Any of you has been successful (or know about) on the 'science' niche?

Seems a good choice, but I would prefer to avoid the "learning chemistry" niche, since I think is one of the most exploited ones of all the chemistry related niches I could easily handle with my knowledge.


Didn't know about eBay affiliate programs.
I know about Amazon, but I didn't know to what extent Amazon affiliate would be profitable in this field.
It seems it would. Thanks for the ideas.
I definitely will focus on the needs of books and equipment sales. Seems that is the opinion of the most who posted here. I have home-lab equipment myself, and I use it everyday at university, so it could be really easy to write and promote reviews.

I guess this fits with Email or Web marketing doesn't it?
(On the other hand, I need a web space to post Amazon links and reviews, since they don't allow email marketing)

I've beer reading many of your posts and I want to thank you for everything you share with this community.
Never thought this area could be that lucrative in IM, I'm a noob in this, and I feel relieved reading it.

One question: I'm not completely sure abot what you mean about those "arenas". Applied science, for example, would mean what someone could apply on it's everyday life or is more about an "industrial/development" approach?
Emerging technology, I suppose is all about news, isn't it?
And "specialty research lab equipment sales", you mean targeting actual industry/academia lab managers and sell them lab equipment from a company?

I don't see what kind of articles should you write to approach an audience looking for equipment for his company online.

That's what I will definitely do.


Turn science into practical applications, that could be from everyday life to industrial technology development?

A mix between education explaining scientifics facts and debunking "myths" is the option I probably like the most at the moment.


And about offline publications. I am not sure how it goes... You get published, and then what? Articles would include a link to your website? Just your name?

Understood. Choose and audience and become an authority on it.

Then just promote products.


Very nice list, but...
What do you exactly mean? Just that the fields discussed on those journal could be profitable?
That I should aim to get promoted and published in those sites?
Or maybe that those are examples of sites profiting in its fields?


Thanks again

Thanks.

Viral marketing is a daily obsession of mine. The power is truly unmatched by any other form of online marketing. I strongly suggest, as you rightly point out, applying it to articles (of which I'm of course also a big fan), but thinking beyond articles. What else can spread in a viral manner?

If it can spread - then you need to do it.

GRM

Yeah, doubtlessly true, you can break it down many times you want.

But even though I started the thread talking about a niche, maybe it should be called something more than that as collison said bellow your comment:

It's true that I have a knowledge that 99,99% internet marketers does not have, and if I could exploit it to become an authority, I think it could generate some serious income.

Breaking chemistry down in my opinion, is hard limiting the audience of the site. Why? Because people interested in chemistry are generally interested in many fields of it. And probably his needs (like say, lab equipment) are not so different from one to another.


(About the "science 'niche'" in the title, I'm sorry. I should have named it "on any 'science'-related nice"




Thanks for the example!
I'm estarting to see some ideas about how to take advantage of chemistry to explain things to people from "everyday public" to actual chemists willing to purchase lab equipment. I just need now to find and choose the best one.




This is another story now, isn't it?
I am not trying to make a living writing articles for others (at least in IM, most academia jobs consist on that, research and write papers with results, ha.)

The articles I syndicated all had a very simple and limited scope, which was to establish myself as an authority, demonstrate affinity, and to drive traffic to one of my relevant websites. Nothing more. They were never about the products I was promoting.

My little "trick" was to build relationships with other marketers' subscribers by syndicating articles to their publications and websites. With no apparent self-serving content, these articles almost always were accepted widely in online/offline publications and many times even went "viral" when readers shared with friends, colleagues, peers, other departments, etc. In addition, sometimes these articles have become referenced sources by other writers.

Monetization began when reading audiences visited my website, made a nominal purchase then subscribed to a list. Promotions were only made to buyers who subscribed. Instead of repeating my process over again here, this post will explain in more detail:
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post9059876

And here is a website similar to my marketing style across all of my niches:
Chemistry News -- ScienceDaily

The main difference is that instead of ads on my websites, I used optin forms incentivized for buyers of a nominally-priced product such as an Amazon book. I then would send emails on a daily basis promoting incrementally higher end products. Emails always included relevant niche news, industry develpments, some free resources, links to videos of product applications, a few jokes (they really need to be good ones), and hard-hitting contextual promotions at the end of every email.

A perfect example of this in action is the previously referenced website Chemistry News -- ScienceDaily

I was in several niches doing exactly that for over 16 years; ie UFOs, conspiracy theories, the Mayan 2012 "prophecy", end of the world "predictions", etc. Ignorance and superstition are particularly persistent phenomenon that can be exploited within massive segments of the population.

Nearly all offline publications allow at least a byline along with a short sentence at the end for your website or email. Anything less than that, I would not consider for syndication of my articles.

Actually, there is much more to it than that. With articles, you are developing an affinity with your reading audience.
One of the basic tenets of marketing is to know and understand your prospective customers. For example, a technique I've always used was to build lists around targeted demographics rather than niches. Typically, people with common interests, vocation, members of organizations, clubs, etc tend to have similar and often predictable buying patterns.

To maximize conversion rates you need to be able to relate or demonstrate an affinity with your target audience, and align marketing campaigns with their expectations and buying patterns. For higher end products, consider adding communication channels such as webinars, telemarketing, direct mail, local seminars, and even personal sales for large deals.

Focusing on marketing by developing an affinity within specific groups of people who share similar interests can open up a broad spectrum of lucrative niches and opportunities for referrals and cross-sales. Eventually this can span hundreds of highly profitable niches, and marketing to them is a matter of matching relevant products to an engaging funnel system.

The most successful affiliates I know market to groups of people who they understand and can relate well on a more personal level. It is not limited to language, although nuances of context are every bit of much as a language barrier in communication with ethnic groups, gender, age, professionals, religious affiliation, and others otherwise known as demographics.

Personally, I targeted medical professionals, legal specialists, accountants, mechanical/electrical/aerospace engineers, managers in business/industry, academia faculty/researchers, trade associations, churches, civic groups, etc. People are multi-dimensional, and have a wide variety of interests which can optimally be monetized with effective list segmentation.

Expertise in your field can be applied widely across large groups or demographics, which distinguishes you from among competitors as" the go to guy" for reliable information and resources. Once you have established an initial affinity with them, your "credibility" can then be leveraged into additional niches and high end products.


All of the above.