Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls,
the Stephen King Store is now open!
It’s been a while
since I last posted here on my blog and that’s because I have been working a new
project.
I actually
set up stephenkingstore.com quite some time ago, but I got distracted by other writing
projects, so it got left, languishing in the world of the internet doing nothing, or so
I thought.
I had noticed
that I was getting small amounts of revenue from the site on Google AdSense, but
I really didn’t pay a lot of attention until, that was, I checked out where the
traffic was coming from and I discovered that my little Stephen King shop was
sitting at the number 2 spot on Google for Stephen King T Shirts.
I really wish
I could tell you what amazing SEO trick I used to get it ranked so high, but to
be honest, I don’t have a clue why a modest little website with so little content
on it even got noticed by the mighty Google.
So, for the past
few weeks, I have been frantically populating the site with Amazon ads for Stephen
King books, gifts, T-shirts and other merchandise and, lo and behold, it is starting
to make money!
I have been
a Stephen King fan for many years and I read my first Stephen King book when I
was in my teens. I’m not one of those who will rush down the bookstore to buy
every latest Stephen King book, but when I do buy a book, I will check out the
Stephen King books first.
His books aren’t all about vampires, ghouls
and werewolves, he has written coming of age books, crime thrillers, and his
latest series of books, The Bill Hodges Trilogy, only gets into the supernatural
in the final instalment, End of Watch.
Personally,
I love the way that Stephen King writes and the wonderful way he brings his characters
to life. The horror is almost incidental and it’s never overly graphic anyway. It’s
the way that the characters deal with the horror that makes the books so enthralling
and the way that King lets you into the character’s minds. I’ve always thought that
the best horror books and movies are those that let your imagination picture the
most horrific parts, and that’s what Stephen King books do.
So, if you
are a Stephen King fan or you are looking to buy a gift for a Stephen King fan,
check out the Stephen King Store today! It’s got everything from the latest Stephen
King books, to things like Stephen King T shirts and fridge magnets!
I suppose
the morale of this tale is; if you have a good idea, don’t give up on it too
soon!
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