I'd be willing to pay ala carte for extras that help get knowledge and information in a convenient area, stuff that helps with my trading.
I wouldn't want to advocate your assuming large capital outlays or obligations to 3d parties. Perhaps "links" are the way to go but there may be more direct ways for you to get bigger pieces of the pie.
CNET seems to be trying an interesting approach. They have courses for free or small money and informative links. I wonder if courses on trading, fundamental analysis, trading techniques, etc., could lead to revenue centers for you. Third-party providers of quotes, charts, techniques would be the ones who should take the risk to get a share of your highly motivated audience.
I've traded and invested since I was a teenager but find myself constantly learning and trying to find convenient sources of information. For example, I've only recently started looking at energy and mining plays and foreign microcaps, although probably late to the game. Although I have extensive background in general, my knowledge of asset plays is negligible and I have tried to use SI boards as a primer. I would pay for a cohesive "course" that put me on the right track. I bet many others would do the same. I'm not talking about the "get rich quick" schemes and purported courses that tell you how to "make your fortune" with little effort. That would be the real risk to you. You wouldn't want to be associated with the scams that promise millions with a few hours of work. Those are pervasive and would probably be the first to jump on any offer to share your audience.
I had previously recommended a change to how subjects are listed both in general and on my own subject mark page. I find that I follow so many boards and there are so many new ones that I probably miss many that would be useful.
A description or categorization, perhaps cross-indexing, and a way to organize my own page so that I remember that a board deals with both mining and currency issues, would be useful. Now I have list of perhaps a 100 boards, some of which I wonder why I marked in the first place. I tend not to add new boards because I don't want more clutter. It's also difficult to judge if a new board is useful for me by just the titles and headers if I decide to go to the new board and read the header. |
