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Ask HN: How to Monetise a Niche Website?
What are the best ways to monetise a website that doesn't have a ton of traffic, but does provide a value to a small group of enthusiasts. Anyone with experience?
- Kwantuum 7y agoDepending on how small, a patreon-like solution might work, express that you're open to feature requests but that you can't justify it without compensation.
- marc_io 7y agoIt depends on the niche and the kind of value the website provides. Some niches are easier to monetize, even with relatively low traffic. So I would say that you should find out in the first place if you're in a niche with a good potencial for monetization. You may be in a niche that provides value, but maybe your audience — for several reasons — are just not interested in paying for what you are offering. The specific method used to monetize the website will be a direct consequence of this. Here's some monetization options you should consider: - Gated content (courses, ebooks). - Affiliate marketing. - Consultations. - Services. - Job boards) and other kind of listings that provide value). - Physical products (yours or from 3rd party, like drop shipping). You should also consider other strategies that are built on top of your main monetization methods, like cross-selling, and upselling. Obviously, if your site has only a small amount of traffic, you should skip adding ads as an option as it will not be an effective monetization strategy in this case.
- Trias11 7y agoSign reseller agreements with relevant product manufacturers and sell them from your website
- buboard 7y agoin opensimworld.com, i sell self-serve advertising, and yearly subscriptions for extra features (more than 5 pages / no ads). It doesn't make much but at least justifies the server cost and occasional fixes.