Niche/keyword research is the foundation of any good online marketing strategy. It's the gas for your tanks and the soldiers for your armies. One of the many things that niche research can tell you is whether a niche is profitable or not. Here are some signs that it's probably not, most of which deal with Adwords.
It has very few Adwords ads. Three Adwords ads are a pretty bad sign–two is death. Some people won't even consider a market that only has four or five. Why is this?
Profitable niches usually attract the kind of people who know how to make money! Sure, plenty of people make money online without ever touching Adwords. But plenty of people use this ad network, too–and many of them know how to make money.
Of course, you might have also discovered an under saturated niche or sub-niche. The best way to tell is to track the advertisers over 14 days or so. If you see any that are still around, then you might have stumbled upon an undiscovered niche. But you won't know for sure until you see if
It only has merchant ads and/or Ebay ads. In the case of a merchant, either the demand isn't enough for affiliates to make money, or else the merchant has a crappy affiliate program. In either case, you probably don't want to affiliate market in that niche. But if you can set up a merchant program yourself, then more power to you!
What about Ebay ads? Ebay can be a real online money maker, right?
Sure, but if that's all (or half) of what you're seeing, that's not a good sign. It means nobody is making profit on new product of that kind. It also means that the market has already been explored and that's the only thing that's been found profitable.
Keep in mind that eBay affiliates receive about thirty dollars per free sign-up. So they may not even be hoping to make money off the product so much as the sign-up commission. Which means it's very possible that even used product on Ebay isn't profitable. Which means you should stay out of that market!
Adwords costs are low. This isn't a definite sign–in fact it might mean you have stumbled on an under-marketed niche. More likely than not it means that the niche is low-profit.
This sign alone doesn't mean an unprofitable portion of a market. Combined with the signs above, though, it probably does.
Of course, the only final litmus test of any niche is to run a campaign and see what it gets you. The only downside of this is the cost of your time, money, and other marketing resources. So if you're not big on spending your resources where they might not pan out, use this checklist above to stay in profitable niches!
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Mark Dulisse has a true IM success story so crazy I almost didn't believe it until I saw the screenshots. This single dad went from waiting in line for food handouts all the way to the TOP of Google.
Now he's coming out from behind the curtain to share how he's been quietly DOMINATING Google as a 5 figure affiliate, and this isn't quite like ANYTHING I've seen before:
One of the things it seems like people have been looking for online FOREVER is really good SEO knowledge that:
A. Is NOT too expensive – some courses run in the $1000s a MONTH! Come on, I thought this was about getting FREE traffic!
B. They want a teacher who is like THEM. Not an egghead who knows the science of search but zilch about business…
C. And NOT a junky "fraud-uct" from some slimy sales bully who is only selling re-bundled SEO because he knows people out there are desperate for it.
Finally someone comes along who NOT ONLY has MASTERED dominating Google's page one as top-selling affiliate, he has REVERSE ENGINEERED several UNIQUE aspects of getting rankings -
Well, frankly, they're almost unfair!
Why do I say that? Well when Mark wants to share how he DOMINATES Google every single day, he DOES NOT hold back! This isn't just a handful of techniques.
This isn't just one or two strategies. This isn't even just one single way to get better rankings. Mark's not satisfied with getting to page 1. He's not satisfied for you to get just that either.
Mark's strategy is to secure MULTIPLE top listings for MONEY MAKING keywords that are ONLY ever typed in by people who are looking to BUY and buy RIGHT NOW.
They already want whatever they're looking for – they just need an excuse or a little bit of justification to explain to themselves WHY they wanted it…
That's where Mark's methods come in. No matter where they look, he's got page after page just WAITING for them to stumble across.
But HERE'S where Mark's method differs from your average Black Hat Bum. It's NOT about selling people stuff that's no good. It's about helping people make informed buying decisions.
It's about helping them not just find what they were looking for, but leading them to buying the BEST SOLUTION for their problem – and that's how Mark went from broke…
…To pulling in FIVE FIGURES a MONTH! That's right – NO BLACK HAT. NO SCAMMING. Do you want to succeed online? Do you want to do it ALL with FREE traffic from Google?
