SportsBook Affiliate Site

[mailsam]

Is starting a Forum better idea like sbr (sportsbookreview / punterslounge) or
site with odds comprison like (oddschecker) or
sports community site like ( olbg )

for Sportsbook Affiliate Income

Is their any Social Network for Gaming industry
I am thinking of same.

What would be the approx Cost for same, excluding Marketing / Seo / Advertising.

What are the kinds of revenue (rough estimates) in this niche whether forums / odd comparison / sports community site.

[p.arena]

Hi Mailsam,

Breaking it down for you by type:

==Forums==

Starting a forum or online community can be very difficult, but can also be very rewarding if you are able to make it a success.
The problem most people face when starting a forum is that it doesn't get beyond the initial 10 or so friends that the forum owner is able to get posting on the site and due to inactivity a lot of forums end up being abandoned.

However if you are able to get your forum to high levels of active members, it can be ideal for a webmaster, because rather than having to come up with articles or new pages you will have lots of people creating original content on your site for you every day.
In some cases you may be able to maintain the site entirely by yourself, or have a few forum moderators that help you.

You will need to think about how the forum will convert traffic into signups. Even if a lot of people are using your forum to discuss sports or betting, you will need to consider how you position your site to generate income from that traffic.

When people sign up to your forum you will also be building up an opt-in mailing list to your members, which is a valuable resource for your online marketing. So if you go down the path of running a forum, you should sign up to several others and see the types of emails that they blast to their members and learn from what others do well.

==Odds Comparisons==

If you know what you're doing then odds comparison sites can be put together by using the XML feeds of betting sites, and you can also outsource some of this work and pay for someone to put the site together for you.

You will need to put work in to attracting people to your site and to make it stand out. I would suggest that you think of ways to position yourself as an alternative to the established sites and see what else you bring.

But again, the success of an odds comparison site also depends on how much effort is put into it. SEO, Social Media and coming up with ways to drive traffic to your site cost effectively is important and also perhaps looking at what you can do to improve on existing sites in the market E.g. faster or easier navigation, including new features that others do not offer.

You can build a site with a few banners and links to each bookmaker and betting exchange, however to build it up as a top notch site will require a lot more time and effort.

The revenue for the above niches that you mentioned varies greatly depending on how successful the site is. If it is a new site that isn't getting much traffic your earnings may be low while it is starting out, whereas when it is more established the earnings can be far greater - affiliates can make 5-6 figures per month.

Building a database, providing interesting, informative info (newsletters) that people can use on a regular basis is a good way to keep in contact with them, and build a personal relationship with the site, this can be co-marketing efforts, competitions, exclusive free bet deals that fit a niche of those members. Timing is important, and being able to track the campaign itself to improve it.

Personally I think the main obstacle regardless of site type is creating a site that can capture attention of visitors immediately. A strategy is required to attract, and retain them. If one develops an odds comparison site, and you decide on doing one as well, what's the value proposition of the new site?

This is just the surface of it, and there are many other factors that are taken into consideration as well, unique content, etc

But best of luck, I hope some of what I’ve posted is useful, and there are a lot of knowledgeable members on here that can help give more advice as well

[TennMike]

so many of these out there. are they mainly self-sufficient. do you need to make any new info?