Need Advice: Very Specific Niche

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Hi everybody,

I've been reading the forums for about a month and I'm learning a ton!
I'm a Dialect and Accent Reduction Coach. Once I build my email list up, I want to begin releasing and selling Dialect and Accent Reduction tutorial videos.

Right now, I have 33 subscribers. I've been actively marketing for a 1 1/2 months. I realize that my niche is very specific. I'm catering to Actors, business professionals, non native English speakers. Any ideas for how I could go about increasing my subscribers?

I'm in the process of creating a "Learn 3 Dialect in 3 Days" Video Series for a new squeeze page to get subscribers.

Please, visit my site and give me some constructive criticism. Accent Reduction & Dialect Training Videos | Donald the Dialect Coach

Feel free to email, private message me, or post it here on this thread. I'm completely open to criticism and taking advice. I'm here to learn and I realize that building a successful business and becoming a successful Internet Marketer is a SKILL that MUST be learned.

Thanks everybody!

This forum is an AWESOME thing.
#advice #niche #specific
  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    Man I don't know how to respond, your in a tough market, I looked up dialect coach on google keyword tool and it showed less than a 100 searches for that.

    For the site you did a very good job, thought it was a thesis theme when I looked at it but its optimize press.

    Just looked so clean.

    I would get an analysis of your website first, some will put it in there software and it will spit out what you need to do to increase your rankings and give you the competitors sites as well and what you have to do to beat them.

    Im not giving any hard advice on that niche though, its too tight for me.
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    • Thanks, Hustlin.

      I appreciate your response. I'm glad the site looks clean. At least it has that going for it! As far as keyword search goes, I've been getting higher search counts than that, but I could very well be doing it wrong. I probably am. Learning as I go.

      Keep the advice and critiques coming friends!
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    1. Transcribe your videos and post that text onpage.
    2. Make the links in your YT videos both a) clickable b) trackable
    3. Monetize your site by providing both a) products b) services c) both
    4. Go where your audience is (Facebook, Google + Linkedin)
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    • Originally Posted by John Romaine View Post

      1. Transcribe your videos and post that text onpage.
      2. Make the links in your YT videos both a) clickable b) trackable
      3. Monetize your site by providing both a) products b) services c) both
      4. Go where your audience is (Facebook, Google + Linkedin)
      Great advice John!

      1. 'Ill begin transcribing the videos and putting them on the blog post right away. That makes a lot of sense. That way it'll help google to pick it up when searching, right?

      2. How do you make links in YT video clickable and traceable? I've been trying to figure it out for a couples of weeks now. Am I overlooking something simple?

      3. I'm already providing services. The product would be my dialect and accent reduction videos that I will sell. I was waiting for my email list to grow so I could do a product launch. Is that what you mean by products? Or do you mean someone else's products?

      4. I'm on this one! Been making my presence known in different acting forums, etc

      Thanks again for taking the time to check it out and offer me specific advice. Much appreciated!
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      • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
        Originally Posted by Donald The Dialect Coach View Post

        Great advice John!

        1. 'Ill begin transcribing the videos and putting them on the blog post right away. That makes a lot of sense. That way it'll help google to pick it up when searching, right?
        Yes

        Originally Posted by Donald The Dialect Coach View Post

        2. How do you make links in YT video clickable and traceable? I've been trying to figure it out for a couples of weeks now. Am I overlooking something simple?

        Be sure to use a url shortener to shorten your links in the description box.


        Originally Posted by Donald The Dialect Coach View Post

        3. I'm already providing services. The product would be my dialect and accent reduction videos that I will sell. I was waiting for my email list to grow so I could do a product launch. Is that what you mean by products? Or do you mean someone else's products?
        Either or, it doesn't matter. Think further than just dialect and accent reduction. Think about what other products and or services complement what you do/offer.

        Eg. I go to the gym. This means I have a gym membership. But I also have a gym bag, I buy supplements, I have lifting equipment (straps, belts, wraps) I buy gym clothes etc. Understand?

        Originally Posted by Donald The Dialect Coach View Post

        4. I'm on this one! Been making my presence known in different acting forums, etc
        Good. Just make sure you're measuring your efforts, so you know what is working.

        Originally Posted by Donald The Dialect Coach View Post

        Thanks again for taking the time to check it out and offer me specific advice. Much appreciated!
        No problem.
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        • Profile picture of the author coffeeguy
          You could target selling content for the American Accent. Base it on Learning English (US) although your exact niche is dialect you could try to research and apply it to proper speech of language.
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  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    I was just giving one of the keywords off your site though I check about four of them, I still didn't hit 500 on them though.
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  • Profile picture of the author hustlinsmoke
    the annotations button or whatever but I don't think your allowed to link to your own site so be careful.
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  • Profile picture of the author awddude
    Hey I think you are on the right track. Perhaps you should make some content that is nationality-focused. Ie. Make a free video special for Chinese speakers. I believe people will be much more willing to give it a go if they feel it is customized for them.
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    • Thanks AWDude. That's a great idea! Ill begin making some YT Videos focused on nationalities and putting them up on the blog.
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      • Anybody else have any ideas to throw my way? I'm all ears.

        I'm willing to test anything you throw my way!
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