Today when one makes the decision to create a blog or website it’s vital that the proper niche research be done as competition isn’t getting any less competitive and you’re likely to have a battle for top ranking.

You may have heard that Content Is King but it won’t happen without first understanding and using proper search engine optimization strategies.

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When I create a blog the goal is always to get the most targeted traffic I can directly from the top search engines,Google, MSN and Bing. To accomplish this task it’s important I have researched to find the best keywords I can use to make money today. The old keywords that are two or three words won’t do it for you these days, be creative and find long tail keywords.

What Are Long Tail Keywords?

Long tail keywords are basically keywords that have been made longer by adding a suffix or prefix to it. So instead of having an over used keyword of two or three words you now have a keyword phrase that’s now 5 or 6 words. The long tail part comes in to play because usually the extra words are added to the end of a keyword phrase giving it a long tail.

Long Tail Keyword Research Comes First

For a long time I was putting the cart before the horse and really didn’t determine if a niche was profitable before jumping in. To make it worse I would use all the top keywords, not every thinking about whether or not I could rank for any of them.

My first garden related site didn’t make me any money to speak of and it was all because I didn’t do the required keyword research.

For a long time I used Google’s free keyword tool and then I would evaluate each keyword phrase I found but I would be so confused I never completed the research. Frustration and confusion caused me to use keywords I just couldn’t rank for.

As a work from home marketer I think I was trying to do too much but wasn’t willing to invest money to get the task of keyword research done efficiently. Once I purchased Keyword Elite 2 and started using it I learned more about the keywords than ever before.

Keyword Elite 2 saves me hours of time day after day allowing me to start making money with my sites.

I work from home in Moncton and as a work from home marketer making money through niche marketing the best piece of advice I can give anyone thinking about trying online marketing today is to go into a niche they like.

Now that I’ve said that I should add that you might not want to go into a niche just because you like that niche. That cleared things up, right? That’s alright, keep reading and you’ll see what I mean.

If A Niche Isn’t Competitive Is There Money In It

Really, when you think about it, online niche marketing has been going on for more than 10 years and is only going to become even more competitive. Competition can be fierce because marketers have been pounding the virtual sidewalk for years promoting using their niche related keywords.

If you happen to be new at marketing or stepping into a new niche this means you need to do some good keyword research before you begin. Finding the keywords you can rank for gives you a chance to break into a niche and over time you can even rank for top keywords, like I do.

YOUR Best Keywords Will Take Niche Research

I don’t start a website in any niche today before conducting the proper keyword research. The first goal should be to find the right keywords for your new niche focused domain name.

Let’s say you’re looking for gardening information and have ‘home gardening tips’ search results listed in Google. Which of the following domains would give you better vibes and more likely to be clicked?

1. backyardgardeningtips.com
2. homegardeningtips.com
3. hbb2obm.com

For me personally I would choose either #1 or #2 as they say gardening. The third looks like it was a domain used for something else. I always feel more like I’m on an authority site when the domain name is keyword focused toward the niche.

My advice would be to always research a domain name that is keyworded to your niche. Before you take off and buy that domain that’s been on your mind, there’s a bit more to go here.

People Tend To Think DOT COM Today

Most people today will have DOT COM pop into their head over any other extension used. It’s tough not to think DOT COM these days because we hear it day in and day out. I tell all my clients and friends to go for DOT COM domain about all others.

Because there are so many keyworded domains that are DOT COM it can be harder to find keywords to use in your domain and still have a DOT COM, so let me give you some ideas to help.

Add a suffix to the end of your keyword phrase.
Add a prefix to the beginning of your keyword phrase.
Suffix or prefix didn’t seem to work. It happens so now I would suggest you try a hyphen between two words.
Using your city or town is a great way to get keyworded domains using a suffix.

In closing the real key to online success using your own domain is the research you are willing to put in up front. I use a couple of paid tools for this which help me every day. They are Keyword Elite 2 to find MY BEST keywords and Micro Niche Finder to help me find the best keyworded domain names, and so much more.

Now that you’ve learned a bit about choose the best domain name you may always need to learn more about affiliate marketing profits.