| Choosing a niche to work in on the internet | | | | and careers, but may also include situations that |
| seems to be one of the most challenging steps in | | | | you had no choice in. My experiences include being |
| getting started with an online business. I believe | | | | a classroom teacher, working in real estate as an |
| this is because our niche is just too close to us | | | | appraiser and broker, surviving cancer, caring for |
| for us to see what area we would best serve. I | | | | an elderly parent, home schooling, being involved in |
| have created a simple process to help you in | | | | charities and fundraising, and more. These are all a |
| choosing the niche you are best suited for, and | | | | part of who I am and what I am knowledgeable |
| that will earn you the most money in the coming | | | | about. Don't leave anything off of your list, as it |
| months and years. | | | | will be valuable in choosing the right niche for you. |
| Make a list of what you are passionate about. | | | | Now make a list of where the market is for the |
| This will include anything you like to spend time | | | | areas you have written down. This will take some |
| doing and also enjoy, regardless of whether there | | | | time to research. I recommend starting with |
| is any money involved or not. Think back to your | | | | Google's free keyword tool. Keyword research is |
| childhood and younger years to remember your | | | | a valuable part of getting started online. This has |
| passions. I love dogs, photography, writing short | | | | helped me to choose the niche of teaching |
| stories, walking in nature, helping my friends | | | | technology to people starting out online, as well as |
| choose a new computer, and many more things. | | | | some smaller niches like dog training and cancer |
| Some of these passions began about forty years | | | | support. I believe it is important to have one main |
| ago, when I was just a child. | | | | niche and two or three sub-niches that can bring |
| Now make a second list of the things you have | | | | you income and satisfaction. |
| experience with. They may be related to jobs | | | | |