[FD #1] Build a monetizeable directory for local bars, dog parks, and more with these hand-picked names
Super evergreen niches like local bars and dog parks are easy directories to monetize and scale.
Directory Niche #1 - Bars & Clubs
PremiumNightClub.com $99 USD
If you live in or visiting near a decent enough sized city, you are probably always on the hunt for a fresh new club or bar to hang out at. With the right SEO approach and a descriptive yet classy domain name, you can build and monetize a directory site in the club niche.
Domain History of PremiumNightClub.com
Based on 6 archived pages in the Wayback Machine (archive.org), the only history is what appears to be a non-English single content page and a domain for sale lander.
Generic Keywords - “night club”
The monthly global search volume for the generic keyword “night club” is over 135,000 which is extremely good. And to my surprise, it’s not difficult too difficult to rank for.
However, with that said, I think you a more successful directory in the bars and clubs niche would focus on a specific region such as a specific city or country.
Top Regional Keywords - “nightclub”
The cities with the biggest search volume globally are Bali, Abu Dhabi, New Jersey USD, and Berlin, but there are several others. There is so much demand for finding bars and clubs. This is definitely a solid evergreen directory niche.
Things to make a directory in this niche stand out include:
cleanliness score
overall vibes
atmosphere
food and drink selection
food and drink quality
accessibility
LGBTQ-friendly
Directory Niche #2 - Recreational Parks
DowntownDogPark.com $99 USD
SERP Analysis for “dog parks downtown”
Based on my thorough SERP analysis, it looks like Austin, TX tops of the list for downtown area dog parks and dominates all of page one on Google for keyword “dog parks downtown”. The first two results are specifically dog park directories with the top result being a directory for Austin-based recreational parks of all kinds.
It would be fairly easy to build out a directory in the dog parks niche in one or more metropolitan areas. The search traffic is steady and consistent.
Pro Tip: Make sure to include some or all of the following key traits or features on the directory listings and ideally allow site visitors to search for dog parks that have the features they are looking for.
Isolated areas for small dog and big dogs
Water fountains / hose
Poop bag stations
Toys
Obstacle courses
benches
shade
terrain type (grass, gravel, mixed, etc.)
off-leash or fenced
pricing
Directory Niche #3 - Toys
ViralToysUS.com $99 USD
SERP Analysis for viral or trendy toys
I wasn’t sure what you expect before I did some keyword research for ViralToysUS.com. I thought “viral toys” would have moderate monthly search traffic in the United States, but it turns out it’s fairly low. It only gets roughly 40 searches per month. Whereas, “trending toys” gets 1000+ searches per month in the United States. Maybe it has to do with the common pattern of “trending topics” on popular social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter/X.
With that said, the search traffic stays fairly consistent and steady for both keywords with the exception of a peak in traffic in December, but that doesn’t seem out of the ordinary to me with regards to Christmas and other holidays happening during that time.
The SERP on page one is mostly filled with various ecommerce stores as well as popular social media platforms. Heck, even the the top spot on Google is an Amazon list of TikTok-trending toys for kids.
The final verdict on whether you should build out a directory of viral or trendy toys based on my research is it depends. I think you would have to niche down to a specific type of toy and you could do really well. Trending toys is pretty broad and also the ranking difficulty is very high. There are a lot of sites with high domain authority (DA) on page one.
Directory Niche #4 - Hosting
TerrariaHosts.com $99 USD
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SERP Analysis for Terraria (game) server hosting
The monthly search volume for the keyword “terraria hosts” and “terraria server hosting” is moderatorly high and extremely consistent.
If I was to build out a directory of game server hosting providers that targeted Terraria server hosting exclusively, I would focus on ranking for the keyword “terraria server hosting” in your main headings rather than “terraria hosting” because it is slightly less competitive.
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