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Hey , Really sorry I just need some advice as i appear to be stuck at the first hurdle! lol
So im trying to choose a niche but the problem is I dont know where to start. I c
You can use leandomainsearch dot com, you input a word and it gives you another
And a godaddy valuation tool to find a memorable name.
However nowadays domains are not so affected by SEO vs writing quality rich content with good choice of keywords, latter of which would rank you in the search engines.
I would always go for a dot com domain name vs dot net or dot org as people's perceptions when they start typing they would typically assume it is a dot com. And make sure it is spelled correctly as it cannot be edited once purchased.
I would not include dashes and check if the domain is copyrighted, trademarked and ' or registered to an established business.
I see you have build your website, you may have already decided on a niche?
In the first instance, I'd ask myself
Am I passionate and genuinely interested in my chosen niche, as I I'd be expected to write lots of content, it would motivate me to update blog with succinct original content worthy my visitors week in week out.
Would I be writing about it in a years time or two or more
Who would be my target audience, who would benefit most from what I have to offer.
The question is WHO would be your target audience vs Not what you are selling to an audience.
You need aim for ONE focused niche with a specific group of people, I'd go with what's best resonates with me.
The recommendation is to focus on ONE site starting out as it takes lots of effort and work get it going, however once you know what you are doing, then the learning curve would be less steeper to scale up.
That's a great niche to be in however broad you may want to narrow it down to a subcategory starting out, otherwise you will find it very hard to get noticed by the search engines and to compete with big authority sites. Target audience is important too, who would you be writing to, once you are able to identify them, you are closer to finding a focused niche.
Once a site starts gaining traction, traffic and authority you can then scale to cover another subcategory.
See example blog post below Succeeding With Golf Balls, Scaling With Shoes! A niche subject is something you are passionate and genuinely interested in could be a hobby or an interest, and know so well you can write plenty original content about.
ONE niche, a website. Products and programs can be varied however all must be relevant to the niche.
You may consult with https://answersocrates.com/ for further research into finding a subcategory starting out. You can search what real people are asking as in Questions, Prepositions, Comparisons, in the past, letters and query. It is also great if someone wants to write a thorough research based article.
For example if you are in dogs
You may like review below resource for more ideas
https://blog.feedspot.com/dog_blogs/
When deciding on a niche try narrow it down to a more specific niche, you can ask yourself the following question:
So I want to help people with ____________________ ?
Fill in the blank and you are going to get closer to a specific audience. A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff If you are New and Not quite yet figured (niche infographic within) Your niche research which you'd fine in site content > templates:-
Questions People are Asking
How to Solutions
Resources Within the Niche
Products You Can Promote/Review
Affiliate Programs
Products
Top Authority Sites/Competitors
Low Competition Keywords
Popular Magazines / Papers / Periodicals
Advertisement Ideas / Headline Ideas
Essentially you are writing more informational posts so that you do not sound so salesy to Google and if there’s a solution, a detailed analysis review post for your visitors to let them make an informed decision whether to go click your links and go purchase the focused item you proposed to solve their issue.
Programs
Promote tab top menu
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/affiliate-programs
Or
You can do a google search
Your niche + affiliate programs
Your niche + affiliate programs + location
and see what results you get
Others
https://onemorecupof-coffee.com/best-dog-affiliate-programs/
https://onemorecupof-coffee.com/best-pet-affiliate-programs/
Really useful info here thank you. I think that im overthinking this to be honest. Im thinking 4 or 5 steps dowb the line and probably over concious about how the domain will fair with the test of time as the site expands. Still not decided though lol
I just send you a detailed PM about niches.
What is it that you are passionate about, talk a lot about that you know something about and could help people with. Building a niche website is all about helping people with your niche niche idea. So the easiest is picking one that you are passionate about, have experience and knowledge with and know problems you can help people with.
As for a domain name it can be anything you wish, but it is helpful if it at least has your niche keyword or idea it in to help people remember it. For example if I am into camping, my domain name could be campingrun.com or campingwithnature.com. .
