A mini site is a 1 to 5 page website that focuses specifically on selling only 1 product. The pages on a mini site usually contain the landing page, a page where they make the purchase and a thank you page. They usually do not contain any ads or banners, as the focus is to get the visitor to purchase the product described on the page.

You can however, include an opt in form where they can leave their email address, so that you can continue to market to them.

The Advantages of a Mini Site

Mini sites are one of the most effective ways to make money online. This is due to the fact that you only have 1 targeted page to convince others to buy. When your website is this targeted, it means that your traffic will also be very targeted. The more targeted your traffic is, the more likely they are to buy from you. Large websites often do not get the kind of targeted traffic as mini sites do, simply because the number of webpages which they contain.

Mini sites are very easy and inexpensive to create, making them perfect for the new internet marketer. And because they do not need many webpages you will not be overwhelmed by keeping a large amount of files linked together in a large website. Plus, because they are small, they are perfect for the free hosting that is provided with sites like BlinkWeb, Yola and Weebly.

All you really need to purchase is a domain name. This is important that you purchase a domain name because it helps you to build trust with your customers.

You can use these mini sites to promote your own products, or affiliate products whichever you choose. They can also be used to link to your main website to help generate more traffic and build back links. However, if you are trying to sell something than you may not want to link to your main site.

How to Set up a Mini Site

When setting up a mini site you should try to get a domain name that contains your main keyword, as this will help others to remember your site, plus it will help you in the search engines as well.

Your title should also contain your main keyword. This is the most important place to stick your keyword. Your description and meta tags as well as your text should also contain your keywords. The reason your keywords are so important is because you do not have many pages to stick them on, so you have to make the most of the 1 page that you do create.