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There is no charge for awesomeness (thirty day challenge motto?)

It’s day 2 in thirty day challenge. Today, market samurai is introduced and this is another powerful profitable niche marketing tool to be available for all thirty day challenge members.

See, another freebies from thirty day challenge.

Market samurai still in BETA testing but it is still free for thirty day challenge members. I’ve started to use market samurai to do my keyword research. Not bad! If you want to try it, just head over to marketsamurai.com. But so far market samurai still has plenty of bugs to fix, that’s why it is still in beta stage.

Looking for microniche

In day 2, use your previous 10 ideas generated in day 1, and then start to look for the micro niche.

What is micro niche?

Ok, that’s interesting!

1) If you go to Google and type Golf, here’s the results:

“Results 1 - 10 of about 593,000,000 for golf“- There is a MARKET for golf

2) If you go to Google and type Golf Club, here’s the results:

“Results 1 - 10 of about 44,200,000 for golf club“- This is a MEGA NICHE

3) If you go to Google and type Cavity Backed Irons, here’s the results:

“Results 1 - 10 of about 361,000 for cavity backed irons” - This is a NICHE

4) If you go to Google and type Forged Cavity Backed Irons, here’s the results:

“Results 1 - 10 of about 49,500 for forged cavity backed irons” - This is a MICRO NICHE

Is forged cavity backed irons related to golf?

The answer is yes! But the search results of 49,500 still consider far from a micro niche. What we are looking for is below 30,000 search results according to thirty day challenge criteria.

Basically, what is the criteria for a micro niche?

As I know from thirty day challenge, the meet the criteria of micro niche “keyword”, we should be getting maximum 30,000 search results. This can be categorized as below:

• 1,000,000 +  (A MARKET)
• 100,000 - 1,000,000 (MEGA NICHE)
• 30,000 - 100,000 (NICHE)
• less than 30,000 (MICRO NICHE)

Basically we are looking for keywords with less than 30,000 search results in Google.

Here’s the task for Day 2 Thirty Day Challenge

1. Learn to use market samurai for keyword research.
2. If market samurai is not working for you, move to manual keyword research using google adwords.
3. See all the videos in Day 2 and tutorials for market samurai.
4. Put all 10 ideas in market samurai and study for keyword research.

My progress:

• explore keyword research using market samurai
• trying to master the technique of keyword research using market samurai
• It’s tough to keep up the pace in thirty day challenge. Have to keep on the momentum with my own team members and show our commitment.

Sorry folks! Time is running out, see you in thirty day challenge! 

Are you using Google adwords as your keyword research tool?

Google is crazy? Google Adwords start to show number of counts exactly like wordtracker recently. If you are still looking for keywords, then why not go for adwords? Since it is free to use.

You noticed when I type “gas mileage” in the box, it show me number of search for last month and approx average search volume. This is phenomenal!

Google adwords is a very powerful tools for PPC marketer.

*PPC = Pay Per Click

PPC is one of the marketing online method. If people click your ads, you need to pay those click. If you bid for $0.50 / click, then you need to pay $20 for 40 clicks. Get what I mean?

Whenever you search for Google, look at the right hand cover and those are PPC advertisement. No free!

Got it? There is no free lunch in this world.

I wonder how much per click for “Build A Water Car” Ads in number 2 position.

If you just begins in Internet Marketing or want to make money online, please do not go for PPC marketing. Unless you have bunch of $$$ to throw.

PPC marketing is a very good method if you want to test some keywords whether it is profitable or non-profitable.

Pro’s and Con’s of using PPC marketing

Pro’s

• Test which keyword is profitable
• Test your landing page
• Maximize your PPC profit
• Test your site conversion, and more…

Con’s

• Higher initial investment
• Prepare to lost $ in the beginning, and more…

PPC marketing is good or bad?

There is no right or wrong, good or bad, better or worst. It is depends whether this keyword tool is suitable to you or not. Not every online marketer is using adwords, there are literally a lot of free keyword research tools out there. You can simple go to Google and type “Free Keyword Tool” … bam!

How about you? Do you think Adwords is great?

Personally I am used few keyword tools, I bought Keyword Elite back in early 2007. Keyword Elite has save me a lot of time. Decisions is yours, Last year I help my friend to look for keyword to brand his offline products. Pretty interesting right?

Talk to you soon

The real meaning of “niche”

Seems like rocket science! Have you came across a “SPICY HOT” topic in online business call “Niche Marketing”?

When I was just started to learn about online marketing, I came across something call niche marketing. OK, I pretty understand what is call marketing…then how about niche? I quickly double click my oxford e-dictionary then looking for this word…There are 3 meanings:

• a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display an ornament. (I think this is not the real meaning)
• a comfortable or suitable position in life. (Huh? Nothing to do with Internet, doesn’t make sense)
• a specialized but profitable corner of the market. (Ah ha! Looks like I have found the real meaning!)

Sorry bro, my brain is not better than oxford e-dictionary. Check it out before I got the wrong meaning.

OK…Vroom…Vroom…back to 2008… Niche Marketing is a very specialized and profitable market.

Mmmm…Lets me do a simple keyword study and then squeeze down to a niche market.

A simple keyword niche research

Let’s get a simple keyword… a broad topic… how about “car“?

Here comes the magic… … …

• car
• sports car
• red sports car
• buy red sports car
• buy red Ferrari sports car
  
• buy red Ferrari sports car with V8 engine
• buy red Ferrari sports car with V8 engine in Virginia <—- Niche!
  

*This is only an example, don’t ask me why I choose Ferrari instead of Bentley! I love Ferrari

Do you got it? Very simple right?

In online marketing, if we can find a good profitable niche market then we are going to be filthy rich! Take some time to think a keyword then branch it out!

Do you find it simple?

Good luck!