Does This Niche Suck? Which Niche is better?

14 years ago

depends on a lot of factors...

are you focusing on one subniche and building a list?
If you are, then you will be successfull.

In my experience and opinion, pick one little subniche, build a list and give your subscribers very good quality stuff, and occasionally give them an affiliate link.

This formula almost always works.

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Zeus66

14 years ago

If you can get something set up pretty quickly, we're heading into prime time for dating/relationship niches. Valentine's Day is less than 2 months off. Get going now and you'll be all set to cash in.

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revenue4u

14 years ago

Originally Posted by rockstarinlife

Hey Fellow Warriors,

In your experience which niches are profitable, and which should you stay away from?

Specifically I am trying to focus in on either the self development, or dating, relationship, marriage niche.

Self development seems too big, and needs to be a sub niche like overcoming depression, anxiety, self confidence, etc.

Am I missing anything? What are some of your opinions or tips on this?

I already understand keyword research.

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By definition, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. You can think of a niche market as a narrowly defined group of potential customers. Try adding some adjectives in front of your terms above to narrow your focus.

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Steven Wagenheim

14 years ago

Any niche where people are spending money can be profitable.

You're looking for somebody to walk into this thread and say, "Promote
products in this niche".

It's not going to happen.

Nobody REALLY making a killing in a certain niche because the demand is
high and the competition is low is going to hand you their gravy train on
a silver platter.

Learn how to do niche research.

It's a long and complex process that everybody needs to learn if they're
going to be successful on their own and not dependent on somebody
giving them a handout.

Here's a brief outline:

1. Think of the things that YOU yourself buy.

2. Make a list of keywords for those things.

3. Go to the keyword tool of your choice and see how many monthly
searches there are for those keywords.

4. Go to Google and see how many sites there are for those keywords.

5. Go to Clickbank, Amazon and other marketplaces and see what existing
products are selling and how well.

6. See what paid ads there are for these products. Check SpyFu. See
what people are spending.

7. Go to forums and see what people are looking for in these niches. Most
of the main niches have big forums. Do this if you want to create your
own products.

There's more to this but this should get you started.

Sorry...nobody is going to hand you the answer. At least nobody who
truly wants what's best for you...and that's to pull yourself up by your
own boot straps and do this the right way.

Take this in the spirit in which it was intended.

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Any niche where people are spending money can be profitable.

You're looking for somebody to walk into this thread and say, "Promote
products in this niche".

It's not going to happen.

Nobody REALLY making a killing in a certain niche because the demand is
high and the competition is low is going to hand you their gravy train on
a silver platter.

Learn how to do niche research.

It's a long and complex process that everybody needs to learn if they're
going to be successful on their own and not dependent on somebody
giving them a handout.

Here's a brief outline:

1. Think of the things that YOU yourself buy.

2. Make a list of keywords for those things.

3. Go to the keyword tool of your choice and see how many monthly
searches there are for those keywords.

4. Go to Google and see how many sites there are for those keywords.

5. Go to Clickbank, Amazon and other marketplaces and see what existing
products are selling and how well.

6. See what paid ads there are for these products. Check SpyFu. See
what people are spending.

7. Go to forums and see what people are looking for in these niches. Most
of the main niches have big forums. Do this if you want to create your
own products.

There's more to this but this should get you started.

Sorry...nobody is going to hand you the answer. At least nobody who
truly wants what's best for you...and that's to pull yourself up by your
own boot straps and do this the right way.

Take this in the spirit in which it was intended.

I didnt expect anyone to hand me their niche etc. I was hoping for someone in any niche to give me their expert advice on what they would do in my shoes as far as which route to start or which direction to go in.

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- Dr Dan 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by CDarklock
  
  Isn't marriage one of those one-shot niches? You sell it once, you're done forever.
  
  Well, unless you do a crappy job.
  
  lol... That is true, but it can be a continuity program on strenghting your marriage etc. Also can go into parenting, working from home, health etc, after that.
  
  Originally Posted by healthlabs
  
  Health is a good niche, especially right after the new year when people partied hard and were generally unhealthy.
  
  I agree, people always wanna get healthier or lose weight.
  
