As you probably heard about, Apple is going to have a product announcement event next week, on September 1st. There is a lot of buzz around it right now, because industry pundits expect the Cupertino company to announce its new TV set top box, called iTV.
Some people are saying that this new device will revolutionize the TV industry. It will probably be connected with Apple iTunes, where people will be able to buy shows on demand and what not.
I am not sure how accurate the predictions are, but if the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad are indicators, iTV is going to rock and make a big dent in the market.
What does this means for bloggers and webmasters? It means that if you act fast, you might be able to build a quite popular and profitable website around Apple’s new product. Some people are killing it right now with iPhone and iPad related websites, and iTV should follow alike.
If I had some time available I would start building such a website today. I even researched some domains, and there are good ones still available. Examples:
- AppleiTVReview.com/.net/.org
- AppleiTVReviews.net/.org
- AppleiTVNews.net/.org
- AppleiTVGuide.com/.net/.org
- iTVreview.net/.org
At this point you might be asking: “Won’t Apple come after me if I use one of these domains?”. In theory it is legal to use a trademark on a domain name as long as the consumer will not get confused and think you are the official trademark owner or related to it. That is why Paypal cannot take down PaypalSucks.com. A domain like AppleiTVReview.com clearly indicates you are not related with Apple in my opinion, but talk to a lawyer first if you want to be sure and don’t take my suggestion as advice (yeah I am covering mine…).
Anyway my plan would be to put the website up today, start putting some content there about the iTV rumors, and start building some backlinks. Then on September 1st I would follow Apple’s announcement closely, and if the iTV turns out to be the product they are announcing, I would keep building/promoting the site to make it an authority inside its niche.
I already have too much on my plate right now though. What about you? If you have time available I would give this a shot. If you end up making thousands of dollars buy me a beer some day!
Original Post: If I Had Time Available I Would Make an iTV Website Today
