one sponsor blogs - can they be successfull?

[Mickey]

I am about to get into the blogging side of things and i was just wondering - i have noticed that most of the blogs i find center around either a theme/niche or nothing in general, i dont see many that only promote one sponsor so can blogs that do this be successfull or would i be better off mixing it up but keeping it to a theme/niche ?

[gaydemon]

I've seen a few that center around just a single sponsor, for example:

http://randyblue.overxxxed.com/ (http://randyblue.overxxxed.com/)

However, most of the time when I've seen these type of blogs they've been automated and have choosen only one sponsor because of the restrictions in using RSS feeds.

I think personally you're better of choosing a good narrow theme and a few sponsors on that subject. You're going to have a easier time to find regular content but more importantly easier to get traffic if you got a good theme.

I mean how you would market a blog about just a single site? What's the point of that blog? Isn't that just bringing readers exactly what they can find already at the sponsor?

[Mickey]

I've seen a few that center around just a single sponsor, for example:

http://randyblue.overxxxed.com/ (http://randyblue.overxxxed.com/)

However, most of the time when I've seen these type of blogs they've been automated and have choosen only one sponsor because of the restrictions in using RSS feeds.

I think personally you're better of choosing a good narrow theme and a few sponsors on that subject. You're going to have a easier time to find regular content but more importantly easier to get traffic if you got a good theme.

I mean how you would market a blog about just a single site? What's the point of that blog? Isn't that just bringing readers exactly what they can find already at the sponsor?
well the point of the blog would be to advertise the site ofcourse so yea they will be shown previews of what they can expect on the paysite but just becourse its limited to one paysite doesnt make it different in that way compared to other blogs ?

[Daniel]

I would think you're needlessly limiting potential sales. If surfers don't like that particular paysite, they will have to go elsewhere (ie if the tour isn't appealing or whatever else).

I can't see a lot of benefit to limiting it to just one site. If you're going to put the effort in to a decent blog, a bit of variation is good IMO.

[tim]

I've seen a very few blogs like this and considered a one sponsor blog myself but am not sure or ready for it yet. Mostly I have the same concerns as Bjorn and Daniel, so why bother. If a one sponsor blog makes such good sales, then I'd think the sponsors would be making or hiring people to make some for themselves, and I'm not aware that they do (or do they?).

On the other hand, the super focus of a blog dedicated to one sponsor could be really interesting. The sponsor's site could be one experience, but the blog could expand, you could read more for those who like that. Plus the affiliate has access to more material than what is usually provided at a sponsor's site or tour. It's just a different format that some people may enjoy. Some sponsor's own sites are full of good clips, pics and info and others are not at all. A one sponsor blog is sort of like a fan club. But most fans know of the star and then seek out the fan clubs, I thought. So I'm not sure how such a blog would find new "fans," which is the whole purpose in the first place.

[HunkMoneyLuke]

We offer site-specific feeds based on FHGs, but honestly, I agree with what Daniel said: "I would think you're needlessly limiting potential sales. " You would be much wiser to go niche-specific, offering your surfers a variety of sites that they can join, mainly because different sites appeal to different people....and you may be surprised at the number of sites one of your surfers will join over time too - limiting them to just one option will cut down on your income.

[Gin]

Yes, i also think it's better to take several paysites in one niche from several sponsors.

[basschick]

another catch with single-sponsor blogs is that you can't update with the site's newest content every day since very few sites update every day...

[tim]

Maybe a compromise could be a few sites from the same sponsor that are very similar, or overlap seamlessly.

[Mickey]

hmm, must say this is very interesting input... Basschick touched on something that make me think, does the blog need to update every day wouldnt 4 times a week work ?

[basschick]

you can update it as often or as frequently as you like. that being said, tgps that update daily get a lot more bookmarkers, and i doubt this is any different. there are a bunch of blogs that update several times per day. a lot of surfers like to go to the same site for fresh porn every day, and a lot don't.


hmm, must say this is very interesting input... Basschick touched on something that make me think, does the blog need to update every day wouldnt 4 times a week work ?

[Mickey]

dont want to start another blogs topic so here goes:

I have been busting my hump to get a ton of updates made for the blog and will put all of them into the system so it can update on autopilot for some time, is that a good idea or bad idea ? how do you normally do this when starting a blog

[ponyboy]

hmm, must say this is very interesting input... Basschick touched on something that make me think, does the blog need to update every day wouldnt 4 times a week work ?
I have 12 blogs going now, half pickup rss feeds with hand wrote ones,and the others I hand wrote and I update them all 7 days a week

[HunkMoneyLuke]

4x a week is actually a good update schedule, it makes for much nicer SEO too.

As for autopiloting your blogs, I am all for automation and if you are writing those updates yourself, there is very little reason that putting them on autopilot will be bad. The only exception I can think of is sites that also feature the "latest" on their tour, as your blog would quickly fall out of sync with the featured updates....but that's pretty minor!

[Mickey]

4x a week is actually a good update schedule, it makes for much nicer SEO too.

As for autopiloting your blogs, I am all for automation and if you are writing those updates yourself, there is very little reason that putting them on autopilot will be bad. The only exception I can think of is sites that also feature the "latest" on their tour, as your blog would quickly fall out of sync with the featured updates....but that's pretty minor!
well i am giving the whole handwritten thing a try here, including the bad grammer and lack of imagination, so will autopilot it and get it online for trades - just to see how it goes..

[fozzi]

I once had paysite.net blog promoting the paysite.com. The paysite updated with a new episode every week, and so I updated the blog once a week. After one year doing that, the blog did around 4-5 sales aday.

Sadly i dont have the blog anymore , when my blog came over the paysite in the SERPs the owner didnt like it anymore, so i had to sell it to him. bugger

[HunkMoneyLuke]

Sadly i dont have the blog anymore , when my blog came over the paysite in the SERPs the owner didnt like it anymore, so i had to sell it to him. bugger

that's pretty short term thinking on the program owner's side, I hope you made bank selling it :)