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Some noob questions about niche and monetization

by 0ldfart
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Ive been looking at some niche marketing stuff and am thinking of getting in and having a go. There's a couple of issues Im still wrapping my head around though, and I am hoping someone can help me out.

So lets say I find an awesome niche, with plenty of searches and low competition, how do I go from that to finding affiliate schemes that will earn me money from clicks?

One example;

I did a google search for 'peanut butter'. Unsirprisingly, the high result for my query was from Sanitarium, a major manufacturer.

The next result was for ø Peanut Butter - Peanut Butter History, Health Facts, Nutrition Data and Recipes ø

'Great', I think, here's an example of a money-site. But naw, from what I can see there's nothing in it that could earn. What I don't get about this site, is that they've got the placement, but dont seem to be monetizing it.

Am I missing something?

Getting back to the first question, it seems to make better sense to find the niche then do the cash-per-click research, rather than vice versa. IS this a good approach?

Sorry, a bit of a rambling question, Im just trying to get clear in my mind about how organise pay-per-clicks from the high serp attainable in a niche site. Whats the step after finding an easily accessible gap in google competition?
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  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    I think what you've found is that certain niches or keywords lend themselves to a preferred means of monetization.

    Certain niches are popular but aren't necessarily product niches. In these cases, something like adsense might be the better choice.

    Other niches like internet marketing or how to meet girls have more options including product sales.

    It's something you need to think about when deciding on your niche... how am I going to make money with this site?

    The 3 basic ways to make money online, 1) Ad's (adsense) 3) Selling products (your own or affiliate) 4) List building (to promote and sell products too in the future).

    Which of those 3 (or combination of) works best with your niche?
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    • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
      As you have just demonstrated finding a popular niche is only the first step to making money online.

      As an example even if you were to make your own peanut butter and sell it online the sales would be very low as people can just walk into a shop and buy it (Probably for far less).

      Personally I would be aiming to find a physical product or ebook to sell in the $40-60 range, as this should give a good ROI (Return On Investment).

      The Peanut butter example highlights that coming across an untapped niche may well mean it is untapped for a good reason.
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