Monetizing My Blog

PKing · #1 03-19-2007, 01:44 AM

Hey Everyone,

I've been lurking here for a long time, not posting much, so I thought I would throw this out there and see what kind of responses I got. I'm normally pretty private about my websites, but I figured, what the heck.

I've got this blog, Poker King Blog. The site has been around for about a year now, and I have never really done much with it, aside from having one Full Tilt banner on the page (doesn't seem to do real well, considering the traffic.)

I was lucky enough to get a bunch of one-way links early on, and because of that, the site is fairly strong in the SERP's, even considering my lack of effort.

The site currently gets about 300 unique visitors per day. My biggest question is: what should I do to monetize this blog? Should I include more Clickbank type products, such as Sit and Go pro or the Micon System? Should I include more Full Tilt banners on the page? Should I target a different room altogether? Text links? Considering the traffic, the site basically makes nothing, and I feel like it should be making at least SOMETHING.

Obviously one thing that I am doing is increasing my posting frequency, but I am more curious as to how you guys would monetize this traffic now that I have. Thanks for any help!

Dave

corpfan1 · #2 03-19-2007, 04:05 AM

This is an interesting post. Hopefully you will get some help with this.

I would start by adding Poker Stars and maybe Sun Poker to the mix.

Also, maybe mention BlackJack as it is starting to become more popular.

I would definitely include text links.

Just some ideas.

SunPoker.com · #3 03-19-2007, 11:06 AM

You can definitely insert some affiliate links embedded with your posts without it looking to "salesy" I think people are more apt to click on some hyperlinked text within your copy rather than a banner at the top of your page.

It is also important to find out what your readers are interested in. Maybe they're not that interested in playing at online poker rooms, but rather strategies for improving their game or something else. Try to make a post or two interactive so that you can get some feedback from your readers. That will help in your marketing efforts.

At the very least, try something new and see what happens.

Mark

J S · #4 03-20-2007, 09:45 AM

I agree with Mark. Some well placed text links within your posts, some to affiliate products and some to other quality information would be the easiest and fastest way to start seeing more revenue from your blog.

I've pretty much came to believe that the banners are just brand reinforcement. Our forum gets thousands of views every day and the banners (which blend in to the site really well) get very few clicks overall, but a well written post with some quality links spread throughout, and an affiliate link here and there get clicks. It's then up to the product to convert.

edmc · #5 03-20-2007, 10:15 AM

Yes I definately agree with the above. Something I am trying to develop. I wrote an article yesterday. Instead of the usual oversell I used a couple of text links without the overkill. Not a "CLICK HERE, DOWNLOAD HERE NOW, SIGN UP OR ILL KICK UR ASS" just a "I play here," Well it gave me a decent deposit today & its not been heavily viewed as yet. I just tried to make an informative article & the links were placed as a matter of fact, just to compliment the info.

(lol, not quite agreeing with the spam post that managed to jump in before me while i was writing this)