How can i start up a local restaurant review website for profit?

i know how to start up a website but, i was wondering how to #1 get people to view it

#2 make money off of it.

i kind of wanted it to be like and online culinary newspaper.How can i start up a local restaurant review website for profit?
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Wouldn't the reviews all have to be glowing and positive to get the restaurants to pay? I'm not in the food business, but I wouldn't give someone money if they might trash me.



If you want the restaurants to fund the site, then think of making it more of a directory with descriptions than a review site, and organize them by food type and proximity to hotels and events. Tourism and municipal boards might also buy an ad or two.



A really good site is going to be a ton of work, but if you do it well it will be a great resource.How can i start up a local restaurant review website for profit?
you have to start by canvassing restaurants and advertisers to see if they'll pay for your service. then you have to self advertise and self promote. in otherwords, go to every site you can and spread the word about your site (post on yahoo, craigslist... etc)



do you want your viewers to pay for your services?.. like a membership? that's what Zagats does. or do you want advertisers and restaurants to pay for your services? that's what you have to decide first.



yahoo answers is free to it's audience and gets money from advertisers... the ads that you see on the sides of these pages.
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you have to have adverts on it for it to make money
No worries about negative comments on the site because as the site owner you will be the moderator. A site with reviews is great.

In order to #1 get traffic (visitors) you need to start with focusing on building quality content. #2 is not the money part. #2 is using the content to drive traffic naturally from the search engines. #3 is preselling the traffic through the quality of your content and #4 is monetization=$$$$

The web host that I use for business teaches this CTPM process and analyzes your work for best results. There are many ways to build business around your idea of an informational website. Do not charge the visitors. That would do you harm. People want positive information for free and businesses can reward you for your targeted traffic. The web host that I use has a great web page about this topic. http://findersfee.sitesell.com/Unstoppab鈥?/a> and half way down the page they have a great example of a similar site to your idea. it is anguila-beaches.com

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Keep us posted. We all will look forward to your progress and seeing you on the world wide web.