Bankruptcy to Millionaire

Yesterday I mentioned that one of the sites I am going to be launching (with my $0.01 hosting for the first month) will be my:

Local Niche Blog.

Well what the hell is it? I was inspired to start one after I read a little bit about what and how to do it over at BloggerUnleashed (WARNING: Not Safe For Work. Uses 4 letter words liberally. Do not visit if you are easily offended by language… I however am not…). Here is a post on the topic: Local Niche Blogging

So after reading that, I came up with some really stellar ideas. I live in Tacoma Washington, the second (or 3rd depending on the year) largest city in Washington State behind Seattle.

So I’ve decided to localize a bit more. I’m going to be launching www.TacomaDowntown.com a blog that will cover basics like: Weather, Traffic, Lottery, Etc. (Things that get searched for online).

But my partner and I have some great ideas for some viral marketing as well. So we’ll be covering the downtown nightlife scene, restaurants, local theatres, the 4 major museums, the local parades.

Basically everything that goes on in my Local Downtown Tacoma area will be covered on www.tacomadowntown.com.

For the first 6-8 months, I don’t plan on monetizing it at all. I just plan to build content. Root myself in the community. But slowly, I will turn to local business owners (almost every business is Downtown Tacoma is independantly owned. So much so there is a “downtown business merchants” meeting every month) for advertising dollars and joint promotions.

I love this project because I love my city. I love downtown Tacoma. So it will be an interesting ride. I’ll will give you more information when it is launched.