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Hi all

i want to know if the weight loss niche is still profitable , and as i am newbie , do you guys think that i can go on it , as my first business online ? or i need to look for another market

all the best
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  • Profile picture of the author MilkerFocus
    Yes, it does.
    Here are 3 most popular ever green niches,

    - making money online
    - dating
    - health/ weight loss
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  • Profile picture of the author Arunabh Singh
    Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

    Hi all

    i want to know if the weight loss niche is still profitable , and as i am newbie , do you guys think that i can go on it , as my first business online ? or i need to look for another market

    all the best
    Weight loss is still a very profitable market and is still going to be in upcoming years.

    For someone who is starting out I don't really think it is a smart move to attack a competitive niche like weight loss or credit cards. Surely they have a nice payout, however, it is also very competitive and tough to break in with a beginners skill set. If you do this you are headed for failure. Most newbies make the mistake of going after a strong niche and when they can't break even they get discouraged and eventually conclude that internet marketing doesn't work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Toshiba
    thx all
    Weight loss is still a very profitable market and is still going to be in upcoming years.

    For someone who is starting out I don't really think it is a smart move to attack a competitive niche like weight loss or credit cards. Surely they have a nice payout, however, it is also very competitive and tough to break in with a beginners skill set. If you do this you are headed for failure. Most newbies make the mistake of going after a strong niche and when they can't break even they get discouraged and eventually conclude that internet marketing doesn't work.
    The problem is i can't find any niche , i tried and tried but nothing on my mind

    any suggestion i'll be thankfull
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    • Profile picture of the author JoeyXoto
      Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

      thx all


      The problem is i can't find any niche , i tried and tried but nothing on my mind

      any suggestion i'll be thankfull
      what are u interested in? I would suggest working in a niche you have knowledge about/have a passion for. For example, I love sales and coaching, so I like teaching people to make money; I've moved that into the digital world...

      You can do whatever you want; just make sure there is a hungry market that will always be there.

      Weight loss will never dissapear - people will always want to lose weight because people will always want to eat fast food

      Same with money - people always want to make money.

      Dating - People will always want to reproduce.

      What's your passions? Tell us...
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    • Profile picture of the author Arunabh Singh
      Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

      thx all


      The problem is i can't find any niche , i tried and tried but nothing on my mind

      any suggestion i'll be thankfull

      Here is the quickest way to research a profitable niche.

      Go to Flippa.com and look in the Just Sold section. You will see a lot of big website sales and if you go through first two pages I am sure you will find more than one
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  • Profile picture of the author JoeyXoto
    It is profitable. Also you don't neccesarily have to even focus on a sub niche.

    The Internet is a open playground. You will find it hard to rank for keywords in search engines, so try to use other techniques to build traffic, and create your own following/branding.

    It's totally possible, and will make you money if you approach it the right way.

    Think about it; in the offline business world, there are hundreds of thousands of businesses who compete int he same niche, some on international scale so geography makes no difference - if they can do it, so can you; and with much less of an overhead.

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Maui Joe
    Of course it's profitable. Good luck with that though. You have a ton of the fiercest competitors ahead of you. Better to drill down into a sub-niche within weight loss.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacob Padget
    You only need to glance at something such as CBEngine to get a good idea of how many successful weight loss niche programs there are around. I don't think that the saturation of the market is a problem, as long as you use an at least somewhat different approach. And, that's easy. There are a lot of really strange diets and exercise reigmes, to which extent they actually work I cannot say, that have become very popular.
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  • Profile picture of the author ShutupAndEarn
    I have EMD's for 4 different weight loss niches. They are all doing very well.
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  • Profile picture of the author taskemann
    Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

    Hi all

    i want to know if the weight loss niche is still profitable , and as i am newbie , do you guys think that i can go on it , as my first business online ? or i need to look for another market

    all the best
    The weight loss niche is a huge niche with a lot of competition. But where it is competition, there is also a market. Try to focus on one of the weight loss niche's sub-niches (like "how to get thinner legs") and try to dominate that sub-niche and become the best in it!

    It's very important that you focus on just one niche/sub-niche because an old pro verb says - "It's a lot easier to chase and catch one monkey than 10 monkeys".

