How to Pick Your 1st Niche

[moCASH]

I was talking with someone today that just joined our Affiliate Network and she was complaining about having a niche site . She was worried that her small niche sites were too small too targeted to do anything with.

I informed her that her niche was a very desirable niche site and her visitors and readers incredibly are exactly what Advertisers are looking for.

I was shocked (that she didn't realize the goldmine she was sitting on) they were shocked (that there small little sites were so interesting to advertisers) and I hope we are both will be shocked with the amazing conversions.

It's the kind of thing we affiliate managers hear all the time - tell me how to monetize our site and when we get on like this it's like a kid in a candy store we have so much fun working together.

It was a great conversation and we are thrilled to have them. :-)

[Linda Buquet]

Great story Luke and one of the most rewarding things about being an affiliate manager! Thanks for sharing so other newbies can maybe realize their little niche could have potential if they ask an affiliate manager for their opinions and help.

[moCASH]

Originally Posted by Linda Buquet

Great story Luke and one of the most rewarding things about being an affiliate manager! Thanks for sharing so other newbies can maybe realize their little niche could have potential if they ask an affiliate manager for their opinions and help.

OMG --YES Affiliate networks are built on small sites and creative individuals and I would suggest smaller publishers/ affiliates out there seek out any advertisement or sponsorship sales be it a large network or a local mom and pop shop every -- every Advertiser needs the right eyeballs on their Ads and any little site might have that.

Going back years some of the best arrangements I have been involved in were with small mom and pop Advertisers reaching local traffic.

Never give up !

[halflifes]

A good way to find a niche is ebay. They have most popular keywords and stuff that can really help!

[moCASH]

Using ebay is good - I would combine wit the other methods talked about in the main post- you want to see if people are advertising in your niche and you also want to make sre you can afford to be in that niche.

Personally I just found an ad that converts at 28% off my niche site so I am trying to kill it today to make up for campaigns that did not convert.

-LJS

[katy]

hi i am looking to pick a niche and was thinking along th elines of maybe pink hd tv's is this nichey enough? Thanks

Katy

[mike73]

hi everyone i have been racking my brain to try and find a niche to start a blog and build it up.I want it to become profitable but want to be intrested in my topic too.I have thought about boxing as i have loved it since i can remember and know a lot about it, is this a good niche to get into and what would be the best way to start up.Thanx mike.

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Katy,

Pink HD TV isn't a niche it's a single type of product. I think it may be too small a market and also after a quick search I didn't really see any, well I found one for sale on Amazon. Have you done keyword research on it? There isn't very much demand but there isn't much competition either.

Mike I'll do some cking on boxing next.

[Linda Buquet]

Mike,

There's lots to choose from in the boxing niche. Boxing itself I think it too competitive if you just learning. I don 't know enough about boxing to pick a good sample niche so try doing the research your self using the tools and methods in this example.

Newbie Interested In Affiliate Programs

Off the top of my head I'd look at some of the KW between 120 and 30.
Free Keyword Suggestion Tool From Wordtracker

Pick 3 or 4 that interest you and that you think there would be people interested in buying something. So for instance bikini boxing or history of american boxing may not be people interested in buying boxing related products or whatever. Then use the KW tools in that top link and run the numbers. I ran the numbers real quick on "boxing workouts" and it looked pretty good for example.

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