ive been deeply involved in an industry (as a consumer) for many years. the industry is a pretty tight knit community of users of the industrys products. also, this niche is relatively untapped as far as affiliate marketing goes.
the industry centers around one product that has a ton of expansion options. there are only a couple makers of this product and its add ons. many consumers in this industry go about making there own instead of using one that the existing companies are putting out, but this is a ton of work. there are also some free options, but they really are not up to par and nobody really likes them.
for 2 years now, ive been making my own product for this industry. for the last year ive been using it with my own little group within the industry. its working great and is well loved. i did not design it with the intention of making it public, but i think its time to make it available to others. i think ill keep the core product free, and maybe in the future ill charge for add ons or something, im not sure. with it being free though, and high quality, i think i can get a good amount of traffic. i want to monetize this project through various affiliate marketing strategies.
i want to have a static website where i offer the product and its add ons. there is a ton of content, and it could fill a website easily.
i want to have a wordpress blog where i write articles about the industry, my specific product, and the best ways to go about creating different parts of your own similar product.
i want to host a forum with topics that are based on the industry, topics for my own specific product, and topics related to making your own product of this type.
my question is this... from an seo and affiliate marketing point of view, would it be better to place these 3 sites in one domain, or have them in seperate domains. either way, everyone would know they are connected, and they would link to each other anyways. im wondering what the pros and cons would be of putting them in the same domain, or each in there own. any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
the industry centers around one product that has a ton of expansion options. there are only a couple makers of this product and its add ons. many consumers in this industry go about making there own instead of using one that the existing companies are putting out, but this is a ton of work. there are also some free options, but they really are not up to par and nobody really likes them.
for 2 years now, ive been making my own product for this industry. for the last year ive been using it with my own little group within the industry. its working great and is well loved. i did not design it with the intention of making it public, but i think its time to make it available to others. i think ill keep the core product free, and maybe in the future ill charge for add ons or something, im not sure. with it being free though, and high quality, i think i can get a good amount of traffic. i want to monetize this project through various affiliate marketing strategies.
i want to have a static website where i offer the product and its add ons. there is a ton of content, and it could fill a website easily.
i want to have a wordpress blog where i write articles about the industry, my specific product, and the best ways to go about creating different parts of your own similar product.
i want to host a forum with topics that are based on the industry, topics for my own specific product, and topics related to making your own product of this type.
my question is this... from an seo and affiliate marketing point of view, would it be better to place these 3 sites in one domain, or have them in seperate domains. either way, everyone would know they are connected, and they would link to each other anyways. im wondering what the pros and cons would be of putting them in the same domain, or each in there own. any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
