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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
Correct. For those of use that have worked in (and understand) niche markets for a period of time, it really comes down the user base. They are loyal, and they also will be your best minions for spreading the word. You can incite that viral spreading with some well thought out advertising campaigns/freebies/add ons. But niche mofo's are your best asset.
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I do really well with niche advertising, but i look at it as I have this pool of traffic, in stead of trying to sell everyone the same thing, I will throw out there several different options and let people separate themselves down into their own niche. Thats for generating traffic. But there was a disconnect when it came to launching a new project / site (again all mainstream) . I've always thought big, set the bar high and wanted to be the next big myspace or facebook, or else why even do it right ? But it was the approach. Instead of doing a site focused on one college I wanted to start a site with a section for 100's of colleges. Now it just looks like a huge site with no people, you spread your resources thin, and it still looks empty. Instead of taking one college in this example and focusing on that one 100%, get it going, then add the next one. Keep it simple stupid, and you can still be the next big site you just have to do it one piece at a time.