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Blog Content Based Solely on High Paying Keywords

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ideas-for-websites dept.

Doug Nelson writes "Michael Buffington chose to build a weblog using highly automated content aggregation tools around a single keyword, asbestos, because of the high click through rate associated with the ad. 'The subject matter, while weighty and all that, is of little importance to me. It's not that I don't have opinions on asbestos and asbestos reform, because I do. The whole point of the site is to experiment with an idea. I built a tool that helps me aggregate topical news with the help of Google's Alert system. So far it works wonderfully. But there's a second motive as well. Right now asbestos reform and asbestos related litigation is on fire. Lawyers are paying anywhere from $15-100 per click through on Google ads. The second part of this big experiment is to see if I can capture some of that click through revenue while still providing a somewhat valid service to people who might arrive by search results.'"

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  1. So, let me get this straight.... by Teppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    When I just now typed "Asbestos" into Google and clicked on the eight ads that came up on the right, I just cost a bunch of lawyers over $100? W007! I think I'll try it again from work.

    1. Re:So, let me get this straight.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      ooooh that is fun. Try "personal injury", "wrongful death", or "malpractice" - those gotta be worth something too.

  2. Re:Real name? by RangerRick98 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nah. It's probably Roland Piquepaille. ;-)

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  3. Re:advertising traffic? by Progman3K · · Score: 2, Funny

    >I think the link to the blog should NOT have been included. It's just driving even more traffic there now that wouldn't be generated otherwise.

    Finally a use for slashdotting.
    After this the guy can retire.

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  4. Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonderasbestos what Googleasbestos would think ofasbestos this.asbestos Against any sortasbestos of terms ofasbestos service?

  5. Re:An "experiment"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, at least we've found out what the ???? in

    iii) ?????
    iv) Profit!

    is.

  6. Googlebomb by salvorHardin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think you have to be careful plugging blogs on slashdot, in case somebody starts a googlebomb with the words Money-Grabbing Pseudo-scammer or something like that. That would be unfortunate.

  7. Re:An "experiment"? by Dunbal · · Score: 2, Funny

    once his normal clickrate goes from 200 a week to 666,000 a week for one week only...

    He he he... hang on...

    Whaddayamean one week only? This is slashdot. You're forgetting all the dupes we're going to be getting NEXT week...

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  8. Re:Is this for real or a brilliant scam? by RangerRick98 · · Score: 2, Funny

    (5) Resist urge to complete /. meme
    (6) Fail miserably
    (7) ???
    (8) Profit!!!

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  9. Built for adsense - google won't like this by TheUncleBob · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google does not usually like sites built specifically for adsense (as well as being against the adsense terms & conditions ). I wonder how long his adsense account will last before google terminates it.

    Wanting frontpage coverage on slashdot is great for revenue, but admitting to building the site for adsense, well thats priceless.

  10. Unethical?! by mariox19 · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...it's just a little antithetical, if you know what I mean.

    After looking up antithetical, I'm afraid I must say I don't know what you mean.

    ;-)

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  11. Mod Parent Down -1: Misuse of Big Word by Trolling4Columbine · · Score: 2, Funny
    Not saying there's anything wrong with it, it's just a little antithetical, if you know what I mean.

    "I don't think it means what you think it means." --Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

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  12. Re:Rationalizing?? by hamburger+lady · · Score: 5, Funny

    hey, give him a break, he's doing asbestos he can.

    thank you, i'm here all week. try the veal.

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  13. Interesting change by some_random_person · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well this is an interesting turn-about. Instead of blogs getting spam comments, it's a spam blog getting comments.

    Keeping in the spirit of slashdot, I haven't actually read the article yet. It's just what it made me think when I read the description.

  14. Re:oldest motive in the book...and good! by HeghmoH · · Score: 3, Funny

    You're missing one crucial point.

    When you link to sites about people who hack mini PCs to fit inside a Mac Mini case, it's providing a valuable service.

    When you link to sites talking about a substance that causes lung cancer, you're just net pollution.

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  15. Re:advertising traffic? by Chemisor · · Score: 2, Funny

    > It's just driving even more traffic there now that wouldn't be generated otherwise.

    Come on, this is Slashdot. We never read the articles.

  16. This is capitalism at is best by Chris+Y+Taylor · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thank God people have an incentive to produce content that is important to other people. Otherwise the internet would degenerate to people posting pictures of their cats doing cute things.

  17. On fire? by thelenm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Right now asbestos reform and asbestos related litigation is on fire.

    Wait, I thought the whole point of asbestos was for it not to be on fire.

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