Returning After an Abscence, Question About Community Site

[MMacGillivray]

Hi, Marty - I notice that you are using wordpress for the site - and wondered if you had considered running ads via an affiliate program. For instance, it would be possible to sign up for one of the hotel programs and put in details for your local hotels, possibly also vacation rentals and bed and breakfasts.

People moving to your town need accommodation while they check out property; people living in the town, with visitors, might need to book accommodation for events such as wedding parties.

Creating a category for hotels and adding in one post per hotel promoted will allow you to use their keywords and marketing in your website which should also help the seo. Some of the hotel affiliate programs also provide affiliates with a lot of useful advice on local amenities - so it might speed up the content creation quite a bit.

Hope that's a new slant on things
best
Margaret

Margaret,

It definitely is a new slant and worth exploring. Thanks for this valuable input.

Marty,

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Phil

Great advice, Phil, as usual. I guess I joneust want to communicate with everyone who responded, and I also appreciate the value in what people have brought forth.