Use a SWOT Analysis to evaluate your potential nicheI use a SWOT analysis to evaluate my potential niches. I really try keep it simple as I want to rank my niches pretty quickly, but thoughtfully. I apply a two axis SWOT analysis to my potential niches. One Axis is relative to me, the other axis is relative to the market.For those that don’t know, a SWOT analysis is a process of evaluating something in regards to its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. My scale is from 1 to

A number of Wealthy Affiliate members have commented on my article “The Farmer - Picking My Niche” about wanting to know more about my niche selection process. If you’ve read my profile, you’ll know that affiliate marketing is not new to me, so I have that going for me. By no means am I an expert. I always approach the process with a beginner’s mind.I referenced my previous experience as it’s important for me to note to you that skipping steps is not a shor

While proceeding through the Online Entrepreneur Certification - Getting Started (Level 1) module, specifically "finding your niche," I reflected that I've done this exercise before with previous efforts in affiliate marketing. I'm not unfamiliar with DMOZ. As I understand it, each and everyone one of the sites listed in DMOZ has been reviewed by a human, which gives those sites some authority.I've read some of the comments about those that have discovered DMOZ for the first time and

I'm going with my new self-appointed username - Farmer, so when you see the reference, you'll know it's me.What is marketing? I'm going to leave a big gap in this post so as to give you a chance to ponder those three words. Also note that I'm gearing these blog posts related to marketing under the presumption that the reader has never had a marketing course ie;101 or managerial marketing in any form. If you remember from my first blog post I'm going to use my experience i

I've just completed my WA profile. While writing my profile I reflected upon a number thoughts related to how I now find myself at this moment writing this blog on WA. I recently played with some Japanese Tarot cards for fun. Interestingly - for fun - the protected farmer card was turned in the middle, which, as I was told, is an important and compelling card to turn. I was supported by the heaven card - which I interpret as spiritual as the word and symbolism of "heaven" is heavily loaded i