Niche Research Tip - Forget About Keywords For Just A Minute…

Do me a favor, just for a minute, forget about “keyword this and keyword that” and think differently about your niche research. There are so many other quick ways to screen the “activity level” in a niche. Don’t get me wrong, keyword research is still critical when it gets to time to dive into a niche.

But, there are even faster ways to quickly get a 40,000 foot overview of a niche.

I recommend using “communities” to research ideas and also testing to see how the users of a niche value content.

With the new push of “Niche Marketing 2.0” you really want to focus on reader loyalty - not just “one off” sales. Given that, the resource for the day that I recommend you use…

http://www.EzineArticles.com

Why? Because you can instantly see how “active” the content activity is inside a niche. You can also see how many views the top articles are getting.

Go into Ezine Articles and start clicking around in the appropriate categories. Look for the following…

–> How many articles
–> How quickly those articles are getting viewed
–> What are the top authors writing about…

There are even more “stats” I look for, I’ll share more in the future :)

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3 Comments

I use EzineArticles for a lot of research. But I like your idea of using them for finding a successful niche. Thanks for the tip.

Comment by Tom | May 7th, 2008 3:22 pm | Permalink

Thank you for giving me permission to forget about keywords for a while ! Going to communities is essential for working out what your niche really needs. The article directories is a great idea… I know several people who write articles do so over several niches. I find that browsing around in forums gives me a little more insight as to what my niche is needing —

Jeanne
http://www.goalsnaspirations.com

Comment by Jeanne May | May 8th, 2008 2:40 am | Permalink

That’s an excellent method you’ve given for finding out what’s hot. There is a danger that affiliates can spend much of their time working in isolation.

If we had a store on Main Street, we would take a stroll around every now and then, just to see what everyone else was selling. We should do the same with our websites.

Comment by Zebedee | May 9th, 2008 4:40 am | Permalink

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