Do It Yourself:
Going it ALONE
whichbox™ Network Publishing
Carry ALL cost for infrastructure, development, applications, tools, etc., and the overhead that goes with it Costs are distributed across the network and are lower due to shared infrastructure, development and usage discounts
Have to drive ALL the traffic Traffic is generated by the network and through content “cross-pollination”
I only have my users Get the benefit of the aggregated overall number of users in the Network
I’m responsible for creating ALL of my original content. I need extra staff or freelancers (and the expense) to create online-only content vs. print or other media publication Can pull content from across the network that is relevant and compliments publisher content --- additional monetization through content syndication and through other Network Publishers syndicating to my site
Only have MY users contributing content Can pull content from user contributions from across the entire network
Only have MY users to create vibrant online community ALL users contribute to the vibrant socially networked community
Sell all my own advertising; have to rely on Ad-Networks to sell most of my “surplus” inventory – non-contextually relevant ads devalue my content – turning it into a low cost commodity Can sell advertising into my own sites – but benefit from all advertising (advertisers) sold across the network
Content get’s discovered only through search engines etc. (How do I get found in 10 million results?) Content is discovered though relevant connections and search focused on quality vs. quantity
Must hire internal SEO expert or pay an SEO consultant. Intrinsic SEO helps within and outside of the Network