TUTORIAL (with Screenshots & Videos): How To Find Niches and Keywords For Top 10 Google Rankings

[tdj]

Thank you Jeremy! Awesome post. Great criteria for weeding out keywords that could waste you precious time. I think the best part is finding other keywords and micro niches ideas by using your initial research. Great idea.

Todd

[mario20]

Hi Jeremy,

Great post. I've learn a few new stuff here and its priceless. Can MNE do all the research as you mention above? Or do I still need to join SEM rush pro member? Thanks again. Cheers!

[Laubster]

Um yeah can you take this post down please?! This information is way too good to be released to the public for free!

[Silverlight]

Easily a WSO! Great work on this one!

[Tim Baxa]

Unbelievably useful post. Defiantly better than most WSOs I have purchased. Thank you so much for being unselfish and sharing for free! No doubt in my mind you could have made a pretty penny for what you've shared.

Thanks much,

Tim

[wolfinjo]

great tread and ofc great info, I am going to read it now

[sidenote]

I have only read about half of your report, but have already learned quite a few things when thinking in terms of page ranking with Google. I must admit when researching competitive keywords, I am still one to use traditional tactics like in-title, in-quotes but did not realize how ineffective they were. I can certainly understand how using other useful tools and resources gives varying results, and have experimented with some in the past. Though now after reading your report, I will utilize these more often. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on the WF. I enjoyed reading your findings.

[zoulaille]

Wow very good post! Thank you!

[Jeremy Wilson]

Wow! I thought this post had died a long time ago :-) Thanks everyone. All your comments made my day!

[ZakGottlieb]

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you so much for this... It was really thorough and helpful, and I can't wait to put some of the ideas it contained into practice. I have 2 really quick questions based on it, if you could possibly spare a moment:

1. An associate wishes me to work on building a "stain removal" authority-ish site with him, but I am not sure if it's a sensible market to enter. Since stain removal itself isn't a micro-niche, are there any efficient ways to go about assessing whether this would be a smart market to enter? Should one apply the same methods?

2. The "hoodia patch" profile pages from the video in the article: Is the idea behind building pages on authority sites merely for traffic purposes, since the links to the original site will almost certainly be no-follow?

Thank you again for the extremely valuable offering.

Kind regards,

Zak

[vare]

Hi J,

great info here.

I wan to ask do you have some contact info, I don't have enough posts to send you a PM, want to ask a question...

Tnx

[Jeremy Wilson]

Hey Zak,

1) Keep in mind I have not done any research into the "stain removal" market and this is all off the top of my head but I think there are probably many micro niches in this market.

Yuu just need to think very granular and specific. For instance how about:

"leather stain removal"
"carpet stain removal"
"grape juice carpet stain removal"
"pet stain on micro fiber sofa"
"baby food stain on shirt" <--- I'm hip deep in this niche at the moment :-)
"remove wine stain from pants"
etc.

Try to think of all the very specific things that can get stained. I'll tell you personally finding solutions for the "pet stain" market alone is probably a gold mine.

As an idea, try going to youtube and searching on various "Stain" related keywords, find the ones with the most views or "likes" and built your own content and videos around that.

In five minutes you'll have more ideas than you know what to do with!


2) As for the profile links they can definitely be a way to build back links to your site though they are not as powerful as they used to be. Just search on "Angela and Paul's backlinks" and you will find tons of info. There are definitely profile backlinks you can get with that are dofollow.

But in the video I point out the profile pages because they are the pages actually ranking for the keyword which is a sign that the competition for that keyword (at the time I made the video) is pretty weak since profile pages themselves rarely are the pages that rank.

Hope that helps!

[Jeremy Wilson]

Vare,

Sent you a PM with details.

[vare]

Hi Jeremy,

thanks for the answer.

[ZakGottlieb]

Thanks a ton, Jeremy! Really grateful that you took the time.

p.s. Do you have a blog or newsletter?

[SEOtrug1]

excelent! ") thanks buddy

[Dexter AJ]

Iwent through some of it...It's great...Though I will need to print it out to read it with full concentration...

Thank You.

[aussiecopy]

Currently (2012) SEMRush will cost $79 for a one-month go-round.

Might be worth it??

