The list is always growing on how to find online markets. There’s just one problem everyone else is using the same tools and hoping to dominate a market before you do. So can you still find untapped markets online? Is Market research online still possible?
Most new comers to online marketing have by now heard of web 2.0 and rumor has it that it’s something that begun in 2007 yet the trimmers began as early as January 2006. Google and other power house commodities had already put into action a way to make the web more educational and informational friendly.
Prior internet gurus had come up with a bright way to make money online without providing much web page content. If you were in need of parts for your new camera you had to wade through dozens of sites that only supplied ads to get to a consumer buying site.
The people search engines wanted to attract were frustrated yet companies like MSN, Yahoo, and the empire of Google all needed revenue sources and their advertisers were just that. So what does all this have to do with finding your golden niche online to have your very own home-based business?
A little history here can actually help you not make the mistake that most folks new and old continue to make when trying to find their online business plan. Just go to google and click on I feel lucky to see some of the many things people are promoting online. Just because you can find it doesn’t indicate buyers.
Let’s face it a big market with thousands of people searching it daily is what everyone dreams of but is it realistic to think you can jump in and make $10 a 30-days. According to most longevity marketers like Ed Dale ( thirty day challenge) and Jason Potash (Portal Feeder) the answer is no.
Today your chances of showing up on the first page in a search with a major keyword is highly unlikely. You must concentrate on the under-served. Those people that look for help and find none. Those new buyers as they emerge.
So just where do you look for shoppers online that no one is providing a solution for?
First go offline. Visit your local bookstore and news-stand. This is still the best place to start. If you can’t walk out with at least 20 topics then you didn’t read the covers of the latest newspapers or magazines. You didn’t view the best-seller non-fiction book shelf and so on.
Notice what the store has displayed as you walk through the door. What’s up front is what people are asking about the most.
Be sure to bring your notebook so you can begin your project. See our project section for what tools you need for time management and reaching your goals. Next we will cover the most popular places to search online. First though remember you need to find untapped markets offline to begin your market research online.
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