KansasCity.us: Minisites.com Delivers
Here’s an example mini site created by Minisites.com.
Site by Minisites.com
I was excited the prior week to read that DN Media Corporation teamed up with Nat Cohen of Telepathy, Inc. for a fresh mini site service called Minisites.com. I’ve been impressed with both of these firms. DN Media has launched successful products counting PushtoAuction.com, and also sold DNW.com to me.
I’m rather particular when it comes to mini sites, since I’ve been creating them for over five years. So I decided to put Minisites.com to the test on the domain name KansasCity.us (see picture).
Minitsites.com delivered. It created a good theme relevant to Kansas City, counting a stylized skyline of the city using the colors Kansas City is known for. The theme is clean and easy-to-navigate. Minisites.com wrote five quality articles covering the basics of the city. The site also includes a sitemap submitted to Google and a Google Adsense-compliant privacy policy (counting the latest guidelines regarding interest-based advertising). Meta keyword and description tags are well written, too.
Keep in mind that creating a mini site is just the foundation for making money. Minisites.com creates a good foundation; you need to do the work to promote the site. Some simple steps include writing articles and distributing them to online article sites as well as building other back links. Minisites.com does basic link building with each site and its “Big Mini” package includes more link building. But keep in mind it’s an ongoing process. Minisites.com also provides you with a login to add more content to your site in the future.
There are two types of domains I’d recommend building mini sites for. The first are domains with solid keywords but low traffic. For these you’ll need to work hard to get links to them. The second are expired domains you picked up that by now have backlinks. You’ll want to get a mini site up on these ahead of parking them to keep them from being de-indexed. You might also use a mini site to show “intent to use” your domain name.
The field of mini site creation firms is getting crowded, but MiniSites.com ought to be on your short list. It also earns bonus points for using such a good domain name for its service.
