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[softball]

Originally Posted by kath

Wow - thanks for all the details and advice. I've always felt that it's good to work with a well-rounded balance of big vs. mid/smaller sized programs - so it's good to see that there's still a lot of faith in the smaller niche stuff.

I was a little under the weather today (dizzy, fever, aches, etc.) but am feeling lot better now - sorry I missed coming in here earlier today, but I really appreciate all the input.

I must've missed the whole "bros" thing - must've happened during my "break" into mainstream. I guess I can see both sides of that having worked with some companies that I guess people would consider a "bros" kind of deal in the past. There's always been a bit of a divide in the 'net and I guess that's what I like - there's something for everyone and no one way to do it is the only right way to get it done.

Thanks again for all the input everyone - glad to see I'm on-track with some things and need to re-focus my attention on others.

But you can't be all things to all people. A lot of small sites need specialized marketing by someone who understands them. Even the biggest of the big often can't market real niche....not your mainstream "niche". For instance, if you can't tell the difference between a cuban heel and a paris heel, ff and rht, then probably you won't have much success with a stocking fetish program.

[kath]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

But you can't be all things to all people. A lot of small sites need specialized marketing by someone who understands them. Even the biggest of the big often can't market real niche....not your mainstream "niche". For instance, if you can't tell the difference between a cuban heel and a paris heel, ff and rht, then probably you won't have much success with a stocking fetish program.

I agree 100%. A lot of the articles/tutorials I used to do Back in the Day pointedly talked about the benefits of "building what you know." There were so many so-called niche or micro-niche sites out there that were obviously just built by webmasters that just wanted to make $$$ and clearly had no personal interest/knowledge/experience with the niche. THAT is where I think you make the most $$$ from it - because you GET it, you LIVE it, you share the same PASSION for it.

Me? I'm beyond mainstream in my personal knowledge/experience in life - I don't even DARE to attempt to do anything fetish/niche oriented. The closest I ever got was a grouping of sites I did on amateur content back before it was so saturated in the market due in large part to my husband's personal amateur interests - his tips helped me make the sales. I had no clue about the difference between REAL amateur and staged/commercialized amateur-type content - without his input I never would have gotten a single conversion.

You gotta KNOW what you're doing and what you're selling IMO.

[Toby]

Originally Posted by kath

You gotta KNOW what you're doing and what you're selling IMO.

In other words, you have to understand what's going on in the heads of your customers.

[sunfunbill]

What's up Bill. Long time no see. Good to run into you again. Hope you're doing well.

Hey there Steve, nice to see you around. I don't come here often, sorry. Been doing a lot of mainstream stuff. Happy holidays!