Is there a point in ranking non-competitive terms?
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Hello,
I wanted to know if you could still make $$$ of a term that is not competitive for people. For example if a keyword is a quote, an idea, topic, or something that isn't real but still brings more than 1K exact search a month (Several terms come out to more), how can this be monetized? If it can't, could you just own one to show off?
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Adsense has worked everywhere for me. Some better than others, but if I experiment with placement and appearance I can improve the yield.
If I had a page that really sucked with Adsense then I would be looking for a pay per impression network such as Burst or TribalFusion.
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Adsense wouldn't work/neither would affiliates?
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Sure you can make money.
You can make ad money. Some ads promote political candidates - they want them shown to anyone. Half of the people in this country want to weigh less - and weightloss ads can make money... I could make a huge list here.
You can even sell product on your site that are impulse buys. The conversion rate will be really low but you can still make money.
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Showing off is a legitimate reason (see this guy: http://www.coolestguyinamerica.com/). However, you can certainly monetize traffic by selling ad space.
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