Now today I’m going to show you how to research for these 4 word keyphrases.

First step, I just go to the Google AdWords keyword tool…

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

and type in something. I try to make it at least a couple of words, something like “ferrari f430.”

But you can also type in something general, then dig down and look for a longer phrase that looks interesting, then search on that. It might take a couple tries but you’ll soon find some good prospects.

When the results show up underneath I look for a keyword of 4 words or more where the bar is at least 15-25% filled up in the “average search” column. Something like ‘michael schumacher ferrari f430′ or ‘price of ferrari f430.’

Having something in the search bar for a PRIOR month is a plus too. But just because there is nothing for a prior month don’t let that stop you, often it’s because the keyword is about a hot new trend or topic or product.

Then I go to Google and type that keyphrase in the search box and then look at how many competing sites I have on the first page of results.

I’ve found that most of the time you’ll be under 5 million results which is where I like to stay. Often you’ll find a phrase with only 100,000 - 500,000 competing results, which is great!

Second step, I search that same term with “double quotes” around it, like this:

“price of ferrari f430″

And I try to make sure that THAT number comes back with less than 100,000 results. Again, you’ll be surprised how often that happens!

LASTLY…

I look at the ALL the top pages that are coming up for the the 4+ word search term.

• I want to make sure that the top ranking pages don’t all have crazy PRs of like 5 or 6 (most never do). If only the top few do, no problem, but if ALL on the first page do, that’s a bad keyword to shoot for.
• I look at the TITLES of all the top ranking pages. Most of the time I find that they are NOT directly my keyword! If so, that’s sweet, that means that JUST by having my keyword in the title, my chances of ranking on page #1 just shot through the roof !

So that’s truly how my blogs get automated traffic from search engines that builds EVERY single day…it’s an awesome method, that’s why we teach this and many more techniques like it in Blog Classroom - because it works!

I really urge you to try this just once and you’ll be HOOKED on this method of writing blog posts to get auto-pilot traffic from Google!

Here’s what I’m seeing with my own blogs - and note this is even true with my brand new Blog Classroom test site that I’m using on the webinars…

* If your blog is properly set up…
* If you are posting correctly…
* If you are using the appropriate free Web 2.0 tools…

Then search engines - especially Google - will start sending you traffic almost IMMEDIATELY!

Now how you get this instant “love” from Google isn’t really rocket science. But you’ve got to know the trick to optimizing your posts for long tail keywords.

Here’s what I do, and it works like a charm…

I look for keyword phrases that have 4 words in them. Then I pick an interesting keyphrase and write a short post about it.

What I’m seeing, almost on a daily basis, is that a properly set-up blog - with the SEO plugin AND the correct permalinks structure - can be on page #1 in Google for that term in 2-3 days. Not weeks, not months - DAYS. Nothing more you have to do except post it!

Like I mentioned, I’m seeing this strategy working whether the blog is a few years old or a week old. It all comes down to digging around for real keyword phrases that people actually SEARCH on.

That means if your blog is on “sports cars,” you can’t just search for keyphrases with the words “cars” or “automobiles,” because that’s not going to necessarily get you a position on the page where you’ll grab the eyeballs of READERS.

You’ve got to use your imagination a little bit. You may have to get really specific, like “Top 10 Greatest Ferraris” or “Greatest Ferraris Of All Time” (that has five words but I wouldn’t worry about “of” since it’s short and common). Or how about sports car models, like the Ferrari f430?

Tomorrow I’ll talk about how you actually research these phrases and the free tool I use to do it!

One of my strong points the last 2 years in my own affiliate marketing business has been my focus on “reader loyalty.” By nature I have never been a HEAVY PPC hitter, sure I know it and do it, but my brain still wraps better around the concept of FREE natural traffic.

> Links
> Word of mouth
> PR
> Social media
> Content
> SEO

…I just seem to “get it” better with those types of traffic.

Well, by default, to build communities you have to be “content focused” and so THAT helped me better understand why my affiliate businesses do so well and grow so organically.

Start thinking even more into Web 2.0 and get creative. You’ll see JUST what I mean VERY soon with a new “dream project site” that I’m getting ready to launch.

I’m going to be using Web 2.0 but in a VERY creative (my own spin) kind of way.

For now, if you haven’t checked these sites out, do it (they’ll help you build communities)…

1. Twitter.com
2. Ning.com
3. Facebook.com
4. Aweber.com (Helps you communicate)
5. More coming soon …

Just take an hour and play around with the sites above, they are not complicated to use and when you “get it” - you’ll really “get it.”

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

SO at first, I was a little slow to get into Patric Chan’s new Niche Marketing 2.0 package.  But then I realized that Niche Marketing 2.0 really IS different - it focuses on your SITE and NOT on the product. 

So what does it mean to focus on a site?  In the Niche Marketing 2.0 system, it means you don’t learn how to do a big roll-out where you make a bunch of money up front, then the sales taper off, then it all  eventually dies. 

With the Niche Marketing 2.0 system, you develop a site that grows over time.  It continues to make money.  And the amount of money you make continues to grow as the months and years go on.

The three main components of the Niche Marketing 2.0 system include:

• The Niche 2.0 Dynamic Marketing Site - This is like a full-blown CMS system, except that it’s been kicked up quite a few notches!
• Niche 2.0 Site Solution Software – This allows you to manage your site online, so you can work from wherever you are, in true super affiliate marketing style.
• 6 Tele-classes - These train you how to become a “Master” of the six elements of niche marketing. (If you don’t know what the six important elements of Niche Marketing are, Patrick explains it all in his video.

The core of the Niche Marketing 2.0 system is the web site builder.  At first this seemed to be similar to the free Joomla CMS software that I currently use.  But then I discovered there was much more to this system.  It goes way beyond my current simple CMS! And I don’t have to do the technical stuff anymore.

For me, the most interesting components were the Content Contribution and Syndicate options.  I currently do a ton of article marketing in my affiliate marketing business - and now that marketing just became much easier. 

The Content Contribution area of your Niche Marketing 2.0 site actually allows visitors to post real articles on your site (not just post comments, like blogs do).

Next, the Syndicate feature allows others to copy a snippet of code from your site and display it on theirs instantly.  Other webmasters will LOVE this!  No more copy-paste full text from eZine articles, etc.  Plus it all just magically links back to your site.

There’s also an easy “one-click” function that will allow others to share your information with their friends.

Here’s a sample of a Niche 2.0 site (it’s in the middle of the page).

All of those features are included in Component #1 - and there are 7 MORE components included in the package, making this an outstanding value.  The most important thing to remember is all the Components are integrated into a system that’s designed to help you make money as soon as you get your site up.

I can tell you that this is a very powerful system.  I can also see why Patric is only allowing 200 clients to obtain the software.  If everyone had it, there would be just too much TOUGH competition in some of the most popular niche markets.  I recommend that you check out the Niche Marketing 2.0 system now!