How to Brainstorm Your Best Niche for Affiliate Success

Mr Success — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:12:48 +0000

Do what you love and the money will follow.

If you don’t already have specific ideas about what you might like to sell, consider the following questions and suggestions carefully. It will soon become clear that you are more inclined towards some avenues than others.

Do you feel especially passionate about any subject in particular?
Are you an expert in anything?
Do you have hobbies or interests that you pursue regularly?
Are you active in a sport?
Ask your friends and family what they think you might be especially good at doing.
What have you learned from your jobs, hobbies and general life experience? Do a skills and knowledge assessment.
What problems have you solved in the past?

Brainstorm as many ideas as you can. Look at the following list. Are you knowledgeable in one or more of the following subjects?

Did that list spark any ideas?

Here’s another list. It’s Commission Junction’s merchant category list. There are products and services in each of the categories that can be sold by affiliates.

Accessories – Cosmetics/Fragrance, Handbags, Jewelry – Shoes
Art/Photo/Music – Art, Music, Photo
Automotive – Cars & Trucks, Motorcycles, Parts & Accessories, Rentals, Tools and Supplies
Books/Media – Audio Books, Books, Magazines, News, Television, Videos/Movies
Business – Business-To-Business, Marketing, Office, Productivity Tools, Travel
Careers – Employment, Military
Clothing/Apparel – Children’s, Malls, Men’s, Women’s
Commerce – Auction, Classifieds, E-commerce solutions/providers, New/Used Goods, Telephone services, Utilities
Computer & Electronics – Computer HW, Computer Support, Computer SW, Consumer Electronics, Peripherals
Education – Children, College, Languages, Professional
Entertainment – Memorabilia
Family – Babies, Children, Entertainment, Teens, Weddings
Financial services – Banking/Trading, Credit Cards, Investment, Loans, Real Estate Services
Food & Drinks – Gourmet, Groceries, Restaurants, Tobacco, Wine & Spirits
Games & Toys – Electronic Toys, Games, Toys
Gifts & Flowers – Care Packages, Collectibles, Flowers, Gifts, Greeting Cards
Health & Beauty – Bath & Body, Cosmetics, Health Food, Nutritional Supplements, Pharmaceuticals, Self Help, Vision Care, Wellness
Home & Garden – Bed & Bath, Construction, Furniture, Garden, Home Appliances, Kitchen, Pets, Real Estate, Utilities
Insurance – Commercial, Personal Insurance
Legal – Services
Marketing – Business-to-Business, Network Marketing
Medical – Equipment
Phonecard Services – Online/Wireless
Recreation & Leisure – Astrology, Betting/Gaming, Communities, Events, Matchmaking, New Age, Outdoors, Party Goods
Shops/Malls – Virtual Malls
Sports & Fitness – Exercise & Health, Professional Sports Organizations, Sports, WaterSports
Travel – Accessories, Air, Car, Hotel, Luggage, Vacation
Web Services – Advice, Banner ads, Domain Registrations, Email Marketing, Internet Service Providers, Intranets, Search Engine, Web Design, Web Hosting/Servers, Web Tools

You will spend many hours developing, nurturing and maintaining your business. It’s therefore important to choose a subject that you are keen to pursue if you want to succeed.

Make a list of all the topics that make you smile or cause your heart to beat quicker when you think about them. Don’t concern yourself whether or not there’s a market for your topic yet, just make your list. I’ll cover how to research demand for your topic in the following chapters.

So, for example, your list of interests may look like this:

wine and wine making
running
Asian cooking
golf
Internet marketing
motivational methods
teddy bears
singles and dating
shawls & wraps
cats
yoga

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How to Brainstorm Your Best Niche for Affiliate Success