Comments on: Part 2 of What To Do With Low-Paying CPC Keywords http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/ The beat of a different blogger Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:23:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Sierra http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7911 Mark Sierra Thu, 28 May 2009 22:12:24 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7911 Hi Anna :) I've seen StoreStacker before. Looks really good actually. I may have to invest in that some day, but have too many irons in the fire now. I think it's definitely a good idea to provide so many methods of creating revenue under one roof. Zoinks -- 200 pages of poetry? I won't be tapping into that niche any time soon. ;) Hi Anna :)

I’ve seen StoreStacker before. Looks really good actually. I may have to invest in that some day, but have too many irons in the fire now.

I think it’s definitely a good idea to provide so many methods of creating revenue under one roof.

Zoinks — 200 pages of poetry? I won’t be tapping into that niche any time soon. ;)

]]> By: Anna http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7910 Anna Thu, 28 May 2009 21:36:32 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7910 On the subject of eBay Stores, I actually use Storestacker which is quite good. But its not just eBay, its also Amazon, Clickbank, CJ, Overstock, Hotel Club, RegNow, and others. Plus Adsense. I primarily sell Amazon products but eBay sales are very very rare for me. I earn most of my residual income from Adsense and Amazon, plus smatterings of other affiliate commissions. The strategy above looks like it would work well for "buy" keywords. It gets a bit trickier for other niches, such as poetry, which has a low CPC and is not a "buy" keyword but works well for me as I happen to be a poet. Due to the fact that I had a lot of content for the niche (as I had been writing it since the age of 4), it was actually my first real source of online income, despite its low CPC. But I am always on the lookout for a better way to monetize this ... This still gives me some ideas though in regards to Amazon. Its true I could target specific poetry books etc according to what you mention above. I might just try that ... Oh, and if anyone is reading this, don't bother trying to compete with me in this niche unless you happen to love writing poetry and have 200 pages of it stashed away in your mom's closet. It really is low CPC, not worth the trouble for you! On the subject of eBay Stores, I actually use Storestacker which is quite good. But its not just eBay, its also Amazon, Clickbank, CJ, Overstock, Hotel Club, RegNow, and others. Plus Adsense. I primarily sell Amazon products but eBay sales are very very rare for me. I earn most of my residual income from Adsense and Amazon, plus smatterings of other affiliate commissions.

The strategy above looks like it would work well for “buy” keywords. It gets a bit trickier for other niches, such as poetry, which has a low CPC and is not a “buy” keyword but works well for me as I happen to be a poet. Due to the fact that I had a lot of content for the niche (as I had been writing it since the age of 4), it was actually my first real source of online income, despite its low CPC. But I am always on the lookout for a better way to monetize this …

This still gives me some ideas though in regards to Amazon. Its true I could target specific poetry books etc according to what you mention above. I might just try that …

Oh, and if anyone is reading this, don’t bother trying to compete with me in this niche unless you happen to love writing poetry and have 200 pages of it stashed away in your mom’s closet. It really is low CPC, not worth the trouble for you!

]]> By: Mark Sierra http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7906 Mark Sierra Thu, 28 May 2009 03:41:42 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7906 Hey Michelle, so good to see you here! Glad to be of help, too. :) Hey Michelle, so good to see you here! Glad to be of help, too. :)

]]> By: Michelle Adams http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7905 Michelle Adams Thu, 28 May 2009 03:26:03 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7905 Mark I've only tried an ebay style site once but I took it down before it had a chance to do anything really. I set the site up with phpBay but I left AdSense on there when I shouldn't have as there was little to no content....suffice to say Google got stroppy and took down the ads and warned me. I'd like to have another go at pulling a site together using phpBay and your suggestions on how best to use the completed Ebay listings data will be really useful!:) Thanks. Mark I’ve only tried an ebay style site once but I took it down before it had a chance to do anything really. I set the site up with phpBay but I left AdSense on there when I shouldn’t have as there was little to no content….suffice to say Google got stroppy and took down the ads and warned me. I’d like to have another go at pulling a site together using phpBay and your suggestions on how best to use the completed Ebay listings data will be really useful!:) Thanks.

]]> By: Mikael @ Retire Early http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7890 Mikael @ Retire Early Sun, 24 May 2009 12:43:25 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7890 No no... I'm not saying that it isn't profitable. Since you're picking products that are already being sold on ebay then it is obviously profitable. What I am asking is if you can show me an example of such a website that has a ebay store installed using BANS or phpBay pro? I'm assuming that you have some of these yourself? No no… I’m not saying that it isn’t profitable. Since you’re picking products that are already being sold on ebay then it is obviously profitable. What I am asking is if you can show me an example of such a website that has a ebay store installed using BANS or phpBay pro? I’m assuming that you have some of these yourself?

]]> By: Mark Sierra http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7886 Mark Sierra Sat, 23 May 2009 16:17:20 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7886 Hmm, let me think some more on that. I've implemented this strategy before using the same strategy I've outlined above. I surmise the heart of the question being asked is, "Is this a profitable strategy?" A very valid question to ask indeed. But in this case the method to find a niche is entirely separate from how that niche performs because, as you know, there's the whole promotion thing that's equally as important. Not sure if I've answered your question, but happy to discuss further. :) Hmm, let me think some more on that. I’ve implemented this strategy before using the same strategy I’ve outlined above.

I surmise the heart of the question being asked is, “Is this a profitable strategy?” A very valid question to ask indeed. But in this case the method to find a niche is entirely separate from how that niche performs because, as you know, there’s the whole promotion thing that’s equally as important.

Not sure if I’ve answered your question, but happy to discuss further. :)

]]> By: Mikael @ RetireRichRoadmap http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7883 Mikael @ RetireRichRoadmap Fri, 22 May 2009 03:46:18 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7883 Hi Mark, oh... I'm not saying that I don't get it. I'm only saying that a site showing it would be even better. ;) Hi Mark, oh… I’m not saying that I don’t get it. I’m only saying that a site showing it would be even better. ;)

]]> By: Mark Sierra http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7882 Mark Sierra Fri, 22 May 2009 03:09:10 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7882 Mikael, well I'm not sure how to describe it any differently. The process of selecting keywords is the same as if you were going to focus on Adsense revenue. It's just that you would focus instead on using ebay as the revenue platform. Methods of promoting the site would also remain unchanged. Mikael, well I’m not sure how to describe it any differently. The process of selecting keywords is the same as if you were going to focus on Adsense revenue. It’s just that you would focus instead on using ebay as the revenue platform. Methods of promoting the site would also remain unchanged.

]]> By: Mikael @ Retire Early http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7879 Mikael @ Retire Early Thu, 21 May 2009 07:42:57 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7879 Mark, do you have any examples of site like these that you would want to share? Examples are always a lot more powerful than descriptions because you can better grasp it all. Mark, do you have any examples of site like these that you would want to share? Examples are always a lot more powerful than descriptions because you can better grasp it all.

]]> By: Mark Sierra http://www.meandmydrum.com/part-2-of-what-to-do-with-low-paying-cpc-keywords/comment-page-1/#comment-7872 Mark Sierra Tue, 19 May 2009 23:52:27 +0000 http://www.meandmydrum.com/?p=917#comment-7872 Thanks, Forest. Yeah, from what I've read over at CWJ, you're doing pretty well with the Adsense crowd. That's awesome! Thanks, Forest. Yeah, from what I’ve read over at CWJ, you’re doing pretty well with the Adsense crowd. That’s awesome!

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