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When It Comes to Finding a Niche, Do Your Due Diligence

New Niche Finder — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:00:01 +0000

As promised, here is some research I did on the free niche ideas being sent to me via email from one of my competitors. You know the ones that are going to make me a million bucks. Yeah right! Just the fact they're giving them away for free ought to be a clue. Well for this particular site there were 2-3 (depending on your criteria) keywords out of the 49 I had received. So a word to the wise...

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Online Market Research – The Magnificent Symphony in 4 Parts

New Niche Finder — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:43:18 +0000

This is the single most important business lesson you will ever have. Period. Even if you don’t do The Challenge, watch this video and please take the lesson to heart. I’ve made every mistake he talks about so I know from first hand experience how vitally important it is to get these things in the [...]

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What Does Google Think Your Site is About?

New Niche Finder — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:50:19 +0000

Have you checked recently to see what Google thinks your site is about? If you never did any niche research or keyword research, you might be surprised.

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Why Some Products Sell Strong (and Others Wither)

New Niche Finder — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:00:22 +0000

I’ve been following Dave Navarro recently (congrats on quitting the day job). He’s got some wonderful free workbooks at The Launch Coach. This post particularly grabbed me because I recently shared Ed Dale’s Magnificent Symphony in 4 Parts, and niche research is so very important. Here’s Dave’s take on it… What really predicts success or [...]

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Training in Keyword Research – One More Resource

New Niche Finder — Tue, 04 May 2010 15:00:03 +0000

Before we move on to looking at competition strength, I want to give you one more resource for learning about the how’s, why’s and wherefore’s of keyword research and niche selection. That would be the 30 Day Challenge. Ed Dale and crew offer this free month long training every August, and IMHO it is the best foundation you can get.

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Sorting for Relevancy

New Niche Finder — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:30 +0000

The point here is that you want keywords that are a good match for your business. Relevancy matters and you need to be ruthless about culling the keywords that don't fit.

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Evaluating Keyword Competition Numbers

New Niche Finder — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:00:22 +0000

Basically what I'm looking for here is the lowest amount of competition with the highest possible traffic. The targets I initially filter for are 100 SEOT (the # of visitors if you're in position #1) and no more than 100,000 competing sites (SEOC).

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Are High Search Numbers Enough?

New Niche Finder — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:00:39 +0000

I'd be willing to bet that some of you looked at those numbers at the top end of the organic food search and thought what a great market. A few years ago I would have too, but going down that road is the path to frustration and failure. Why? You still don't have enough data. At this point in the keyword research you can't honestly say whether a market is good or not. The number of searches just tells you how many people are looking, and the SEOT tells you the number of visitors you can expect to get from being in position #1 (roughly 42% of searches), but that assumes you can get to position #1.

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So why is New NIche Finder so focused on the data?

New Niche Finder — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:00:13 +0000

Okay, so why, if I’m so interesting in seeing you weave the 4 pillars of business together, is New Niche Finder so focused on data? Excellent question! The answer is this…it’s the missing piece for the majority of businesses I work with. My natural tribe has always been the heart centered, quality crowd. It’s who [...]

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A Potent Example of Why Niche Research Matters

New Niche Finder — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:42:48 +0000

It breaks my heart when I see people chasing after bad markets. Whether it’s because there is no market as in no one’s looking for what you’ve got or it’s a bad market because there’s too much competition (a little is good but too much makes it really tough), trying to build a business in [...]

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Niche Research Nuggets

New Niche Finder — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:59:08 +0000

In December I did an intro call for the folks in the Business Oasis*. I’ve edited that recording down to 31 minutes of nuggets to help you get started with your own niche research. If you get nothing else from this audio, I hope you get the #1 reason so many businesses struggle and fail. [...]

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NewNicheFinder.com – the case for research & testing

New Niche Finder — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:00:08 +0000

This may be stating the obvious but last week’s post (New Niche Finder in 2010) is really an attempt to model for you how research and testing makes a difference. I started NewNicheFinder.com in June of 2009 thinking I was going to be offering one kind of service when in fact the market turned out [...]

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New Niche Finder in 2010

New Niche Finder — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:59:01 +0000

Happy New Year! As we finish this first week back, I'd like to bring you up to speed with where NewNicheFinder.com is and what's coming up for the beginning of 2010. Over the past couple of months I got really busy doing keyword research reports for folks from Mark Silver's Business Oasis*, and it has changed everything I thought I was doing. Yup, that's what testing will do for you. So you'll be seeing some changes around here over the next few weeks and months. Changes I hope will serve you better when it comes to defining profitable niche markets for your business and will help you develop those niche ideas into profitable streams of income. Here's what I learned from doing so many of those reports back to back. 1. The information isn't enough without in depth education about how to use it. 2. That means I can't possible deliver what's needed for what I was charging. Good thing to know but it created another dilemma...how to provide what's needed in a cost effective manner. 3. Jumping into in-depth keyword reports is premature when businesses are exploring niche markets. In other words there was a step missing which I intend to fill. 4. Providing niche research is more than just doing the research. I found the back and forth conversation going on with my clients that was very helpful. It was more than helpful. I think all of them would say it was essential. Rather than getting a list of keywords they didn't really know how to use, they got results that helped them define their markets, stop struggling with bad markets, and move forward with great markets. By the time they had the information in hand, they also had a good idea of how to use it. 5. Though I hate delivering bad news, realistic information about the prospects for their business niche ideas was invaluable. Having experienced that myself with How to Survive Your Grief, it shouldn't have been surprising, but several people I worked with expressed relief in knowing what they could expect and what they would need to do in order to succeed even when the news wasn't particularly hopeful. With information in hand they could make good strategic decisions about how to proceed. Knowledge is power and there are few places where it is more valuable than when you're starting or expanding a business. This is where most businesses fail...right back here at the beginning...and it's usually because they don't know their market. The bottom line...doing the research and delivering the report falls way short of what most businesses need. In some cases doing it like that may do more harm than good...a little bit of info can be worse than no info. The changes that are coming will provide various levels of service from quick niche reviews to in depth research to strategic planning and partnership. Stay tuned for the specifics as I roll this all out. I hope I'll be able to help you build the thriving and meaning filled business you deserve in 2010.

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