Why I run multiple websites rather than just one
1) I have spare server capacity which means that whenever I feel like starting a new website all I need is a domain name. At a few bucks per year there is nothing to worry about financially.
2) It is much easier to get your website to generate you $5/day than $50/day. You can then repeat the process 10 times and end up earning $50 relatively easy.
3) A lot of websites does not always mean a lot of work. I have a network of automated blogs that generate their own content automatically and even bookmark themselves in various social bookmarking sites. I also have 3 directories that I have not touched for around 2 years. Despite the lack of attention they still generate me a few dollars every week.
4) I don’t like putting too many eggs in one basket. I like to have many revenue streams as well as sources of traffic. If something goes horribly wrong I should be able to minimize the damage.
5) Search engines like mature domains. Therefore you website should naturally go up in value as it gets older. Throw in a few easy backlinks and 3 or so months later you will have PR. One hour of work and after a bit of waiting you can sell your unwanted site for at least 10 times the cost of original domain.
6) I get bored easily. During my working day I like to switch from one task to another. Working on a few projects at a time actually keeps me productive.
7) Websites with a revenue history go up in value. If your websites generates you $50/month for half a year you should be able to sell it for 12 x monthly revenue = $600. Therefore I have a whole bunch of these little money earners who I can always sell on.
8 ) I can manipulate traffic by redirecting it from a number of websites to a certain landing page or to kick start a new project. The same can be done with backlinks even though you might want to be careful interlinking your websites. Don’t make it look like a link farm.
February 7th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
haha link farm … I like the sound
yeah bad idea to have a link farm web.. but if the layout is great are there also have special danger for google crawl .. like banned from google ?
July 31st, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I’m agreed with your all given points. i’m going to try it on myself as i own multiple website on LOGO DESIGN topic
Thanks for sharing your suggestions
January 30th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
I believe in having multiple websites, and there are ways to interlink them and still maintain relevance, which is Google’s number one word for proper SEO. I tend to use them as a sales funnel for big sales, and am always interested in what people do to generate lots of small sales. Loved the article! A Green thumb up for you!
August 22nd, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Interesting post, let’s not forget quality over quantity though!