a single source, nothing corroborates it

Price the niche on what it pays and when it peaks

Before entering, look up what advertisers are already bidding on the term, since a bid that keeps running is a bid that pays and it tells you what one lead is worth. Follow an aggressive affiliate advertiser into their other keywords. Then check the seasonal shape so you arrive before the spike rather than after the coverage, and keep the research on a small fixed set of tools.

The method

1. 01

   Find niches by looking at what an aggressive affiliate advertiser is paying for, because a bid that keeps running is a bid that pays.

2. 02

   Look up the suggested ad bid on a term to price what a lead is worth, then rent the ranked site out or sell the leads instead of monetising the traffic yourself.

3. 03

   Check whether the trend you are entering is seasonal and time your launch to the spike rather than the coverage.

4. 04

   Apply rank and rent to service categories nobody associates with it, rather than the injury lawyer and office rental terms everyone already targets.

5. 05

   Keep niche research on a small fixed stack rather than adding tools, and choose the niche on whether you actually care about the subject.

What it returned

• 2,400

  bestreviews.guide buys the security system reviews term, at 2,400 monthly searches with a suggested bid near $14, and sends the click to a page where every product link is an Amazon affiliate link; Glen Allsopp puts the advertiser's domain into SEMrush to list the rest of their terms.

• $139.72

  Google suggested $139.72 per click for the truck accident lawyer term at 1,000 monthly searches, and Glen Allsopp notes tattoo removal shops charge over $1,000 per job so will pay for referrals.

• 2016

  Interest in bone broth peaked in January 2016 while the talk about it peaked mid-2015, so Glen Allsopp expected another January surge; Kettle and Fire were selling six packs for $70 once the New York Times and MSNBC had both called it a health drink.

• A reader of Glen Allsopp's had four sites rented out in the mommy makeover niche before he wrote about it; he would sell those leads to local beauty and hair salons.

Sources

• 51 Profitable SEO Niches to Dominate with Low Competition - Detailed.comGlen Allsopp · detailed.com · The Simplest Ever Guide to Finding Your Own Highly Profitable Niche Ideas · 2016-08-25