There are a variety of reasons why we’re making this move to focus on mining stocks — gold mining stocks in particular. Here are just a few of the reasons:

• Bullish on Commodities. Commodities are going to soar over the next 3-5 decades. Even if the US is replaced in the world market, China, India and the rest of the world are going to need more iron, gold, silver, coal and pretty much every other commodity that is mined. That means it’s a market we should focus on.

• Mining Stocks Are Real. I’m a huge fan of mining stocks over most other ways to invest in commodities, because you actually own part of a company. Less paper shuffling, more likely to get a nice dividend, etc. It’s just more tangible, “more real” and a better deal than a lot of other commodities investing strategies.

• Comprehensive Marketing. Since most of the network is investing and financial oriented, it only makes sense for us to leverage the network so that most of the sites have a fairly consistent message. By having each site write about the same topic, we’re allowing the sites to provide more comprehensive analysis than if just one site covered the content.

• Lists Are Easy. Mining stocks pages almost always include lists of stocks and mining companies. That’s easy content to write, for the most part, and anyone with patience and access to Google can write the content. That makes it easier on our staff while still providing a valuable service to readers by giving free content out.

• Lot’s of Traffic. It’s in demand. People want to know what the best mining stocks are, which ones they should buy, which ones they should sell — people want to learn more about mining stocks. That’s evidenced by the fact that htere are millions of searches every month for mining news and information on Google and Yahoo.

We’ll be keeping this up in the future with other topics as well. I’ll make sure I keep any network observations and commentary on this site. If you want to keep up with decisions I’m making on the Stand Strong Media network, just remember to check back here at the corporate site.

-Shaun