Thursday, January 1, 2009

How To Create A Niche Presencein The Modern World Of Google

By Rob Metras

What is niche marketing? A niche is typically considered to be a small space or notch, or a space or activity for which a person is best suited. Niche marketing can then be thought of as marketing within a well defined area within which a person or company is well fitted.

With Google and other modern search engines an important goal is to have your site appear on the top or as near to the top as possible on a search results page. When people submit keywords or phrases looking for services, products, or information most users will not look beyond the first or second page of results. Often the only reason someone will search beyond the front two pages is if they still haven't found what they are looking for.

It can be difficult to separate yourself from the crowd online. If for example you have a travel site, and use atravela and avacationa as keywords it is likely that your site will be virtually lost amongst the competition. It may not even be possible to find your site on Google without staying up all night looking. Placing high on or adominatinga Google's listings is important and to do this it is crucial to establish a well defined niche, and use keywords appropriate to it. Once your niche is established you will begin to see that online marketing really does work.

Advertising a "great vacation" to anywhere isn't going to get it done. If you feature a vacation to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Washington's San Juan Islands or a special place in the Caribbean, you're starting to work your way towards finding your niche. In reality your niche is something you know as much or more about than anyone else.

A key role is played by supply and demand. Imagine if the hula hoop were invented during a time when Google and the Internet were available. The inventor with a few press releases would have announced his product to the world. People would turn to Google and enter ahula hoopa and guess what? All results would have led back to the inventors website. The inventor would have adominated Googlea . The hula hoop did just fine without needing to be online, but the point should remain clear.

Whether you are offering a product or a service, it needs to be in demand and have a limited number of suppliers. It is also a huge help if you know what you are talking about, which it is likely you will if you are offering your own product or service. Large demand, few competitors, and your personal credibility can be made to add up to a dominant Google search position.

Starting your own marketing business online may not be easy. In fact failure is likely unless you are able to find your niche early on. A good method to assist with finding a niche is to to use brainstorming. Make a list of all the marketing possibilities you can think of. Do not worry about the individual merits of each item on the list, just write down as many possibilities as you can. Then go through the list and examine the supply and demand possibilities for each item. Once something with high demand and limited competition is found, you are on your way to a successful niche marketing business.

Opportunities can be staring us in the .face and often we are not even aware of it. Give some consideration to what you can offer the world. You probably have significantly more to offer then you realize. Then look for something unique, something others feel is important or engaging and market it. Although it sounds simple it will take effort. Like most things in life success is not guaranteed, but with hard work, perseverance, and a bit of luck, niche marketing can be made to work for you. - 16651

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