Clone popular and promising websites
I think my idea to clone popular websites is not original – webmasters shamelessly copy popular and trendy web concepts all the time, on all levels. Take a minute to visit a freelancer website and see how many projects include the word “clone”: need a clone of this website, need a clone of that service, etc…
I have an idea to make one more step in that direction – clone popular website concepts in other languages than English. Do you know Spanish or Russian? Or, probably, Chinese? Browse some good list of web 2.0 services (or keep an eye of new web companies covered by TechCrunch, ReadWriteWeb or SpringWise), select what might suit the market of your target country – you need excellent knowledge of that country culture and Internet scene or a local advisor (search for a partner on the webmaster forums) and promote projects on those markets.
How to monetize your websites? I think Google AdSense is a really global service now, so they will help you at the first stage. In the future you are likely to make some direct adv deals if your project proves to be successful.
I think you are likely to expect lower earnings from projects in other languages and lower traffic, but also a much lower competition as well. And you have a wonderful chance to be the first in the market in that niche.
Summary: I personally like many new web services. A few that in my opinion has a good and lasting business model:
- zopa.com
- daylo.com
- mutualwin.com
- threadless.com
I hope to start a project of this kind early this spring.
[tags]clone websites, web 2.0, seo, internet marketing, affiliate marketing, make money online, earn your living online[/tags]
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