There are many online products online. If you want to be a affiliate marketer, you would be bombarded with which product to sell. Thus to do well in internet affiliate marketing you would need to research on your market and which market and niche to dominate.
How to identify your niche
You can identify your niche by looking at yourself, your interests, your hobbies. What subjects do you enjoy talking about? Take a look at sites like Amazon.com, eBay.com, About.com for more ideas and also the latest trends.
You can also go to free online keyworld research tools at
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to research on keywords that most people search on and then from there create the product that people are looking for. This is like working backwords and reading into people's minds!
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Once you have a niche to dominate you have won 3/4 of the battle! You are on your way to success if you are focused in marketing your niche product in the internet.
After you have found a niche to dominate you should go into research mode again to research your competitors. Google them and find who are ranked in the top and in the ads. These are your competitors and you need a strategic plan to outwit your competitions. Diligent research is paramount during this process.
Last but not least all the best in DOMINATING your niche!!!