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Kick start! How to find a Niche?

Being a successful marketer has many advantages. One of them is ability to connect a market need with a right product. (or vice versa)

Now this is not an ability every marketer possesses by birth. It develops by learning, trial and error, hands on experience. In this journey you have to try out different products and see if you can reach the right audience. Then find out best ways to connect with them. Once done right, you get people interested. Now they don’t mind parting away with their hard earned money.

So if you are just starting what are the things you could do to start on the right foot?
There are two options:

1. You create and market your own product. (Start your own business)

2. You market other peoples products. (Work for someone)
Irrespective of what you do one thing is for sure…

You need to find a niche.
So what is niche?

How should you target a proper niche? (That’s profitable)

Why should your niche match with your interest? (Passion always beats the competition)

Think of a niche as your playground where you play a specific game. You know the rules. (so you can bend them) Your interest in this niche is multi-fold. Its not just a make money vocation but something you like doing and getting paid for it.

Now theirs one more important thing. The niche you choose should be profitable. Less competition and high demand is what you are looking far.
Here are some niches for example

Food
Fashion
Personal finance
Blogging
Lifestyle

Get the idea? Now if you understand what niche is and you identify a niche that also matches your interest. You are on the right path.

Next understand the importance of content. Content is critical in digital marketing. Good content can not get you loads of free traffic. It can also increase engagement and in turn have an impact on conversion rates.

Consider content as a bridge between a prospect and the product or service. Content includes everything from blogs, videos, podcasts info-graphics to memes. Anything you can create or curate that can possible draw visitors and keep them engaged.

Find out what is of your liking. Do you like to write or shoot videos for example. Find out the issues and problems faced in your niche. What are the trends? Design relevant and valuable content that your audience will love.
So far so good. Now where do you put all this content and how do you monetize it?

Well the easiest way is to set up a niche website. That’s right. Develop a website that addresses a specific niche. Go deep into it. Raise the right questions. Solve the problems.

What does that do? Well, If you operate in a niche pretty well. Like have a website that’s at-least 6 months old and has loads of good content. You start getting organic traffic. This is the traffic that comes from search engines like Google. Simply put people search keywords and land on your website. This opens up other nice to have problems. Like how do you keep your bounce rates low and how do you monetize?

Let’s talk about all that little later…
For now remember that if you have found a niche its time to get started with a niche website. This calls for 2 immediate steps

Booking a domain and
Buying a hosting service

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Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #5 : Blog For Money

There are more websites on the internet than the hairs on your head…(until you are bald like me) but then the point is all of them are looking for meaningful content that helps them win more and more readers who are ready to engage. This throws a big opportunity for the people who want to make quick money with just penning down good stuff that would go on websites that reward writers handsomely. just a word of caution if you are a complete newbie to this be patient and learn…don’t just give up without even giving it a proper try.

The advantage of this arrangement is that you don’t have to have a website. So let’s jump in…

iWriter: The biggest advantage of iWriter is that it serves well in either case…if you are just starting or already an advanced writer. The membership is free and you can quickly ascend to make some serious money. I have personally known people who have make a living out of this platform. Some words of caution… that there is a learning curve on what is acceptable on the platform if you are serious read their terms and conditions fully and comply with the rules of the game. Initially you might find the system bit hard on you and payments nominal. But you will soon realise that if you can write what your clients need and able to garner good feedback you quickly move levels up to earn more. Optionally if you are already an advanced writer you can go for the paid version and give yourself a leg up on the earning you make.

com : Blogmutt is for U.S based writes only and will ask for a valid SSN. The good thing about this platform is that it pays you $8 for up to 350 words. Writing assignments are keyword based and they have to be picked up from a queue you have to provide your own title to the posts. Your write-ups are then either selected by the clients or they may request for further edits. Registration is free, followed by a quick English grammar test.Blogmutt works on a points system and the more your content is purchased more points you receive.

Fiverr.com : Fiverr is not just a content platform but allows you to go to market with a range of micro jobs. You can register for free and get paid in the manner you set your offer. The thing I like about this platform is that for starters it’s a great “testing ground” If we limit our discussion to writing for now…You may look at what approach other people are taking to sell their writing gigs and what seems to work best. You can then quickly adapt to the needs of the market and put forward an offer. When you land an order you full fill it in the terms that you set for these orders.

