Free Niche Research

Free Niche Research: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and many are already preparing by searching the web for all types of related Thanksgiving searches. You could start a new holiday related site, or just add thanksgiving related posts to your existing sites/blogs, where appropriate.

Top 10 Highest Paying Keywords (from the Google keyword tool)

thanksgiving gift baskets $2.73

thanksgiving travel $2.65

thanksgiving vacations $2.50

thanksgiving cruises $2.40

thanksgiving travel deals $2.27

thanksgiving card $2.27

thanksgiving invitations $2.11

thanksgiving cards $2.08

thanksgiving vacation packages $1.82

thanksgiving greeting cards $1.68

thanksgiving stationery $1.49

 Top 10 Most Searched Keywords (all phrases are exact matches in Google)

thanksgiving coloring pages 8,100

thanksgiving pictures 6,600

thanksgiving crafts 6,600

thanksgiving wallpaper 4,400

thanksgiving games 4,400

thanksgiving dinner 3,600

thanksgiving menu 3,600

thanksgiving dinner menu 3,600

thanksgiving cards 2,900

thanksgiving desserts 2,900

thanksgiving turkey 2,900

Resources

If you’ve been celebrating thanksgiving with your family, you should have plenty of knowledge to work with, but if you want more, you can buy a book or two for inspiration. You can also collect magazines, and search in homemaking related forums.

Possible Affiliate Programs

Amazon carries a lot of Thanksgiving decorations, craft supplies, dinnerware, books and more…

You could also sell posters, ebooks, meal plans and more.

Monetization Suggestions

Most people are looking for  information, and the AdSense payout is pretty good. But you can also create crafting guides for example, and offer a list of supplies necessary to create that specific craft.

Offer menu planning for thanksgiving, offer hostess gifts and more: lots of options!

Here are some .com domains available for this niche now:

charliebrownthanksgiving.com

traditionalthanksgivingdinnermenu.com

restaurantsopenonthanksgiving.com

adamsandlerthanksgivingsong.com

thanksgivingtabledecoration.com

Here are some .org domains available:

veganthanksgivingdinner.org

thanksgivingmenu.org

thanksgivingbackgrounds.org

thanksgivinginvitations.org

And some .net ones:

thanksgivingposters.net

easythanksgivingdinner.net

easythanksgivingcenterpieces.net

thanksgivinginvitations.net

P.S. Check out these guides to learn how to create lots of traffic for your new site/s:

Article Marketing 365

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FREE Quality Traffic

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Website Traffic

Are You Making These Link-Building Mistakes?

Link building is an important aspect of a successful search engine optimization (SEO) campaign. The more quality links you have coming into your site, the better. It the sites linking to you are quality sites and contain your keywords, even better. However, on the path to the number one spot on the page rankings, many business owners make a few common link-building mistakes.

  1. Limiting the sites you target for backlinks – Yes, high page ranking websites and pages are lucrative opportunities. However, don’t neglect the smaller businesses either. Focus on getting a wide variety of links from relevant websites.
  2. Not using keywords, anchor text, in your backlinks – Keywords are your bread and butter. Not only do they help motivate actual clicks, they help the search engines index properly. And they boost your search engine ranking, which is of course the ultimate goal. Skip using anchor text like <Click Here> or <Download Now>. Use your keywords!
  3. Too many links on a page – Too many links on the page confuses not only the website visitor but also the search engines. It divides the power of your links and minimizes their effectiveness. Instead, choose your links wisely. Choose the ones that seem to carry the most weight.
  4. Counting on social media to provide links – Social media links are not considered quality links. And most networking sites nofollow external links. However, don’t neglect social media as a tool to generate awareness for your content and your website.
  5. Placing backlinks only to your homepage – One rule of thumb is to identify key strategic pages and work to increase backlinks to those pages. Your landing page likely already receives an abundance of links.

There are of course other mistakes which it shouldn’t be necessary to mention. However, just to make sure we’re all on the same page and striving for success, these mistakes include linking to link farms or link exchanges. They also include avoiding any black hat or spammy behaviors.

Link building is about creating great content, building relationships online with your associates, prospects and customers. It’s about planning and creating a strategy.  Avoid these mistakes, create a link-building plan, and regularly assess your success.

Resources that will help you get quality backlinks

  1. 7 Minute Article Secrets
  2. Article Marketing 365
  3. Link Wheel Success
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Free Niche Research

Free Niche Research: Ski Resorts

I was making plans with my husband for the upcoming winter vacation, and a skiing vacation was one o the most enticing we came up with. That gave me the idea for today’s niche research for ski resorts.

Oh, and there are some excellent opportunities, so let’s dig into this niche.

Top 10 Highest Paying Keywords (from the Google keyword tool)

park city ski resort $5.01

big bear ski resort $4.43

keystone ski resort $3.70

steamboat ski resort $3.26

vail ski resort $3.25

canyons ski resort $3.18

telluride ski resort $2.94

aspen ski resort $2.80

deer valley ski resort $2.61

killington ski resort $1.96

 Top 10 Most Searched Keywords (all phrases are exact matches in Google)

heavenly ski resort 12,100

wisp ski resort 5,400

whitetail ski resort 5,400

ski resorts 5,400

Breckenridge ski resort 5,400

kirkwood ski resort 5,400

Alta ski resort 4,400

killington ski resort 4,400

boreal ski resort 4,400

telluride ski resort 3,600

Resources

The best resource for this is a persona who is passionate about skiing, and most of the time you don’t need to look to far to find someone who is. But there are also ski magazines and ski forums. Another excellent resource woudl be a travel agency 😉

Possible Affiliate Programs

Check out travel merchants on CJ: you’ll find the best affiliate programs for this niche there. Of course, don’t forget  Amazon for everything else you can promote to this niche (look below to the monetization section)

Monetization Suggestions

There are so  many ways to monetize this niche! You can create an information site and monetize whit AdSense, but you can also get leads for the ski resorts (even if they don’t have an affilaite program, you can still arrange a JV with them). If possible, visit each resort you plan to promote (have a skiing vacation and write it off as work: win-win!), talk to people about what they like most about the area, review the best (and worst) places to eat while there, etc.