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marketeers

14 years ago

I find the dating niche to be quite successful. I also like working in the fitness niche.

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Thanks for the tips and I agree with you all. I m most passionate about self development but I get at least 90% more people asking me for dating or relationship advice on forums at events I volunteer at.

its really just the self development niche I get a little confused about. the whole depression, anxiety, confidence, etc that confuses me? Im sure I am missing alot more.

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discrat

14 years ago

Yeah I think the Dating/Relationship Niche is so huge that there will NEVER be more Supply than Demand. There will ALWAYS be room for anyone who wants to promote this Niche with good, original quality content and good products.

People will always want to hop on their Computer to look for Romance and potential Mates. Its just a natural thing that single people and many times NOT single people do !!

Consequently, there is enough Money to go around for ALL of us for a long, long time, IMHO !!!

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by discrat

Yeah I think the Dating/Relationship Niche is so huge that there will NEVER be more Supply than Demand. There will ALWAYS be room for anyone who wants to promote this Niche with good, original quality content and good products.

People will always want to hop on their Computer to look for Romance and potential Mates. Its just a natural thing that single people and many times NOT single people do !!

Consequently, there is enough Money to go around for ALL of us for a long, long time, IMHO !!!

I agree.. I just get so bored about talking about the same things and problems people go through. But then again, that is why I jumped into IM and got out of the life/relationship phone coaching biz. So I could automatic the same content and spend more time with my wife and 3 kids.

I had volunteered for a forum type site similar to yahoo answers about 1 year ago. I was a listed expert in the fields of building self confidence, self esteem, stress reducing, communication, relationship, dating, marriage, etc.

Out of all those categories, I had at least 90-95% of the questions all about how do I tell someone I like them, or get over them, or get them to grow up, or my cheating husband or wife, etc.

Seems like I already know the answer to this but just kept dragging my feet like a 3 year old that wanted a new toy! jk... sorta...

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Have any of you been successful with self development niche in IM?

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eaglechick

14 years ago

If you really want to suceed in the dating niche get hold of Rosalind Gardners E-book - The Super Affilliate Handbook. A bit pricey but worth every penny. She makes a killing in the dating niche and will show you exactly how. Don't play around with crappy inferior products get this lady stuff - she has made it. You can only follow in her footsteps.

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by eaglechick

If you really want to suceed in the dating niche get hold of Rosalind Gardners E-book - The Super Affilliate Handbook. A bit pricey but worth every penny. She makes a killing in the dating niche and will show you exactly how. Don't play around with crappy inferior products get this lady stuff - she has made it. You can only follow in her footsteps.

Thanks I will check it out but I already have over 400 gigs of IM products. I had another thread opened about information overload.

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AllyW

14 years ago

eaglechick is right -- Rosalind Gardner is the real deal. If you're doing affiliate selling at all, you will learn a lot from her Super Affiliate Handbook. This is one book you want to read very thoroughly, cover-to-cover, over several days. You can also get a hard copy at Amazon.com.

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DogScout

14 years ago

Medical. berry drinks and IM are FTC focused right now. Beside if you're new, IM isn't exactly a good niche to be in until you are successful at other things.

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Yea im not in the IM market. I am in the self development and dating, relationship, marriage niches. Thanks for the heads up though.

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aceshigh

14 years ago

Have you ever considered B2B ? Lots of opportunity in B2B. Also clients have money so you don't need a lot of clients to make money I'm finding. Just got to think of some kind niche and some kind of a service that businesses need.

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automoversny

14 years ago

its very hard to stick to one

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misterkailo

14 years ago

I think you have to pick a niche that you LOVE. I know that dating niche makes a lot of money, but I have no interest in talking about dating 24/7. I like talking about online marketing 24/7 so my focus is on online marketing only.

Take your time to decide what you like to write/talk about the most!

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Carlo Cabrera 14 years ago

From my experience with good marketing you can make money in any niche and the only way to find out which niche is better is to test them out.
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actionplanbiz

14 years ago

Marriage Niche, We need it here in the US

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by aceshigh

Have you ever considered B2B ? Lots of opportunity in B2B. Also clients have money so you don't need a lot of clients to make money I'm finding. Just got to think of some kind niche and some kind of a service that businesses need.

