On the podcast front, I totally recommend doing it, as not only does it really help to improve your status within the industry, but it also gets you talking to people that you may otherwise find it harder to chat with.

The power of these relationships is multiplied when it comes to the online world, so cultivating them is key, and podcasting is an awesome way to do that. Even in the few I’ve done, I’ve been surprised how many good connections I’ve made.

Your post also reminded me of a few key things I need to keep doing consistently to build my blogs, so thank you.

I don’t know, maybe this is just me, but the first association that I can think of when it comes to niche sites is a tiny 5-page website with auto-blogged content. Something that doesn’t add any value to the game.

I’m not saying that all the niche sites are like that. It’s just that many marketers just want to get the job done fast and then move on to the next project.

I am planning on cranking up my efforts on the Niche Site Duel, so maybe you could follow along with that as motivation….

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Hi Debra,

to be honest, I was a little scared too and I’ve known Mark for a while (and happen to know he’s a really niche guy 🙂 )

What helped me was to think: “What’s the worst that could happen” and figured it would be that he’d say “No Thanks”. In that case I would simply have turned this guest post into an article or used it on my own site. After that it was a no brainer to send him an email and ask if he’d like to publish it.

Stepping out of the box and just trying something new (even if it’s uncomfortable) is always a great idea and whenever I do it my business grows as a result.

Great Plan Loretta,

I really like the fact that you are going to focus on one niche site at a time and giving it a good 6 months to grow before moving on to something else.

This is a good checklist-style post for people working on Niche-Affiliate sites. I’d love to see you go into more detail about your strategies for each portion of this list. (Seems like a visit to your site is in order.) Thanks for sharing!

I’ve got some new challenges to meet this year and one of them is to actually implement writing guest blog posts. This is one area I’ve totally let fall by the wayside.

Susanne – this blog post really took the fear factor away for me. I’ve always been afraid that my guest blog posts would sound tooo “formal” (more like an article) – I can see now that I just need to write as if I’m writing on my own blog with a suggested call to action at the end.

This was a fantastic read for several reasons! Thank You!