How To Find a Niche
One of the biggest questions that is asked by online Internet marketers is how to find a niche the right way. It seems like every guru has their own opinion as to how to find the perfect niche.
In fact, you could buy dozens of different pieces of software that all purport to find you the perfect niche in less than 2 seconds. No matter what, it is really important to remember a few things about doing niche research.
The first thing you have to remember is to use your own brain. Our brains are stronger than any computer could ever be, so it is vitally important that before you start doing research into key words and niches, that you sit down and think with your brain. There many different ways to brainstorm niche ideas from looking at certain websites to watching television commercials.
One key to remember is that if an advertiser is spending thousands of dollars to run a commercial about a product, they are likely making big money on the product. Therefore, you can get some great niche ideas simply from listening to the radio and watching television.
For example, if you are watching a children’s show and a particular toy commercial keeps coming on over and over, you can bet that it is very popular right now. While you may not be able to create a website using a trademarked name, you can certainly write articles and point people to a toy website you created. Then you can decide whether you want to monetize that using a particular vendor or even Adsense ads.
Another way to get great ideas for niches is by going to the local bookstore and looking through magazines. For example, let’s assume that you want to get into the cycling niche. You could look through several cycling magazines and see what the hot topics are right now. Then, you can do your keyword research based upon that and create a website that people are going to be looking for.
Another great way to start doing your niche research is by reading forums on particular topics. As in our example above about cycling, you can search Google for cycling forums and find out what the top questions are that people have right now. It might be that people want to know about a particular type of bicycle or a new accessory. You can then start doing your keyword research based upon those questions and create a website that fills that need.
As you can see, there are many different ways to do niche research and we haven’t even used a software program yet. Using your brain first will help you get deeper into a particular topic before you start doing your niche research.
Once you have a seed topic then you can go online and use the Google Adwords tool to narrow down your new niche. If more people did their keyword research this way they would uncover untapped niche areas. Instead, most people spend all their time chasing the large, competitive niches such as weight loss, Internet marketing and stop smoking products.
Enjoy life,
Huddson
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Comments
Hi Huddson,
You are so right, most people are going after the popular and big niche’s, forgetting that there is so much more to internet marketing online. And most probably getting nowhere. It is tough trying to compete with everyone.
Cheers
Antoinette
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Huddson, Your post about using our brains to find the right niche is really profound. People do have brains uniquely designed so why not treat them as perfectly awesome teasures
Thanks, Karein
Hi Huddson,
Great looking blog.Your post is so inciteful.
Many of us fail to use our Brain which is the source of all our imagination and creativity.
As you say research and planning are vital in the success of any business.I’ll be back.
Ray
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I believe that finding the right niche takes time, effort and research. The methods you have shared above are very effective in finding our niche. However, we have to make sure that our chosen niche will last.
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