It was one of the projects I was planning. I had a guy that wanted me to do some live events on branding yourself and standing out. This would probably yield me the most income right off the bat. I might just go this route.

Originally Posted by automoversny

its very hard to stick to one

I agree.

Originally Posted by misterkailo

I think you have to pick a niche that you LOVE. I know that dating niche makes a lot of money, but I have no interest in talking about dating 24/7. I like talking about online marketing 24/7 so my focus is on online marketing only.

Take your time to decide what you like to write/talk about the most!

Its funny because I love helping people in just about every topic.

Originally Posted by Carlo Cabrera

From my experience with good marketing you can make money in any niche and the only way to find out which niche is better is to test them out.

This is what I am learning but it is a steep learning curve. Alot different than live events.

Originally Posted by actionplanbiz

Marriage Niche, We need it here in the US

I get most of my clients asking for either mariage or dating advice. I should have focused on this niche for my first online project.

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CDarklock 14 years ago

Originally Posted by actionplanbiz

Marriage Niche, We need it here in the US

Isn't marriage one of those one-shot niches? You sell it once, you're done forever.

Well, unless you do a crappy job.
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healthlabs

14 years ago

Health is a good niche, especially right after the new year when people partied hard and were generally unhealthy.

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14 years ago

Here's another one. Ask yourself what problems are prospects facing in those areas? Do you have solutions? Read questions asked at the forums that you frequent and offer solutions.

Another way is to look at Clickbank from a prospect's viewpoint and figure out which product or products address that concern with a good solution. Maybe you can improve on it, which would give you an instant idea and possibly a great subniche.

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14 years ago

i agree health niche is good. also open your eyes up to recent trends

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Nutrifitness 14 years ago

Originally Posted by ebook

i agree health niche is good. also open your eyes up to recent trends

Correct! For instance in my niche (fitness ) American Council on Exercise (ACE) Says Time- and Cost-Conscious Workouts

Look to see what's hot...fitness bootcamp style workouts ,circiut training,group fitness etc ..

On another note ...yet I still even see article writers writing about the same old outdated stuff .. hint
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Anup Mahajan

14 years ago

There are tons of great niches out there, you just need to dig them. Here's how I check if the niche is profitable

1) Look if there are any products that are selling well in Clickbank, Amazon, eBay etc. in the niche

2) Check if people are promoting the products through Google Adwords

3) Visit the niche related forums and check whether people are ready to spend money for the product

4) check if there is any magazine published for the niche (or subniche). If there is more than one magazine, then the niche could be very profitable.

You can check some other things as well, but the above four should give a good indication whether the niche is profitable

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

Originally Posted by anup.mahajan

There are tons of great niches out there, you just need to dig them. Here's how I check if the niche is profitable

1) Look if there are any products that are selling well in Clickbank, Amazon, eBay etc. in the niche

2) Check if people are promoting the products through Google Adwords

3) Visit the niche related forums and check whether people are ready to spend money for the product

4) check if there is any magazine published for the niche (or subniche). If there is more than one magazine, then the niche could be very profitable.

You can check some other things as well, but the above four should give a good indication whether the niche is profitable

Regards,

I have heard that advice many times and it is great advice. Thanks.

I was hoping to find someone here that could break down the self development niche into micro niches.

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naomiabloosky

14 years ago

The health vertical can open up many doors...if your target market is concerned with "health" in general you potentially can have success with anything health related...from health insurance offers, to weightloss, to skincare, etc.

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Christophe Young

14 years ago

I agree that the dating niche is a good one. Especially if you are experienced and passionate about it. I love it when people tell me it's too competitive. Right!

There are thousands of guys going to the search engines looking for dating advice every day. The trick is to get your site in front of them before anyone else. It's all about the marketing.

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Dr Dan

14 years ago

I was told many times before that I should be going into the dating niche and from there introduce them into the being a rockstar in your life program. I had a few articles out there and the ones on dating vs the ones on creating a passionate life etc. The dating article had at least 10-20X more views. Even the videos I had made had the same effect. and that was before I even understood keywords or keyword research.

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