Multiple domains/few pages vs. Single domains/many pages

[HappySpanker]

Trying to better understand the contrast between setting up lots of galleries and free sites on 1-2 domains compared to populating lots of individual domains with minimal page sets. Hoped someone might help me better understand some basic perspectives and offer some newbie guidance.

Assume a theoretical situation: You have a starting point of 10 unused domain names and 30 ready-to-launch new free sites and TGPs, all targeted in a single niche you believe has room. Further assume that about half of the free sites have 100% original content which is unpublished, plus also includes a tidy selection of original movies to match. The other half of the pages were built from purchased content so you do not necessarily -need- sponsor content at all. The long term goal is to create a mini-network of sites which will feed 1-3 pay sites, and to get inertia and funding towards that goal you want to take advantage of any revenue sources you can from the existing content. Add icing to the assumptions and say that hosting resources are a non-issue.

Would you put all the free sites on 1-2 domains or spread the sites across many domains? Which might be the best long term answer, and which might be preferred in the short term?

If all this was sitting on your hard drive, what would you do?

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