Many affiliate publishers dream of ranking high for keywords in competitive niches, but not all can be successful. For those who are not on the first pages of the major search engines, the income will be modest at best. A much better way is to target closely related niches and keywords to the highly competitive ones. The chances of reaching the top ten will increase dramatically, as will the earnings.
Competing with highly experienced affiliate marketers will naturally be a difficult task. For a new webmaster, interested in affiliate marketing, choosing an easier niche and / or keyword is essential for success. Finding a profitable niche is not difficult, finding a niche that YOU can benefit from is much more difficult. Many use affiliate programs that offer high commissions on popular products, but only a few make real income, why?
In the online pharmaceutical market, the demand for the products, with sexual enhancers being the undisputed number one, is enormous. This has led to many, many online pharmacies popping up. Some are serious, others just do it for quick money. Most sites offer some form of webmaster opportunity, primarily in the form of an affiliate program.
For a new webmaster looking to build a profitable site, the current hysteria of Viagra, cialis, and other sex drugs will often make it easy to believe that everyone will make money selling these types of drugs and medications. However, this is far from the case. Instead, most webmasters are pulling their hair out for lack of enough inbound links to even come close to a top position in search engines. At first, you might see a big hit, going from page 20 to 11, but as you get closer and closer to the front pages, the competition becomes tighter. If you put all of this effort into a site of a less competitive nature, you would probably find yourself with nice and consistent search engine traffic.
If you already have your mind set on a topic and area for your site, maybe you can make a few minor changes to make it about something slightly different. In this case, the appeal of human sexuality will always attract clients for the business as a whole, but you need to find an angle for yourself.
One idea would be to find some keywords related to alternative medicine or herbal medicine. While the products sold on these sites are often similar in nature to pharmaceuticals, keywords are not as competitive as pharmacies. In all lucrative businesses, there will be scams and shady sites, just trying to make a quick buck from a popular product or service. In pharmacy affiliate programs, this is really something to watch out for. If you see a commission that is too good to be true, it probably is. If you decide to fight for these competitive keywords, make sure you don’t lose all of your earnings by choosing the wrong affiliate program.
In most cases, finding a slightly different approach to targeting your keywords can ease your way to profit, rather than seeing your site on Google’s fourth or fifth page. As your specific keywords change, you will attract other visitors and you must find an affiliate program that suits your needs to get good click-through and conversion rates.