Most importantly – do you want to make your fortune by HELPING people so you can sleep with a clear conscience? Now you can, and Mark's course "Dominating Google" will make it AFFORDABLE.
Mark takes it step by little tiny baby step for the beginners:
> Demystifying Google's Search Pages, what it takes to get to page 1, to stay on page 1, and to start taking over ALL the spots…
> All the tools you need not just to work your SEO mojo, but even better – measure and IMPROVE over time, climbing past the competition…
> The EXACT blueprint you need to carve your website into a lean, mean, Google-dominating machine, even if you're starting from SCRATCH!
And even if you think you've got SEO in the bag, I guarantee Mark's got some angles in his bag of tricks that you never even knew were POSSIBLE!
> Dominating Google "Verticals" like Google Local, Video, Images, News, Shopping… Everything Google offers, you can DOMINATE!
> Dominating Google with every technology out there like RSS, Mobile SEO, Universal Search, Social Media, and of course, even blogs!
But don't make the mistake of thinking of the above two bullets as separate things – ALL of Mark's SEO knowledge is part of a WHOLE.
That means that this isn't a list of 100 different ways you might succeed at getting one ranking one time. This stuff is all part of one GIGANTIC, inter-connected system.
Other people have attempted this before, but by cutting corners, they get only SHORT TERM successes, followed by failure after failure.
That doesn't stop people from teaching these shoddy techniques to others. After all, bad SEO even APPEARS to work sometimes… But again, this is where Mark's training TRULY stands out.
The final part of the course is ALL ABOUT how to avoid these hidden SEO Traps and Fatal Mistakes! Listen, if you've been around the internet marketing scene for long, you KNOW this:
You don't HAVE to be a "bad guy" for Google to think you are and start punishing you like one! They call it the Google SLAP – or if you're feeling nicer, the Google DANCE!
It's not much of a "dance" if you're left out of the search results when the music stops, right? So don't dance to the tune of some slimy pied piper. Follow SEO knowledge you can TRUST.
The FOUNDATION of what Mark teaches is "bread and butter" SEO that makes you MONEY. This stuff is what fed his kids and kept a roof over his head when he was at his lowest…
And he KEPT doing it because it was WORKING. And now he's got more money just sitting in his PayPal account doing NOTHING than some folks reading this made last year.
Heck, some folks made less in the last TWO years, and I have no doubt it took A LOT more work. But look, you can sit here and read more about what's possible…
OR you can go here and listen to Mark's story – See what Mark is offering – and DECIDE TODAY if it's for you! It's that simple.
I'm not going to insult your intelligence with a fake scarcity ploy and say that this price is temporary, or there are only so many seats…
I WILL say that JUST ONE BONUS included with this course has been selling like hotcakes at $97. To get ALL of this training – ALL of this support – ALL of these resources…
… For THE price it is at?! Mark's insane. I hope he doesn't go crazy or broke just delivering this promise. But I doubt that will happen, because he keeps churning out success after success.
Not just on his own sites, but his students dominate. His JVs and vendors dominate. And now it's your turn. For WAY LESS than any other course as comprehensive. For WAY LESS than hundreds of less competent "gurus".
You get WAY MORE that what you're going to spend. And it's sad to say, but that's RARE online today. Don't hesitate to check this out.
Only if you want to quit messing around and start DOMINATING Google. If you just want to tease Google, or maybe tickle Google – you should be fine with any old SEO education. 
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Monetizing your pages is all about making your visitors take a single action. This is true whether you're making direct sales to your site or an affiliate site. It's true whether you're building a list, collecting leads for someone else, or referring people to a membership site. The most important step of monetization is getting visitors to take whatever you have decided is the single most important action for them to take.
You want people to either take that action, or else leave your site. If they do stay around, it should only be because they're reading your sales material that will make them want to buy, fill out an email form, or whatever action you want them to take at that point in the sales funnel.
