Need help to pick one out of these 6 Niches...

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With my limited knowledge, I qualified around 100 different niches in the past couple months. Now I'm left with 6. They all passed the criteria of an Affiliate Marketing Course I'm following. I'm not expecting any deep analysis, but just some helpful advice which to pick.
Thanks in advance!!!

Note: The numbers are from Ahrefs. DA = Domain Authority, Traffic = organic monthly traffic

1. A specific kind of Kitchen Equipment (think microwave)
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
8 / 6'800
23 / 20'1000
23/ 147'000
30 / 893'000
56 / 283'000

Pro/Con Summary:
+ High organic traffic, doesn't seem too competitive, the strategy and design will probably be more simple compared to other niches, higher priced product (100 - 500 $), can expand to other related types kitchen equipment in the future

- I can cook, but I'm not a pro, have to publish a lot of recipes (where do I even get those?), there's only this type of product to sell (there are many models and brands)


2. Pet Niche (think frogs)
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
8 / 28'100
15 / 13'300
33 / 153'000
47 / 134'539

Pro/Con Summary:
+ High organic traffic even for lower DA, not many competing sites, a decent variety of products to sell,

- Lack of credibility, I'm open to learn and research about these animals... but not own them


3. Growing Cannabis
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
4.4 / 6'600
14 / 3'200
28 / 29'000
54 / 98'000
61 / 266'000

Pro/Con Summary:
+ Personal interest and experience (=some credibility), a wide range of growing products to sell, expand to other non grow related topics later on (strain reviews etc)

- Possibly YMYL, Low DA aren't getting much traffic (challenging start?)


4. Personal Development Niche (Mindset related topics like self confidence, self esteem, self improvement etc)
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
9 / 8000
12 / 3'400
32 / 51'000
65 / 87'200
66 / 804'000

Pro/Con Summary:
+ High organic traffic, personally very interested in these topics, can go broader later, e.g. relationships, wealth etc...

- Lack of credibility, A lot of research to do, strategy and monetization isn't as straight forward as with the other niches


5. Food recipe blog (think Vietnamese food)
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
2.1 / 26'600
18 / 6'600
38 / 82'600
56 / 592'600
64 / 3'700'000

Pro/Con Summary:
+ Very high organic traffic, not too competitive

- How to monetize? My competitors don't seem to sell anything, but display ads..., how to get 100s recipes?


6. Non-toxic products (think eco conscious lifestyle)
Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
17 / 11'100
21 / 59'400
35 / 12'600
45 / 27'000
63 / 196'000

Pro/Con Summary:
+ Interest, a good variety of products to sell, can go broader later,

- seems a bit more competitive than the other niches in my selection, lack of credibility, lots of research required
#niches #pick
  • Profile picture of the author savidge4
    Im going to fill in between some lines here based on what you posted and whats visible. You live in Switzarland, but your heritage is Vietnamese?

    ok so you very nicely gave some options and left notes giving an idea of knowledge on each ( which is extremely helpful ) I would suggest maybe combining at least 2 of these if not 3.

    #1, and #5 probably very seamlessly go together. Anytime you can pair hard goods with something like food, its generally a good start. So things like Woks and cleavers and kitchen scissors, bamboo steamers and mortar and pestles go hand in hand with Vietnamese food. - Think the things you have in your own kitchen

    As bizarre as this sounds go watch / listen to the Song "Englishman In New York" by Sting. I am again assuming you might find the song relative. Cooking Far East food in the Western World has its challenges - Your traditions maybe a challenge.

    And with that we enter into #1, #4, and #5. Personal development for a person in a distant land is a whole other ball game of sorts - Food is a big part in personal development - I would suggest what you eat, defines who you are. food is an integral part in learning a culture. And again with food comes the tools used to prepare said food.

    I would start a blog about YOU right? The cultural changes... the Cultural foods, and the tools in your kitchen that make all of this. Throw in a dash of self improvement into the mix and you are on to something

    basically share your path through food.

    Hope that Helps!
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    • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
      Originally Posted by savidge4 View Post

      Im going to fill in between some lines here based on what you posted and whats visible. You live in Switzarland, but your heritage is Vietnamese?

      ok so you very nicely gave some options and left notes giving an idea of knowledge on each ( which is extremely helpful ) I would suggest maybe combining at least 2 of these if not 3.