You can also sell airfare tickets to these resorts, and you’d leave money on the table if you didn’t create a section on your site for ski gear. For that, you can use the IPK method of building well optimized SEO pages.

Here are some .com domains available for this niche now:

sugarbowlskiresort.com

Here are some .org domains available:

heavenlyskiresort.org

tellurideskiresort.org

solitudeskiresort.org

tahoeskiresorts.org

monarchskiresort.org

snowshoeskiresort.org

And some .net ones:

whitetailskiresort.net

kirkwoodskiresort.net

altaskiresort.net

killingtonskiresort.net

borealskiresort.net

P.S. Check out these guides to learn how to create lots of traffic for your new site/s:

Article Marketing 365

Non Stop Viral Traffic

Quick Site Indexer (free)

Free and Cheap Traffic

Traffic and Leverage

FREE Quality Traffic

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Google Adwords

How To Turn AdWords Clicks Into Paying Customers

step-by-step affiliate marketing with AdWords

You want to use AdWords to make money, right?  Then before you even get started you need to consider the following:

  • Is your website up to the job? Don’t just presume it’s okay because you, your OH and your best friend thinks it’s great!  Try a web usability tool such as http://www.userfly.com, record a few user sessions and check that people know how to navigate your website correctly!
  • Have you considered landing pages? If you are selling services, landing pages are a must!  If your website is an ecommerce site, you will be sending people to category pages or to the product pages.  On your landing or product pages, consider including testimonials and make sure you tell people why they should buy from you.  Consider using Google website optimizer to split test landing pages or parts of your landing pages to increase conversions
  • Install web tracking – not just Google Analytics but consider tools to let you watch live traffic such as http://www.getclicky.com.  This way you will spot problems with the website quickly, as well as identifying new negative keywords quickly
  • How will you track conversions?  Consider tracking call back requests, newsletter subscriptions, sales, leads and catalogue requests.  Look at competitors’ websites to come with ideas!  Do consider offering special offer codes or free whitepapers to entice people to signup for newsletters, as even if they do not buy today, they may in the future!

Okay, so now we need to consider AdWords itself.  Ensure you:

  • Use targeted buying keywords – such as “Nikon 1410 camera prices” – these keywords indicate that people are ready to buy.  Do not bid on general keywords such as “digital cameras” unless your budget for AdWords is big, and your aims include brand building!
  • Use calls to action – figures work well, especially prices if your website is competitive.  Ask them to Visit Now, Buy Today etc
  • Use phrase and exact match keywords rather than broad match keywords if budgets are tight
  • Make sure you include the keyword in the advert heading
  • Edit your destination URL to include the keywords if possible
  • Make sure you have installed conversion tracking code for each of the conversion types you are tracking

Good luck tracking your website, and turning AdWords visitors into paying customers!

Claire Jarrett runs a Google AdWords management company in Bristol, UK

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Free Niche Research

Free Niche Research: Hair Styles

After the depressing niche we researched last week, this week we’ll look at something fun: hair styles!

Top 10 Highest Paying Keywords (from the Google keyword tool)

hair style $.62

latest hair styles $.54

prom hairstyles for long hair $.50

ladies hair styles $.43

boys hair styles $.36

new hair styles $.33

black hair styles $.32

natural hair styles$.32

long hair styles for men$.31

Afro hair styles$.31

 Top 10 Most Searched Keywords (all phrases are exact matches in Google)

short hair styles 22126

hair styles 18082

hair style 6608

long hair styles 5425

curly hair styles 3616

medium length hair styles 3616

black hair styles 2975

short hair styles pictures 2975

mens hair styles 2433

hair styles for long hair 2433

Resources

The best place for information in this niche can be found even in the littlest town around: your hairstylist!

Possible Affiliate Programs

Amazon has many hair style accessories, DVDs, books, and more. Clickbank offers a few ebooks on hair styling. Here is one of them: The Top Twenty Five Formal Updos for Hair You Can Do. Of course, SAS and CJ have offers you can use as well.

Monetization Suggestions

While people may be looking for some information, I think most of them would love to actually “SEE” a step by step of how to do certain styles. Going back to your main resource, get together with your local hair stylist, or even a local beauty school, and shot videos of different types of hairstyles. Then upload those to your sit and offer affilaite links for all the products and accessories necessary to create that style.

Build a list! Send them quick tips on hair style and maintenance, to earn their trust. People interested in hair styles are also interested in beauty tips, and often fashion tips. Nurture that list and you’ll see amazing results.

Don’t forget to create some IPK style product page reviews for hair straighteners, hair extensions & other hair accessories.

One last thing: create your own product! It shouldn’t be that hard and the rewards are amazing!

Here are some .com domains available for this niche now:

ladiesshorthairstyles.com

hairstylehowto.com

layerhairstyle.com

fringehairstyle.com

longhairstylecuts.com

japaneseshorthairstyle.com

Here are some .org domains available:

shortlayeredhairstyles.org

longcurlyhairstyles.org

hairstylesforfinehair.org

menshairstyle.org

And some .net ones:

blackshorthairstyles.net

midlengthhairstyles.net

longhairstyle.net

bridalhairstyle.net

Resources to grow your new niche site fast:

Free & Cheap Traffic

Traffic & Leverage

Advanced Marketing Strategies

7 Minute Article Secrets

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