I love the thrill of the hunt — hunting for money making niches, that is.
Finding that corner of the web that has the potential to make me money is pretty cool. There are no guarantees, of course, but if you’re following someone like Josh Spaulding, your chances have increased.
By utilizing the techniques he outlines in his very popular $5 Mini-Site Formula (that’s a free report, btw), he demonstrates how to locate the low-hanging fruit of the Internet and turning it into profit. I’ve done that here in the form of free downloadable research to get you started.
Profit in shipping containers
Below is a screenshot of some keywords I found using Google’s Keyword tool and Josh’s techniques:
I’ll explain what you’re seeing here in future posts, but until then I really want to encourage you to download Josh’s free report to understand the mechanics of what you’re seeing here. In short, this is definitely a market I’d tap into.
How would you profit from all this?
By creating a blog specifically for this niche, putting some Adsense ads on it, and promoting it through the use of article marketing, you can lay the groundwork for visitors to not only learn from your content, but to click on your ads and putting cash in your pocket!
Those numbers in the far right column tell you roughly how many times those keywords are being searched for on a monthly basis. The CPC column (second from the left) is not what you’ll earn per click. Rather, it’s what an advertiser would expect to pay if they were bidding on those terms. But that means you get a cut of it, of course. So the higher the CPC the more money you make when people click on a related ad.
Here’s some more work I’ve already done for you — available domain names that match the niche:
BUY-SHIPPING-CONTAINER.COM
CLEANING-CONTAINER.COM
CLEANINGCONTAINER.COM
CONTAINER-BOXES.COM
CONTAINER-PRICES.COM
SHIPPING-CONTAINER-SALES.COM
SHIPPING-CONTAINERS-OVERSEAS.COM
SHIPPINGCONTAINERSOVERSEAS.COM
SPECIMEN-CONTAINER.COM
SPECIMEN-TRANSPORT.COM
SPECIMENCONTAINER.COM
STEEL-SHIPPING-CONTAINER.COM
STEEL-SHIPPING-CONTAINERS.COM
STEEL-STORAGE-CONTAINER.COM
STEELSHIPPINGCONTAINER.COM
STORAGE-CONTAINERS-FOR-SALE.COM
TUBE-CONTAINER.COM
USED-SHIPPING-CONTAINER.COM
USED-SHIPPING-CONTAINERS-FOR-SALE.COM
Here are the keywords in a text file for you to download: keywords.
Why am I doing this?
A number of reasons. By showing you what works, I hope to remove some of the mystery and intimidation that some of you may have with creating your own niche site. Hey, I’ve been there, too, but honestly, it’s not as hard as you think.
Second, I want you to get to know Josh. He’s one of the very few people who has held my attention for a while now. I’ve mentioned here before that I drop Internet marketers/gurus like a hot potato if they lose my trust or annoy me. Josh has never done that and I look forward to his advice each and every time.
If you like this kind of post, please tell me by leaving me a comment below. I have other batches of even higher paying niches if you’re interested.
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Excellent work Mark. What have you done in terms of checking out the competition on those keywords?
Thanks, buddy. I checked the competition using the method that Josh explains in his report. I’m not trying to be coy, but out of courtesy to Josh, I won’t go into much detail. However, I will say this much: the amount of work you do to check the competition is not very time-consuming at all.
Btw, I’m in the middle of reading your latest entry about high-paying keywords. Very interesting.
Fair enough. I have read Josh’s report a few months ago but maybe I should re-read it. My only “problem” with it is that they’re talking about VERY high CTR and it also assumes that you’re able to get the full value out of every click. That is not the experience I have when making money with Adsense so I feel that the “promise” is a little too glorious
I don’t recall exactly when, but he updated it earlier this year, so maybe it has more clarification.
About the CTR, well, that would be optimal, yes, but I can’t speak much to that. It can be hit or miss with any keyword you target, of course. So my plan is to drop the sites that don’t perform, keep the ones that do, and keep researching for more new niches.
I believe that it was the updated version I read but I’ll go check.
There is no question that Josh’s idea works brilliantly but I still believe that people will need to be a little more realistic and especially if they are beginners. Everything that is explained can be done but as you say it won’t work on every site and probably not even on every 3 or 4 sites.
Getting a CTR of 20% while still maintaining a average of $1.00 per click will require more skill and practice than you’ll get from the ebook (IMO) but it’ll definitely get you going and for that it is perfect.
Isn’t that CPC a bit high or am I backwards?
I’m not clear on what you have backwards, but I’ll explain that CPC is cost per click (second column from the left). That’s what advertisers are willing to bid on for the keywords. The higher that number is, the better for you and me. Or are you referring to the search numbers?
OK I guess I was backwards. I thought CPC was what WE paid per click.
Ahh ha, I think I understand this vending project (the purpose of it) much better now.
Hi Rachel, welcome to MeAndMyDrum. Glad to know you’re digging into that stuff.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Dennis, CPC is the cost of the click regardless of who is paying it. Simple rule: if you’re using Adwords (you are paying for your ads to be on Google or some other site) you want the CPC to be as low as possible. If you’re using Adsense (someone else is paying to have their ads on your site) you want it to be as high as possible.
Perfect, thanks.
Yeah man! Josh has the goods dude, all you gotta do it work it! I know you’ll rock it out…and I’m with you on the dropping of hot potatoes!
you know how I do!
whatup baby! haven’t heard from ya in a while…u didn’t drop me did ya! lol…oh wait, I’m not a guru so I can’t get dropped…
carry on!
Hey Joe! Whaddup?
Glad you could take time away from your busy schedule of being sick and visiting me. LOL Hope you’re feeling better, buddy!
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