Software Tools for Niche Websites

November 14, 2007

Part #4: Freelance Writer’s Technology Month
[Want to start a successful career as a freelance writer?]

Yesterday, in Post #3 of Freelance Writer’s Technology Month, we discussed niche marketing. Specifically, we covered how to choose a profitable niche to start making money online.

Today we’re going to examine some software tools for niche websites that make it easy and affordable to get started – and drive traffic sustainable traffic to any niche site.

When most think of online presence, they think “website.” But, blogs have become all the rage, especially in the last three years or so. Because they are, for the most part, free to start, it’s a really affordable way to test drive ideas for making money online.
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The really neat thing to come out of this is that large companies are realizing the power of blogs and are hopping on the bandwagon to help customers make money, ie, the eBay Affiliate Blog System (aka the eBay Blog Builder).

What is the eBay Blog Builder? Essentially, it’s a wordpress blog that’s pre formulated to conduct business as an eBay affiliate. According to the sales page for the system, it also offers the following features:

Features of the eBay Affiliate Blog System Software

A system that shows you how to quickly find profitable eBay niche products you may have never thought of before;

Details on adding relevant eBay RSS feeds to blog posts.

Instructions on setting up an autoresponder for each of your eBay affiliate blogs; and

Information on how to create and oversee multiple eBay affiliate blogs at one time.

Cost: $17.

Want to Build an eBay Empire? BuildaNicheStore.com May Just Be the Answer

Another piece of software along the same lines – but for eBay websites, can be found at BuildaNicheStore.com. What does it do?

This software lets you churn out custom, niche eBay websites in no time at all. Billed as a software for the technically challenged, it offers features like:

Multiple Product Display: You can display up to 100 products per page.

Different Template Layouts: There are three to choose from.

Various Search Features: Eg, you can search by product description, product title, price, etc.

SEO Features: Pre-populated title, meta and header tags; keyword rich product content descriptions; search engine friendly URL pages, and more.

Cost: $97.

Make Money with Niche Sites: Just Site Build It!

Don’t want to be an eBay affiliate, but still want to get in on affiliate profits. Site Build It! might just be for you. It’s an easy way to create an online presence that can start making you money almost right away. What exactly is Site Build It!?

What is Site Build It! and how do you make money with it? In essence, Site Build It! allows you to create a niche site without having any technical knowledge (eg, search engine optimization, programming knowledge, coding skills, etc.).

You focus on content. Site Build It! focuses on the “behind-the-scenes” processes that drive pre-qualified traffic to your site.

As explained on their site, “Your site deliver[s] great content on a particular set of topics (all related to your site’s theme). People find your content through your high rankings at the Search Engines (and other techniques). They click on your related merchant links. Your merchants pay you commissions for the sales …”

Cost: $299.

Many tools exist to help you succeed at making money online – especially if you decide to go the niche market route. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Do some online research to figure out what works for you and your financial goals.

Eg, if you’re just aiming for a few extra bucks a month, then you might choose one program; if you want to make a full-time go of it, then you will be looking for something different in a program.

Keep this in mind as you do your research.

Disclaimer: At this time, I am not affiliated with any of these programs. ]I’m seriously considering becoming an affiliate for Site Build It! Reading their case studies section makes me want to try it myself!]

Sincerely,
Yuwanda
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UPDATE 11/30/07: Following is a link to all of the posts in the Freelance Writer’s Technology Month series.

Intro Post: New Series – Freelance Writer’s Technology Month
Post #1: The 4 Fundamentals of Making Money Online
Post #2: SEO Content Development: How to Drive More Traffic to Your Website
Post #3: Niche Marketing: How to Choose a Profitable Niche
Post #4: Software Tools for Niche Websites
Post #5: Turn $1/Day into an Online Empire: How to Make Money with Minisites
Post #6: 4 Controversial Ways to Get More Traffic for Your Website
Post #7: 5 Ways to Get a Job Writing SEO Articles
Post #8: How to Determine What to Charge as an SEO Article Writer
Post #9: How to Optimize Your Website to Get More Traffic
Post #10: Social Bookmarking Software & 9 Money-Making Conclusions from Freelance Writer’s Technology Month


Related Posts

Making Money Online: How to Find a Profitable Niche & Dominate It
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5 Reasons Freelance Writing Websites & Blogs Don’t Make Money on Ads
How to Make Money with Minisites: Turn $1/Day into an Online Empire
Niche Marketing: How to Choose a Profitable Niche

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