How To Choose Your Niche Market
One of the keys to being a successful Internet Entrepreneur is choosing a niche. One of the challenges of the World Wide Web is its expansive reach and versatile nature. As the old joke goes, the best thing about the Web is that you can do virtually anything, the worst thing about the Web is that you can do virtually anything.
A niche refers to a distinct segment of a market. (And, because I love books, I will use the following example.) Within the book market, for instance, there are physical books (either hardcover or paperback), digital books, and audio books. Each of these segments caters to a unique audience. When choosing your niche, you may want to focus on just one segment.
A better example of a niche market, still using the broad book market, may be the genre of the book. For instance, there are Mysteries & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Careers, Romance, Religion & Spirituality, etc. Each of these segments also caters to a unique audience. So, once again, when choosing your niche, you may want to focus on just one segment.
Pick a starting point for your niche that you are interested in and stick with it until you are successful. If, at some point, you establish that your idea is not as profitable as you originally thought it would be, you may want to reconsider your niche.
When you begin to market, where do you start? You know you do not want to compete with some of the large companies on the Net. However, there are great opportunities for operators with a distinct segment of a broader market.
Analyze what you are selling or what you want to sell. It should be in an area that you have some knowledge of and a desire to learn more about. It may have wide appeal but think of those it appeals to most. For example, does your product appeal to women? That's a pretty wide market. Narrow it down. Who is most likely to be interested, single or married women? From there you might want or need to narrow it even further. For example, your product might appeal to single women in a certain age group.
After narrowing it down as far as you can, think of appropriate keywords. Check with Google to see how many sites come up using these keywords. Next, use a site that tracks keyword usage (such as Word Tracker or Overture) to see if there are plenty of users looking for that information. If there are enough potential customers and the competition is low, you may have found your niche.
After you have chosen your niche, try to use it in your website title. This can help your website ranking. Another tool for choosing a niche is to study the competition and find out how to make your site unique.
Choosing a niche will help your website stand out. Find one with plenty of potential customers and little competition and you have a very good chance of watching your business grow.
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