Friday, August 10, 2007

37 Niche Market Research Sites You Must Know About - Thirty Day Challenge Forums


37 Niche Market Research Sites You Must Know About - Thirty Day Challenge Forums
ust got this in my email... thought i'd share. Credit to dad but i dont know where he got it... i hope i'm not stepping on anyone's toes

37 Niche Market Research Sites You Must Know About
Below are a list of must have niche market research sites that will give you a slew of ideas on niches you might want enter.

About

http://azlist.about.com/num.htm

http://azlist.about.com

You’ll discover hundreds of regularly updated guides written by experts with a real passion for their subject.

Alexa

http://www.alexa.com/browse

Browse thousands of sub-categories and discover markets you might never have even considered. Micro-niching has never been easier.

Amazon New Releases

http://amazon.com/gp/new-releases

Want to know about up coming products. This site lists the big new product launches before they happen. It will save you hours of research finding out what the latest consumer trends are going to be.

AOL Hot Searches
http://hotsearches.aol.com

As they say themselves: “Check out what’s hot on AOL Search. Find the hottest searches on celebrity news, breaking news and more.”

Associates Directory

http://www.associateprograms.com/directory

I’m a big fan of conducting my market research by finding products first, instead of conducting keyword research. If there are products for sale in a specific niche, that’s a good indicator that money is being spent and therefore the niche might be worth exploring.

Bella Online

http://www.bellaonline.com/misc/sitemap.asp

A women’s site that will give you a good insight into the female niche mindset. Let’s face it, guys and gals are different and have different desires, wants and needs.

Best Online Research Apps/Sites You’ve Never Heard Of

http://oedb.org/library/features/bes...research-sites



Excellent list of resources for the serious researcher.



CB Engine

http://www.cbengine.com

A veritable treasure trove of information for scouting out hidden gems in the Clickbank Marketplace. If you want to sell CB products, this is an essential resource. Grab a PRO membership, it’s worth the measly price tab!

CNet Buzz

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-12578_7-6527356-1.html



Reviews and comments on the latest tech products.



Del.icio.us

http://del.icio.us/popular

See in real time just what folk are digging about. One of the most popular social bookmarking sites around.

Depth Reporting

http://depthreporting.googlepages.com/websites.htm

Classed as “the most useful web sites for reporters”. Nuff said dudes and dudettes.

DMOZ

http://dmoz.org

People seem to forget about the humble human-edited open directory project. But in it be fields of diamonds my lovelies that might just push you into actually getting off your butt and doing something with your online business.

Dummies Guides
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Dumm...All/index.html
The famous Dummies guides as listed by tiltes.

Ebay Categories

http://listings.ebay.com

http://hub.ebay.com/buy

http://pulse.ebay.com

http://www.mpire.com/ebayPop.ivk

You will die and think you’ve gone to heaven after taking a peak at just what is being sold over at Ebay. Don’t anyone ever tell me that they can’t find a niche to get stuck in.

Ehow

http://www.ehow.com



As the site says “how to do just about everything”.



Ezine Articles

http://www.ezinearticles.com/

Articles on thousands of niches. Hint: Take a look at the bottom of each article to discover a plethora of product ideas.

Furl

http://www.furl.net/furledPopular.jsp

When it comes to niche market research I like riding the coat-tails of others. After all why reinvent the wheel when thousands of other kind folk have gone before you.

Gizmodo

http://www.gizmodo.com

This is a blog dedicated to gadgets, gadgets and more gadgets. You’ll be first in line to know about those “must-have, I’m gonna kill you to get it” sale scrums.

Google Products

http://www.google.com/products

Yup believe it or not some folk are actually making money selling stuff online. And not just downloadable information products! Hard goods sell real well. Heck I should know, I just sold $13,000 worth of one electronic product in less than 72 hours. Remember Rob’s maxim: Find a product, then the market.

Google Hot Trends

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

Daily trend watching to see what people are searching for on this little know about engine.

Google Video

http://video.google.com/videoranking



The Top 100 most viewed videos on Google.



How To Do Things

http://www.howtodothings.com/browse-all-categories

People always want to learn how to do stuff. This site will make you head explode with ideas. Is there a way you could create a paid for product using what’s here?

Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com

If you’re mad about films (movies) and want to sell to this addicted niche, this is one place you must visit.

Intute

http://www.intute.ac.uk

Provides some of the best resources for education and research. All the sites are listed and reviewed by qualified researchers. Serious stuff here.

Magazines

http://www.magazines.com

It costs tens of thousands of pounds/dollars/euros to start a magazine, so you can pretty much deduce that if there’s one in print and it’s popular that there’s a market or sub-niche somewhere hidden in it. You can’t go too far wrong scouting out what’s available on this site.

Metacafe

http://www.metacafe.com/most_popular

Videos hot, and it’s only going to get hotter as broadband proliferates around the world and speeds just keep on increasing. Which is why it’s important you stay abreast of what’s getting attention in the videosphere.

Movie Box Office Charts
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/boxoffice

Films are big money earners, and with each release comes a plethora of associated products that people suck up. Will you be ready?

Nextmark
http://lists.nextmark.com

You can search more than 60,000 mailing lists, email lists, and telephone lists from hundreds of vendors — virtually every list available!

Popurls

http://www.furl.net/furledPopular.jsp



“Popular URLs to the latest buzz”.



Pricerunner

http://www.pricerunner.com

I won’t say it again… Find the product then the market! Millions of products can be found on this quaint little old site.

Technorati

http://www.technorati.com

Yet another must visit social bookmarking site. Now let’s be clear here, just because someone bookmarks a subject doesn’t necessarily mean there’s money in it. There might or there might not be, which is why I bang on about finding products that sell first, then explore the market.

Top TV Shows

http://www.usatoday.com/life/televis...ens-charts.htm



What are all those couch potatoes staring at for hours!



Yahoo Buzz

http://buzz.yahoo.com



Top movers and leaders as searched on Yahoo.



Yahoo Groups

http://groups.yahoo.com

If folk are interested in a hobby, subject or passion you’re going to find a group that hang out here. And if there isn’t one, maybe there aient much of a market. Why be a trailblazer when you can be a coat tail trailer.

Yahoo Shopping

http://shopping.yahoo.com



Another great shopping portal to explore.



Viral Video Chart

http://www.viralvideochart.com



Lists the top viral videos by multiple categories.



WikiHow

http://www.wikihow.com/Categories

Looking for how-to articles and information. This site is similar to Wikipedia but is just for how-to. Content created by the public.

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_topics

Well if you don’t know of this site you must have been sitting in a cave. A huge resource. Tip: Use the external links at the bottom of each article to dig deeper into a subject.

YouTube

http://youtube.com/browse?s=mp

Here you’ll find the most viewed videos so you can see what folk are interested in. Ideas anyone?


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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Not Making Money Online - Affiliate Marketing Options

Have you been wanting to give your current job the shove for quite some time? Do you have the tune, take this job and shove it as your cell phone ring tone? Would you love to get into your own business but you’re afraid of the risk? Well the fears of risk are nothing to be laughed at. The vast majority of small businesses fail within the first year. There are a variety of reasons but the financial risk is incredibly high. To minimize the risk many look into the field of affiliate marketing. This takes about 90% percent of the risk factor away and allows you to set up a business for yourself.

As an affiliate, you do actually work for another company or merchant. You sell either products or services depending on your particular skills and talents. Affiliate program are great for those that are creative, self motivated and not afraid of hard work. When you become an affiliate, the corporation takes on the risk. You can sign on to sell products or you can sell services. You can work to increase website traffic to other sites and receive referral payments, or you can create your own sites ad make money through ad revenue. The choice is entirely yours.

IF you are just starting out, you may want to join and affiliate program that has been established. You won’t be competing with other internet giants and you’ll gain some necessary skills and experience. One well known affiliate partnership is the one that exists between Bizrate and Shopzilla.

Both of these two sites exist as separate entities. However they have combines their resources to make an excellent affiliate program. Bizrate functions as a comparison shopping site. If someone wants a certain item they can search for it via Bizrate. The site will tell you where to purchase it and how much it charges. They will give you a complete item description as well. Bizrate also lets the consumers know who is offering particular items for the lowest price and who offers the best value for money. Bizrate gives consumers a chance to check out merchant reviews as well.

