One of the more popular (and quite successful) ways to make money online is through the use of setting up niche websites. Basically, a niche website aims to get Google search traffic in order to get visitors to click on a Google adsense or some other type of ad from an affiliate network.
For a great example of a niche website (no, this is not mine), check out:
http://www.supermanvillains.com/
However, most newbies (like me) are a little apprehensive about investing $10 in a domain name that might or might not prove profitable. But don’t worry, I have a solution for you if you have a wordpress blog. This solution allows you to test out how strong a keyword will be and what type of ads might generate the most money. I am talking about creating Pages devoted to your targeted niche.
Pages allow you to play around with ads without completely alienating your readers. Could you imagine if I devoted a post to Superman villains on this blog. Most would question what type of crack I decided to smoke that day. On the other hand, having a page devoted to Superman villains would probably fit nicely on my right sidebar with some of my other experimental pages.
So if you have heard about niche websites and wondered if you could make money with them, I urge you to experiment by creating some pages. Maybe if you experience some success, you will be ready to make some investments to make some serious money.
@ Brian
If someone nofollows your link, it is virtually useless. Thus, if you are trading links with someone, you must insist that the link is dofollow.
This is very useful article as the basic tactics of monetization. Liked it. Back-linking (Do-Follow) is very important for the traffic and leaping the Google page-ranks. I personally feel, if anyone is setting up a site to be live then he/she must have some know-how of SEO tools.