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What do you do with websites that just dont take off?
- Thread starter Shole
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I always give mine 1-year.
If it doesn't work, I either pivot to another type of content delivery, merge it into something else, or close it down. I never sell anything.
Last year I had a hiking forum and a cycling forum, I ended up merging them into one forum and made it more outdoor rec focused (many outdoor topics). We're over 100 members and 1,000+ posts now. So it is doing pretty good.
Blogs are a bit easier to keep going because you can see the stats and know if it is getting read or not.
If I start to slack too much of not paying attention to the site, I usually shut it down.
If it doesn't work, I either pivot to another type of content delivery, merge it into something else, or close it down. I never sell anything.
Last year I had a hiking forum and a cycling forum, I ended up merging them into one forum and made it more outdoor rec focused (many outdoor topics). We're over 100 members and 1,000+ posts now. So it is doing pretty good.
Blogs are a bit easier to keep going because you can see the stats and know if it is getting read or not.
If I start to slack too much of not paying attention to the site, I usually shut it down.
You do have to decide pretty quickly whether it's something that will work out for you or not. Whilst ideas can take a while to take off, if you get bored of them or lose interest, it's not going to last very long. Usually, I know within a few months if a certain idea is something I would love to work on for a long time or not.