Good morning Darren,
Thank you for your question and welcome to Wealthy Affiliate.
To be fair, a domain name doesn't really make any difference to how your website performs. However, I do think it's important if your website is about dogs, for example, that people know it's about dogs! And yes, I would choose something like, "dog's world" although it's probably taken! But certainly something similar.
Regarding your niche, don't look at where the money is, go to where your passion lies. It's important to have a passion for your niche otherwise it becomes very difficult to write blog posts for something that you do not have a passion for.
I believe that everyone has a passion for something or a hobby or an interest. In the best possible way, if you haven't, you definitely need to.
I hope this helps.
Roy
Morning Roy, thanks for taking time out to reply, much appreciated my freind :)
The problem is that I dont really have any hobbies as such, i dont have time im a single dad lol
My actual job is 'Substance misuse' so I work with those who have drug and alchol issues so I have a lot of knowledge in that area, and it interests me, but I cant work out how to actually monetize that.
I also have an interest in drones and own a couple of those but having looked at keyword on Jaaxy I suspect thats going to be quite competitive really.
God, its so hard just getting started lol
Good morning Darren,
Thank you for your reply, it's appreciated.
A few thoughts for you, Darren.
Could you have a blog about being a single dad?
I'm guessing drones could be good, although it's not something I actually know about.
As for your substance misuse job, I understand where you're coming from; how do you monetise something like that? It is very surprising how many different affiliate programs are available. It's definitely worth researching.
Maybe you could have a referral website where you send people to various rehab places. I would say it's definitely worth looking at. Maybe some more members will come in on the subject.
I am here to help if I can.
Roy
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Niche and domain - how to decide?
Hey , Really sorry I just need some advice as i appear to be stuck at the first hurdle! lol
So im trying to choose a niche but the problem is I dont know where to start. I c
I love your way of thinking. I had this problem but I think you got to just do something either way. Fail forward. After experience, you will know what the right thing to do it. plus... domains are really cheap and you can transfer all posts from one site to another.
Prob not the answer you were looking for but I hope my take gives you another way at looking at things
You can use leandomainsearch dot com, you input a word and it gives you another
And a godaddy valuation tool to find a memorable name.
However nowadays domains are not so affected by SEO vs writing quality rich content with good choice of keywords, latter of which would rank you in the search engines.
I would always go for a dot com domain name vs dot net or dot org as people's perceptions when they start typing they would typically assume it is a dot com. And make sure it is spelled correctly as it cannot be edited once purchased.
I would not include dashes and check if the domain is copyrighted, trademarked and ' or registered to an established business.
I see you have build your website, you may have already decided on a niche?
In the first instance, I'd ask myself
Am I passionate and genuinely interested in my chosen niche, as I I'd be expected to write lots of content, it would motivate me to update blog with succinct original content worthy my visitors week in week out.
Would I be writing about it in a years time or two or more
Who would be my target audience, who would benefit most from what I have to offer.
The question is WHO would be your target audience vs Not what you are selling to an audience.
You need aim for ONE focused niche with a specific group of people, I'd go with what's best resonates with me.
The recommendation is to focus on ONE site starting out as it takes lots of effort and work get it going, however once you know what you are doing, then the learning curve would be less steeper to scale up.
That's a great niche to be in however broad you may want to narrow it down to a subcategory starting out, otherwise you will find it very hard to get noticed by the search engines and to compete with big authority sites. Target audience is important too, who would you be writing to, once you are able to identify them, you are closer to finding a focused niche.
Once a site starts gaining traction, traffic and authority you can then scale to cover another subcategory.
See example blog post below Succeeding With Golf Balls, Scaling With Shoes! A niche subject is something you are passionate and genuinely interested in could be a hobby or an interest, and know so well you can write plenty original content about.
ONE niche, a website. Products and programs can be varied however all must be relevant to the niche.
