Its all about the zeros

Simple.
SCALING

If you build one niche site that drives $150 per month,
10 similar niche sites might drive $1500.

One hundred niche sites could drive $15,000 per month.

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to make a lot of money, you need to make value for a lot of people

IDEA

Produce a TV pilot.
Either a "making of", or a Reality TV styled program , game show, or a ....

"WHAT IF ...?"

IDEA

Services that are delivered to your door (that you normally have to go to them).

Eg - auto mechanics( car and bike), dog washers, etc

Look into OS models of these services

IDEA

Ripping automatic audio versions of books and selling them/give them for free for their email addy...

Free Audio Books

LibriVox, if you don’t know it already, is the king of free audio books. You can use the catalog to search through their library of nearly 1000 works, all part of the public domain. If you’re feeling generous, you can even contribute wiki-style by recording audio of your own.

AudioBooksForFree also has a big catalog to sort through, with an emphasis on classic works, but a decent amount of mystery, sci-fi, and thriller as well. The only catch here is that you’ll have to pay for quality: the lowest quality downloads are free but anything better than 8 Kbps costs $5-8.

If you’re looking specifically for classics, FreeClassicAudioBooks is a nice little resource. Although the library isn’t huge, there are a lot of big names. They also offer the convenience of downloading in an iPod-ready format.

Who knew that on top of all that print content, ProjectGutenberg also has a huge audio section? They’ve got everything from Aesop to Zola, including a decent number of works in French, German, and other languages.

LearnOutLoud has over 500 educational titles and offers a lot of video as well.

The bright side here is that you can probably get almost any older work in the public domain for free. If what you’re looking for is a bit more modern you’ll either have to shell out a few dollars or try to find a relevant podcast.

Free Podcasts

For iTunes users, the fastest and simplest way to find podcasts and load them directly to your iPod is through iTunes Store. Just click on the podcasts button in the store and you’ll be taken to a huge podcast directory. The trick is finding what you actually want.

If you’re looking for a particular subject, The Educational Podcast Network has a big list of subject specific podcasts that cover most academic topics.

If you could use a few personal recommendations, this thread on AskMetafilter points out a number of educational and entertaining podcasts. NPR has a nice collection of informative podcasts too.

Other good sources include the PodcastDirectory and Yahoo! Podcasts, which allows you to browse by popularity and user ratings.

For the tech savvy reader looking to catch up on the latest buzz, I’d also recommend checking out Digg’s podcast section.

You Win!!

And the winner is......
Set up competitions with a prize - short stories (oohh with our copywrite as part of the condition). Dont charge too much as you may get multiple entries that way.


Oh...even better - the winner gets "published!"