The Keyword Report: Opportunities from Keyword Research
A few weeks ago, reader Steve Robertson wrote to tell me of his new newsletter, The Keyword Report, which he thought might be interesting to some of my readers. See the full description for more detailed information.
This newsletter uses a paid subscription model and currently costs $29 a month. What you get is a weekly report of what Steve refers to as “special situations” — well-searched keywords that are being underserved by the market according to Steve's research. Steve gave me a trial subscription so I could see a few reports in action and give you my opinion. (Note there's no affiliate program involved here.) Here's what he says in his latest issue about the research he's doing:
I'm following Mark Joyner's “thirsty crowd” philosophy
here. In my mind, the best use of these special keywords
involves developing a new product (or finding one, if you
are an affiliate) that satisfies the high demand inherent
in each keyword. Then, of course, you need to develop or
adapt a high quality website that sells your product -
while also offering the visitor valuable free information.
A lot of work, but worth it when the higher profits start
rolling in!
Let me show you what he means. Without giving away the actual keyword he listed, here's the kind of information Steve includes in the newsletter:
Keyword – xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Overture searches – 17,951
AdWords campaigns – none
Exact bid – $0.07
Another great website topic for the sports lover. My
database shows the large number of searches for this term
in an earlier month. The current check shows zero searches,
which must be a mistake. Obviously, the number of searches
would be much higher in months with lots of Olympics news.
Each newsletter includes ten niche topics that Steve thinks are ripe for development. Basically he's doing the initial legwork for you by finding topics with little competition but high demand. You can then build a site/blog that targets that niche and use either SEO or pay-per-click advertising (note the information about AdWords bids) to drive traffic to the site and monetize that traffic via AdSense and/or affiliate links.
If you're always looking for new niches to exploit, you should consider subscribing to The Keyword Report. It's highlighted some very different niches for me, niches that I'd never think about otherwise. And, as a general rule, if it makes me think, I like it. (Note that you can try the report for one month and cancel at any time during that month and get a full refund.)
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Eric Giguere wrote Make Easy Money with Google and Uncommon AdSense. His goal is to get his AdSense blog into Matt Cutts' blogroll.