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Old 10-15-2010, 02:15 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by fuzebox View Post
Any ideas on how a one man shop with a few niche paysites can reach the next level or scale in 2010?
As Shap didn't answer here's a few tips.

What ever niche/niches you're doing, there's a good chance there are dozens if not 100s of other site offering the same niche. Getting a surfer to get aroused about your site is tough. So;

Know your niche as well as the buyer.
Love your niche as well as the buyer.

AND. Don't fill your site with cheap repetitive content, thinking it's a numbers game. Adding 5 poor new scenes a day isn't cutting it today. Members aren't fools they know there are a 100 other sites out there with a fresh look on the niche. They will cancel after a month or two and come back in a year to see if you updated with anything worth another $30.

And in any micro niche there are only so many people who want to see it. They search for it and will soon learn of you're sites.

The only problem is paying for it.

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Originally Posted by slapass View Post
Do you think you could do the same thing today?
I doubt if many of the big boys would succeed today. Many of them are trying hang on to what they have. Have you seen all the threads with support staff moving on? That's just the ones with a board presence.
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