Linkedin Jobs: This is more of a traditional approach but it still works. Linkedin Job boards are great way to land in a writing assignment. Just to mention this will work better if you have had some experience already in writing and can possibly pitch a portfolio to your potential clients. The thing to be noted here is that there are a hundred places you can post your articles for free and share those links with customers if you want…just build some kind of a credible collection of your posts that reflect your area of expertise.
Problogger job Board: This is a well reputed platform in the writing circles. Here you can find very high quality work. The only flipside being that this website is not very newbie friendly and you may end up confused and dejected unable to make sense of what is going on here until you quickly rise on learning curve.
org: This website accepts motivating stories about people who achieved a goal, overcame challenge or learned a helpful lesson through their faith. Guidepost pays you when your post is accepted for publication. Full length stories are expected to be of about 1500 words. The emphasis is to write from a vantage point of the individual who is most effected by the experience.
com: The interesting thing about chickensoup is that it pays you approximately $200 if you work is published. They accept stories about something that happened to you or someone you know as well as poems. The flipside is you may have to wait 1 to 2 years to see your work published in Chicken Soup for the soul series. The other bonus worth mentioning is that you get 10 free copies of the book as bonus.
Clarksworld : “Clarkesworld Magazine is a Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles and audio fiction.” If you are serious about making a mark in published work as well as make some good money like $500 to $1400 per post this is your bet! The have a 1000 to 1600 word limit and accept science fiction and fantasy for fiction category. They also accept non- fiction that appeals to readers of science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Asimov’s Science Fiction: As you might have guessed Asimov’s is an established name when it comes to science fiction. There pay packet starts with $250 per story and the expect length starting from 1000 words to up to 20.000 words. They also pay you $1 per line for the poetry and expect them to be within 40 lines. You can know more about it by clicking the link above.
Readers Digest: If you know Readers Digest is famous for its readers stories and they are always looking for new stories and content. They pay you $100 per story regardless of the length of the story. If you are regular working on write-ups this is the place your should definitely test out a submission or two.
A List Apart : This website is dedicated to the people who make websites and its always looking for fresh content. They publish 3 types of contents and the pay starts from $200. They seem to be very open minded and clear with what they expect from you and also promptly provide you feedback and necessary assistance unlike many other publishing houses. Click the link above to read more. They provide clear instructions on how to get started with them and I strongly feel this is a place you should not miss.
The Layout : The layout is a website dedicated to WordPress. The Worlds most used content management system. They accept anything word press related and pay you $50 to $150 per post. Again there instructions are pretty easy to follow and they are very positive of working with you on an outcome. This is also a good bet if you are looking at gaining some authority juice in the content management system world.

Allright so much for now on Blogging for money. I strongly recommend you to stick with one method for the start and really learn it in depth. Choose something of your liking as you will have to stay in the game for a bit to really start seeing some result. Also have a look at other methods to making money online by clicking the links below and the most important even before you jump on this bandwagon read “Before You Get Started” for a solid foundation.

Small Internet Business Ideas – Before You Get Started

Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #1: Become An Affiliate

Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #2 : Start and e-commerce

Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #3 : Starting a blog

Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #4 : Consult, Train, Coach

Small Internet Business Ideas – Idea #4 : Consult, Train, Coach or Mentor

Teaching, mentoring, coaching or Consulting is a great enterprise on the internet which can be done from the comfort of your home without any substantial investment if you want to. This definitely calls for some level of expertise or authority in the given area. Perhaps you already carry a skill or interest area that is in demand…You can always expand on your areas of interest and learn new skills that are in demand if needed and then go and teach them.

This is something very favorable if you are already having a certain level of expertise in a certain area, for example, painting, foreign language, cooking, baking or gardening. On the other hand, if you have been earlier a part of professional services for a corporation or a business house you can always start your own business consulting. Think of law, company affairs, marketing, SEO, Content, or even health and fitness and have your own successful online businesses

Here I am listing some steps to get started as a Consultant, Trainer or Mentor. Please note that this may not be the only way to get started with online home based business ideas. But this is what I recommend based on my experience.

Get your Brand in place: The first step is to think about how you want yourself and your business to be perceived. Have your logo and stationary done accordingly? Communications is always the greatest opportunity to create a perception that is favorable to your brand and brings in more business.
Book a Domain and hosting service: Now it’s time to book a domain and hosting service. If you have already given thought on branding you would just go and register your domain name. (Company name or Your own name) from a service like Bluehost. The plus point with going with them is that you get the domain name free with the hosting service.
Document your offer clearly and concisely on your website: Now it’s time to pitch your product or service clearly and concisely to your audience. Don’t get too fancy here…make things simple to understand and easy for your customers to reach in and discuss to take future steps or just buy your products and services. This is ideally achieved by designing a landing page.
Fix logistics issues: Now fix the logistics issues like- are you planning to have your customer’s book time with you? Or you are planning to just collect their contacts and reach them out yourself. Or you just want them to be on an autoresponder before they are qualified to the offer. Whatever the case may be it has to be tied up with the landing page to create a funnel that works as a system to qualify and capture leads.
Here you also need to sort out how you will accept payments from your clients and also clearly capture the cancellation and refund policy.
Plan and Execute Services: Now it’s time to deliver the service you promised and this is the moment of truth. It always helps to have tools, templates and techniques worked out in advance so that you execute what you promised in style. This also helps build your perception of a “go to guy” or gal for getting the job done. This is the place and time that will decide your future goodwill and its spread through “word of mouth”

Do Read The Other Small Internet ideas by clicking the links below.

Start a blog to make money

Start and e-commerce store

Become an affiliate

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Alright so that much for now on Internet small business ideas – Starting your own Consulting training or mentoring service. Again take action don’t just sit there gazing on the screen. Try and fail fast if you have to…there are so many things you can do all by yourself working from home internet business opportunities. If you liked what you read here or otherwise do share, like and comment and ask if you have any questions and I will be glad to answer them. Ciao!