Now Here's A Unique Niche

by Scot Standke

Posted: 15 years ago 37 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

In browsing my local Craigslist today I ran across perhaps the most unique niche market I have ever seen.

Going to Prison??

This guy was "literally" thinking outside the box

Talk about a starving market, these folks would probably give anything to have an edge while doing their time.

On the downside, it would be very hard to trust a lot of your clients.

Scot

#niche #unique

Brad Gosse 15 years ago

Damn

Lesson 1 Learn how to make a Trazor (prison slang, combination of toothbrush and razor)
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- Marhelper 15 years ago
  
  I saw that and thought the same thing ... wish I would have thought of it first.
  
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Oscar D 15 years ago

WOW, that is crazy.

Amazing what people try!
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Smokey_Joe 15 years ago

Oh Lord, that's just hilarious. Do you think there's potential to the niche at the moment. I might consider switching to this if mine goes dead. I would do a decent article campaign on making trazors.
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Brad Gosse 15 years ago

Talk about desperate buyers. These guys can max out their Visa cause they don't plan on paying.
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- belgirl 15 years ago
  
  haha. That gave me a good laugh for the day.
  
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- Zack Lim 15 years ago
  
  Haha, this world is indeed full of surprises
  
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Derek S 15 years ago

looked into that market a year ago and found a warrior who had been making good money in that niche.

finding customers would be kind of hard and getting in their mind for the sales copy would be pretty depressing.

even if the product works for the customer... the customer is still inevitably screwed (no pun intended)
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profitgenie 15 years ago

Great niche , however all your customers are only there for the short term unless that have prison internet. On the plus side when they get out you may be up for some return customers.

PG
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Michael Motley 15 years ago

Actually i saw a fairly nifty idea about jails/prisons. My buddy happened to do something minor and had to spend 30 days in the county. I was going to send him money to put on his books for commisary. They actually had an online deal set up that let you order from a whole list of stuff, soap, shampoos, snacks, foods..etc. and the service would deliver it.

pretty good idea imho
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melanied 15 years ago

I'm thinking the rate of credit card fraud might be higher in this niche?
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ASM Marketing 15 years ago

An ebook on dexterity and how to handle soap might sell well?
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- Glenn Leader 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ASM Marketing
  
  An ebook on dexterity and how to handle soap might sell well?
  
  Or how to pick it up if you drop it in the shower.
  
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gotteeth

15 years ago

I have the name for his ebook...

"Don't Taze Bro!"

No...I've got a better one

"You Wanna Be the Husband, or You Wanna Be the Wife?"

or

"Love the One Your With!"

LOL

Cheers!

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Jackbgd

15 years ago

Originally Posted by gotteeth

I have the name for his ebook...

"Don't Taze Bro!"

No...I've got a better one

"You Wanna Be the Husband, or You Wanna Be the Wife?"

or

"Love the One Your With!"

LOL

Cheers!

LOL

LMAO

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Jackbgd 15 years ago

Plus there's the famous "self-defense" technique No joke. A few years ago a friend of mine gave me a self defense lesson in case some dudes wanna rape you in jail - you squeeze your but tight and then you twist hard hahahaha jail survival guide
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- The Great Gordino 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Jackbgd
  
  you squeeze your but tight and then you twist hard hahahaha jail survival guide
  
  hmm, sounds effective, but at that point the damage would appear to already have been done - literally!
  
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Diana Lane 15 years ago

This one made me think of the time my sister told me she was losing her lodger as he'd given notice because he was due up in court and knew he'd be going to prison. I asked if he was expecting to go down for long, and she said 'I dunno, but he gave me his new ten-year diary'

She then went on to say that he could probably use a file with one of my cakes hidden inside. Short of 'Creative Mailbag Stitching 101', it would seem that the best way I could monetize the 'Going to Prison?' niche would be to sell my culinary techniques. At last, an advantage to only being able to produce a sponge that could double as an angle-grinder
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captivereef 15 years ago

heck with the new budget amendments passed in Wisconsin today more people are now getting out of prison then going in!

Seriously though i saw a guy on fox news one night that runs a consulting business for guys going to prison for white collar crimes.
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hangtimenino 15 years ago

i wonder if they have internet at the prison?
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jondavidson 15 years ago

So... With all of that being said, do you suppose the posting got flagged because of content or because breaking the Craigslist TOS?
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Scot Standke 15 years ago

Hmmm,

I didn't know it was flagged, CL is a funky place, you never know what will be gone there.

Here's one thought though, think about the guy offering the counseling, you think it could have been a front for fencing stolen merchandise?

Scot
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Sean S 15 years ago

credit card fraud would have to be a risk in this niche, and thats why many of them are in prison.
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- abo28 15 years ago
  
  Apparently the guys at Craigslist didn't like the idea.
  
  I just clicked the link and I got to a page with the following text:
  
  "This post has been flagged for removal."
  
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Scot Standke 15 years ago

Looks like the guy relisted the ad here:

Going to Prison?

I'm not sure why it was removed, sounds to me like he's offering a legitimate service to people in a very desperate situation.

Scot
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DrewG 15 years ago

Damn, that is creative stuff right there.
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Steve Diamond 15 years ago

There's already at least one ClickBank product in this niche - survivejail.com. It looks as if it's been around for awhile, too. (Sales page copyright is 2005 - 2008).
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Harry Behrens 15 years ago

Funny, but it sounds like a legitimate market. Especially for white-collar convicts who might be very nervous about their first time going into "the joint" or whatever... I would definitely give the niche a shot if I had the know-how and time.

Also makes me think... what other scary, harrowing, life-changing experiences do people go through that they might need a guide like this? Being drafted? Going for your first prostate exam? Going to college? Missionary work? Hm.
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Lightlysalted 15 years ago

That's very interesting but I wonder how many people actually visit the site?
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bravegoat 15 years ago

WOW, what an awesome idea.
I wonder how much competition there is though. If it's light, this could be a really cool niche
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Ryan Shaw 15 years ago

the next thing will be "How to avoid being abused in jail and live a comfortable lifestyle" or "How to Make Money in Jail"
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Tyrus Antas 15 years ago

Looks like the survive jail folks aren't making much dough if their clickbank stats and that adsense unit are something to believe

Tyrus
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security_chick 15 years ago

Well it has been flagged already. Wish I could have seen it.
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James12C 15 years ago

I suppose it's a variant on the chicken coop niche gthat popped up recently....
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- actionplanbiz 15 years ago
  
  In prison its common for someone to get stab 20 times and is still able to fight for his life. they call this the sowing machine.
  
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  The Copy Nazi Banned 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by actionplanbiz
  
  In prison its common for someone to get stab 20 times and is still able to fight for his life. they call this the sowing machine.
  
  Or chop his own ears off like "Chopper" Read the notorious Australian crim. This is a PSA he did for drink-driving. Chopper inPrison - FRONT PAGE - Nikki Catsouras ? Google Cash Detective review ? Free Boat Plans ? Unique baby names ? plentyoffish review
  
  Imagine ending up cell-mates with this dude. BTW he went on to write a bunch of best-selling novels so he's not as thick as he may appear.
  
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