Is there a point in ranking non-competitive terms?

[678648631264]

Hello,

I wanted to know if you could still make $$$ of a term that is not competitive for people. For example if a keyword is a quote, an idea, topic, or something that isn't real but still brings more than 1K exact search a month (Several terms come out to more), how can this be monetized? If it can't, could you just own one to show off?

[CollinJarman]

Showing off is a legitimate reason (see this guy: http://www.coolestguyinamerica.com/).  However, you can certainly monetize traffic by selling ad space.

[EGOL]

Sure you can make money.

You can make ad money.  Some ads promote political candidates - they want them shown to anyone.  Half of the people in this country want to weigh less - and weightloss ads can make money...  I could make a huge list here.

You can even sell product on your site that are impulse buys.  The conversion rate will be really low but you can still make money.

[678648631264]

Adsense wouldn't work/neither would affiliates?

[EGOL]

Adsense has worked everywhere for me.  Some better than others, but if I experiment with placement and appearance I can improve the yield.

If I had a page that really sucked with Adsense then I would be looking for a pay per impression network such as Burst or TribalFusion.