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I have not been laid off, but, as a contractor, I am well-aware that, at any point, I could have no income. I like golf and I've noticed there aren't many good

I have not been laid off, but, as a contractor, I am well-aware that, at any point, I could have no income. I like golf and I've noticed there aren't many good sites on the internet, so I'm trying to build a golf portal. So far, I've implemented a very basic golf odds aggregation service -- https://www.golfodds.io/ https://www.golfodds.io/ if anyone wants to check it out. I plan to work on it in my spare time and build it up. Also open to any cool ideas, if you want to share -- feel free to email me from the site.

costco 4y ago
I love simple bootstrap sites. If you want to monetize it make all of the sportsbook names into affiliate links. Some books are offering really good terms (20-30% revshare + fixed amount per signup). See https://www.bestfightodds.com/ https://www.bestfightodds.com/ if you want a site that does this for MMA rather nicely - they were acquired by a subsidiary of Catena Media last year, they have an extensive portfolio of sites like this. If you eventually add historical data people will scrape your site and try to clone it so that may be a problem. Another idea: I don't really know anything about golf but scraping sites like https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.46970.jon-rahm.html https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.46970.jon-rahm.html and making player pages or tooltips that show up when you hover over a player name that might be useful. If you can make a site that bettors regularly go to you can make a lot of money.
- i_have_an_idea 4y ago
  > I love simple bootstrap sites. Thanks! I picked the simplest thing that I know that could work. That's really great insight, actually. I definitely thought about adding the affiliate links, however I am somewhat unsure about the legality of promoting sportsbooks within the US. I think there are certain licensing requirements. I may look into it in more detail in the future, if the site picks up in traffic and search rankings. > See https://www.bestfightodds.com/ https://www.bestfightodds.com/ if you want a site that does this for MMA rather nicely This is super on-point. BFO was my inspiration for doing this and I know Catena and other affiliates typically have an interest in successful sports sites, so that thought, as a potential eventual exit strategy, crossed my mind. > If you eventually add historical data people will scrape your site and try to clone it so that may be a problem. I do have historical data in the backend, but I haven't done anything with it yet. Great point about the scrapers. I don't have a solution for that yet, although I am aware CloudFlare offers certain tools. Player pages are a great idea, although I need to think what data will be useful and, preferably, won't require a lot of manual upkeep.

costco 4y ago

I love simple bootstrap sites. If you want to monetize it make all of the sportsbook names into affiliate links. Some books are offering really good terms (20-30% revshare + fixed amount per signup). See https://www.bestfightodds.com/ https://www.bestfightodds.com/ if you want a site that does this for MMA rather nicely - they were acquired by a subsidiary of Catena Media last year, they have an extensive portfolio of sites like this. If you eventually add historical data people will scrape your site and try to clone it so that may be a problem. Another idea: I don't really know anything about golf but scraping sites like https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.46970.jon-rahm.html https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.46970.jon-rahm.html and making player pages or tooltips that show up when you hover over a player name that might be useful. If you can make a site that bettors regularly go to you can make a lot of money.

i_have_an_idea 4y ago
> I love simple bootstrap sites. Thanks! I picked the simplest thing that I know that could work. That's really great insight, actually. I definitely thought about adding the affiliate links, however I am somewhat unsure about the legality of promoting sportsbooks within the US. I think there are certain licensing requirements. I may look into it in more detail in the future, if the site picks up in traffic and search rankings. > See https://www.bestfightodds.com/ https://www.bestfightodds.com/ if you want a site that does this for MMA rather nicely This is super on-point. BFO was my inspiration for doing this and I know Catena and other affiliates typically have an interest in successful sports sites, so that thought, as a potential eventual exit strategy, crossed my mind. > If you eventually add historical data people will scrape your site and try to clone it so that may be a problem. I do have historical data in the backend, but I haven't done anything with it yet. Great point about the scrapers. I don't have a solution for that yet, although I am aware CloudFlare offers certain tools. Player pages are a great idea, although I need to think what data will be useful and, preferably, won't require a lot of manual upkeep.