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Please critique my method of bum marketing (and a question about niche saturation)

by Melon Farmer
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Hello All,

I know that a new affiliate marketer who doesn't know how to or have the resources to create a product is limited to marketing other peoples existing products.

I also know that new affiliates should stay away from the big niches (weight loss, make money, etc.) because there is just too much competition.

I currently can't afford a domain name, web hosting, or any advertising, so I'm researching bum marketing and ask that you critique my current approach.

Step 1: Finding a niche - To find a niche I simply scour the click bank marketplace until I find a product which matches the following criteria.
  • The product's main page (landing page?) must be effective.
  • The niche must get keyword traffic.
  • Those keywords must have a small number of competing web sites.
Step 2: Making my page - Utilize free services (blogger, squidoo, etc.) to host my copy and affiliate links.
Step 3: Drive traffic - Utilize free methods of generating traffic (article marketing, social bookmarking, etc.) to send people to my pages.


Also, with so many people exploring 'bum marketing', what are the odds of finding a profitable niche which doesn't have a massive amount of competition. How can someone ever hope to find a niche which doesn't already have every possible keyword already saturated with competing web sites?

Thanks for reading.
Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author noodle2005
    Originally Posted by Melon Farmer View Post

    • Those keywords must have a small number of competing web sites
    When looking for the competition of your keyword dont just put the keyword in qoutes and see how many pages google returns because that is not an accurate estimation of your competition. You want to look at the first page of google results only, are the sites authority sites? do they have loads of backlinks? do you think you can outrank them?

    Who cares if google say theres only 50,000 competing pages. Ive seen high volume keywords with 500,000 supposed "competing" websites but the results on the first page did'nt contain that stiff a competition at all but ive also seen the complete opposite, 12,500 competing but the top 5 sites had a high page rank, loads of relevant backlinks etc etc
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  • Profile picture of the author NeilC
    Melon Farmer - you've got the basic theory about right, but "bum marketing" is like a lot of other IM techniques in that the basic theory is pretty straight forward and we all like things to be easy - don't we?

    There are a few factors with most methods though that really make the difference between success and failure and getting to understand keywords and competition properly is one of those. Again, that sounds simple but you really do need to get a grip on it.

    You have a choice to either take the time to learn this yourself and that can take a while, or else get someone to teach you. Pick the right person and that can cut through a lot of the bull and speed up your progress.

    Wish you luck,
    Neil
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  • Profile picture of the author jdjenkins
    If you want lower competition keywords, then go for longer phrases. So, instead of "computer widgets" go for "buy blue computer widgets" or "New York blue computer widgets". They won't get very much traffic, but if you build plenty of pages aiming at different phrases, then the traffic (and sales) will come....eventually!

    best wishes,

    Jon.
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorkay
    The truth is that no matter how much you have
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    and what doesn't is to TAKE ACTION. Lots of
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    your "personal" tests and experience.

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    • Profile picture of the author DeadGuy
      I do agree with the others about conducting a thorough competitive analysis of any niche before jumping in. But the term "saturated" does tend to be over used. It is true that some niches may be dominated by a handful of major marketing entities, but we like to use the word saturated as a way to dismiss a niche because it may be difficult to penetrate.

      If the niche proves to be lucrative after your analysis, but is populated by a large number of players, investigate ways to out-compete them. A large number of marketers in any niche should be an indication that money is being made by someone. What you just might find is that not all of these marketers are doing a bang-up job and, with some thoughtful consideration, you can find ways to do the job better.

      Originally Posted by warriorkay View Post

      The truth is that no matter how much you have
      read and learned, the best way to know what works
      and what doesn't is to TAKE ACTION. Lots of
      times you will learn the most important stuff from
      your "personal" tests and experience.

      Kingsley
      Absolutely true! Experience is the best teacher. Always has been, always will be.
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      You are making this work at home stuff way harder than it is. Ready for some sanity? Clear your head and start over.

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