Finding niche products to promote or create websites around is one of the biggest problems facing affiliates and website creators. It is the writing equivalent of a blank white page. Everyday we are bombarded with ads and ideas all around us but like most people lack the focus to pick a topic out of everyday and create something special and financially rewarding.

A great source most people overlook is the daily newspaper or more specifically the Wall Street Journal. Several times a week the Journal post articles that cover a range of topics of personal interest. These articles usually appear in the personal journal section lets examine a single issue from June 14th, 2007. Two such examples from a single issue this month- personal shopping and managing money in public

This approach solves the problem of what to write about and gives you a head start on research and creating your niche site. Instead of spending hours doing keyword research and trying to find ideas and topics

The format is always the same a definition of the subject usually containing a short history followed by details mixed in with interviews or quotes from people involved in the subject matter. An inset to the article usually contains a breakdown of the top resources and/or websites to find relevant information.

In the personal shopping example the top 5 department stores offering personal shopping are reviewed and critiqued. The managing money article lists the top 8 new services offering ways to manage your money online and with your mobile phone

Let’s take a look at how we could assemble this information into a very useful niche website. Create a review site starting with the top 5 supplied by the article. Research the topic more and develop a list of the top 10 or top 20.

Visit each site and examine the contents write a review of each site listing pros and cons of each site. Write several articles about the subject. In the case of the managing money articles several of the sites reviewed offer affiliate programs which makes it an excellent choice to develop a site on. The personal shopping story while interesting does not offer the best opportunity for lack of affiliate programs but does have quite a few adsense ads running which is also a revenue opportunity

Do some keyword research to look for additional related topics and to get an idea of the number of searches performed. Go to commission junction to look for related affiliate programs to integrate into the site. Look at adwords to see how much the keywords pay per click

From nothing to a potentially top quality 10-15 page niche website full of relevant information providing useful reviews to people seeking information on the provided subject.

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