You’ve played Mortal Kombat 3, right? Yea, that old video game from the 90’s. I spent hours playing it every day. With Sub-Zero, I was unbeatable. Back then, I never thought a simple, harmless statement at the intro screen of MK3 would make my life hell a decade later. “There’s no knowledge that is not […]
Have you ever had the itch? The feeling that no matter what you’re doing, you’re always focused on the opposite. If you’re working, you’re thinking about all the family and home tasks you should be doing, like what time soccer practice is, how you’re going to make up working so many hours to your partner, […]
Sounds like a dream, right? After all, who’s going to pay you for collecting postal stamps or gardening or playing with your dogs or decorating party cakes? Hobbies are for free time, you can’t make money from them. At least that’s what most of us have been taught by the society and our parents. Not […]
"Our character tells the world you're a real man, your beard is merely the exclamation point" - Anonymous We can agree on one thing, a hairy face can make a world of a difference on a man's appearance. In fact, some men pay thousands just to get a bit of hair on their chins. If […]
Changes are coming and the question is... Are you ready for them? The growth and focus on mobile responsive websites as well as authority websites seemed be the trend of 2015. But it seems there's so much more that's happening as we move further away from traditional "niche" sites that are based around one or two […]
How the hell do they do it? How do all of these other niche sites create content that gets so much traffic? While you’re fighting to get somebody, anybody, on your page; it feels like all of these other sites are just traffic magnets. What is it that they’ve got, that you’ve not? The answer… […]
Today we're going to 'hack' into a very lucrative niche.... It's a 13 billion dollar market that's so huge and full of potential, as well as lots of emotions that you can take advantage of as a marketer, you just might be leaving a ton of cash on the table by ignoring it. Gun safety is the niche […]
Tell me if this situation sounds familiar: You know you want to launch a new niche site to boost your income and explore its potential, but you’ve got no clue where to start. You know it needs to be in a niche that’s profitable, but you can’t really put your finger on how any of […]
I’ve got news for you: If you’re not using science to power your niche site, you’re going to fail. It’s really that simple. Knowing what makes your audience share, search engines find you and customers convert for you is key to creating a profitable niche site. Because without that information, you’re just guessing. And guessing […]
Everyone tells you that getting high authority backlinks is the only long term and sustainable way to stay on top of Google search rankings. They’re right! A research by Moz shows that there’s a very direct relationship between quality backlinks and Google search rankings. The higher the quality of your backlinks, the higher your search […]
Back in May, I wrote a post that got a ton of hits… and was one of NicheHacks’ posts that had the most on-page time. It was about 23 different places you could uncover valuable keywords, including 29 screenshots on exactly how and where to find them. You guys found it so helpful, we created […]
Sometimes, I think we niche marketers all feel like total frauds at what we do. Even in our day jobs that we’ve been doing for the last 10+ years… there’s just those days where we feel like our incompetence is going to be suddenly discovered and we’ll be yelled at and fired on the spot. […]
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Why are you still going to the office every day? If your answer is "to work" then the second question is why do you need to go to the office to work? Most people get stumped when they ponder this question because the answer is almost too simple. You don't. Not all of us however. […]
Earlier this month NicheHacks turned 2 years old. Unbelievable, right? It both feels so quick and so long ago at the same time. When I first launched the blog I wasn't even sure my little one man side project blog would take off. I mean how many times can you talk about niche research and […]
If you're anything like me, you like to keep a nice list of gold packed articles. But with literally hundreds of articles going up by the minute, it's tough keeping up. So forget wasting your effort and time. I went through the grunt work for you and have found the best internet marketing articles out there […]
So we’re approaching the end of another year. Time really is flying. Exactly 1 year ago, I predicted here on NicheHacks that you (yes, YOU) will continue to fail at niche marketing in 2015 (just like 2014). And guess what, I was absolutely right. But here’s the bad news - 2016 is going to be […]
There’s no better sales generation channel than email marketing – not SEO, not social media, not paid advertisements. SEO is great for traffic generation, but when it comes to conversions, email marketing is ahead of everything else. According to Sikich, consumers spend almost 83% more when targeted via email marketing. As a niche marketer, your […]
Nothing is more lucrative than a niche in the health market. Wouldn't you agree? Health is filled with problems, solutions, and all kinds of content that can be created for a super long time. Forget humans though, we're going to cover a niche that's made just for dogs so get your paws off your keyboard […]
This is a guest submission by Tom Hunt Buzzfeed are killing it... They are driving TRAFFIC to their list posts through LARGE numbers of social shares. (See 10 lessons learned from running a failed viral site) And do you think that the techniques they use to do are reserved just for these large media organizations? […]
Okay, I know exactly what you're thinking: Creating your own products is far too advanced for you. You need to have a 10,000 person mailing list, or a few millions hits on your site before you even think about it. And, it's easier to sell affiliate products anyway, right? So why even bother. Well here's the thing […]
Changes are coming and the question is... Are you ready for them? The growth and focus on mobile responsive websites as well as authority websites seemed be the trend of 2015. But it seems there's so much more that's happening as we move further away from traditional "niche" sites that are based around one or two […]
9 Scientific Ways To Boost Your Traffic, Social Shares And Sales
I’ve got news for you: If you’re not using science to power your niche site, you’re going to fail. It’s really that simple. Knowing what makes your audience share, search engines find you and customers convert for you is key to creating a profitable niche site. Because without that information, you’re just guessing. And guessing […]
