Hi Guys/Girls
I looked for the intro section but couldn't see it so hopefully it's ok for me to say hi here
Name's Dave or if you prefer David, based in the UK, bonnie Scotland to be exact. I've dabbled with eCommerce stuff on/off over the years however never to any great extent. More recently, becoming a bit bored/disillusioned with the hum drum of day to day life, so looking for a side interest.
After some deliberation, already knowing that I want to give a web based venture a go once more, I've decided rightly or wrongly to try an adult site ... cue tons of people saying 'you'll be lucky to succeed, don't give up the day job!' etc ;)
For me, and even this might not be achievable, it's not necessarily about generating enough income to give up said day job, I suspect those that reach that level of success are few and far between, especially in today's net savvy / everyone having a go culture. However, if after a year or so I've managed to build myself a nice little sideline, perhaps generating even as little as £50-£75 per week on average, I wouldn't be disappointed. Of course anything over and above would be welcome!
The challenge for me is deciding what route to venture down. From what I've read, the ideal way to go would be new, unique, never used before content. However that comes with a degree of financial expenditure I'm not prepared to risk given I initially want to dabble, test the water etc.
I then read a lot about Tube sites and my heart sinks almost immediately. The pessimist in me thinks 'surely that's a bubble that's gonna burst and possible quite soon?' and over and above, surely it's an even harder way to generate income in an already difficult sector due to everyone and their dog trying it, no?
Then I read topics on here where people, quite rightly, eventually say to those seeking advice 'you're as well just trying 'something' to get yourself up and running, then you can hone it afterwards.' I tend to agree with this for myself and my venture. I'm already in danger of information overload which can lead to a sort of stale-mate because there's so much conflicting advice.
With all this in mind, and this is hardly unique but I'm thinking it might be best for me, this is my initial 'dabble plan' ... what do you think?
1. As best I can, settle on a niche e.g. milfs with hairy armpits and no teeth.
2. Come up with catchy and seo friendly url.
3. Register domain.
4. Buy hosting.
5. Build website using Wordpress, also use initially for CMS.
6. Launch, build content via affiliate agreements.
7. Sit back and watch the £££ / $$$ ROLL in
Number 7 is a joke, however that aside is there anything inherently wrong with my proposed approach to at least 'get started' in a way that's low outlay/risk?
Dave