      #1, and #5 probably very seamlessly go together. Anytime you can pair hard goods with something like food, its generally a good start. So things like Woks and cleavers and kitchen scissors, bamboo steamers and mortar and pestles go hand in hand with Vietnamese food. - Think the things you have in your own kitchen

      As bizarre as this sounds go watch / listen to the Song "Englishman In New York" by Sting. I am again assuming you might find the song relative. Cooking Far East food in the Western World has its challenges - Your traditions maybe a challenge.

      And with that we enter into #1, #4, and #5. Personal development for a person in a distant land is a whole other ball game of sorts - Food is a big part in personal development - I would suggest what you eat, defines who you are. food is an integral part in learning a culture. And again with food comes the tools used to prepare said food.

      I would start a blog about YOU right? The cultural changes... the Cultural foods, and the tools in your kitchen that make all of this. Throw in a dash of self improvement into the mix and you are on to something

      basically share your path through food.

      Hope that Helps!

      Thanks for your advice. I thought of combining niches as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author bonzo124
    I would avoid niches that can make people angry. For example, you don't want to give bad advice by mistake on the pet niche.

    Food recipes and personal development are too competitive. I would suggest them if you are passionate about these niches and already know many things.

    Kitchen Equipment sounds better than the other two options. You can write reviews, best-of lists, and other relevant posts. It is a good option if the competition is not heavy.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
      Originally Posted by bonzo124 View Post

      I would avoid niches that can make people angry. For example, you don't want to give bad advice by mistake on the pet niche.

      Food recipes and personal development are too competitive. I would suggest them if you are passionate about these niches and already know many things.

      Kitchen Equipment sounds better than the other two options. You can write reviews, best-of lists, and other relevant posts. It is a good option if the competition is not heavy.

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

      I know that Food Recipe Blogs are competitive. I just hoped that niching down, like focus on a specific region would be less competitive. Based on my first round research, that seems to be the case.

      Yes I feel like the Kitchen Appliance site would be the simplest to build out of all the remaining niches.
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  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    I'm curious about where the traffic figures come from. There is no software out there that I know of (including Ahrefs) that can tell you the number of visitors a competitors' website is getting.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
      Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

      I'm curious about where the traffic figures come from. There is no software out there that I know of (including Ahrefs) that can tell you the number of visitors a competitors' website is getting.

      The numbers are actually from Ahrefs. I know they aren't 100% accurate. But the course that I'm following recommends the tool.
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      • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
        Originally Posted by Nayr Amir View Post

        The numbers are actually from Ahrefs. I know they aren't 100% accurate. But the course that I'm following recommends the tool.
        That's fine, but, in fact, they are zero percent accurate. Ahrefs has no clue in the world what the traffic is for any website out there, let alone the numbers for any given keyword phrase. I can only surmise that they are making an estimate based upon the number of searches Google estimates for any given keyword and then are extrapolating that and applying a best guess for traffic based upon their search engine position.

        Do a search for click percentage based on search engine position and you'll get 10 different estimates for every ten different search results you click on. Unfortunately, nobody really knows except the search engines and it is different for every keyword.
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        • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
          Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

          That's fine, but, in fact, they are zero percent accurate. Ahrefs has no clue in the world what the traffic is for any website out there, let alone the numbers for any given keyword phrase. I can only surmise that they are making an estimate based upon the number of searches Google estimates for any given keyword and then are extrapolating that and applying a best guess for traffic based upon their search engine position.

          Do a search for click percentage based on search engine position and you'll get 10 different estimates for every ten different search results you click on. Unfortunately, nobody really knows except the search engines and it is different for every keyword.

          Wow that's good to know. And Ahrefs is expensive too! But I still feel it's useful, as it makes KW research easier. I'm just not going to trust the numbers as much.
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          • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
            Originally Posted by Nayr Amir View Post

            Wow that's good to know. And Ahrefs is expensive too! But I still feel it's useful, as it makes KW research easier. I'm just not going to trust the numbers as much.
            Yes, it definitely is helpful and a great research tool. The site-specific search numbers is the only thing I object to.
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  • Profile picture of the author PeterK123
    Pro/Con summary seems great!
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  • Profile picture of the author Klara Pelhe
    I like the analyses that you performed on all these niches, it looks quite impressive, and the way that you highlighted pros and cons for different niches can really be useful to a lot of people here, and as I see you are so dedicated to this, I think you will be successful no matter which niche you choose.