9 Ways To Build Powerful Whitehat Backlinks That Will Rank Your Niche Site
Everyone tells you that getting high authority backlinks is the only long term and sustainable way to stay on top of Google search rankings. They’re right! A research by Moz shows that there’s a very direct relationship between quality backlinks and Google search rankings. The higher the quality of your backlinks, the higher your search […]
Find Your Niche's Most Important Keywords in One Hour or Less: The 7-Step Guide
Back in May, I wrote a post that got a ton of hits… and was one of NicheHacks’ posts that had the most on-page time. It was about 23 different places you could uncover valuable keywords, including 29 screenshots on exactly how and where to find them. You guys found it so helpful, we created […]
Best of Internet Marketing: Top 100+ Posts Of The Year
If you're anything like me, you like to keep a nice list of gold packed articles. But with literally hundreds of articles going up by the minute, it's tough keeping up. So forget wasting your effort and time. I went through the grunt work for you and have found the best internet marketing articles out there […]
7 One Hour or Less Niche Site Upgrades to Increase Your Passive Income Overnight
I’m sure most of you remember October’s post where we published on case study on how NicheHacks community member Dom Wells took his site, LuxuryShaves.com from $50 per month to $1,000+ per month in passive income as an Amazon affiliate. After he’d upped his traffic and rankings, he did a simple upgrade on his 10 most […]
How To Dominate Google Using Strategic Guest Blogging
Guest blogging is the shit. If guest blogging were a drug, I would have OD'd back in 2012. If guest posting were a bar, somebody would have to scrape me off the sidewalk the next morning for getting hammered. If guest posting were a brothel, well...you probably get the point by now. I am a […]
Does this seem familiar? “This Guy’s Wife Got Cancer, So He Did Something Unforgettable. The Last 3 Photos Destroyed Me” “You Won’t Believe What This Guy Gifted to His Dad on Father’s Day. Dad’s Reaction is Priceless” “At First, I Felt Sorry for the People Living in This House. But Now I’m Jealous” If you’ve seen countless […]
3 Easy Ways To Get Powerful Backlinks Without Doing SEO
I hate link building. Nothing is filthier than a person whose life is based on building backlinks on authoritative sites. Don’t get me wrong – I have no problem with the principle of link building. What frustrates me is this single word attached to the process of acquiring backlinks and developing a link profile for […]
The Best Damn List Of Email Marketing Tools EVER: 128 Of Em!
In case you did not read the memo, email marketing is cool again. According to Litmus, people read more than half of their emails on their smartphones. This indicates a 500% increase from the previous years. This is not just a time thing, though. Email marketing should be a priority upon building your blog or site. […]
If you could miss out all the learning and mistake making parts and skip straight to the money making parts you would, right? Me too. Well here's the deal: I can't fast forward you to super affiliate status just yet However... I can show you what I've learned in the past 18 months since I […]
8 Lessons I've Learned from Writing 1000+ Blog Posts
According to Contently, a site that aggregates the latest content by freelance authors, I've written a little over 1.5 million words across over 1,000 blog posts on over 50 publications that have generated 700k social shares. Those numbers, of course, does not include content I've ghostwritten. It's just blog posts with my byline. So I […]
34 Lessons Learned From Running NicheHacks For 18 Months (And Turning It Into A $6,250 p/m Business)
I think you'll agree with me when I say: There's some (a lot) of things you wish people had told you before you got started with online marketing so that you could avoid making so many mistakes. Not to mention avoid wasting so much time and money on things that don't work. When I first […]
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It always feels good to write something people love. I try to do it every time I write a blog post, but you can never really predict these things, you know? When I wrote 23 Places to Find the Best Keywords In Your Niche (& 29 Screenshots Showing You How to Get Them), my goal […]
Facebook Ads For Bloggers: How 44 Experts Use Facebook To Get Traffic To Their Blogs
Would you like to know how to use Facebook ads to promote your blog and drive traffic to it? Not sure if Facebook is right for your niche yet would love to get instant hungry traffic to your blog? Then this resource is for you.... We asked more than 40 experienced bloggers and social media specialists this […]
Protecting Your Niche Site From A Google Penalty - The Ultimate Guide
We’ve all heard stories about different business tycoons around the world going bankrupt overnight. You know, the “once a millionaire, now a homeless beggar” kind of stories. It happens all the time. If you’re a niche marketer, though, you could easily end up in a similar situation (or even worse) if you don't act quickly. […]
The Beginner's Guide to Niche SEO
Are you thinking about creating a niche website, or have one that isn't performing well in organic search but want to do niche SEO? If so, then you may need to get back to the basics. The basics of search engine optimization, that is. In this post, we're going to look at four ingredients that […]
If this time last year you would have told me that I was going to be a professional blogger, I’d have had two words for you: Yeah, right! I'd never been featured on another blog, nobody had ever paid me for my writing and I was still selling shoes in a shop. Because, that’s what […]
How To Choose the Right Email Marketing Tool – GetResponse vs. Mailchimp vs. AWeber
No matter what niche you’re targeting, email marketing will always be one of your key lead generation and user engagement channels. Some of the most successful niche marketers like Pat Flynn, Spencer Haws and, our very own, Stuart Walker, have been able to generate regular income from niche blogs thanks to their email lists. Without […]
The Ultimate Guide: How To Guest Blog Like A Pro (& Get Loads Of Targeted Traffic)
Guest blogging is key to getting traffic. Why? Because the traffic it brings is specific, targeted and warm. People who come to your site through guest blogs not only want to be there, they like you. And they think you’re an authority. That means that the traffic for Guest Posting has something no other form […]