Niche Hunting
September 10, 2006 · Print This Article
How do I come up with an idea for a niche website? I get that question once or twice a week. Others talk about it far more often. This has been around for a while, but I’ve never mentioned it. I don’t see too many other people mentioning it either. Google Current is a frequently published video on Current TV which highlights specific hot topics (ones that are currently being searched for a lot on Google). It’s a treasure trove for people looking for a popular niche to build a website around. Some of the topics may be overly competitive, or inappropriate to build a website around, but many of the topics would suit your needs. Some of the topics are very new, and you could see the potential of becoming a first-mover in the subject. Happy hunting!
Thanks for mentioning Google Current, never heard of it until now. I find ideas for niche websites in all sorts of media: magazines and news TV often highlight up-and-coming trends that inspire ideas for new sites.
wow.. they update every 30 minutes?
How did you find that? This is new to me as well.
I forgot google had designers. I’m so used to seeing that bland search bar.
I found an episode posted in Google Video, one day when I was browsing through randomly.
I watch the “Current TV” channel on DirecTV (channel 366) once in a while. Never realized they had a show on Google. I’ll have to check it out sometime. Thanks for posting about that.
Great catch, I think niche is the only way to go.
I have a little niche of my own nobody else seems to have much interest in crowding me out of. Literary novels of must 299 words each. It sounds impossible, I know, and it is, if you hold me to a technically accurate definition of what a novel traditionally does. But, they don’t take long to sample. Come by and see. Very Short Novels. Thanks!