This Niche Research targets sub-niches within Top-Level ''informational' niches. Some of the 'usual suspects' are Fi...
This Niche Research targets sub-niches within Top-Level ''informational' niches. Some of the 'usual suspects' are
You want to Find a 'Top Level' informational niche For example, we have a lot of sites in the 'education/training' niche. One real success
example is Nursing School Programs. I found this niche by starting my research with
“vocational training”, “adult education” and “school programs”.
HINT: These are still wide open niches.
Among the niches I came up with while doing 'broad reach' research were Nursing School, Culinary School, Paralegal, and many more. From there, I used those 'seed' keywords to drill down and find my core keyword phrase group.
For instance, while searching on “Nursing School”, I found both “Nursing School Programs”, and “Certified Nursing Assistant”. Searching those terms, I came up with the actual core keyword phrase group used for those sites.
As another example, we have a lot of sites within the 'finance' niche. These include credit, insurance, and investing. While poking around using Insurance as a Top-Level niche, I tried Auto Insurance, and came across California Auto Insurance.
As far as specific choice goes, you might want to think along the lines of something that
interests you personally, perhaps something you have direct experience in, etc. Neither of those things are necessary, but it might make it a bit more interesting for you.
On the other hand, you might choose an area you're not familiar with but curious about. I have learned a great deal, about a lot of things, as a result of targeting the topic. Between your keyword research, article writing or proofing outsourced articles, etc., you will find yourself becoming a 'mini-expert' in that area!
Niche Research Idea Generators
If you are having trouble choosing a niche, or simply want to expand your number and range of choices, here are some “Idea Generators”, links and resources to inspire new ideas for niche research, products, services, and markets. taken from our Ultimate IM Toolchest:
Trends & Market Analysis
Google Trends => http://www.google.com/trends
TrendWatching => http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/
Google Insights => http://www.google.com/insights/search/#
Google Insights Support => http://www.google.com/support/insigh...y?answer=96693
Quantcast => http://www.quantcast.com
StatBrain => http://www.statbrain.com/
Directories
Directories can be immensely useful to discover and explore categories and niches both by
seeing who is there and visiting them.
Open Directory Project => http://www.dmoz.org/
Yahoo Directory => http://dir.yahoo.com/
Niche Directory => http://www.web-directories.ws/Niche/
Press Release Search Engine => http://www.pressreleasespider.com/default.aspx
Idea Generators
Google Suggest => http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en
Lycos Movers and Shakers => http://50.lycos.com/
Alexa Top 500 Movers and Shakers => http://alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?
ts_mode=globa l 〈 =none
Media Finder => http://www.mediafinder.com/
Pew Research => http://pewresearch.org/
Pew People/PRess => http://people-press.org/
Amazon Bestsellers => http://amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books
WikiSuccess => http://www.wikisuccess.org/wiki/Main_Page
Barnes and Nobles BestSellers => http://www.barnesandnoble.com/gatewa...ellers.asp?z=y
43 Things => http://www.43things.com/
Squidoo Top Lenses => http://www.squidoo.com/browse/top_lenses
Magazine.com => http://www.magazines.com/ncom/mag?redirect=1
Ebay Pulse => http://pulse.ebay.com/
Shopping.com Top Searches => http://www10.shopping.com/top_searches
Yahoo Recreational Hobbies => http://dir.yahoo.com/recreation/hobbies
Google Groups => http://groups.google.com/
Yahoo Groups => http://groups.yahoo.com/
Google Blogsearch => http://blogsearch.google.com/
BlogCatalog => http://www.blogcatalog.com/
Google Catalogs => http://catalogs.google.com/
Yahoo Buzz Index => http://buzz.yahoo.com/
Technorati Top Searches => http://www.technorati.com/
Mailing List Database Search => http://lists.the-dma.org/
Thesauraus, Dictionary, and Encyclopedia => http://thesauraus.reference.com/
Free University Lectures => http://www.lecturefox.com/
Answers, “How To” and Self Help
Great for for niche research, plus you can join the conversations and get a backlink
Yahoo Answers => http://answers.yahoo.com/
WikiHow => http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
AnswerBag => http://www.answerbag.com/
How Stuff Works => http://www.howstuffworks.com/
So You Wanna? => http://www.soyouwanna.com/
eHow => http://www.ehow.com/
About.com => http://www.about.com/
Yedda => http://yedda.com/Tips and Answers => http://www.tipsanswers.com/
Find All About Report Generator => http://www.findallabout.com/index.php
VideoJug “Life explained” => http://www.videojug.com/
Early To Rise Health, Wealth, & Success Ezine => http://www.earlytorise.com/
“MyGoals” pre-made and customized goal-attainment => http://www.mygoals.com/
Copywriting, Blog Posting Ideas
101 Blog Posting Ideas => http://www.ihelpyoublog.com/20070316-101-great-posting-ideasthat-will-make-your-blog-sizzle
10 Killer Post Ideas=> http://performancing.com/content/writing/10-killer-post-ideas
23 Great Post Ideas => http://www.patbdoyle.com/?p=25
Copywriters Library => http://www.copywriterslibrary.com/
Hard To Find Seminars => http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/audioclips.htm
Hard To Find Ads => http://www.hardtofindads.com/home
Make Use of above websites for finding Niche and to make a successful blog/website and start earning. On the next post i will come with Keyword research.
Finance
-Personal Finance
-Credit/Credit Repair, Investing
-Insurance
Education/training
-Vocational training
-Trades, Medical, Paralegal, Etc.
