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Amazon niche website: adjective required and more

by Bretlaw
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Hey everyone,

I've lately been doing some, well actually, A LOT, of research into the creation of an Amazon niche website. I've read tons of articles and watched numerous videos. I finally decided to give it a shot and went on a quest for the perfect long tail keyword. I've been searching for the holy grail for several days now and no luck so far... every long tail niche that I search for has already been taken by 2, 3 or even more people. Frustrating. I have 3 questions:

- I'm trying to go for longtail keywords (i.e. with an adjective), I'm actually only searching for keyword + best, reviews, recommended, etc. I was wondering if any Warriors had success targetting the entire keyword (so without best, reviews or any other adjective) but ofcourse still within a niche (around 2000 montly searches).

- There are a lot of niches that I feel are already taken, the first 10 results are filled with review-sites, guide-sites and comparison websites. www.keywordkeywordguide.com www.bestkeywordkeyword.com www.bestkeywordkeywordguide.com. Really frustrating. I was wondering if this is a good sign or a bad sign. Is it easier to compete with other niche-websites or is it easier to compete with a regular websites?

- E-stores. Are these a good or bad sign? Websites like Sears, Walmart, Target, Lowes etc. seem to do pretty good in Google's top 10 search results. Is it hard to tackle these websites? Has anyone real experience with this?

Thanks in advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stevie C
    Originally Posted by Bretlaw View Post

    Hey everyone,

    I've lately been doing some, well actually, A LOT, of research into the creation of an Amazon niche website. I've read tons of articles and watched numerous videos. I finally decided to give it a shot and went on a quest for the perfect long tail keyword. I've been searching for the holy grail for several days now and no luck so far... every long tail niche that I search for has already been taken by 2, 3 or even more people. Frustrating. I have 3 questions:

    - I'm trying to go for longtail keywords (i.e. with an adjective), I'm actually only searching for keyword + best, reviews, recommended, etc. I was wondering if any Warriors had success targetting the entire keyword (so without best, reviews or any other adjective) but ofcourse still within a niche (around 2000 montly searches).

    - There are a lot of niches that I feel are already taken, the first 10 results are filled with review-sites, guide-sites and comparison websites. www.keywordkeywordguide.com www.bestkeywordkeyword.com www.bestkeywordkeywordguide.com. Really frustrating. I was wondering if this is a good sign or a bad sign. Is it easier to compete with other niche-websites or is it easier to compete with a regular websites?

    - E-stores. Are these a good or bad sign? Websites like Sears, Walmart, Target, Lowes etc. seem to do pretty good in Google's top 10 search results. Is it hard to tackle these websites? Has anyone real experience with this?

    Thanks in advance.
    From my findings if you are trying to rank for instance ASUS K200MA-DS01T-RD Laptop then Google does seem to give preference to e-commerce sites and you will find it difficult to compete.

    And as you mention if you add review, compare etc tends to have more review/affiliate sites to compete against which in my opinion is a good thing. Just look at what your competitors are doing and do it better. Especially if you write longer and more in depth reviews as you will rank for longtails that you didn't even know about.
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    • Profile picture of the author James.N
      Originally Posted by Stevie C View Post

      And as you mention if you add review, compare etc tends to have more review/affiliate sites to compete against which in my opinion is a good thing. Just look at what your competitors are doing and do it better. Especially if you write longer and more in depth reviews as you will rank for longtails that you didn't even know about.
      I would agree. Don't be worried about competing against other niche sites. Start by checking out their site and "sizing up the competition". For the most part, it seems that most niche site builders don't generally think long term so with great content and hard work you can certainly outrank them.
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve B
        Brett,

        This is only a partial answer to your questions -

        I often use two free resources in finding great domain names. Try these:

        Impossibility

        Lean Domain Search

        They allow you to specify your keyword or phrase and then they search for an available domain by adding another modifier (adjective, verb, etc).

        Stick with dot com as the extension.

        Regarding competing against heavy hitters like Walmart, Target, Lowes, etc . . . I think you will have difficulty out-ranking them in the search engines; however, it doesn't mean that you can't be successful in selling products they carry - especially if you use paid advertising, solo ads, article marketing and linking to your site, etc.

        Focus on the sources of targeted traffic that will push viewers directly to your site rather than relying on organic traffic.

        The very best to you.

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  • Profile picture of the author Bretlaw
    Thanks for your answer! I'm still trying hard finding a good niche. Better invest some time now than crying afterwards because it failed. Although trial and error is good way to learn.
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