the thing is that i don't want something that's too competitive.

I think that the second you start choosing a niche based on a Google report and not based on what you care about and can get enthusiastic about you are dead in the water.

So what do you care about? What gets you excited? What is something you could talk about/spend hours on without even realizing?

That's your niche. Or you can continue to follow the status quo and chase the "big niches" or those that have "great keywords". The choice really comes down to whether you want to fail or not.

id recommend you find a niche that you have some intrest or know alittle about it as mentioned above and id recommend you pick your own no one is going to tell you a profitable niche and also i wouldnt post your niche or keyword unless you want alot more competion as not everyone on here is friendly and they will just head stright off and start targeting that great keyword you will have just handed them without them having to do any of the leg work..

Don't do it non. Seriously, listen to what Joseph said, he's saving you a lot of heartache further down the line. Do NOT ignore this advice. What you are effectively doing is letting everything outside of your control dictate how you are going to proceed in this business. Why do you think the failure rate is so high in Internet marketing? It's because of what you are attempting to do. Picking a niche based on keyword competition is an old strategy that was easy to make money out of years ago. Times have changed and the chances of you continuing in this business are GREATLY reduced due to the strategy you are currently considering.

The fact that you have to ask such a question should have alarm bells ringing in your ears. Your mindset is all wrong, your strategy is outdated and one of the least effective models to implement and your chances of failure are sky high if you continue. I'm confident you'll ignore this advice because when starting out you are oblivious what you're getting yourself into, but, mark my words, you are going to struggle with this mindset. There's no doubt about that.

That's not the answer to your question and no doubt it's not the answer you want to hear, but it is the answer you need to hear. Really sit down and think about what skills you have, what knowledge you have and what problems you can solve before you jump in with both feet.

I'm sure someone else will jump on here and give you the bad advice you are looking for.

Hi Non,

You may also want to consider a long term
solution... Building a real BRAND for the
long haul.

Why not build a business and a legacy that
your kids / family would be proud of?

Keep your eyes pierced and look for
a good business (I.M.) coach... Plenty
to choose from on this site.

Wishing you total success,
Frank Wellington

non, When you are just starting out, you should target a niche that you have passion for and some knowledge of. Otherwise, you are overloading your mind by having to research something new and learning I.M. concurrently.

Or if you always wanted to slip into a leotard and contort your body into unnatural positions, buy a yoga course, learn it, and become an affiliate for the product.

Once you have the skills in this business you can target anything and you will learn how to target highly competitive niches, because that is where the money is. Until that time, give yourself the best chance for a series of small successes. Many people go down the wrong path a few times and quit. The next path may have been the right one. Hang in there.

Pick something you're at least interested about but stick to the BIG 3:

Health & fitness
Money (then focus on a particular ares like IM, forex, real estate, marketing ect...)
Relationship ( dating for men, women, intimate relationships. sex ect...)

Ryan

The Internet is littered with the failed websites of foolish newbies who "go where the money is". It's also very ignorant to assume passion=obscure hobby, but hey you're the one that's made millions :rolleyes:.

We'll let the OP do what they want to do. I'm not selling an IM product to them so I have no stake in their future either way.

If there is high competition that simply means that there is a lot of real interest in the product or service, and therefore a much higher chance that you will sell something. Any hits you would get have a higher probability of being from buyers.

I used to think a less competitive niche is what I needed...but the more I read about IM the more I understand that those niches probably just don't pay and that's why there is so little competition.

I am not an expert, I am still studying this, but I would advice you to choose a competitive niche and BEFORE you start doing anything, study the business, at least this is what I have chosen to do, money will come I am not in a rush and if I have no clue of what I am doing with IM, money is likely to only go ! What I intend to eventually do is choose a competitive niche, and market it better than others. It is not different than any other business, if you are better than competition, then the competition don't really matter since you will do better than them.

I may be wrong but I think this is the right approach.

As for picking something you like and know, I agree it is more fun, but the most important to me is that there is potential for earnings, worst case scenario choose something that can pay and study it so you know it, and try to enjoy the process of becoming better and better at this specific topic, everything can be learned you don't necessarely HAVE to choose something you know A to Z already.

This is my opinion, but again I am a newbie so keep that in mind when you read my comment.

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If you want to find a good niche in Yoga, whether it be weight loss or something else related to that, go to magazines.com and have a look at the Yoga magazines they have there.

Many times, you can take a title that's on their front covers, do some keyword research, make sure this particular niche you are getting into is profitable enough in the first place and then, if it is, you can then have yourself a nice little title for an eBook or report that you can either give away to build your list or to sell.

Internet Marketing Academics dot com shows you how to do this in detail. I know the membership there is still free, but I don't know for sure how much longer it will be that way.

There's been talk about a monthly fee being added to it in the near future because some good valuable content is beginning to fill the site. Also - I know that whoever signs up before the fee is added, they will have a free lifetime membership including all new content that is made available. It's a good place to get started properly for free.

For starters, you're picking a niche the wrong way. "Yoga weight loss" is only one keyword out of hundreds (if not thousands) of potential keywords. What's more important than that is the competition, what they're doing, and where the advertising dollars are.

While it's nice to have a passion about the niche you're getting into, that's not always the reality of it. I'm not passionate about wedding planning, as an example, but I was very passioniate about the business I built around it and my customers. All expertise was outsourced locally so that wasn't an issue. You can be passionate about delivering value for your customers.

If you're looking for a niche that is profitable you've got thousands of examples on Amazon.com, lifestyle niches, and any market that has a specific need. I'm in some very competitive niches and the competition doesn't concern me because they've done most of the market research for me and there's a ton of potential partners.

Here's how I'm able to compete in those niches:

1. Solid product line (takes time to build, in the interim you market other people's products or services).
2. I know all my conversion numbers (takes time to obtain).
3. I took the time to establish and build relationships.
4. No single entity owns all the channels of distribution, so I found places where the competition didn't dominate and dominated those areas (think press releases, websites that sell adversting, online radio stations, etc.).
5. I treat my affiliates very well.
6. I buy and test paid advertising (most marketers aren't willing to risk hundreds of dollars or more to find a profitable campaign while simultaneously tweaking and obtaining their conversion numbers).

People worry about competition which I don't understand. You don't have to beat everyone in your niche, you just have to offer something of value and have an effective way of delivering it.

As my mentor used to tell me, you don't have to outrun the bear, only the person next to you.

RoD

Target more than 3 long tail keywords related to the main keyword for more traffic.Try to discover and satisfy the searcher by delivering up highly valuable content that meets their needs first.

What you want to do is keep an eye on the search volume and select a good range of high, mid and low searched keywords.There is a low chance to rank for a highly competitive keyword, but if you do, the rewards are high, so it may still be worth it to include a few of them in your optimization.
Low searched keywords (LONG TAIL KEYWORDS) that are 100% relevant can still be very valuable. They are usually easier to rank for, so you can probably get to #1 (or at least top 5) for most of them and thus dominate that low searched niche market. By having many of these low searched keywords which have 100% relevancy at #1, you can still bring in highly targeted traffic to your site, which will convert to sales/revenue.

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