If the page you're trying to monetize is a web 2.0 social media page, one way to get people to “act now or leave” is to make your page as ugly as possible. This sounds counterintuitive at first, but the whole point of your web 2.0 pages is to rank quickly and highly in Google's search engine, attract visitors, and get them to do what you want them to do.
Making your page pretty or even very useful isn't in your best interest. If the page is targeted towards a buying keyword, then it's really not in your visitor's best interest either, as they are looking to do one thing: buy! They may be absolutely ready to buy, or they may be comparing products. They might want to intellectually justify an emotional purchase decision. But they are definitely looking to buy!
And the ones that aren't–say, if you're targeting consumers further up in the sales funnel, where they might need to become leads before they are customers–still need only the two options. Click onto your link, or look somewhere else. Either way, you need them to get off the page ASAP.
This is why it's okay for your social media pages to be ugly. In fact, it's actually the most desirable! You don't want to give them a reason to do anything other than to click on the link you've provided.
This also means that you want to use as few shared revenue options as possible. Some social media websites will have this included in the page.
If you're targeting a “buying keyword”–the exact make and model–then you most likely want to send readers straight to your affiliate page.
But what if you want to target people looking for “acne cures”? Make a page that targets this phrase, and will send them to a page with links to specific cures. Make a page for each specific cure, so that a) the general seekers can click on the different cures, and b) people who are already looking for the specific cure, can find an already targeted page!
The most important thing you should remember is to find what sells, and then sell it. Don't keep your visitors around admiring your pretty page–get them off there so they can buy their product, and you can make money online!
Everyone knows that the more links you have pointing to your website, the higher up in the search engines you will climb. For experienced internet marketers, finding links is not a problem; they have developed relationships and exchanged links before, so they know exactly what to do, but for the new internet marketer, building links may be a bit of a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be if you go back to the basics of link building.
How Link Building Works
Basically, you find websites that are ranked high in the search engines. These can be popular websites or websites that have been around for awhile. These are typically sites that the search engines have crawled many times over. You simply contact the webmaster and ask them to link to your website. It sounds easy enough, but there’s a little more to it than that. If you are new to internet marketing, you might not be able to sell them on your website stats or substantial earnings from promoting products, but you can show them a well put together website that has the potential to make money. Even if you don’t have much traffic at the moment, linking to more popular websites can get your site crawled quick as the search engines frequent these sites more often.
Finding Websites to Link With
A quick and easy way to find websites to exchange links with is by doing a simple Google search using your specific keywords. Look at the pages that appear at the top of the results. Check out websites that are in your niche, but not direct competitors. For instance, if you are selling reconditioned auto parts, you may want to link with a site that is advertising tires, or rims.
Check your competitor’s link popularity to see who is linking to them. You can also contact the sites that are linked to them for potential link building opportunities.
Many will say no, but don’t be discouraged. If you take a look at how many websites are in your niche, you will see that a few closed doors won’t end your efforts at building links.
There are a few tips that make them think twice before they turn you down:
- Personalize your email and include contact information.
-You might want to try calling or sending them a fax in place of an email.
-Add their link to your website before you approach them. In your email, include the URL for the location of their link.
-Be sure to identify yourself and your intentions immediately so your email does not end up in the Spam folder.
-Include the HTML or your link to make it easier for them to cut and paste it.
-Double check to see if they have a links page.
There are tools and various grey/black hat marketing methods to get links, including paying for them. If you want to get true quality links, do it the old fashioned way.
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"You know nearly every affiliate I've ever chatted with really struggles with finding hot products to promote that aren't already swamped with competition.
I don't know if you've felt that way or not?
I just ran across a fella from Russellville, Arkansas who struggled terribly
until he discovered a little affiliate marketing shortcut.
I was really surprised at how simple it can be.
He shares with you his story, shares his shortcut, and even has a video where he finds 3 hot markets right in front of your eyes.
He's a southern boy named Travis and you can meet him here:
ONE warning…he's super nice…but he is kinda long winded…I think you'll
enjoy and get a TON out of everything he has got to say though.”
Enjoy!
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