You may consult with https://answersocrates.com/ for further research into finding a subcategory starting out. You can search what real people are asking as in Questions, Prepositions, Comparisons, in the past, letters and query. It is also great if someone wants to write a thorough research based article.
For example if you are in dogs
You may like review below resource for more ideas
https://blog.feedspot.com/dog_blogs/
When deciding on a niche try narrow it down to a more specific niche, you can ask yourself the following question:
So I want to help people with ____________________ ?
Fill in the blank and you are going to get closer to a specific audience. A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff If you are New and Not quite yet figured (niche infographic within) Your niche research which you'd fine in site content > templates:-
Questions People are Asking
How to Solutions
Resources Within the Niche
Products You Can Promote/Review
Affiliate Programs
Products
Top Authority Sites/Competitors
Low Competition Keywords
Popular Magazines / Papers / Periodicals
Advertisement Ideas / Headline Ideas
Essentially you are writing more informational posts so that you do not sound so salesy to Google and if there’s a solution, a detailed analysis review post for your visitors to let them make an informed decision whether to go click your links and go purchase the focused item you proposed to solve their issue.
Programs
Promote tab top menu
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/affiliate-programs
Or
You can do a google search
Your niche + affiliate programs
Your niche + affiliate programs + location
and see what results you get
Others
https://onemorecupof-coffee.com/best-dog-affiliate-programs/
https://onemorecupof-coffee.com/best-pet-affiliate-programs/
Really useful info here thank you. I think that im overthinking this to be honest. Im thinking 4 or 5 steps dowb the line and probably over concious about how the domain will fair with the test of time as the site expands. Still not decided though lol
I just send you a detailed PM about niches.
What is it that you are passionate about, talk a lot about that you know something about and could help people with. Building a niche website is all about helping people with your niche niche idea. So the easiest is picking one that you are passionate about, have experience and knowledge with and know problems you can help people with.
As for a domain name it can be anything you wish, but it is helpful if it at least has your niche keyword or idea it in to help people remember it. For example if I am into camping, my domain name could be campingrun.com or campingwithnature.com. .
Good morning Darren,
Thank you for your question and welcome to Wealthy Affiliate.
To be fair, a domain name doesn't really make any difference to how your website performs. However, I do think it's important if your website is about dogs, for example, that people know it's about dogs! And yes, I would choose something like, "dog's world" although it's probably taken! But certainly something similar.
Regarding your niche, don't look at where the money is, go to where your passion lies. It's important to have a passion for your niche otherwise it becomes very difficult to write blog posts for something that you do not have a passion for.
I believe that everyone has a passion for something or a hobby or an interest. In the best possible way, if you haven't, you definitely need to.
I hope this helps.
Roy
Morning Roy, thanks for taking time out to reply, much appreciated my freind :)
The problem is that I dont really have any hobbies as such, i dont have time im a single dad lol
My actual job is 'Substance misuse' so I work with those who have drug and alchol issues so I have a lot of knowledge in that area, and it interests me, but I cant work out how to actually monetize that.
I also have an interest in drones and own a couple of those but having looked at keyword on Jaaxy I suspect thats going to be quite competitive really.
God, its so hard just getting started lol
Good morning Darren,
Thank you for your reply, it's appreciated.
A few thoughts for you, Darren.
Could you have a blog about being a single dad?
I'm guessing drones could be good, although it's not something I actually know about.
As for your substance misuse job, I understand where you're coming from; how do you monetise something like that? It is very surprising how many different affiliate programs are available. It's definitely worth researching.
Maybe you could have a referral website where you send people to various rehab places. I would say it's definitely worth looking at. Maybe some more members will come in on the subject.
I am here to help if I can.
Roy
See more comments
I love your way of thinking. I had this problem but I think you got to just do something either way. Fail forward. After experience, you will know what the right thing to do it. plus... domains are really cheap and you can transfer all posts from one site to another.
Prob not the answer you were looking for but I hope my take gives you another way at looking at things