How to research a niche? Affiliate Marketing tips.
One of the greatest obstacles people encounter when trying to make money as affiliates is choosing a niche.
The first thing you need to do before choosing any niche is checking if it can be monetized, if there are people interested in the topic who are willing to pay for info/help/product.
There is a very smart tool that allows to check internet trends.
It is www.google.com/trends. It is very easy to check what people are searching for, what interest they have.
It is a very powerful info to use. Once you know there is a crowd of people searching for a specific term, you can start looking for products to promote.
Another research should be made at adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
You will be able to check search volume and advertiser competition. If there are many advertisers for your keyword it probably means that money can be made on this niche.
There is a great tool that will help you get the most of Google keyword tool. It is Keyword Elite.
It helps you keep track of your competitors’ adwords campaigns. You choose a specific keyword/phrase and it will spy on other advertisers.
And why would you want to spy on your competitors. It is because if you know that somebody runs campaigns for a specific keyword for a really long time, let’s say one month, you can be 90% sure that this advertiser is making money on this campaign.
David Kowalsky
Tags: affiliate marketing, Internet Marketing, make money online, niche research