Shopzilla functions as an internet shopping site. They sell goods in several different categories and promise low prices with quality service. You can purchase nearly anything you like via the shopzilla site. If you have a credit or debit card the item will be delivered directly to you.

Shopzilla offers people the chance to join there affiliate marketing program. As one of their affiliates you are welcome to place sales content onto their site. You can place products that you might be selling for another affiliate company that you are working for; or you can work to increase the sales and revenue of the content already listed. Each method can result in sales commission and more money for you.

One great advantage of the shopzilla affiliate marketing program is that it works with the bizrate site. Even though shopzilla runs the affiliate program it has the support and backing of another major retail site. Your content can be posted on shopzilla and then reviewed on bizrate. If you’re a good seller and offer a quality product this can be highly advantageous. By becoming a good reliable merchant, you can get the bizrate high rating which will make customer trust you over others.

If you are creative and have sales savvy then perhaps you should consider a career in affiliate marketing. This will allow you to work for yourself with very little risk to you. It is easy to get started and the costs are next to nothing. If you have a computer and internet then you’re all set. By taking advantage of the shopzilla-Bizrate partnership, you can maximize your earning potential. By placing your content on shopzilla and having it rated on bizrate, you can gain a high level of exposure and internet traffic. If you offer a quality product and conduct yourself as a god merchant, there is no reason why these two sites can’t make you a lot of money.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Important! Please READ!

Important! Please READ!

Not Making Money Online - Affiliate Marketing: Staying Away From Scams

Many of us are upset and frustrated with our current jobs. The low pay and sense of being undervalued drive many of us to dream of our own businesses. However, the costs combines with the risk factors stops most of us in our tracks. Affiliate marketing is a way for people to work for themselves with no risk. There is no cost to you and you’re paid on performance. However, today one has to be careful. There are plenty of scammers and con artists out there that are more than happy to take you money and hard work off of you. Unfortunately, affiliate marketing is not immune to these scammers. Daily, people are taken in by promises of big money with relatively little effort. In this article we will teach you some of the signs to look for and tell you how to spot a scam.

When you join an affiliate marketing scheme, you either going to sell a product or a service. With products, you usually have a choice and range to sell. How you decide to do this is largely up to you. You could also sell a service. Web page designs as well as increasing sales and internet traffic are all examples of services offered by affiliate marketing programs.

How many times have you seen as ad on the internet promising huge earnings? Things like “Earn 1000$ a day” or Join our program now and become a millionaire. If your look closely at these ads they are not actually selling anything. Any company that is just selling the opportunity to make money is likely a scam. True, some affiliate marketing companies will have attention grabbing headlines like the ones mentioned above. However, if you go on to read the ad and information, there will likely be a detailed description of what they company sells. They will also have a disclaimer and terms and conditions listed.

These companies that offer, the opportunity to make money are likely pyramid schemes. The only people paying money in are the ones actually joining. There is no income being created, just money being passed from person to person. Not only are these scams and you’ll loose what you invested, they are also illegal and you can face prosecution.

Another thing to watch out for is no free participation. If you have to pay to join then you may have stumbled upon a scam or what is known as a multilevel marketing program. Multi-level marketing programs are completely legal and some people make good livings out of them. However, if you’re not successful you may end up purchasing a bunch of products that you cannot sell.

True affiliate programs are free. That is part of their attraction. There are no costs to you and they should also be risk free. Any Affiliate marketing programs that demands your money is not an affiliate program. You should ask yourself why they are misrepresenting themselves this way if they are legitimate.

Many of us dream of being our own bosses. We would love to be able to take control of our lives and careers. The attraction of answering only to you combined with setting your own working hours and committing what your choose bring loads of people into the affiliate marketing schemes. Affilaite marketing can be an excellent way for a highly motivated, creative person to make an excellent living. There are some wonderful programs out there just waiting to be joined. However, for every great program there is likely one that is fraudulent. Con artists operate in many areas and unfortunate affiliate marketing is not immune.

Before joining, check to see what the company is selling. If they are not selling goods or services then they are likely an illegal pyramid scheme. If they require your own money to get started then they are what are known as a multi level marketing program. Affiliate marketing can be a great opportunity but you need to do your homework.