Sports, Blogging and Online Video Streaming
A few months ago, I converted my other site, a blog that was chasing the Busby SEO Test challenge, into a Sports Blog. I did it so that I can better express my thoughts on certain sports events without getting “off-topic” on this blog. I was also avoiding duplication and crisscrossing of topics like my early posts on SEO. And so I just posted entries like a sports analyst, making predictions here and there. It’s fun, easy to do and not much thinking required. 300-400 words post is easy especially if you are writing about a sport you have followed for a long time.
My friend, the Thirdworldgeek, while having sports entries in his tech geek blog, also put up a separate boxing blog: The Puncher’s Chance. In sports blogging, we can let words fly like punches, or imagine ourselves as if we were in the front seat of a football championship game, and chanting like the rest of the fans.
Then our friend, Bloggista, in one of our eating and drinking sessions, mentioned that sports blogging is a very profitable niche. “Well, good!” I said. And so I applied what I learned about SEO, keyword-sniping and link-building from my other blogs. The strategy worked and the cents began to flow into my adsense account. In some days, I get 200¢ or better. That made me smile a bit.
I also checked my standing in the search engines. In certain long-tail keyword searches, I got the no.1 or 2 positions. But in the shorter keywords, I was either in the second page, or in the bottom of the first page. The sites that targeted the online video searchers got the better positions. And that would also mean better traffic and better earnings for their site owners. Is it something to envy?
Skimming through their sites made me wonder what in the world are they doing. See free online video here, see free live streaming there. Of course, it’s chasing pay per click money, just like what I’m doing, but in a different strategy. Though I am tempted to follow suit, seeing that it is very common nowadays, the inner me says, “NO!” Even the keyword hijacking intention is difficult for me to do.
Ok, so I just lost an opportunity of earning more. But so be it. Blogging, for me, would still be about putting into writing ones thoughts and ideas about a certain topic, and posting these in his site. If one makes announcements and refers to sites that offer unauthorized free video streaming, would that constitute indirect online piracy?
By the way, where can I watch the Barcelona vs Chelsea game live?
Update: With guerilla blogging in mind, I tried out this one: Pacquiao vs Hatton Live Video Stream Online. Let’s see how my rhyme goes as against that of Floyd Mayweather Sr.
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April 24th, 2009 at 3:37 am
jan, that would be finger sports, exercise in typing and in moving the mouse. LOL.
April 24th, 2009 at 2:48 am
Will you consider blog-hopping as a sport? If you do, I’d be willing to jump into the bandwagon. “,)
I’m glad you exercised restraint by not providing links to unauthorized but free video streaming sites. That’s abetting online piracy, I think.
April 24th, 2009 at 7:21 am
so, bloggista was the culprit why you are now doing great here on your blog? eheheh!
indeed, sports blog is a great niche. so many people are getting crazy and there is no other way but to play to keep sane, ehehe!
April 25th, 2009 at 10:08 am
elmot, we’re only up to the blogging thing. bloggista is way up there in online money making.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Hahaha, hey hey hey! I smell something fishy in here. Saw my name all over the place. Hehe.
Well done bro! Sports blogging is really one good niche. Also chismaks. hahaha. So when can I and 3rd World Geek could spray our bellies with lots of beer heh.
Elmot’s also doing well. I see his quick rise to blogging stardom. Hehe, hope you’ll still remember me when you’re up there huh.
April 29th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
sikat ka palagi dito, bro! See you in iblog5 and let’s see what will happen after 5pm!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
this article is like telling me to make use of my selaplana.net. maybe i can write something related to sports on that domain or about health or what ever…
anyway, thanks to this idea. (dadami na naman ang sports blogger na pinoy ngayon)
May 5th, 2009 at 3:35 am
yes, Sel, we enjoy so much freedom in the internet. I am thinking of a tech site too, and then use another domain for my personal site.
and what about entertainment? gossip sells, di ba? LOL