Finding a niche product to sell online

To make money on the internet you need either a product to sell or a website that informs or entertains people in some way. Today we will be focusing on the most straightforward approach to creating a profitable niche website, which is to sell a product. It requires less creativity, and the only real content you have to create is directly related to your product. You can get some great content ideas from the niche product website itself, as long as you present the product content in your own words.

First find a product that you would like to sell. A great place to start out with is Clickbank. Create an account, then browse through the marketplace and select several products that interest you or that you think you could write a good article about.

Choose your favorite products, then write down any keywords you think a user might search for related to your product. As an example, lets say we chose a weight loss e-book product. Keywords to search for might include: dieting, weight-loss, weight loss, getting fit, lose weight, losing weight, lose fat, fat loss, weight loss diet, etc...

Now take your keyword list and check it with the Google keyword search tool.

Set match type to "exact" and sort by global monthly search volume. Look for keyword and keyword combos that don't have a great amount of competition. Select keywords that have a fairly low global monthly search volume, I try to look for niche markets that are not under 1,000 or so searches per month. Stay away from the ones that are too big when you are just starting out, the keyword combos with a high monthly search volume will have too much competition, unless you are an expert niche product affiliate marketer you will have trouble breaking into those markets.

You will be able to utilize all the keywords that you wrote down, when you create your niche product oriented blog or website, but for the moment really focus on just a handful of keyword combos. Once you have made a selection, try to think of ways to include those keywords in a domain name. Write all of your domain name ideas down, so that you can do your domain name research.

Lets say you chose the keyword "quick weight loss tips" the most straightforward domain name would be quick-weight-loss-tips.com, you can get some indication of whether or not a domain name is taken by simply opening a fresh blank tab in your browser and typing in the url you just made up and see where it goes. Optimally you want a "page not found" type of error. That means that the chances are good it is not taken yet. If it looks good initially, then to be completely certain the domain name is free, use a service like Network Solutions free Whois search.

Once you have a good idea about what you want your domain name to be, and you know its not taken, it is time to get hosting and register your domain name. Hostgator is an extremely affordable and reliable service. You can get a hosting account for as low as 4.95 a month. Having your own hosting account gives you much greater flexibility about the type of content you want to have to promote your niche product. Another major advantage of having your own hosted blog or website, is that every inch of advertising space will be under your complete control.