How Do You Profit From Running A Local Portal Site?
Running a local portal site can benefit both you and the local area. A local portal site usually consists of a website listing local small businesses, a local news page, weather, local classified ads and other web pages useful to the local community. This type of site can be very lucrative if marketed correctly. Set up the portal site by outsourcing it, building it yourself or joining a network of established portals. There are several options for all of these. A network has many built-in features and is the easiest way to get started. Outsourcing or building the portal yourself may be cheaper, but can take much longer to get running. Visit local businesses in person to talk to the owners about your portal site and the benefits. Sell the business owners advertising spots on the portal site. You can sell one advertising spot, a package deal including a website and ad spot, or any other combination of services. If they already have a website it can be linked to the portal, boosting traff
