Saturday, March 6, 2010

What Are People Really Buying Online?

This beautiful infographic by Permuto shows to which sectors the web ecommerce money is going. There are several categories that online sales lead in sales over retail stores such as books and magazines, clothing, and electronics. But according to this study by the US Census Bureau, the bulk of sales are still in-store. 


hid headlights
Corsets And Bustiers
American auto insurance
knights sword
Mens Diamond Rings
pink furniture
Wooden climbing frame
Spy Mobile Phone
Front yard landscaping
intercourse to get pregnant

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Niche Marketing Success

You can achieve niche marketing success much more quickly if you have a solid plan. Narrowing the number of people you market to may seem counter-intuitive at first. After all, conventional wisdom says you want to reach the largest number of people possible in order to get sales. However, this strategy could limit your income.

The Internet is a big place and there are thousands of people competing with you. If you just focus on broad categories of people, such as adults or homeowners, you'll probably get lost in the vast sea of other people promoting to this same enormous group. However, by narrowing your focus, you'll get traffic that's much more likely to convert. For example, instead of focusing on people with pets, focus on cat owners who want to feed their pets a natural diet, or dog owners who want to buy sports-themed clothing for Fido and Spot. If you can find a niche that's looking specifically for the product you're promoting, and if that hasn't got a lot of competition marketing to it already, your chances of making sales will go up a lot higher.

The more narrow you can make your promotional focus, the better you'll do. Your websites may not get as many clicks as you're used to seeing, but those clicks will be far more valuable to you. With niche marketing, you'll see your conversion rates go up and your bank account swell. All it takes to use niche marketing to increase your earnings is a little time to research which niches are potentially the most profitable. Then, you can tweak your campaigns to focus on your chosen niches and watch the money roll in.