    Jimmy
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    • Profile picture of the author QuantumDon
      Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

      The weight loss niche is a huge niche with a lot of competition. But where it is competition, there is also a market. Try to focus on one of the weight loss niche's sub-niches (like "how to get thinner legs") and try to dominate that sub-niche and become the best in it!

      It's very important that you focus on just one niche/sub-niche because an old pro verb says - "It's a lot easier to chase and catch one monkey than 10 monkeys".

      Jimmy
      Hey Jimmy Great tip for him really, I like your idea about targeting the subs!
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      • Profile picture of the author taskemann
        Originally Posted by QuantumDon View Post

        Hey Jimmy Great tip for him really, I like your idea about targeting the subs!
        Thanks. It was just something Philip Kotler taught me :p
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  • Profile picture of the author QuantumDon
    Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

    Hi all

    i want to know if the weight loss niche is still profitable , and as i am newbie , do you guys think that i can go on it , as my first business online ? or i need to look for another market

    all the best
    It is still profitable but because of the HIGH competition you not going to make to much from your websites search traffic, however you can by Viral Marketing or word of mouth and grinding it out everyday.

    I would recommend choosing another Niche, and if you are interested I have a great niche for you that will be a awesome first one, I also have the domain for it as well with a very good name.

    I would be willing to allow you the domain and help you with the SEO for a split in profits, as well as showing you the ropes. I have done this before and its always profitable I do not have time to build the website, your looking for a good niche and maybe some good pointers from a veteran its a win win for both!

    The niche is a smaller one, but with zero competition and I think this site will generate around $300 - $900 weekly after its second month up. I also have a ton of strong backlinks from my other sites that will make this very easy if you want to email me and we can talk about it more I would be happy to and depending on what you can do we will figure a % out for you.

    Its nice to have someone who has done this before time and time again to say here, I will help you get your first done so you know how to do this and when it comes time for your next site, you will have a consistent income.

    P.s I am working on a marketing/web design network so you will also get access to it once its up next month if your interested an I dont see why you wouldn't we have some awesome stuff for our members but any way option is there is you want it, I recon the site should be making at least $150 a week with 2 -3 after its up! Click here to Email me
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  • Profile picture of the author gabibeowulf
    I would suggest you start digging into smaller niches. Anyway, weight loss is not a niche. Losing weight by hypnosis is a niche. Competitive markets aren't really for newbies who have not yet mastered traffic generation. The usual newbie cycle is ... try weight loss market .. frustrated with no results, despite all the gurus out there recommending weight loss .. give up on internet marketing as it's not working.

    Try finding a niche that you know by heart and where you could thrive without the fierce competition. You will then know how to create content that people love as they see the energy and joy you have put into writing, they will trust you and they will buy based on your recommendation.

    Is it easy? It never is...

    Gabriel
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  • I own WeightLossManna.com and it would make a great freebie site and/or content marketing to build a front end list of freebie seekers. You could upsell the list in the backend with ebooks from clickbank et al. Either way this would make a great list building funnel if done right. I could sell it to you for $50.
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  • Profile picture of the author GaurabBorah
    Its one of my favorite niche. But I don't promote products that are seen all over. Instead I go with low gravity products, yes they have to have a good sales page. I have my own unique way of promoting them. So won't be revealing much.

    But yeah it works and works well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Menzieshunt
    I'm a newbie and targetted this market three months ago and am doing pretty well with my weight loss blog, but it was very hard work for the first month - 12 hr days! But I'm starting to get fairly large companies who like my blog coming directly to me now with sponsorship deals so that must be a good thing! To be honest this avenue has been far more lucrative than adsense.
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    • Profile picture of the author mikexx23
      Yes you are right the weight loss niche can be very competitive but like with any niche you have to still make sure that you have a quality website that people enjoy visiting.

      Always look at the big picture. Do you want to take the chance go into a niche where there are not so many customers. With weight loss you know that there are millions of people who are trying to lose weight. You have to just make sure that you choose the right type of keywords. It might take you a bit lobger to actually be successful but once you do all your neccesary SEO you will be fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Weight loss is still hot... just like "internet marketing" or "make money online". It's all about getting those money pages out there.
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  • Profile picture of the author mmntv
    Weight loss is great but like others said drill into it and find a subniche to tackle. Don't be afraid of competition. Innovate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Woolard
    Long Tail Keywords

    There are many in the weight loss industry. So you should never run dry on traffic.

