Comments on: Frustrated with market research or finding niches?

By: Alex @recumbent exercise bike

Alex @recumbent exercise bike — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:21:21 +0000

I guess Commercial intent is expressed when you find buying keywords.

Such as…

cheap blue widget

blue widget sale

blue widget coupon code

BTW I heard that blue widgets are no longer being produced so buy your blue widgets now while you can!

Alex

By: Roey at Free marketing Guides

Roey at Free marketing Guides — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:53:53 +0000

Along the lines of keeping it simple, if we just remember two words, it will keep us on track. Those two words are:

Commercial Intent

By: Roey at Free marketing Guides

Roey at Free marketing Guides — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:53:04 +0000

Along the lines of keeping it simple, if we just remember two words, it will keep us on track. Those two words are:

Commercial Inten

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Top 10 Keyword Research Tutorials — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:44:48 +0000

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By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:54 +0000

If you’re having trouble finding a niche, Google Directory Helps me every time! Try it out sometime.

By: Clay Franklin @ Internet Marketing

Clay Franklin @ Internet Marketing — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:05:37 +0000

For your hand coded sites you mentioned SSI, What is the easiest way to learn how to use it? This is so you do not need to code the exact same thing on each page right?

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:29:17 +0000

I’m not all that WP savvy myself, but I managed to find it pretty easily. I first took note of where the date was on the posts and pages, then looked for the code in relation to the elements around it. It was a simple one-liner to remove.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:18:45 +0000

Just to clarify since I reread my last comment. I was actually agreeing with you, archives considered old is merely a preconceived perception…and an annoying one at that. We can only hope that our readers new and old, read enough to see the timelessness in our articles.

As for finding a line of code at the bottom of the sea, think of me as an avid tech for dummies reader. LOL

I’ll get it eventually.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:56:08 +0000

I didn’t have any trouble finding it…

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:16:39 +0000

Is that one line easy to spot?

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:52:44 +0000

That’s the whole issue, Dennis – my “archives” are not “old” just based on date of post. Most of my content is relevant even if I wrote it a year ago, 6 months ago, etc. But people assume that it’s outdated, even though it is still as relevant as the day I wrote it.

I removed the code for the date on the posts and pages – all of them. Just not on the main page, or on the pages that list archives, if that makes sense. Travel through the site a bit and you’ll see.

People who enter the site through a longtail keyword phrase, and visit for the first time, won’t see a dated post. Which is good. People who visit regularly and come in through the main page *will* see dates – also good.

All I did was edit the page and post files in the editor and remove that one line for the date.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:15:55 +0000

I’m not sure what evergreen means, but “archives” by nature imply old, so you were right in not bothering with those.

The main page shouldn’t be needed unless you really do post one per month. lol

Perhaps a tutorial on how to do it?

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:01:23 +0000

That, plus much of my archives are evergreen. Unfortunately some think that a post written 90 days ago must be irrelevant by now (lol). I actually blog frequently enough that the dates don’t bother me in that regard.

It’s a misguided perception really. But a common one.

I ended up removing them on the post and page levels only – not on the archives, in the search results, or on the main page.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:31:55 +0000

“I’ve been toying with the idea of removing the date stamp from posts, and only dating posts where the content truly is time sensitive”

I’ve read more then once that this is a great idea. It makes you look a lot more impressive to new searchers, especially if you tend to go sometime between posts.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:33:01 +0000

I’ve been toying with the idea of removing the date stamp from posts, and only dating posts where the content truly is time sensitive

What you’re looking for is market depth. If there are only 8 keyword phrases around “blue widgets with wheels” then you are really limited with your reach and your maximum profit potential.

You could still do a mini-site and a promotional campaign, but that would depend on the search volume of those few keyword phrases and the commission rate of the product. And of course you’d want to factor in the competition – if it’s not very competitive and I could easily make a few hundred a month (pretty much passively) I might take the time to set it up.

It really depends on what your objectives are. Some people have multiple smaller, less profitable campaigns or sites (making money online). Some prefer to choose one niche and work it exclusively (start an online business). In the case of the business model, you need that market depth.

This may help explain it better:
http://www.clicknewz.com/260/niche-potential/