    From which you have written, I would maybe suggest that you first try with Pet niche and Kitchen equipment one as here you mentioned a lot of different benefits, and only cons is that you lack experiences in the, but that can easily be overcomed with putting a bit more efforts into researching and educating yourself about these themes. They aren't so saturated and I think they will allow you to start making profit more quickly. The personal development related one is also interesting and trending, but I think it's currently oversaturated. Maybe you can try with two different niches and compare results you are getting so that later you can stick only to one.
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    • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
      Originally Posted by Klara Pelhe View Post

      I like the analyses that you performed on all these niches, it looks quite impressive, and the way that you highlighted pros and cons for different niches can really be useful to a lot of people here, and as I see you are so dedicated to this, I think you will be successful no matter which niche you choose.


      From which you have written, I would maybe suggest that you first try with Pet niche and Kitchen equipment one as here you mentioned a lot of different benefits, and only cons is that you lack experiences in the, but that can easily be overcomed with putting a bit more efforts into researching and educating yourself about these themes. They aren't so saturated and I think they will allow you to start making profit more quickly. The personal development related one is also interesting and trending, but I think it's currently oversaturated. Maybe you can try with two different niches and compare results you are getting so that later you can stick only to one.
      The only word of caution I would offer on both the pets and kitchen appliances niches is to make sure that you are selling something that someone cannot buy at a local big retail chain. If the local Walmart or PetSmart has very little variety, that's fine but internet stores that sell exactly the same lineup that people can find locally do not tend to do well.
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      • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
        Originally Posted by Klara Pelhe View Post

        I like the analyses that you performed on all these niches, it looks quite impressive, and the way that you highlighted pros and cons for different niches can really be useful to a lot of people here, and as I see you are so dedicated to this, I think you will be successful no matter which niche you choose.


        From which you have written, I would maybe suggest that you first try with Pet niche and Kitchen equipment one as here you mentioned a lot of different benefits, and only cons is that you lack experiences in the, but that can easily be overcomed with putting a bit more efforts into researching and educating yourself about these themes. They aren't so saturated and I think they will allow you to start making profit more quickly. The personal development related one is also interesting and trending, but I think it's currently oversaturated. Maybe you can try with two different niches and compare results you are getting so that later you can stick only to one.
        Originally Posted by dave_hermansen View Post

        The only word of caution I would offer on both the pets and kitchen appliances niches is to make sure that you are selling something that someone cannot buy at a local big retail chain. If the local Walmart or PetSmart has very little variety, that's fine but internet stores that sell exactly the same lineup that people can find locally do not tend to do well.

        Thanks for this golden advice!
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    • Profile picture of the author Nayr Amir
      Originally Posted by Klara Pelhe View Post

      I like the analyses that you performed on all these niches, it looks quite impressive, and the way that you highlighted pros and cons for different niches can really be useful to a lot of people here, and as I see you are so dedicated to this, I think you will be successful no matter which niche you choose.


      From which you have written, I would maybe suggest that you first try with Pet niche and Kitchen equipment one as here you mentioned a lot of different benefits, and only cons is that you lack experiences in the, but that can easily be overcomed with putting a bit more efforts into researching and educating yourself about these themes. They aren't so saturated and I think they will allow you to start making profit more quickly. The personal development related one is also interesting and trending, but I think it's currently oversaturated. Maybe you can try with two different niches and compare results you are getting so that later you can stick only to one.

      Thank you.
      I now feel like the kitchen appliance is my best bet.

      The pet niche seems cool, but I really don't have any knowledge or experience with that type of pet yet. I also don't plan on owning them.

      I like your suggestion about trying out two niches and see which sticks.

      I heard Income School on youtube recommending that as well. Just depends on my time, I guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author GordonJ
    You've gotten some good feedback from successful people, and it is great you ask.

    But I have to go back to something you bring up: "the criteria of an AFFILIATE MARKETING COURSE (you) are following".

    Why? What is it about this course that gives you confidence this is the way to go about it? What do you like about the course, why are you so commited to following its criteria?

    Most of your CONS are either a lack of credibility, or competitive. Now savidge4 has given a newbie template before to overcome these two things, which is:

    DOCUMENT YOUR JOURNEY. For whatever you choose to do, you keep a journal, blog or some public display of what you are attempting and let time build your content and allow others who wish to take that journey, ride along with you.

    Now, I may be way wrong about this, but it seems you have done a lot of external research looking for niches, but have you given yourself an internal look as to what you like/love to do, where you spend your time, and what you want from all this effort?

    You just might find you already possess experiences which can aid you in choosing a better effort, rather than following someone's criteria.

