Who-Iz.com

A Low Maintenance Site Anyone Can Do

Whether you’re in between large development projects or just needing a break, here is an idea for a small niche site that anyone can make. A geographical site related to the area in which you live just may provide you with a bit of traffic, some added income, and a diversion from work or other projects.

Whether you live in a densely populated metropolitan city or a small rural town, people most likely do search for information on your area. People who are moving to the area like to find out what it is like there. People who have moved away from the area like to catch up on what changes have taken place since they left. People may be planning a business trip or vacation to your area and want to get some particular information about it. Plus, sometimes people just like to learn about other areas in the world and what they’re like.

Setting up the site can be as much work as you make it. You could do an extensive gallery with hundreds of pictures. You could make an ongoing blog with weekly updates about the happenings in your area. You could also just make it ten or twelve pictures of the area along with a guide of things to do and stuff that shouldn’t be missed out on. Make it unique by including a “little known things to do” section, this would include local knowledge that you can provide but other large travel sites cannot.

Monetizing such a site is also relatively easy, you can include Adsense ads as they will key on the geographic name of the area you are promoting, or you can also sell local advertising.

One recommendation if you are in a large city, you may not want to make the site about the entire city you’re from. You may instead have more success making it about a particular section of your city. Do a site on the old downtown section of town, the waterfront district, or a specific suburb.

Once the initial work is done your site can be set on remote control and gain its visitors naturally through very minor promotion. The site can stay online for years with very little maintenance and either bring an added income, or provide you with a necessary distraction.

The ease and low maintenance of a niche geographic website makes it a almost pleasurable project to undertake.