I really enjoy doing research to find profitable niches and new niches. A favorite category of mine is health niches and people looking for natural remedies to their problems. One of my secret weapon websites for finding these niches is http://earthclinic.com/
Not only is it great for finding niches of people looking for remedies, it's also great for research if you are writing an article or creating a product in the natural health niche.
Another way that I like to look for new niches and research existing ones is to look through books and use information from public domain works.
I use http://books.google.com/ to take a peek inside profitable books that are sold on Amazon as well as get information that I can use freely from public domain books. You can often read entire best selling books just by looking through the scanned images of Amazon books that are on google books.
I also like to use http://www.justfreebooks.info to find free information about topics.
You can brainstorm ideas for niches by thinking of any personal suffering or pain that you, a friend, or a loved one may have gone through in their life and also think about hobbies that you or others around you have, especially if it's a hobby that they spend money on.
Brainstorm all of your ideas in a mindmap or on paper, and you'll have plenty of ideas for niches. Your next step will be keyword research.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
How To Write Great Product Reviews
What makes a good review?
First of all, a good review is objectionable. You should write about the positive as well as the negative things that you observed during your review of the product. It's important to tell the truth.
I always personally review the product if my name is going to be on the review. If it's an affiliate product that I am not personally using, I still present both positive and negative aspects to the reader.
If you are recommending it, make sure it's one of the better products out there. If there are several, you can do comparison reviews or review several of them and recommend a couple as your top picks. Having some bad reviews on your website builds credibility for your readers because they will see that you are not just out to recommend everything to make more money.
Always state in your review if you were given a free review copy or acquired the product in anyway other than personally purchasing it.
Don't forget to add links to the review item (with affiliate links if applicable) and mention any discounts.
Why write reviews?
If you are a writer, writing free reviews is a good way to get noticed. Writing good reviews can lead to review requests from companies, publishers, etc.
Also, once you have some good reviews under your belt, you can begin asking for review copies. You should have a minimum of 5 good reviews in your portfolio before asking for review copies.
The other obvious reason for writing reviews is to benefit from those people who are looking to buy a product by adding your affiliate links to the review article.
The most effective method that I have found for profiting from review articles has been to place a text link at the bottom of the article. You can also add product images and star ratings to your reviews. If you do, make sure that you link your images and such to your affiliate link.
Where to post reviews
If you are writing as an affiliate, you can post your reviews with affiliate links to hubpages, squidoo, and your own website/blog. You can also use your affiliate link within Facebook with a short review, though it's probably best to link back to your review on your blog first.
If you are building your writing career, filling out your Amazon profile and then posting your reviews under each Amazon product's review section is a good way to gain some exposure.
First of all, a good review is objectionable. You should write about the positive as well as the negative things that you observed during your review of the product. It's important to tell the truth.
I always personally review the product if my name is going to be on the review. If it's an affiliate product that I am not personally using, I still present both positive and negative aspects to the reader.
If you are recommending it, make sure it's one of the better products out there. If there are several, you can do comparison reviews or review several of them and recommend a couple as your top picks. Having some bad reviews on your website builds credibility for your readers because they will see that you are not just out to recommend everything to make more money.
Always state in your review if you were given a free review copy or acquired the product in anyway other than personally purchasing it.
Don't forget to add links to the review item (with affiliate links if applicable) and mention any discounts.
Why write reviews?
If you are a writer, writing free reviews is a good way to get noticed. Writing good reviews can lead to review requests from companies, publishers, etc.
Also, once you have some good reviews under your belt, you can begin asking for review copies. You should have a minimum of 5 good reviews in your portfolio before asking for review copies.
The other obvious reason for writing reviews is to benefit from those people who are looking to buy a product by adding your affiliate links to the review article.
The most effective method that I have found for profiting from review articles has been to place a text link at the bottom of the article. You can also add product images and star ratings to your reviews. If you do, make sure that you link your images and such to your affiliate link.
Where to post reviews
If you are writing as an affiliate, you can post your reviews with affiliate links to hubpages, squidoo, and your own website/blog. You can also use your affiliate link within Facebook with a short review, though it's probably best to link back to your review on your blog first.
If you are building your writing career, filling out your Amazon profile and then posting your reviews under each Amazon product's review section is a good way to gain some exposure.
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