A Difficult Day For Niche Research

I had every intention of getting into some heavy-duty niche research today, finding something profitable away from the IM niche to start my blog empire diversity program. Current events - our election of a new President and some close U.S. Senate races - got in the way! I can’t seem to make myself ignore all the news today! And somehow I’ve squandered hours…

I started my quest for niche information at Google Trends, then moved to Yahoo Buzz. In a few days, when the political news calms down again - or I develop a little more self-discipline, I’ll go back there to do some serious research. The top stories are generally current news or celebrity silliness, but by digging a bit, you’ll find both sites very useful tools to see what information folks are actually looking for online. You then want to use your favorite keyword tool for more ideas and to get started on your quest for more information.

There are useful free keyword tools (i.e., wordtracker), but for a tool that does some real digging, I’m totally in love with Micro Niche Finder. It helps you dig deeply into a niche, shows not only the searches but also the competition. It even gives a green, yellow, or red light to show you whether it’s a good niche to get into. The developer has some great videos on just what this product can do. Click here to check things out. Oh, and there is an option with the tool to check google trends, which I’m doing my best to stay away from!

Be well.