Niche Blogs Are What Get You Into The SERPs

Niche sites are certainly where the money is at, but it is all about they keywords you are targeting. I spend hours and hours researching keywords before I ever buy a domain and start building the site. Google adwords/keyword tool is simply not in depth enough to give a proper amount of information about the keywords you are looking at. I use Market Samurai for all my research, it is definitely the most valuable tool I've ever purchased.

In addition anchor text (is super important as you mention) but it should be varied, and spread out over time. Google catches onto targeted anchor text and quick link building schemes quickly, these can adversely affect your rankings.

Thank you for sharing.I get lost without a GPS these days! In the past I had a reasonable sense of direction and could use a map well but today if I’m stuck without a GPS

that's exactly how it works Jenn. Thanks for adding this into the discussion. All the best

Yeah, you don't want to go TOO long tail because you won't get enough traffic. But if you can find a long tail phrase that doesn't have a lot of traffic, then that's a great way to start. I use Google's keyword tool to see monthly search counts. Then I take those results and google them directly to see how much competition they have. Anything with high traffic but that has under 200,000 search results is gold!

Every time certain bloggers we know write that bloggers don't need a niche and can write about whatever they want I cringe. One person popular in our circles writes that regularly and I feel for any blogger who believes him, but have learned not to try to comment because he is never going to believe what I say.

I believe that the real key to making money is to choose a Geo-targeted Niche on a subject in a very large niche like automobiles or home improvement or sports so you can reach a specific local audience.

By reaching an audience small local businesses want to reach, your blog will attract their advertising dollars and you can also offer related affiliate products.

Hey Steven,

I will totally agree with your post that niche blogging is the way to go. Finding that special low competitive niche is so darn hard for me. I never seem to be able to locate something I will want to blog about from this day forward and it's definitely not easy to succeed even if you locate a great niche!

I have definitely learned that you need to educate yourself and possibly join some type of training community that will speed up this process. That is what is working for me.

Enjoyed the post! Great reminder!

Adrienne

I'm a fan of niche blogging and niche site creation. Definitely easier to target those longer tail keywords and be viewed as a authority site in Google's eyes in a smaller niche as opposed to a broader one. Great tips, thanks a lot!

I agree, Niche blogging is probably the most profitable type of blogging but it's not as easy as one thinks. However, with proper guidance and knowledge and tools, one will surely reap benefits.

Hello Steven, I often see people promoting their website wildly without any plan whatsoever, they use all kinds of anchors which variate from make money online to how to be a better blogger.

Having a focus, a goal to reach, for example being on the front page of google for the keyword "make money online" it's much easier then I want to make 100 000$ dollar a month with my blog.

Also, going for all the keywords at once it's like chasing wild goose on an open field, it's important to break it down step by step.

First, you get the front page for a certain keyword, then move on to the next. It's hard to promote them all at once.

I've been hearing it for years the smaller non-IM niches are where the real money is.

These are often produced from childhood hobbies, unfortunately for me, I didn't really have any.

Having the right niche is always a good decision when it comes to building an online business. There are so many out there that it is very hard to pick "something" that is still untapped. However, you are right that it will most likely succeed faster and easier to rank well when there are less competing websites. Keywords are essential and more so now that Google has made a dramatic change in their ranking factors. Things such as free directories, and other stuff like that may not be as "good" as it once was, but nonetheless are still effective provided you are choosing the right sites to promote on.

This is very true Steven, use a niche blog to wiggle your way into the SERPs, then as you expand, you will appear more commonly for more general terms.

Some terms like 'Search Engine Optimisation' and 'Make Money Blogging' are almost impossible to get into though!

Thanks :-)
Christopher

With so many articles on the net, we have to smartly pick the right keyword to get the page ranked well as soon as possible. But we should know exactly that the amount of visitors daily for that keyword.