Monetising The Dictionary - One Word At A Time
Developed by Collin LaHay, a 17 year old high school senior from Minnesota, Word Hugger is a website that allows people and/or companies to invest in words that revolve around their specific hobbies, products, interests, business, or expertise in that field. Each word will get a separate page on WordHugger.com of the form www.WordHugger.com/*your_word*. On this website, the user would have the option to display recent topics, keep updated information, sell a related product (affiliate marketing), send visitors to their existing website, or make money with different advertising companies such as Adsense or AuctionAds. Something like your own personal wiki page. Check out the Most Popular Words for some examples.
Collin claims to be an expert in SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and promises to use his skills to generate traffic.
A one time fee of $60 is levied for each page, which would be valid for 10 years - hence 10 years to recover your investment and make money on it.
Filed under: Ideas & Innovations, Website Alert, Whacky ideas
Thanks for the mention. I have added this blog post to the Word Hugger Press page at wordhugger.com/press
Thanks!
PS: I love the title.
Wikillionaire.com has just launched today offering similar service.
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