When you start to build your first WordPress website, you may have no clue what to do with it and what type of website you want to build. To help you get start, I would like to recommend 5 types of websites which can be easily monetized and suitable for WordPress.
1. Adsense type of websites
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This type of websites is solely made for Google Adsense or other advertisements (for example, Chitika). The website usually focuses on a niche topic with informative articles each targeting on a higher paying keyword. The purpose of this type of websites is to attract people to your website and click on an advertisement. Socrates theme is best to build this type of websites. (Note: Image used courtesy of ddpavumba @ FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
2. Product type of websites
If you have your own product or you want to sell someone else’s products, you can create a website focusing on your product. It is a great way to provide product-related information, educate your audience and in the end sell your product.
3. Authority type of websites
I think this is the most solid type of websites. You build a website with original content in the area you have expertise or you are passionate about. This kind of website will gradually cultivate a group of loyal audience and establish you as an authority in your field. Though it takes time to build such websites, the effort is worthwhile. This type of websites will sell hundreds or thousands of dollars on Flippa.
4. Auto-Blogging type of websites
Auto-blogging type of website is controversial yet can make money for you. There are many auto-blogging plugins for WordPress that automatically “scrape” content from other websites such as news sites, Amazon and Youtube according to your configurations. This kind of software can also automatically post the content for you. It is hands free to a certain level. However, since the content is borrowed from other websites, you may run into copyright issues. Besides it has disadvantages from SEO point of view because more than one website with duplicate content compete for Google ranking.
5. Curated type of websites
Curated websites start to get attention in the recent years. What you do is to find, group, organize and share information and articles on a specific niche from the web. It is not duplicate content. It is not auto-blogging either. You only republish a snippet of the original content for fair use and link to the original article. You and your reader will share, vote and contribute to the original content. It is a great way to help people find information they need. CurationSoft is one of the most popular content curation tools people use to build this type of websites. Try the free version of CurationSoft to see how it works.
Some of very successful curated websites are Huffingtonpost.com, Mashable.com, thebrowser.com and drudgereport.com just to name a few. This type of websites can attract tons of traffic if you establish yourself as a thought leader of your niche. I am sure you know how to monetize the traffic from there 🙂 Read more about content curation and how it can help you.
As you can see, each type of websites has its own ways of generating income. Select the type that fits your interest or expertise and start to build a profitable online business. For more information on how to build a profitable online business, please join our mailing list and like our Facebook fanpage. Welcome to share your favorite type of websites with us.
