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Facebook Games: Will this be a good niche?
technickul
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24 Jan 10 8:43 pm

Facebook Games: Will this be a good niche?

Do you guys think a good niche would be facebook games strategy guides site? I found some products on clickbank that are selling pretty well.

Thanks,
Nick
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markling
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24 Jan 10 9:21 pm

 Hi Nick

Games that have a big following are often good niches (think World of Warcraft) as there are bound to be players who are mad keen on getting ahead and happy to pay for it - in fact theres a story going round of a saudi prince who was willing to pay $250,000 to be at the top of FarmVille, so there is money to be made.

Just make sure you do your research well and know your target market.
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technickul
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 I'm having trouble thinking of a domain for that. I was thinking something like facebookgamestrategyguides.com. But that seems a little long. I would like to have multiple facebook game strategy guides not just one particular game or is that a bad idea? Suggestions please


thanks!
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technickul wrote:I'm having trouble thinking of a domain for that. I was thinking something like facebookgamestrategyguides.com. But that seems a little long. I would like to have multiple facebook game strategy guides not just one particular game or is that a bad idea? Suggestions please


thanks!


It would be good if your domain name is between 1-3 words long. Long domain names can be difficult to remember and harder to type into the browser's address bar. There is also a limit to the number of characters in the display URL of PPC so you might have a problem if you use a long domain name.

Use a .com extension since it is the most popular. If the .com is already taken, choose another domain name.

Here are some helpful tips on choosing a good domain name.
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technickul
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25 Jan 10 4:23 am

 ok thank you! Do you think it would be best to have different affiliate websites for each facebook game or just one site for a few?
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25 Jan 10 5:52 am

 If you want to establish expertise on the game, it may be a good idea to have separate ones.
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faradina
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25 Jan 10 8:55 am

 For a farmville site, it can be

farmvilleexpertguides.com
movingupfarmville.com
farmvilleexperts.com

Hurry up and register before I decide to register those myself LOL

Farmville is a very good game indeed. I play it myself and it hasn't ceased to amuse me.
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technickul
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25 Jan 10 5:47 pm

 thanks faradina! I bought farmvilleexpertguides.com

haha I can tell its a good game all I ever see on my news feed is farmville stuff. But now it will have a different meaning I will be able to tell how many people are actually using it so I can use that to my advantage.
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faradina
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26 Jan 10 7:48 am

 So you do not play farmville? You really should now that you are about to enter that niche. Just so you know what to say in your articles :)
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technickul
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26 Jan 10 7:51 am

 I've played it for a bit I know what its about and how it works. also I have found some good articles from one of the people that sells a product for it and he actually has them for affiliates to use which is nice.
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faradina
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26 Jan 10 8:07 am

 Cool :)
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carlmasure
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29 Jan 10 4:59 am

 I hope you have not gone too far on this project yet. I would strongly advise against doing any facebook games that are created by Zynga, Inc.

affiliate-hangout/my-domain-has-been-suspended-for-copyright-complaints-t6623.html#p37937
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technickul
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29 Jan 10 6:43 am

 darn I didn't realize that :(.
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stewshaw
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carlmasure wrote:I hope you have not gone too far on this project yet. I would strongly advise against doing any facebook games that are created by Zynga, Inc.


Thanks mate, you just saved me time and money from entering this niche. I can't see any future in pursuing a project if the copyright owner later decides to go after you. Especially one with deep pockets.
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