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I think you should always pick something you know and like. It will make all the difference.
@Arjun 217233 wrote:
“What online gambling vertical should I promote? How do I know whether I should get started in poker, casino, or something else?”
my thoughts:
– pick something with low competition and low-iq competitors.
– utilise invaluable online info sources such as trends/adwords/keyword research/market research tools to see how much you can make and gauge how long/how much it will cost you to get there. One can find many a lucrative sub-niche and relatively untapped (low-hanging fruit) by doing some research.
– start small, develop some niche authority then expand to cover more of that niche.many roads to mecca though
I started with something that I knew a lot about, was interested in finding out more information, and something I was actively participating in. That really helps out a lot. So if young affiliate is/was a poker player or a casino player or bingo player that is where I would start.
For a new affiliate, there is a lot to learn on the technical side of things (hosting, design, SEO, affiliate tags, redirects) that make it tough enough even if you are an expert on the subject. If you know nothing about being an affiliate or on the subject matter it is going to be difficult to get going and keep going.
I was very active as an online casino player, so I had a lot of experience to share and a lot of answers to questions that people were asking. It was easy to provide useful information as I had been there before and had run into the same questions and problems.
Participating (or lurking) and reading sticky posts and FAQ’s in active player forums is great for figuring out what kind of information players are looking for. I saw the same kind of questions over and over and was often answering them in the forum myself. It wasn’t very difficult to go from answering questions on a forum to having pages on a website dedicated to the questions being asked with detailed answers.
For the first site, I would try to go very tightly niche. Targeting a specific casino, poker room, game, something specific is much easier niche to gain any traction in then targeting “Poker” or “Casino” or “Bingo”. for example, focusing on “doylesroom poker bonus codes” or similar. I have seen so many people quit before their site had a chance because they went super broad and were not ranking or could not see any progress.
I’m really just starting out with a friend of mine and we are focusing on two markets: casino and sports betting. The reason is that both of us like one of these subjects (I’m mad about sports). I guess it’s easier to maintain a site if you like what you’re writing about.
At the same time I am also building up a SEO plan, because in the end we do need quality traffic.
I think choosing the thing you like most is the most important thing, like sports or casino or poker…
some people can do good sports affiliate, but not casino..so choose the market that you more familiar with
You really need to know what your talking about and you have to enjoy the the particular niche you choose I think. We choose casino and slots because we are gamblers/players and we know how gamblers like to be treated etc. Then we picked a forum because we like to help and look out for others and to ensure they are treated fair by casinos.
I chose mainly casino and casino games niches, definitely helps to know a lot about what you are promoting..
Also helps in the long run if you consider your competition, and target weaker niches in search..For me it has to be something that is I’m familiar with. So I don’t have much time to learn the ABC of things. Then I consider the market relative to competition. Even if the market is small but as long as it’s no dying it’s worth a look for me. Smaller market is easier to enter as there are relatively very few competitors. Slicing the pie won’t be a problem then.
However knowing how to promote will be the big concern here.
Enjoy what you do and then you will find it easier to make money $$$
@Jennylba123 218529 wrote:
I think you should choose something low competitive which will help you more to rise.
That’s what I meant by ‘market relative to competition’. You don’t want to meet competitors whose been in the market for a long time that controls a big slice of that nitche. Not unless you have a big budget.
