NICHES. The scariest word for most people when starting out. However, the idea of a niche should not scare you. Instead it should be exciting.

What is a Niche?

A niche is a distinct segment of a market, in other words an "audience".

When choosing a niche that fits you, you should be choosing something that is ideally an interest, a passion, a hobby, but it could be something that you would like to learn about. You don't need to BE an expert, you BECOME an expert.

I personally enjoy many different things. I enjoy basketball, I used to collect baseball cards, I like to go skiing, I am really interested in men's fashion, exercise, internet marketing, and I love everything about the online business world.

There are also many niches over the years that I have been very successful within without knowing anything about them before getting into them. Dieting, Karaoke, Cycling, Sun Protection...are just a few.

Almost anything you can think of is a niche and that is why we are going to get you to choose YOUR niche based on things that you are interested in. You can earn money online from absolutely every single niche because there are billions of people out there searching for information, for solutions, and spending billions of dollars or products/services every day.

The idea of a niche can be a little confusing at first, so I have created a video walk-through for this lesson "Choosing Your Direction - It Starts With a Niche" that is going to walk you through what a niche is, how you earn money through a niche, and I will get you choosing your initial direction online.

Check out the video below.

 

Your online business should not feel like a day job. Earning money online should be fun, and it is fun. This all starts with choosing a niche that you are interested in and will enjoy working with.

The MORE you enjoy doing something the LESS it feels like a job and the more productive you are going to be. Carson and I are immensely passionate about online business and teaching people how to make money online, so that is the niche we have chosen with Wealthy Affiliate.

Your niche could be anything, but at the core of your niche selection it should be something that you "like". Something you enjoy. Something you can talk about. Something you want to learn about.

Task 1: Choose Your Direction

We want you to select the niche that interests you most and gets you the most excited. There is NO SUCH THING as choosing the wrong niche.

Here are a few example niches out of 1,000's of potential ones:

  • Natural Skin Care
  • Learn How to Play Basketball
  • Starting an Online Business
  • Learn Sand Art
  • Baby Feeding
  • Wine Making
  • Cryptocoin Investing
  • How to Write Faster
  • Black and White Photography
  • Go Kart Racing
  • Make-up Tutorials

There are so many directions you can head, so simply choose an audience that you want to work with.

We have a "Niche Finder" tool that you can use to come up with ideas, it is very easy to use and will help you come up with all sorts of ideas.


Simply enter your ideas, and then click "Find Me Niches" and it will produce 10 targeted niches to your search.

===> Access the Niche Finder Tool Here

Also, note that you can always change your niche down the road. Just because you are choosing a niche now does not mean you will be in this particular niche forever. Either way, please do not spend a week choosing your niche. Within the next 15-30 minutes (maximum) you should have your "starting point" niche chosen.

    If you have any questions about your niche, feel free to leave a question below in the comments area and we will help you out.

    If you are REALLY STUCK at this point and you cannot decide on a niche, perhaps you may be interested in the make money/affiliate marketing niche. If you don't have a niche at this point, this will be your niche and we have an Affiliate Bootcamp dedicated to those that are interested in promoting Wealthy Affiliate (one of the most lucrative affiliate programs in the world).


    ==> Go here if that is you.

    If you have any questions about your "niche" or direction of your business and you want to get feedback from the community, leave them below and we will be happy to help.

    Onto the next lesson, building a website! Exciting stuff is ahead! :)

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    Mikedineen7 Premium
    Hello everyone. I'm looking for your opinion on a tag line I'm trying to create. I have an affiliate link to a Crypto website called "Copy My Crypto" which offers members the opportunity to buy coins that an expert has identified as a wise investment and have the following tag lines to consider. Do you have a preference or any you REALLY don't like?
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    2. "Imitation is the sincerest form of investing"
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    5. "Copy My Crypto, Copy My Success"
    6. "Copy the Pros, Invest with Confidence"
    7. "Investing Made Simple"

    Thank you team!
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    Kyle Premium Plus
    Don't base your niche around a product, rather an audience. Sure you can promote that particular product as you build out your website, but first WHO do you want to help within the broader crypto space.
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    "Investing Made Simple " speaks more to me. Hope it helps.
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    Mikedineen7 Premium
    Thank you for your reply @swalleriei
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    Mikedineen7 Premium
    I see what you mean @kyle
    I want to help anyone who's interested in investing in Crypto but has no idea where to start/ feels overwhelemed and is looking for someone to essentially hold their hand. That's what the primary focus is. Then secondary I want to offer them tools to facilitate the primary purpose. So in my case they join the website ($$) then they need a ledger to keep their crypto safe ($$). And I'm sure there are other services/ producst I can add to the list.
    Am I on the right track?
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    i have started a website, chosen a niche, did the keyword research and then gotten frozen. I could not even write on topics i had written before. then i forced myself to write and started publishing. as it stands, my posts are not indexed and i am taking it one step at a time. also i wanted to start building a community, but no activity on that side
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    LastGenDig Premium
    Not sure if it's helpful but for writing assistance or ideas it may help if you use a platform like ChatGPT. It's really amazing what AI can do. I use writesonic to write entire YouTube scripts for video.
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    i meant to say, i get overwhelmed and don't write. this has become a problem for me and in need to overcome it
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    I have created two websites by mistake. I had so much trouble creating the first one. I. created content, i thought and saved the draft & it disappeared, so I .stopped & rewatched the Video on how to create your Website. this one went through & now I have two. What do I do now??
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    TheAbie Premium Plus
    Like in the live chat, to delete a siterubix subdomain | or dot com if applicable, click details on the subdomain in question in site manager, move onward next page, scroll all the way to the bottom, and click delete.

    As we established, you only need one.

    i am glad you got it figured out :)
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    Hello Sjoy223, it's not always a mistake if you do something wrong with your name.
    I'm sending you a link in your Message box

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    Regarding this "Do know that within the Premium memberships, you can easily MOVE a free siteruberix button to a registered domain (one you own) using the "Premium Only" MOVE feature."

    ... is there a risk as a Starter Member, that I will choose a free domain that may then be "taken" - because now someone else liked it and stole it - before I could own it?
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    Yes indeed SLarocque. Siterubix is no different than .net or .org. If you had bittybabybuggybumpers.net, someone could buy bittybabybuggybumpers.com right out from under you.

    Hope this helps.

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    Kyle Premium Plus
    No, there is no risk. There will be alternatives, and your domain is your brand so you never have to worry about keywords/etc in your domain name. As you can choose something that is completely brandable (while relevant).

    This won't be an issue at all Stacey. :)
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