Ideal Absolutes

Diversify. I can’t stress this enough. Your blogs Google Page Rank will fade in importance when revenue comes from multiple sources other than your blog. Besides, posting for cash is time intensive. An example of the less time consuming alternative would be the BANS sites I’m running (visit buybans.com to see how I do it). Currently there are 20 sites total where I run Build A Niche Store site software of which SouthernYardArt.com was the first. Since it started earning commissions first I’m fond of giving it props. (y0!) That one site made $42 yesterday. =)

Today has me setting up a mashup site. A friend of mine had software developed that he in turn sells which does basically the same thing as my mashup, but he charges for the ease adding a pretty template to boot. The site being set up will take advantage of YouTube adsense sells, ebay/cj, straight adsense and Amazon thrown in towards the end. If you want to check its progress head over to UbunTube.net. The name itself is a mashup of Ubuntu and YouTube.

Quick update on my BANS (Build a Niche Store) holdings. January 27th came in with our 20th site in this segment. Each store is monetized across several streams. This is to prevent a catastrophe of any one company from impacting the bottom line too heavily. The purpose of a BANS site is to set them in motion residual income sources while other projects are tackled. Our total website portfolio is currently 81 domains including blogs, BANS, ezine & associated communities and a clothing line in the form of t-shirts, bags, coffee cups etc. Minisites, game site(s), PLR/articles/ebooks & niche blogs/news to follow.

Let’s focus on the BANS stores. Each BANS draws income from the likes of Google’s Adsense, eBay referrals and sales, software referral and a mixture of advertising placements such as Text-Link-Ads. Through an initial push with advertising, articles paid postings we drive targeted traffic. Depending on the particular niche of the store your income looks like this for a month: 3 referrals @ $25 each with various commissions added. Said site during the month is at $92 so the months average is $3 a day. OK, that’s one store. Take that same $3 for one store and start scaling up for a general idea of base income per day. One site at $3 is only $3. Whereas five sites at $3 each is $15 for the day. Continuing along this same line you see 20 sites at $3 per day brings $60 per day.

If you find yourself interested in trying a BANS store just head over to BuyBANS.com to get started. Diversification of your Internet holdings is the safer bet for those seeking long term sustainable income. It also helps you sleep better too. =) An example of a BANS site would be ArthritisAtHome.com where you can easily spot products like the paraffin spa wax treatment we use in our household.

Again this is a sample. I prefer for personal reasons to spread across several areas. Some prefer to keep it close to the chest with one to five blogs. Hey, if it works for you that’s just great. Please comment with what you’re working on at this time. Don’t be shy.