RSS PIONEERS SET OFF GOLD RUSH – Web Hosting
RSS PIONEERS SET OFF GOLD RUSH
Tony Dean
The nature of cyberspace is changing fast with the rush now on to set up rss news feeds. Every gram of news and current affairs is gleaned from the four corners of the globe so that we may be informed as to what is happening in hundreds of different commercial fields of endeavour.
Everything from what new item is selling well on eBay, to what "Wired Magazine" is saying about the latest technology. More and more magazine and newspaper publishers are gaining a foothold on this new juggernaut which is going to change the way we gather news.
Advertisers too are not left out. Already some of the largest media companies in the world are now poised to find advertising space for their clients branding campaigns, on any available web page that regularly features in rss feeds.
The media companies with billions of ad dollars to spend, will they say, be spending less on newspaper and t.v. advertising in the coming years, and will concentrate instead on blogs and rss feeds.
Competition will be fierce for every available space on the most popular feeds, some run by newspapers!
Many freelance journalists will be running rss feeds in direct competition with the newspaper employers who now pay them to gather news for their publication. There will be no editor to censor their news items, they will be free to write whatever they want.
This new found freedom for anyone in the world to be able to express their opinions without it costing anything, will make for a new House Of Babel, with maybe up to several millions of rss feeds within the next five years run by private individuals all over the world. The only needed resource to set up a rss feed is free hosting on a server anywhere in the world, and these web hosts are plentiful.
Press releases submitted to the biggest and well known media release agencies are appearing rapidly on rss feeds, with the publishers of these feeds scambling to put content on their feed almost on an hourly basis.
Commercial enterprises have never had it so good to get their press release into circulation so quickly as more and more commercial news, via press releases, is needed to fill the ever available channels being run by rss feed publishers. Even badly written press releases that under normal circumstances would not find a publisher willing to print it, will be readily accepted by rss feed publishers looking avidly for more content. This content may only be on a rss feed for the space of one hour before it is replaced by something else, but it will have the potential to be seen by lillions of people world wide.
This is the potential that big media companies are now eyeing.
One rss feed publisher charges $6,000 for an item of news to be on one of his feeds for the space of one day. So the potential for earning substantial incomes from publishing your own rss feed can be huge.
Many web publishers will change tack and embrace rss feeds as being potentially more commercially viable than publishing a web site.
Many spammers will change to running as many rss feeds as possible to saturate the market, since spam filters are proving very effective for email.
How easy is it to put up a rss feed
If you have web hosting already, it can be set up in 5 minutes!
All it needs is a text file placed on the server, and the feed is live to the whole world. Instant rss feed publishing!
About The Author
Tony Dean is a published author and webmaster. Author of the bestselling ebook on setting up a rss feed "Really Simple RSS" available from Clickbank or his site:- http://www.ebook-sales.com/rss.html
Making Money in the Online Dating Gold Rush of 2004 – Affiliate Programs
Making Money in the Online Dating Gold Rush of 2004
John Weisenberger
Have you noticed the explosion of Websites related to love, sex, matchmaking, relationships, etc. Theyre popping up all over the place. Why the sudden popularity you ask Well, the reason for this "gold rush" towards Online Dating & Relationship Oriented Websites is really quite simple: people are making a lot of money with them!
So how can you claim your share of this exploding marketplace
Well you could go off and start your own Online Dating service to compete with the likes of eHarmony and Match.com if thats your idea of fun but thats really not the best way for small business owners to make money in this, or any, new marketplace.
In reality, the easiest and surest way to make money in any gold rush is selling tools to the prospectors! I think youll see what I mean in a moment.
In the Beginning...
Consider, if you will, that whenever any new industry begins there are always hundreds of other businesses needed to support it and make it truly complete. For example, just think of all the businesses that are now connected with the automotive industry. Tire companies, glass companies, mechanics, insurance agencies, driving schools, etc..
Your very own Dating & Relationship oriented website could be one of the complimentary businesses supporting the new Online Dating marketplace while generating thousands of dollars of profit in the process.
Complimentary businesses such as relationship advice sites, personal matchmaking services, astrological compatibility testing sites, personal appearance "make over" sites, background checking services, etc., etc., are all possible product or service "tools" needed by todays "romance prospectors" searching for love on the Internet. Im sure youll be able to come up with other product and service ideas too if you think about it.
So what other types of relationship oriented businesses are springing up based on the technologies and business models pioneered by the Online Dating sites
New companies such as Friendster.com and Linkedin.com are two good examples of a new generation of non-dating, non-romantic, relationship building Websites springing up to connect people for business relationships or other social activities. Others will surely follow their lead into this adjacent marketspace and your online business could be one of them.
Setting Up Shop.
Okay, so now that you know the best way to make money online is to sell tools, the next big question youll need to answer is whether your new Website will be a general store carrying all types of tools or a specialty store providing some type of specific expert service or product. Lets talk about the general merchandise store first.
The General Store
Imagine if you will an 1849s old west general store loaded with canned goods, clothing, kerosene lamps, picks, shovels; everything the local prospectors needed. What would be todays Online Dating equivalent to the general store Well in our analogy it would be a Dating Directory Website. Heres how they work.
Dating Directory Websites provide a service to their customers by collecting information about all the various Online Dating services in one centralized location. This allows their visitors to comparison shop among the various dating service companies while also making convenience purchases of advice eBooks, romantic gifts, sexy lingerie, etc., while theyre browsing the entire "general store." Dating directories make their money from the affiliate sales commissions they are paid by the producers of the products they carry.
If youre thinking of getting into the Online Dating & Relationship Marketplace, setting up your own Dating Directory general store is probably the easiest way to get started. All thats required is the construction of a "store front" Website and then registration with multiple affiliate programs for the products that you want to sell.
Dating Directory startups are easy, low cost and can be built up over time with products you really enjoy selling. In addition, no product development expertise is required because you are essentially just the "shop keeper" selling someone elses products.
However, before you decide to open up your own Online Dating & Relationship product general store, you may what to consider specializing in one particular area of the market where you can carve out a niche of your own. Lets talk about this strategy for a moment.
The Specialty Shop
When it comes to the Online Dating & Relationship marketplace everyones an expert. Including you!
Its true. Whether youre young or old, single or married, gay or straight, everyone has their own special knowledge about Dating and Relationships that can provide you with the background and knowledge needed to write a newsletter or eBook of your own.
And while Ill admit that writing an entire eBook and setting up your "specialty shop" Website is more work than running a general store Website, the potential rewards are much greater due to the uniqueness of your specialty product and the value you can deliver to your customers. So whatever you do, dont underestimate the power of the knowledge you have to offer. Get started on that newsletter or Ebook today!
Bottom Line...
If youre thinking about starting your own online business, check out this fast growing marketplace. It could be right for you. And remember, if you want to make money without risking the large amounts of capital required to compete with the big guys, dont try to start your own Online Dating "gold mine", sell the dating & relationship "picks and shovels" instead. Thats where the little guys win.
Copyright 2004 John Weisenberger
About The Author
John Weisenberger is the author of "Making Money with Dating & Relationship Oriented Websites: The Facts, Statistics and Ideas You Must Know to Succeed in This Fast Growing Marketplace. For more information visit http://www.RomanceBiz.com/402
John Weisenberger is managing director at RomanceBiz.com -- The global source for Online Business Insights, News and Tools designed to help both new and experienced Dating & Relationship Website operators succeed.