some questions (no need to answer them here) that may help you to decide.
In general and in your opinion, would homesteaders as a group be open to affiliate marketing?
Would they consider seeing affiliate marketing information in your "general" homesteading site "out of place"? (looking in percentage terms here, you are not worried that 10 homesteaders out of 10,000 would consider it out of place)
Would it put them off?
My opinion is that they should be separate however that is my opinion. Know that working on two separate sites at the same time (and learning) may be harder than it sounds. So in this case, start with the one in your opinion that you have more passion for.
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My chosen niche is homesteading. I want to do a personal blog and share homesteading skills and ALSO help other homesteaders with affiliate marketing.
What is your opinion?
Two, I think, with some articles about why affiliate marketing would be appropriate for homesteaders, and links from the homesteaders site to the AM site. Reason: If I want to know about growing brussel sprouts, I wouldn't want to be bombarded with marketing info, and if I was, I would think the homesteading was just a marketing ploy to get me involved. I wouldn't think you were passionate or knowledgeable about raising chickens, and I would go elsewhere for my homesteading needs. Keep them separate but linked. Focus on one until it is monetized, then start the other.
I had decided to do two. I'm focusing on my homesteading site first. Once I complete all the training steps with it and get into a good posting routine (I plan for it to be an ongoing blog), then I will start the second site.
I hope by doing this I can share some of my own stats and personal stories on how affiliate marketing can help homesteaders. That is assuming I have success...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I like the idea of linking the two sites!
Thanks so much for your perspectives! It does help, although I'm still undecided. I realize no one can make this decision for me... talking it out helps.
I thought about, if doing one site, having the affiliate marketing as a special series on the site to not drastically change the focus from homesteading. But I know many homesteaders don't share my appreciation of technology!
I am new to WA, but I have a degree in web design so I'm not worried about running two sites other than the time factor.
Hi - definitely two sites. They are completely different niches. It might be best to start with just one, as it can be overwhelming having to add content to two sites when you are just starting out.
I think I would incoorporate that into one site, it sounds very doable.
Best of wishes.
Stacie
I ask some questions (no need to answer them here) that may help you to decide.
In general and in your opinion, would homesteaders as a group be open to affiliate marketing?
Would they consider seeing affiliate marketing information in your "general" homesteading site "out of place"? (looking in percentage terms here, you are not worried that 10 homesteaders out of 10,000 would consider it out of place)
Would it put them off?
My opinion is that they should be separate however that is my opinion. Know that working on two separate sites at the same time (and learning) may be harder than it sounds. So in this case, start with the one in your opinion that you have more passion for.
See more comments
Two, I think, with some articles about why affiliate marketing would be appropriate for homesteaders, and links from the homesteaders site to the AM site. Reason: If I want to know about growing brussel sprouts, I wouldn't want to be bombarded with marketing info, and if I was, I would think the homesteading was just a marketing ploy to get me involved. I wouldn't think you were passionate or knowledgeable about raising chickens, and I would go elsewhere for my homesteading needs. Keep them separate but linked. Focus on one until it is monetized, then start the other.
Oops. I just noticed that thread was 5 days ago. Which did you decide?
I had decided to do two. I'm focusing on my homesteading site first. Once I complete all the training steps with it and get into a good posting routine (I plan for it to be an ongoing blog), then I will start the second site.
I hope by doing this I can share some of my own stats and personal stories on how affiliate marketing can help homesteaders. That is assuming I have success...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I like the idea of linking the two sites!