[Linda Buquet]

Here is more detail from a recent post I wrote to someone else about the importance of finding the right niche.

The very 1st step to take is to find your NICHE! You need to find a subject, problem, solution, topic or product that people are interested in BUT that is not very competitive. The highest paying affiliate niches are very saturated and a newbie can't begin to compete.

I know you have lots of life experience in lots of areas. Dig DEEP within yourself. What are you interested in? What do you know a lot about? Then dig deeper.

VERY basic example (not very deep)

You like and know a lot about fishing. That's too broad. Go deeper, types of fish, types of fishing (fly, lake, deep sea), then go even deeper to find a very specific niche that people search for but not a lot of people are advertising about. Then find an affiliate program that sells a product that fits your niche or solves a problem within your niche.

That's just to get started BECAUSE it's easiest to start with something you know about and are passionate about. You'll need to write articles, blog, market so helps to know the niche. AND finding a niche that isn't too competitive to start with will make it easier to compete for traffic - ALTHOUGH you may not make lots of money on a small niche.

BUT if you start with a big competitive niche like real estate, insurance or computers you will never get any traffic and just give up.

So think niche and start small then as you learn you can branch out.