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SaraT · #51 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009, 11:09 AM

Definitely JanEJG, consider your interest AND expertise when trying to come up with a niche market, as you can do relatively well fast since you'll understand who your target market is, how to communicate with them and what the selling points for them are!

marty · #52 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 03:16 PM

This is my first time affiliate marketing and I'm confused. I have learn so mush information in the last weeks,it all become one mas of information. Its like what come first the chicken or the egg...lol

So hears my questions, what do I do first find a nich? start a web site, find keywords. So whats the answer? I have a few ideas about what to sale. And I have a great website biulder that does everything except autoresponder.But I'm still confused about blogging and twitter and writting articles. I've been learning about e-mail mailing. But on one autoresponder I was looking at said that hotmail doesn't allow electronic genrated e-mail to be sent to there costumers ( I got that from responders.com) is this true or not? I new at this and I'm really confused. So what would anyone out there
suggestto be my first step. Or should I just write a e-book.

Linda Buquet · #53 (**permalink**) 03-13-2009, 03:57 PM

Marty picking your niche is the 1st step, as answers to the rest of your questions could vary based on the niche direction you decide to go in.

Have you gone through the exercise at the link in post #1 of this thread yet?
Then go through the rest of this thread and work on finding your niche. That's step 1.

Then read the stickies in the newbie forum as they will answer most of the other questions you have.

Then if you have questions it's best to start a new thread in the right section with one or 2 related questions, as posting a whole bunch of questions in someone else's existing thread tends to get lost and you probably won't get answers.

So in this thread we want to stick to just the one question about how to find a niche.

fsmith · #54 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 05:18 PM

Thanks for the tips, Linda..

tiger325 · #55 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 06:51 PM

a combination of things however pick a niche that their is an audience for..go to forums and find out what people need...

4x4gal · #56 (**permalink**) 05-14-2009, 07:57 PM

The #1 rule in my oppinion is that you need to go with somethinig you like. I tried to do something I didn't like because I thought it was a good idea but I never kept up with it because I hated it haha.

jondog123 · #57 (**permalink**) 06-13-2009, 07:46 AM

This is some great advice, and I agree that you have to like what your selling or it definitely is a lot harder to make money.

Linda Buquet · #58 (**permalink**) 06-13-2009, 02:30 PM

I'm not sure it's been mentioned anywhere in this thread, but...

After you pick some possible niches and are trying to narrow it down to the best one here's
How to do Niche Keyword Research to determine what niche may be best or you can even use this to find new niches you may not have thought of.

sassygirl · #59 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linda Buquet

Here's another look at how to pick your 1st niche,
with some slightly different but very valuable ideas.

6 Steps to choosing a niche

1. Write a list of everything you like to do, care about or gets you excited. It can be anything: golf, knitting, baby products, the ocean or even the color blue. What ever it is write it down. Try to create a list of thirty things that interest you.

2. Look at your list and begin to cross out the ones you dont feel as passionate about. You may like sports cars but you are only slightly interested in home electronics. Narrow your list down to your top 10

It goes on to explain how to further whittle down your list to the best niches and how to check to see if they'll be profitable.

I am a newbie and completely lost. I have a lot of trouble deciding what my niche should be and this article helped me somehow. thank you so much

eyespypro · #60 (**permalink**) 07-04-2009, 03:15 PM

It took me quite a while to find a few niche that I wanted to work in. The best thing is to take a blank piece of paper and think of every possible type of product you can sell. It really has to be a product you would like, because if you don't, you will hate it, and quit and waste a lot of time and money.

Then, start doing keyword searches to see how many searches a month for those products. If there are only a couple searches for aardvark jackets, that might not be a good niche.

And don't pick things like PC's, TV's, cameras, or consumer electronics, as there are thousands and thousands of people already selling that stuff. The best think is to dig deep and specialize in a specific niche. I ended up with self defense and home protection products.

I started searching for a wholesaler, and found one that offered pre-built websites that give you a fast way to get up and running. After you get started, and have the money, move everything over to your own control, and just keep growing.

It's been 2 years, and we did almost $300,000 in total sales last year, part time. This is a great site & I'll be back to keep sharing...