-Adult Education
-College
-Careers
-Degree Programs, Study Prep, Entrance Exams
-Private School
Health/medicine
-Alternative Medicine
-Rehabilitation
-Nutrition
-Exercise
-Weight Loss
Relationships
-Dating
-Relationship Advice
-Marriage
You want to Find a 'Top Level' informational niche For example, we have a lot of sites in the 'education/training' niche. One real success
example is Nursing School Programs. I found this niche by starting my research with
“vocational training”, “adult education” and “school programs”.
HINT: These are still wide open niches.
Among the niches I came up with while doing 'broad reach' research were Nursing School, Culinary School, Paralegal, and many more. From there, I used those 'seed' keywords to drill down and find my core keyword phrase group.
For instance, while searching on “Nursing School”, I found both “Nursing School Programs”, and “Certified Nursing Assistant”. Searching those terms, I came up with the actual core keyword phrase group used for those sites.
As another example, we have a lot of sites within the 'finance' niche. These include credit, insurance, and investing. While poking around using Insurance as a Top-Level niche, I tried Auto Insurance, and came across California Auto Insurance.
As far as specific choice goes, you might want to think along the lines of something that
interests you personally, perhaps something you have direct experience in, etc. Neither of those things are necessary, but it might make it a bit more interesting for you.
On the other hand, you might choose an area you're not familiar with but curious about. I have learned a great deal, about a lot of things, as a result of targeting the topic. Between your keyword research, article writing or proofing outsourced articles, etc., you will find yourself becoming a 'mini-expert' in that area!
Niche Research Idea Generators
If you are having trouble choosing a niche, or simply want to expand your number and range of choices, here are some “Idea Generators”, links and resources to inspire new ideas for niche research, products, services, and markets. taken from our Ultimate IM Toolchest:
Trends & Market Analysis
Google Trends => http://www.google.com/trends
TrendWatching => http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/
Google Insights => http://www.google.com/insights/search/#
Google Insights Support => http://www.google.com/support/insigh...y?answer=96693
Quantcast => http://www.quantcast.com
StatBrain => http://www.statbrain.com/
Directories
Directories can be immensely useful to discover and explore categories and niches both by
seeing who is there and visiting them.
Open Directory Project => http://www.dmoz.org/
Yahoo Directory => http://dir.yahoo.com/
Niche Directory => http://www.web-directories.ws/Niche/
Press Release Search Engine => http://www.pressreleasespider.com/default.aspx
Idea Generators
Google Suggest => http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en
Lycos Movers and Shakers => http://50.lycos.com/
Alexa Top 500 Movers and Shakers => http://alexa.com/site/ds/top_sites?
ts_mode=globa l 〈 =none
Media Finder => http://www.mediafinder.com/
Pew Research => http://pewresearch.org/
Pew People/PRess => http://people-press.org/
Amazon Bestsellers => http://amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books
WikiSuccess => http://www.wikisuccess.org/wiki/Main_Page
Barnes and Nobles BestSellers => http://www.barnesandnoble.com/gatewa...ellers.asp?z=y
43 Things => http://www.43things.com/
Squidoo Top Lenses => http://www.squidoo.com/browse/top_lenses
Magazine.com => http://www.magazines.com/ncom/mag?redirect=1
Ebay Pulse => http://pulse.ebay.com/
Shopping.com Top Searches => http://www10.shopping.com/top_searches
Yahoo Recreational Hobbies => http://dir.yahoo.com/recreation/hobbies
Google Groups => http://groups.google.com/
Yahoo Groups => http://groups.yahoo.com/
Google Blogsearch => http://blogsearch.google.com/
BlogCatalog => http://www.blogcatalog.com/
Google Catalogs => http://catalogs.google.com/
Yahoo Buzz Index => http://buzz.yahoo.com/
Technorati Top Searches => http://www.technorati.com/
Mailing List Database Search => http://lists.the-dma.org/
Thesauraus, Dictionary, and Encyclopedia => http://thesauraus.reference.com/
Free University Lectures => http://www.lecturefox.com/
Answers, “How To” and Self Help
Great for for niche research, plus you can join the conversations and get a backlink
Yahoo Answers => http://answers.yahoo.com/
WikiHow => http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page
AnswerBag => http://www.answerbag.com/
How Stuff Works => http://www.howstuffworks.com/
So You Wanna? => http://www.soyouwanna.com/
eHow => http://www.ehow.com/
About.com => http://www.about.com/
Yedda => http://yedda.com/Tips and Answers => http://www.tipsanswers.com/
Find All About Report Generator => http://www.findallabout.com/index.php
VideoJug “Life explained” => http://www.videojug.com/
Early To Rise Health, Wealth, & Success Ezine => http://www.earlytorise.com/
“MyGoals” pre-made and customized goal-attainment => http://www.mygoals.com/
Copywriting, Blog Posting Ideas
101 Blog Posting Ideas => http://www.ihelpyoublog.com/20070316-101-great-posting-ideasthat-will-make-your-blog-sizzle
10 Killer Post Ideas=> http://performancing.com/content/writing/10-killer-post-ideas
23 Great Post Ideas => http://www.patbdoyle.com/?p=25
Copywriters Library => http://www.copywriterslibrary.com/
Hard To Find Seminars => http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/audioclips.htm
Hard To Find Ads => http://www.hardtofindads.com/home
Make Use of above websites for finding Niche and to make a successful blog/website and start earning. On the next post i will come with Keyword research.
