6-Figure Passive Income From A Niche Website - with Jon Dykstra
Jan 25, 2024
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Jon Dykstra, expert in niche site building and creator of Fat Stacks Blog, shares his wisdom on monetizing content sites with display ads, building a community, pricing strategy, catering to preferences when building courses, and fostering relationships using emails, private forums, and Twitter.
Display ads can be a profitable monetization strategy for content sites, particularly for topics with limited buyer intent.
Building a community and fostering relationships with aspiring bloggers and niche site creators is crucial for selling online courses.
Deep dives
Display ads as a monetization strategy
In this podcast episode, John Dykstra discusses the effectiveness of display ads as a monetization strategy for content sites. Despite the common perception that display ads are not profitable, John shares his experience in niche sites where display ads have been the primary driver of revenue. He highlights that for topics with limited buyer intent, display ads can be the best and sometimes the only way to generate significant income. By using display ads, content creators have the freedom to write on various topics, even those without strong buyer intent, making the writing process more enjoyable and allowing for a wider range of content creation.
Building a community and selling the course
John also discusses the importance of building a community and fostering relationships with aspiring bloggers and niche site creators. He emphasizes the value of transparency and sharing both successes and failures, which has made him a trusted source of information and inspiration in the industry. John shares his journey of selling a course on monetizing with display ads, focusing on writing and publishing content sites. By creating and nurturing a private forum, sending informative and helpful emails to the community, and engaging on Twitter, John has successfully built a supportive and active community around his course, leading to increased course sales.
Course promotion and creating urgency
In terms of promoting the course, John follows an open-close model, where the course is only available for purchase a few times a year. Instead of offering discounts, he uses scarcity and urgency as selling tactics. During the promotion period, John sends a series of emails to his audience, starting with informative emails providing value and helpful information related to the course. Towards the end of the promotion, the emails become more focused on the deadline and urgency to buy. John also emphasizes the importance of having a well-designed sales page and hiring a copywriter to improve conversions.
Welcome to "The Art of Selling Online Courses" podcast! Today's guest is Jon Dykstra, expert in niche site building and creator of Fat Stacks Blog.
With a publishing career dating back to 2012, Jon Dykstra is a seasoned niche site creator who has cultivated a six-figure portfolio of high-traffic websites, many of them earning substantial passive income from display ads.
As the creator of Fat Stacks Blog, Jon generously imparts his wisdom to aspiring bloggers and niche site creators. His transparent "Tell it like it is" style of sharing successes and failures establishes him as a reliable source of information and inspiration for individuals seeking online success.