There Is No Such Thing As An Over-Crowded Niche!

Hi Lady Nana

No, since there are a high number of newcomers who are getting into this area, and also because the Internet changes quite regularly.

Physical markets often reach what they call a "saturation point". For example, when cars first came out, it made the manufacturers a lot of money, because most people didn't have cars. Once about 95% of the population had cars, sales dropped dramatically.

The thing that makes online marketing different, is that it's often based on INFORMATION. People always crave information, and they want the latest information.

So you could sell a dating guide that answered every question... people would still forget some of it, and 3 years later, buy a DIFFERENT dating guide that answered every question

I'm hardly a 'guru', but I would still steer the very new away from highly competitive niches.

> The highly competitive niches with the big money attract the best of the best. It's like some of those non-conference football games going on now, with scores like:

Powerhouse U 63, Little Sisters of the Poor 3

> If you get beat on despite your best efforts, it's easy to get discouraged if you don't have some kind of success to fall back on.

> Even if you have the huevos to stick around while taking your lumps, it's far better to make the bonehead mistakes outside the view of the really lucrative markets. Better to make a fool of yourself in front of a niche with 47 people than one with 47,000.

Internet Marketing is like any other competitive sport. There are always a few players who seem to make a big impact as soon as they enter the game, but most players do their time in the minor leagues and work their way into the big time.

If you want something bad enough, you'll find a way to get it.

Having said that, there is also beating your head against a stone wall.

Take the porn niche. I know this one very well as I actually started out in
it long before I was an Internet marketer. In fact, it was when I first got
my AOL account

Member Since: 6/21/97

I discovered quite early on that in order to make it in that niche, which
I didn't do. you can't be a small player. The competition is astronomical.

And, getting JVs in it is very difficult because most webmasters are very
competitive. They're having a hard enough time getting their own share
of the market because there is so much free porn around.

It is, without a doubt, the loneliest niche out there.

Plus, you are so limited with how you can promote it and even monetize
it as far as payment processors.

No PPC.
No PayPal

I could go on and on. The barriers are almost as strong as the ones
facing Nigerian citizens...maybe stronger.

After several years of trying to make a dent in that niche, I finally gave
up. I was still working a full time job at the time so it didn't really matter.

But when I lost my job, I realized that going back to that niche would have
been a HUGE mistake with all the obstacles.

So I focused on something a little more attainable.

Point is, there are some things that are just too difficult to take shots at
unless you have a great deal of money to throw into it.

But in general, I will agree with the OP.

If you want something bad enough, you will find a way to get it.