W

[ZakGottlieb]

Sorry if this is a beginner's question :/, and thanks again for being so generous with your advice...

In the post, you mention targeting keywords with Medium PPC competition or higher. I understand the thinking here, but could one not argue that PPC competition is in many cases also positively correlated with organic competition, and so while such keywords would indeed yield higher revenue, they may also be much harder to rank for organically?



Regards,

Zak

[yamaha racer]

This is deadly man thanks Awsome

[zabalex]

It took about an hour to read and understand the post. HOW MUCH TIME YOU TOOK TO WRITE SUCH A GREAT POST?

Thanks for the posting.

[Iriss]

Good luck writing about hoodia gordoni and feeling fulfilled with your work.

If you are going to create a content website, why not create it based around a subject you know about? This way you don't have to do keyword research. You already know what you are going to write about, because, well... because you know about it?

What is the point of doing keyword research about things you have no clue about? You are going to create a bunch of spammy articles with the hidden agenda of making money. The Internet does not need more of that. We just defeated SOPA, but do we really need more of this "SEO" spam created with the pursuit of money?

That's the message you create by posting such blatant posts. Instead, your message should be: if you can learn how to generate traffic to your websites, you increase chances of making more money. But you should prevent yourself from making a point that you have to do lots of research on weird key phrases. Again... if you really know so well the subject of your content, then you don't need to do any keyword research in the first place.

Research keyword has helped me a lot in the past, I'm not saying you should avoid doing it at all. Just asking to add a little reason to it.

I know everyone thinks this is great info, but it is only telling the large majority of newcomers to IM that this is what you are supposed to be doing. So people start doing this research about things they don't know anything about... and they get frustrated that they can't keep their business in the long term, or even make a decent amount of money.

We should be teaching people actually learning something, getting really good at it, and showing the world how they did it... to show honest examples of fulfilled work. This advertisement of "pursuit of money" by doing mindless things isn't really a good thing for the community, which, for some reason so blatantly supports this type of post.

[goldenlogos]

Big Thanks! You've helped really much, simple to follow guide. Hope it helps in improving my current rankings.

[Jeremy Wilson]

Hey Iriss,

Thanks for the comments.

I'm not sure, however, if the links in your signature to Adsense filled articles is there for sarcasm to further prove your point or to invalidate your point entirely.

But the article on making french toast and the "about the author" box are too funny to not be sarcasm :-)

I would make the argument that any form of SEO (regardless of whether or not you are an expert on the topic) is a blatant attempt to make money or gain something in return (whether it be money, ego, pride, bring attention to a cause or belief, etc).

This is just an article about a method to perform keyword/market research.

It's not the only way or the best or most "right" way.

Simply something you can take or leave. I hardly think it is junk but I am a bit biased :-)

[ibarss]

thank you very much
very useful information

i am waiting for any more tips and tricks )

[grezatAlice]

Thank you for your great share.

But I find that many sites in the list only can provide nofollow links.

[intoDust]

Thanks a lot Jeremy!Your guide is one of the best i read in keyword research topic.
I will definitely try your suggestions.

[xxxJamesxxx]

There's some quality info there bud... There's stuff in there I didn't even know!

James Scholes

[JSProjects]

This information is far beyond what you'd get in most WSO's. I've already been incorporating bits and pieces of this method in my own research, but you've taken it to a completely new level.

Why, oh why, did it have to become a sticky post?

[Mc Lean]

woww ,, Great post brother ,, thanks for sharing ..

[Nags]

Thanks much Jeremy Wilson. Thats teaching how to think

One question: As yahoo's siteexplorer is no more in use, will you consider SEM rush's back link counts for the analysis and the same 100 as considerable number?

Also, sending you a PM too.

[Jeremy Wilson]

But I find that many sites in the list only can provide nofollow links.

We're not using those sites to get links, although some can be used for that purpose.

The list of "Rank Magnets" are for the purpose of gauging how competitive a keyword is. If a page from one of those sites is ranked in the top 10 then chances are that keyword has less competitive SEO competition.

It's not always the case as some people heavily backlink their articles, hubpages, squidoo lenses, etc but they are more the exception than the rule.

[Jeremy Wilson]

One question: As yahoo's siteexplorer is no more in use, will you consider SEM rush's back link counts for the analysis and the same 100 as considerable number?

