Have you discovered the ability of Wordpress to be used as a great content management
tool for websites? Yes many now use this open source (free) software as the foundation of their niche websites. Wordpress has such flexibility due to the constant development of new plug-ins and widgets. These can extend it's functions beyond a simple blogging tool that can make your niche site into a virtual goldmine.
A good example of a successful Wordpress blogger would be Johns Wu. Mr Wu started his blog Bankaholic.com in 2006 and in 2008 he sold it to BankRate in a deal that totaled $15 million dollars. Now that is a story worth Googling and enjoying.
How many have a JOB that actually offers the opportunity to retire in just 2 years with $15 million profit? Does that encourage you just a little to get started in building up a Wordpress blog in a good niche? You might not ever be offered $15 million for your blog, but what if you could just make a healthy living blogging? That would be worth it wouldn't it? Just maybe you will be offered a newsworthy profit for a successful blog! How many niche sites can you think of to start?
By doing keyword research based on your interest you will find many subjects with a lot of interest that will make your niche site popular. After you find popular keyword phrases try your favorite to find a domain name that you can register. Use the rest as single subjects to write about to create your pages and blog postings
You'll learn to drive traffic to it by consistently updating the content and building backlinks to it. Good quality content plus traffic generation equals success. And success will generate interest which in turn will attract buyers.
How will you know if your Wordress site would ever sell? Well, you don't know. And if that is your main purpose when you start a blog, then it probably will not sell. When you start your blog it should be for the reason that you're passionate about your chosen niche.
This intense interest is what will make you stand out from your competitors and make your blog profitable. This being said, if you do get a once in a lifetime offer, it may just take every penny of a few million to make you part with it!
Summary:
Consider a website/blog as your outlet and treat it like a hobby to promote your cause. A Wordpress niche site can be setup within hours, afterwards just keep adding new content and driving traffic to it. It is something that you can learn to automate both for adding content and making backlinks. Start now! Start fast! Start free with Wordpress!
A big payday and/or a profitable money maker is most likely in your future.