Originally Posted by selts

This stuff is really highly preached. On the lateral meaning part,


1. Go to Google Labs and find Google Sets, type in your keyword. In this case, I used internet marketing and it spits out Internet Marketing
Affiliate Programs
Banner Exchange
Advertising
Banner Advertising
Site Recommendations

Write an article in 5 minutes based on this. You should rank quite high.

I dont get it?

If this thread is not a sticky already, it really should be.

Especially the 1st step. That is THE most important one of all!
It applies to both online and traditional bricks & mortar.

So many beginners in business miss this very important part. It is easier to succeed with a niche than it is succeeding with something you love but may not have a big enough market. I hear it a lot. "Find something you are passionate about" and build a business around it. Well it may work but IMHO it is not the right advice. The best advice I have gotten in my live as an entrepreneur was from a millionaire. It is simple yet very powerful:

"FIND A NEED AND FILL IT!"

Which of course translates to niches, which are nothing more than underserved market segments.