I prefer to use Majestic SEO these days for backlink numbers but others like Open Site Explorer and ahrefs are fine as well.

Not sure how reliable semrush's link data is at this point as I think they are in the early stages with rolling this out but I imagine in time it will be worth using.

[JSProjects]

Originally Posted by Iriss

Good luck writing about hoodia gordoni and feeling fulfilled with your work.

If you are going to create a content website, why not create it based around a subject you know about? This way you don't have to do keyword research. You already know what you are going to write about, because, well... because you know about it?

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Some of us are in this to earn money. Just because I'm not an expert on something doesn't mean I can't do a little bit of research and put together quality content. I'd love to ONLY write about my hobbies. But that will only go so far.

[Slave]

well layed out post with so much valuable information that I can't wait to try it out.
Thank you for taking the time to explain it in so much detail, it must have taken you ages to compile and put together. Top marks!!!

[bryncllc]

What a GREAT guide. Can't wait to dig deeper in to this method. I'm definitely a newbie so these types of tutorials are a lifesaver.

With Panda, does the same method still apply to the ranking magnets or are there now new sites that act as ranking magnets?

Again, thanks Jeremy.

[syaya]

Thanks jeremy I will try it

[SalAG]

Thanks! Now I understand why our employer keeps telling us to write relevant articles. It is not about using the right keywords only. The articles should be worthy to read. Indeed, article marketing is not just about volume.

[imagebali]

ít's best guide for me, thanks alot

[ranaamir]

I want to say thanks here from bottom of my heart. This huge information for me.

[davidtong]

What an EPIC post!

The Thanks button is so inadequate in this regard!

[revstan]

This is the biggest tutorial on the basics of finding a niche I can find on the internet. This really helped me!


Simplestan

[blackhaikal88]

wow thanks a lot in this tips.. its seems a long thread to read ^^ but full of new technique to find MN keyword to me..

[shailu]

wow... good stuff here.This was actually an interesting subject I’m looking for more info on this topic.i will be waiting for your further updates.

[topijerami]

great info...
but has many tutorial choose niche..
i confuse which tutorial is the best

[CashGiftingExpert]

WOW! This is 5 Star quality info and for FREE!

[markiz]

Thanks Jeremy a lot for your time and post, it's really appreciated.

[Hubert115]

Great guide.. well put together!

[nellterry]

Originally Posted by Iriss

Good luck writing about hoodia gordoni and feeling fulfilled with your work.

If you are going to create a content website, why not create it based around a subject you know about? This way you don't have to do keyword research. You already know what you are going to write about, because, well... because you know about it?

What is the point of doing keyword research about things you have no clue about? You are going to create a bunch of spammy articles with the hidden agenda of making money. The Internet does not need more of that. We just defeated SOPA, but do we really need more of this "SEO" spam created with the pursuit of money?

That's the message you create by posting such blatant posts. Instead, your message should be: if you can learn how to generate traffic to your websites, you increase chances of making more money. But you should prevent yourself from making a point that you have to do lots of research on weird key phrases. Again... if you really know so well the subject of your content, then you don't need to do any keyword research in the first place.

Research keyword has helped me a lot in the past, I'm not saying you should avoid doing it at all. Just asking to add a little reason to it.

I know everyone thinks this is great info, but it is only telling the large majority of newcomers to IM that this is what you are supposed to be doing. So people start doing this research about things they don't know anything about... and they get frustrated that they can't keep their business in the long term, or even make a decent amount of money.

We should be teaching people actually learning something, getting really good at it, and showing the world how they did it... to show honest examples of fulfilled work. This advertisement of "pursuit of money" by doing mindless things isn't really a good thing for the community, which, for some reason so blatantly supports this type of post.

...Says the guy with the spammy "How to Make French Toast" MFA site in his sig.
Keep on fighting the good fight spreading the word about cinnamon and eggs, Hemingway!

EDIT: Aw, Jeremy beat me to calling you out for this. Guess it was obvious to all of us.

By the way Jeremy... FANTASTIC post!! Answered all the questions I've had for MONTHS!! Thank you.

[semsem2]

very wonderful topic ,share :d:d:d