    Every course in AFFILIATE marketing says the same thing. Niche, offfers, commissions, rinse and repeat.

    Be a niche of one, and let the world follow your journey and a year from now, you may actually achieve something worthwhile.

    Again, I could be totally wrong.

    GordonJ


    Originally Posted by Nayr Amir View Post

    With my limited knowledge, I qualified around 100 different niches in the past couple months. Now I'm left with 6. They all passed the criteria of an Affiliate Marketing Course I'm following. I'm not expecting any deep analysis, but just some helpful advice which to pick.
    Thanks in advance!!!

    Note: The numbers are from Ahrefs. DA = Domain Authority, Traffic = organic monthly traffic

    1. A specific kind of Kitchen Equipment (think microwave)
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    8 / 6'800
    23 / 20'1000
    23/ 147'000
    30 / 893'000
    56 / 283'000

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + High organic traffic, doesn't seem too competitive, the strategy and design will probably be more simple compared to other niches, higher priced product (100 - 500 $), can expand to other related types kitchen equipment in the future

    - I can cook, but I'm not a pro, have to publish a lot of recipes (where do I even get those?), there's only this type of product to sell (there are many models and brands)


    2. Pet Niche (think frogs)
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    8 / 28'100
    15 / 13'300
    33 / 153'000
    47 / 134'539

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + High organic traffic even for lower DA, not many competing sites, a decent variety of products to sell,

    - Lack of credibility, I'm open to learn and research about these animals... but not own them


    3. Growing Cannabis
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    4.4 / 6'600
    14 / 3'200
    28 / 29'000
    54 / 98'000
    61 / 266'000

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + Personal interest and experience (=some credibility), a wide range of growing products to sell, expand to other non grow related topics later on (strain reviews etc)

    - Possibly YMYL, Low DA aren't getting much traffic (challenging start?)


    4. Personal Development Niche (Mindset related topics like self confidence, self esteem, self improvement etc)
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    9 / 8000
    12 / 3'400
    32 / 51'000
    65 / 87'200
    66 / 804'000

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + High organic traffic, personally very interested in these topics, can go broader later, e.g. relationships, wealth etc...

    - Lack of credibility, A lot of research to do, strategy and monetization isn't as straight forward as with the other niches


    5. Food recipe blog (think Vietnamese food)
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    2.1 / 26'600
    18 / 6'600
    38 / 82'600
    56 / 592'600
    64 / 3'700'000

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + Very high organic traffic, not too competitive

    - How to monetize? My competitors don't seem to sell anything, but display ads..., how to get 100s recipes?


    6. Non-toxic products (think eco conscious lifestyle)
    Some of the competitors DA/Traffic:
    17 / 11'100
    21 / 59'400
    35 / 12'600
    45 / 27'000
    63 / 196'000

    Pro/Con Summary:
    + Interest, a good variety of products to sell, can go broader later,

    - seems a bit more competitive than the other niches in my selection, lack of credibility, lots of research required
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  • Food an' personal development are evergreen.

    That is why we all wanna boost our physical acumen as we flip vegan burgahs between pans.

    Cannabis?

    Not for evrywan.

    Ditto frogs.

    Howevah, frogs an' cannabis remind us of the need to be niche-orientatered.

    Niche food & niche personal development both tap the genrl wish for healthy eats an' self-advancement.

    Actschwlly they complement each othah.

    Food is a tangible asset, PD has all kindsa valyoo-added stuffs gowin' on.

    So might healthy & tasty food be a conduit to personal development tips & secrets?

    It is a seamless narrative.

    (Like cannabis an' frogs jus' kinda ain't. "I wuz so desprit to get high, I accidentally smoked The Kermster.")

    An' like Savidge says, tasty food an' kitchen accessories gaht a real obvious affinity.

    So you could add that in later.

    What I would wish to point out here is the potential for winnin' combinations.

    Food blahgs?

    Zillions.

    Personal development strategies?

    Equal zillions -- speshly if'n Tony Robbins is involved, dowin' with his face what Arnie does with his biceps.

    Blend the two togethah, you gaht a noo thing, sumthin' mebbe ain't been seen before.

    Now you can be nichey as cannabis or pets, but still play to Planet Evergreen.
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  • Profile picture of the author jougeek
    Hy Amir,
    I work on a personal development site. Best thing about this kind of site is you can sell anything on it.
    So my suggestion will be "4. Personal Development Niche (Mindset-related topics like self-confidence, self-esteem, self-improvement etc)".
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