    Great Pros

    Can create very brandable site

    Unlimited marketing potential: Pay advertising, facebook twitter and youtube integration, even billboard and magazine advertising if you get big enough.

    Easy to create affiliate programs if you have good unique product.

    Easier to buy lists and content from others
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  • Profile picture of the author backlinksrockstar
    Truly a profitable website. The downside is competition.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sarevok
    How to test if a niche is profitable:

    I do the "shopping mall" approach.

    You go into a shopping mall. Round up 100 random people.

    Would at least 10% of the people be interested in the niche?

    If the answer is yes, it's a winning niche.

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  • Profile picture of the author JadeLy
    I like the shopping mall approach!

    Think about life stages and time-sensitive factors when you're thinking about a subniche. For example, lose x by Christmas, or losing weight after menopause etc. The more narrow the niche, the easier it will be for you to distinguish yourself.

    Go to places where the target demographic hangs out - Facebook groups, forums / discussion boards, and get to know them. Might be another fantastic source of traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author JabMonkey
    Originally Posted by Toshiba View Post

    Hi all

    i want to know if the weight loss niche is still profitable , and as i am newbie , do you guys think that i can go on it , as my first business online ? or i need to look for another market

    all the best
    I sell a hell of a lot of PLR ebooks in the dieting/weight loss niche. It's one of my biggest sellers on Fiverr. So I'd say you are good to go!

    Also Fitness, Traffic/SEO, and Social Media/Facebook/Twitter marketing and health. Those are my top dogs for PLR reselling.

    Most of my buyers are serious bloggers or newbies. I also worked as a CSR for a few months for a squeeze page design company and about 3 out of 5 newbies buying in were wanting dieting related designs.
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  • Profile picture of the author Menzieshunt
    or the niche just evolves - my weight loss blog started up as a blog about how I lost weight last year and has now evolved into a blog about losing further weight as a result of training for a marathon and subsequently I have been approached by sponsors in the running niche - which is kind of cool as I'm getting a lot of my running kit paid for! Believe me, if you know what new trainers cost these days, this is worth it!
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  • Profile picture of the author Toshiba
    Wow too much info right here , ty all guys

    So now , most of you said that i should not go ahead for weight loss niche .

    what about if i have a keyword with less compitition , i can go with into the weight loss niche ?

    thx all
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      • Profile picture of the author Hamida Harland
        Weight loss is competitive, but relatively easy to tap into. Much of my first success online was in this niche.

        There are alot of ways to tackle it but an easy way is to build a review site (e.g. a Wordpress blog) reviewing an up and coming diet pill or weight loss products. There are new ones to the market nearly every day and if you follow the trends you'll see which ones are going to starting to become popular. If you can get in early enough (before other affiliates jump on it) you can make an absolute killing.

        Check out networks like Clickbank, Moreniche, Market Health, Shareasale and more importantly watch out for products with independent affiliate programs.

        Once you've built up some seed money doing this you can then invest in your own products, an authority site, building a list etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author sunsky11
    yes, it is still profitable market.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyborgX
    The internet is growing every day as more people hear about the concepts of internet marketing, blogging, and other ways to make money online that revolve around carving out their own niche.
    But one mistake is becoming very common.
    Due to the mass of examples and hype surrounding the marketing niche, most new bloggers believe you have to blog about blogging or making money online to succeed as a blogger.
    Wrong!
    If you’ve been reading Problogger.net for more than a while now, you’ll notice that is contrary to what is taught here.
    The key to building a viable blog business is to having something to offer; you don’t have to force a niche on yourself because it is profitable, nor should you go into a niche because everyone else is in it.
    The truth is that every niche has the potential to be profitable.
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  • Profile picture of the author SamuelCarter
    Hey, if your starting out and like that market which is very lucrative then go for it. Don't let any one put you off. Just look into that niche and then get really specific by looking into micro niches. I.e weight loss can apply overall so break it down, how to lose belly fat, or how to lose fat on your thighs etc. Created surveys and do keyword research, look at what the competition is doing. Try and find a specific solution to a specific problem.

