This is the question that is the most important. Most people take forever trying to come up with a website idea. They think that the only way they are going to make money is if they have some crazy idea for a website topic. Well the truth is everyone that is thinking like this is wrong!
Choosing a topic for your website should be the easiest thing to do. At least for you first 1-3 websites. So how do you choose a website subject? Well there are only a few options for your first websites to do. If you do anything but these few options you will fail! Let me repeat that, if you do your website on a topic that isn’t in my guidelines for your first few websites, you will fail!
Your first few websites should meet one or more of these guidelines. The more guidelines your affiliate website idea matches the more money you will make.
Your website niche idea should be something you are interested in, something you enjoy, and something you do, enjoy doing, enjoy reading about. If you attempt to build a website with some idea that you’re not interested in, but want to do that website topic because you read it’s a for sure money maker, you will fail! You have to meet this guideline or leave this site because you’re going to waste your time and money and gain nothing but failure!
You must have knowledge about the website topic. The more the better, but you at least need to know enough about the topic to be able to research it fully to learn everything about that website topic. You will become a guru on your websites topic or fail! Remember to become an expert on the site’s content idea.
Finally if your website never made a penny would you still enjoy it? You better answer yes, or again you will fail!
Now for some of the bad ideas, bad topics, crap content, and just things not to do a website on. Do not think of products. Do not think “How is this site idea going to make money”. Do not think what’s popular or what’s hot. All of these ideas will lead to failure!
So I’ll give you the ideas of how you should be thinking of content topics and also how not to think.
Bad Idea: I want to build an affiliate site selling digital cameras.
Good idea: I love photography, love photos, would love to build a website teaching people to take photos, and maybe have users write helpful content as well.
Bad Idea: I want to build an affiliate website selling computers.
Good Idea: I love computers, know a lot about computers and want to teach people how to use computers.
The above examples is how you should be thinking of website ideas. If you’re someone that loves woodworking, you can build a website teaching people how to do woodworking. Different woodworking techniques tutorials and videos. Teach people how to read blueprints and how to use each tool.
Once you’ve chosen what niche content you want to build your affiliate website about, you then need to choose a domain name and webhost. Before jumping into buying a domain name, make sure your read Choosing a Good Domain Name.
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