Is your website idea a "bad" idea?

Why I posted this article.

I expected to see some comments about my article on the
article "Seven Facts You Should Know About The Internet
Marketing Niche" but haven't. Now while I stated in the
article that I didn't want to discourage anyone from entering
this niche, I am afraid I may have.

So, as my way of telling you that you shouldn't give up if
that's the niche you thought you wanted, I am posting an
article written by Chuck McCullough because he entered
this same market and was able to be very successful.

So read it and do what you think is best for you.

To Your Success,
Susan

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Is your website idea a "bad" idea?

I've gotten many emails lately from people that were
having trouble figuring out what topic they should
develop their website around.

One even stated that every time s/he came up with a
great idea, then did some research on it, the topic would
come up as having too much competition, or already
over-populated.

This is a very interesting point because everything you
read tells you to find a new, un-tapped niche and become
the top expert, and then dominate that niche.

We are told that this is the ONLY way to make money
on the Internet.

Finding a niche CAN be very profitable, but it is also very
difficult to discover a new niche.

Why?

Because it isn't as simple as just finding a topic that no one
else has found yet: That topic also has to have people
dedicated to it that have money to spend, that want the
products that you are selling, and that are willing to buy
anything to begin with.

It is very difficult to find that perfect mix... especially now
that there are so many other people online trying to do
exactly the same thing.

When I started AffiliateMatch there were already a ton of
affiliate program directories. There were also several
"big players" out there that dominated the market.

I still managed to do the things necessary to build it into
a profitable website.

Did I bump any of the "big players" out of their positions?

No. But I realized that I didn't have to.

There are many, many, many people surfing the Internet
today. And even though you may have a competitor that
has better search engine positioning, or more newsletter
subscribers, you can STILL reach people that have never
heard of your competitors.

You don't have to concentrate so much of your time and
effort trying to find that undiscovered niche. If you have
an idea that you like, and that you feel you would enjoy
rying to make money from... go for it!

Figure out if there is a way that you can do things a little
better, or a little different from what your competitors
are doing.

Find a slightly different, more focused aspect of the subject
area that want to go into.

For example: Instead of tackling "Real Estate", try "Real
Estate for Texans", or whatever state you live in.

By narrowing your focus you can greatly decrease the
number of competitors that you will have.

If you can't narrow the topic down any, that's ok. As long
as it is a subject you will enjoy learning more about, go
ahead and do it anyway.

As you learn more and get more experience you will start
to see niches form that you would have never been able to
spot in the beginning.

Don't hold off your online business while you wait to
discover the next million dollar niche. This approach is
like putting off enjoying life until you have won the lottery.

The problem with this is that if you never actually win the
lottery, you will have missed out on some great chances
to enjoy life.

The Internet is the same way: Don't risk passing up great
opportunities because you were on the sidelines trying to
find that ONE idea that will make you rich.

So, when you ask me if your website idea is a bad idea...my
response is:
the only bad ideas are the ones that never get acted on!
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Chuck McCullough shows you exactly how to get more
traffic to your website in the Website Traffic System.
Click here to learn more:
http://www.friendswhocare.us/trafficsystem.htm
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