    Just remember to choose the niche or goal and focus on that... You can be successful, just have to want it that bad.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trey Morgan
    Yes it is profitable if you have a decent marketing strategy and solid work ethic.
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  • Profile picture of the author kerunai
    there are almost 4 GB of stuff regarding this niche sitting in my pc

    if you need some help with the niche, i'm ok with it

    so much stuff i dont have time to even look at it anymore
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  • Profile picture of the author kerunai
    The weight loss market is worth $20 billion and there's enough room for you to grab a slice of the pie with this profitable sub-niche.

    People who go on diets rarely manage to keep the weight off and will try on average 3-4 diets a year – meaning they keep coming back for more and more products = repeat sales.

    Do not underestimate how profitable the diet market can be.

    You're not limited to simply selling your audience information on this diet – they'll also appreciate information on other new diets, fitness tips, recipe books, cooking guides, healthy foods and more.

    Over 5,700 products on Amazon on the topic all with over 50 reviews – hot selling products that YOU can promote.

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    10 core products on Clickbank with 70% commission rates and thousands of other related products on weight loss and diets – meaning huge commissions for you.

    Over 30 blogs listed on technorati.com blog search engine – great for networking, getting content ideas and driving traffic and that's not including general weight loss blogs.

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    Over 13 million results on Google for the term meaning lots of demand for the information you'll be providing.

    3 dedicated forums on the subject and thousands of other weight loss forums – endless supply of traffic to your site through forum marketing.

    Top 5 Facebook groups on the niche have over 20,000 likes – hugely popular market to make money from.
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  • Profile picture of the author elmo033057
    Toshiba,

    The weight loss niche is a great niche, as several members have already pointed out. You want to go into a larger niche area to make a big splash. It has been my personal experience with this that has made formed my opinion.

    I worked the smaller, more focused niches for years before I realized what a bad idea it was, Bigger niches mean bigger opportunities for success and more money. You can focus on a smaller part of the bigger market in this area. For example, women that want to lose weight right before their weddings.

    Its one of those evergreen markets because not only do you always have women getting married, but you'll also have ladies that want to lose weight after the honeymoon as well as after giving birth.

    And that means easier sales because you'll already have them in your database.

    I hope this helps you out, my friend.

    God Bless,

    Elmo
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    its great profitable but too much competitive.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      Originally Posted by richardfranklin95 View Post

      I'm a newbie and targetted this market three months ago and am doing pretty well with my weight loss blog, but it was very hard work for the first month - 12 hr days! But I'm starting to get fairly large companies who like my blog coming directly to me now with sponsorship deals so that must be a good thing! To be honest this avenue has been far more lucrative than adsense.
      interesting mind to PM me your site?
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    sure ,, it is one of the be best
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  • Profile picture of the author EPoltrack77
    One of the largest and most profitable. Key is to do what the other top earnings are doing. If your an affiliate you do not want to promote a straight affiliate link. I promis you will never make any money.

    People need a reason to do business with you and not one of the other 10,000 other affiliates pitching the same product. Thats why only around 5% are successful because they are willing to take the steps that it takes. Its sad but its called the facts
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    • Profile picture of the author Devilfish168
      Originally Posted by EPoltrack77 View Post

      One of the largest and most profitable. Key is to do what the other top earnings are doing. If your an affiliate you do not want to promote a straight affiliate link. I promis you will never make any money.

      People need a reason to do business with you and not one of the other 10,000 other affiliates pitching the same product. Thats why only around 5% are successful because they are willing to take the steps that it takes. Its sad but its called the facts
      huh so what you suggest?
      I saw a lot in health fitness niche promote related products..isn't it?
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  • Because the weight loss niche is very competitive, you would have to come up with unique marketing strategies to dominate the competition.

    Here are a few suggestions that would be less competitive

    Juicing recipes for weight loss
    Weight loss for diabetics
    intermttent fasting diet plan
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    Yes Always will be money in weight loss
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