Comments on: Writing for Your Local Niche Site

By: Nigerian Entrepreneur

Nigerian Entrepreneur — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:15:30 +0000

This is quite helpful. Thanks for sharing the tips. I got here from Grizzly

By: April

April — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:03:05 +0000

PS. Just looked at my Adsense stats for my local site and I've made a grand total of $111.73, I think that's pretty good considering I've only got Adsense on 3 pages. Aprils last blog post..Tchai Ovna Review

By: April

April — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:58:53 +0000

My biggest problem is that I hate writing and have all my articles for niche sites written for me. The thought of sitting down and doing a restaurant review makes my heart sink. I do have some MFA articles on things like tanning salons which bring in a trickle of traffic and have certainly done pretty OK with clicks. The CTR is also very good because the person searching just wants the contact details of a local tanning salon and not an article about the subject. Aprils last blog post..Tchai Ovna Review

By: Decatur Indiana

Decatur Indiana — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:16:38 +0000

Excellent Article. Local niche sites can be a bit overwhelming at times that is for sure. I for one have struggled several times trying to come up with articles for my little town that weren't already blasted all over other local news outlet. Thanks for the suggestions. Decatur Indianas last blog post..Decatur Auto Repair Center Protests President Elect

By: Along the Lakeshore News

Along the Lakeshore News — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:18 +0000

Thanks Elliott for bringing the local niches back to life. I definitely will start the motor back up on this project and see what can be brought to bloom. Along the Lakeshore Newss last blog post..Fifth Third River Bank Run 2008 Race Results

By: Elliott

Elliott — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:37:59 +0000

Denise, thanks for the comment! I can understand what you mean, trust me, that is why I have let this site fall off the face of the earth.

As for the adsense, I have begun putting it on all of my posts, just one 336X280 box at the top of the single post page. It is working out pretty good and some of the clicks are ok, but I have had single clicks as high as around $3 or so. I haven’t used the Who-Sees-Ad plugin as almost all of my traffic to the site is from search engines, mainly google.

You can see it at insidenorthernkentucky.com

By: Along the Lakeshore News

Along the Lakeshore News — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:12:48 +0000

I am definitely one of those that have put the local niche sites on the back burner. Mainly because I could not pinpoint the direction I wanted to take with it. It is constantly on my mind however. Had many issues that kept me off line for almost three months and then when I got back just plain did not make it a priority. Don't know why! I guess I was doing to good with it if that makes sense. I never could figure out how to monetize it. Do you have Adsense on all your posts or do you use the who sees ads plug-in? Vic sort of abandoned any info on the local niche sites so I became lost as to what to do with it. Thanks for the nudge to keep moving forward. Just not sure how to take the next step. Along the Lakeshore Newss last blog post..Fifth Third River Bank Run 2008 Race Results

By: Ami

Ami — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:04:55 +0000

You're so right. A local blog is a commitment to a sometimes narrow niche and so difficult to differentiate from the standard newspapers that have a full time staff to keep up to date. But the discipline is useful and local niche posts can come from various angles, personal experience, and neighbors' news. Amis last blog post..How To Save On Home Owners Insurance

By: bloggingzoom.com

bloggingzoom.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:59:15 +0000

Writing for Your Local Niche Site…

So, what do you write about when you run out of things of interest in your local niche? There are so many local niche blogs and sites that start off strong and then fall apart. Trust me, mine was one of them.

I didn’t want to see my hard work and…