| If you are trying to make money online, you have to | | | | becomes more of an attractive niche (ie a |
| know how to find a niche market. When most | | | | sub-category of motorcycle and motorcycle helmets). |
| internet marketers are starting out, finding a niche | | | | If you are wondering how to find a niche, this is an |
| market they want to cater to is often one of the | | | | ideal way to start - begin with a broad term and |
| most difficult tasks to get their mind around. Once | | | | narrow it down deeper and deeper and you will arrive |
| they are exposed to all of the different aspects of | | | | at a niche. |
| internet marketing, including how to find a niche | | | | 2. Look online - the second thing you can do to find a |
| market, they quickly get overwhelmed with so much | | | | niche market is to go online to various forums. One |
| information. | | | | of the best places to do this is to go to |
| Here are 3 sure fire tips to finding a niche market | | | | This website is basically an aggregator of online |
| that is not only profitable, but also works for you. | | | | forums. Once you get to the site, simply browse the |
| 1. Keep it simple - first of all, don't make it more | | | | various forums. Once you find a broad forum you are |
| complicated than it needs to be. A niche market, in | | | | interested in, go the forum and look at some of the |
| its most simple form, is a sub-market of a larger | | | | topics. You no doubt will find numerous sub-topics |
| market. You can start off by simply looking around | | | | related to the main forum. These sub-topics are |
| you for things you see that people buy. | | | | generally niches of the main forum. |
| For example, let's say you look out your window and | | | | 3. Go to the bookstore - oftentimes how to find a |
| see a motorcycle. That is very, very broad market | | | | niche market becomes an easily answered question |
| that is full of competition. So, you head over to your | | | | when you head to the bookstore. Once there, head |
| keyword research software and type in | | | | over to the magazine racks. Magazines are basically |
| "motorcycle." | | | | niches staring you in the face. |
| For illustration purposes, let's say some of the search | | | | For example, let's say you pick up a bodybuilding |
| results that pop up are as follows:motorcycle | | | | magazine. Flip through the magazine and look at the |
| helmetsmotorcycle clothingmotorcycle | | | | article titles and advertisements. While bodybuilding |
| glovesmotorcycle clubs | | | | itself is a very broad niche, some of the articles |
| These are smaller "sub-markets" of the search term | | | | might be about building bigger arms, or getting six |
| "motorcycle." However, they are still pretty broad. | | | | pack abs. |
| You would want to pick one of these terms and drill | | | | These articles are great because 1) if the magazine is |
| down even further. For example, if we chose | | | | publishing it, it tells you there is interest in the subject |
| motorcycle helmets and did a search, we might get | | | | and 2) these are typically smaller sub-niches of the |
| specific brands of motorcycle helmets. This now | | | | main thrust of the magazine. |