I am usually a fan of creating niche sites that are easy to link at and in profitable categories. In some cases generic sites can do well because they allow you to expand wherever the money is.
- Sites like NexTag can buy mortgage ads on Bankrate because they already have enough volume that it makes it easy for them to quickly build inventory whenever an arbitrage opportunity comes about.
- From an SEO standpoint generic websites are great for creating top 10 lists and other egobait driven publishing strategies which allow you to tap into link equity from established bloggers and other publishers.
- A site about coupons or reviews is heavily focused on a traffic stream of people looking to spend money.
- A site about trivia focuses on a traffic stream of people looking to waste time who will engage in quizes and zip submit offers.
The downside to many generic sites is it is hard to build a loyal following, but as long as SEO is driven by links maybe you don’t need a following to make a lot of money.
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