Ideas for a Home Improvement Niche Website

Rosallee Scott
A home improvement niche website is a great way to advertise your services if you are in the business of construction or remodeling, such as a contractor or interior designer. It also helps to promote your articles if you write about any of these topics. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

If You're in the Home Improvement Business:
1. Upload Your Portfolio
Show off before and after pictures of your services. Also upload letters of reference and praise from past clients. Read How to Create a Press Kit for Your Interior Design Business for more great tips.

2. Separate And Showcase
For example, have a page dedicated to bathrooms, one for kitchens and so forth. You can also separate the home improvement niche website by the different styles of building, remodeling or decorating that you have done.

3. Network
Network with other local people in your field. For example, if you are an interior designer trade advertising with a builder. If you're a carpenter, talk to local drywallers about featuring each other.

If You're a Writer:
1. Show Your Skills
Have your resume readily available that lists your qualifications for writing these topics. Include any schooling you have had in the field, as well as personal or professional projects that you've worked on.

2. Separate and Showcase
Much like those working in the actual field, divide your articles by topic. For example, have one page dedicated to links about decorating and another about landscaping.

3. Trade Links
Trade links with reputable businesses and service people in the field. Write articles that offer advice on why to use a professional such as in Why and How to Hire an Interior Designer. Do interviews with local designers and builders. Anything to get the word out about your writing online writing portfolio.

Other Ideas for a Home Improvement Niche Website:
1. Products & Materials
Do reviews and sell specific products. This could be through one company or by branching out into a specialized type, such as green cleaning products or Eco-friendly building material.

2. Schools & Careers
Create a site that shows people what they have to do in order to break into the world of home improvement. Offer schooling options, both online and on site, as well as job seeking and career advice.

3. Sales & Services
Offer a one-stop-shop for those looking for local, or national, home improvement experts. Offer advice on licensing and insurance, as well as what to look for in a professional before hiring someone such as in What You Should Know About Your Interior Designer.

If home is where your heart is and you want to share your knowledge for everyone to make it that way, any of these ideas for a home improvement niche website could be for you.

Published by Rosallee Scott - Featured Contributor in Beauty

Rosallee Scott has been a freelance writer & researcher since 1998. She is a Featured Lifestyle Contributor here on Y!CN. Spending over a decade working side by side and learning from her sub-contractor husb...  View profile

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