Brisbane Suburbs Project
This post will most likely be updated as I continue research and building the sites out. Feel free to use any ideas I have on your own sites and if you want to credit me for the ideas, all the better (but at least let me know so I can see what people are doing at a local level).I have managed to acquire about 13 Brisbane suburb domains, mostly in the inner city. My plans were to create niche portals on each one by aggregating common data into some pages and promoting them via Search and mail out for potential featured listings and pre-sell pages.
I have started to develop out one suburb slowly just to see where the filters take effect in the local serps. My plan was to softly link them into the serps via relevant pages on local domains I own. From there I can crosslink all the suburb domains, work out branded name for the network.
I also plan to redevelop the initial concept and;
- Work out design template and dB set-up/CMS required.
- Aggregate content instread of researching each suburb noting common content and noting all links.
- List out all good revenue producing niches, for affiliate, for J/V’s, for Directory listings.
- Find local real estate partners for each area and give the simple plug-in to add properties to their local suburb.com.au
- Start large dB of common Brisbane content
- History
- Pictures
- Business Listings
- Seek partners
- Soft launch each site with varied content, keep look and feel consistent.
Promotional Ideas
- Approach local council for links/content once started and running with a good amount of unique visitors
- Approach local businesses with websites for backlinks - use series of nice css link images 