Google search-based Keyword Tool

To find hot niches you can also utilize Google's powerful Search-based tool found here http://google.com/sktool.

Simply head to the tool and select the link that says , "Or see top keywords across all categories"

The left hand side of the page will have a list of categories of terms searched on for Google.
Click on any of the categories that may interest you. You can select any of subcategories listed. On the right you will see a list of keywords in that category that are receiving a large amount of search queries each month. You will also see the amount people are paying to advertise each of these keywords. The higher a suggested bid is, the higher the competition.




Use your creativity and think of niche site based on these results.

How to find my niche?

Let’s begin this process by answering some of these brainstorming questions.

• What do you know?

o Begin by creating a list of all the topics you have a decent amount of knowledge in. (Come on, everybody is an expert at something!) Have you worked in a particular industry for a long time? What hobbies or pastimes do you have? At least for your first online project, selecting a niche you are knowledgeable in will make the project much more fun, successful and enjoyable, especially since you will be responsible for creating content for your site.

• What are your interests?

• What niches can I find online?

---Utilize the power of websites such as :

amazon.com

Ebay.com

Look at the latest products that are top sellers.

Yahoo Buzz and Google Trends also provide insight into the latest topics and products that are on rise and what people are searching right now.

Other website directories, such as DMOZ.org provide you with list of websites broken down into categories. Checking out the a site like this could give your great ideas for a niche site you could start.

You can also visit social site like Digg.com and try to spot any trends or topics that are really gaining attention.

• What niches can I discover offline?


• What is everyone else doing?

Deciding which niche markets to pursue as you build your Internet marketing business should be a fan and exciting process.

Find a niche, grow rich....

There is a saying I often hear – “Find a niche, grow rich.”

This saying holds especially true to the Internet marketing industry. What exactly does this saying mean for us?

It means that if we want major success, we won’t start a site about wristwatches. We’ll start a site about neon, waterproof watches that tell you the temperature – now that’s a niche. If someone is looking for exactly what your site offers, that is when you will find a loyal and profitable following. Narrowing down your online target market not only increases the success of your SEO and PPC efforts, but the number of major competitors in your niche will drop as well. (Although your market will shrink – these will also niche will drop as well. (Although your market will shrink – these will also be more targeted visitors.)

How To Find My Niche.

As an Internet entrepreneur, you must choose which niches you want to focus on throughout your online career. Invest your time in the research phase of the development process and you will save yourself a lot of heartache and money further down the line.

Imagine if you conducted absolutely no research and instead decided to simply act on your instincts to develop a site about a hot product like the Nintendo Wii

You put in tons of time writing great articles about every type of Wii game and cheat code. Yes – you may receive some visitors, but outranking major brands for such a general phrase or topic like"Nintendo Wii" may be next to impossible (especially since there are already over 423 MILLION results when you search for that term).

If you would have invested some time to conduct a little research, you may have discovered that “Nintendo DS games for girls” has a fraction of the competition and could easily become a great niche site that ranks very well.
As you can see, it is better to invest the time now to determine what will create a profitable future for you before you blindly begin investing time, money, and effort into a site or service that is doomed from the start.
Now you may be saying, what should I do now? I was going to start a site about NFL sports but that doesn’t sound like much of a niche anymore.” Well, let’s talk about the various ways to brainstorm a niche idea. Although you should already have something in mind , this is an excellent exercise to follow through with, as you will continuously create sites throughout your Internet marketing career and will surely need to spark a new idea.

Prepare yourself for market research

In order to be prepared for market research and how to uncover hot, profitable niches, it is highly recommended that you complete each of the action steps listed here.


 Set a goal for how much money you would like to profit each month. (Be realistic, perhaps $100.)

 Sign up for at least three affiliate networks (and associate it with your new email address). (A few of those affiliate sites may include LinkShare, ClickBank, Commission Junction and ShareASale.)

 Think about your affiliate goals/plans with them.

 Make a list of at least 10 affiliate offers that relate to the top niche/site you decided upon last week. If there are not many offers, move onto your second website choice.

 Select your first affiliate offer. Then use one of the link masking services like TinyURL.com to turn your affiliate link into a new URL.

 After you find multiple forums in your niche, create an account and add your new affiliate link into your forum signature. Post 10 comments in various forums related to the product you are offering. Become familiar with tracking clicks and seeing the results you generate.

 Visit the Squidoo.com site and look at the other types of pages and mini affiliate sites people have developed. If you are up to the challenge, create a Squidoo lens filled with quality information sprinkled with your affiliate links.


 Surf some of your favorite websites with your new found affiliate spotting knowledge and see if you
can spot the affiliate links in these sites that you never knew existed before.


 Finally, discover at least 3 forums/message boards in your particular niche and really try to get a vibe for what people are saying. Then, create a profile of your target audience. Age? Sex? Interests? Marital Status? Income? Who is your dream customer and how would they find out about your site? (This will be crucial for next week.)

Follow all of the steps that I have listed here so you can be ready for your Market Research.

How To Promote Affiliate Offers…

So how you can "promote" affiliate offers? Here are few examples.



• Blogs & Forums

• Viral Products

• Craigslist

• Social Networks

• PPC Search Engines

• Your website

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