Niche Inspector
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Niche Inspector is software offered by Myleena Phan which helps you improve your ability to make money online, by showing you which keywords or topics to focus your niche marketing efforts on.
The solution, however, is quite incomplete. Fortunately, I've found the missing link.
When you visit NicheInspector.com, you will be able to download (for FREE) a report on how to find worthwhile keywords or niche topics.
Afterall, if you just focus on your interests without considering if people are actually interested in those subjects, and without checking if there are any active advertisers, then your online writings might just be a waste of time (if you're mainly interested in making money).
I've tried the Niche Inspector software after reading the free report, and noticed a few gaps in the information:
1. What keywords or topics should I test? While there is a Brainstorming feature that allows you to check the viability of certain keywords (which are probably stored within NicheInspector.exe itself), where else can you find topics to test?
Fortunately, there is a free source of profitable niche topics. And I will reveal this to you when you qualify for the coaching/mentoring program. You'll find the details below.
2. What's my criteria for choosing winning hot topics? Myleena's free report does have some basic metrics, and she does explain that they are not rules cast in stone.
I've found some cases, however, when a topic is given an extremely low mark, so to speak, by Myleena's standards. Had you chosen to ignore such apparent "losers", you would've left money on the table (i.e., $50 a month from a single web page).
Here's an example of a "loser" niche topic that you might hastily reject:
- Less than 200 searches a month (Myleena targets topics that have 20,000 searches a month or lower)
- Just one advertiser (in one example, Myleena targeted a topic which has 25 advertisers)
- Earnings of only $0.05 per click
Yes, it's easy to dismiss certain topics. But if you consider that a single page can earn $50 month, what happens if you create ten pages covering ten "loser" topics?
(NOTE: Financial results are not typical. Results will vary depending on your abilities.)
3. It takes quite some time to research keywords. Some of the topics I've typed into Niche Inspector took 12 to 15 minutes to process! If you're just studying four topics, that's already one hour of your life. At least, it gave me a chance to practice playing the guitar while the computer knocks on Overture, Yahoo, and Google.
Also, you'll notice that when your computer is processing the keywords, you can't surf and visit other web sites. In other words, your internet connection will practically be hogged by the Niche Inspector.
I was able to save the results of those searches into a .NIP file (this is a database or project file that Niche Inspector can read). It's one .nip file per keyword that you searched for, or per set of keywords that the program brainstormed for you.
In other words, each NIP file saves you 12 to 15 minutes of your time. I'll be happy to share some of those files as part of the coaching offer I mentioned above. That way, you can save time! (UPDATE: This NIP file bonus is no longer available.)
4. Are your secret niche topics secure? While it is true that knowing niche topics and actually writing the articles to support those topics is one thing, protection of those topics is important. I've figured out how you can better secure the topics you've been researching on, so that only you will truly know if you were able to find a winning topic.
There are so many topics that people can think about. So if you, in your own unique way, were able to think of a topic to research on, a topic that hardly anyone else has thought of, then why hand that breakthrough "A-ha!" to just anyone, right?
And wouldn't you want to protect that?
5. After finding the topics, what's next? Once you have a list, that's all it is. A list of topics is worth nothing. Unless, of course, you take action.
I will share with you a long-term and sustainable strategy on how to put up a web site with articles on your chosen topics, and how to get people to find those articles. No, it's not about PPC.
It's about... well, you'll find out after you qualify for the coaching program. (UPDATE: The coaching program is full at the moment.)
"Niche Inspector"
First Posted: April 8, 2007 | Filed in: Adsense Make Money Online
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Nice I will have to give this one a go!
Hi Ben! I hope the keyword information that NI will unlock won't overwhelm the growing community of niche marketers. It's so easy to get stuck in the analysis portion. =)
hi Manuel,
is your offer for mentoring still open?
Hi Mel,
Mentoring via email will remain open until April 16, and will resume in mid-May. In the meantime, I've prepared a PDF file to help speed up the mentoring process.
It seems Niche Inspector is based on Overture. Overture has not been updated in almost a year.
I wonder if there is any plan for upgrading the application and distributing it as an upgrade and as a new application.
Hi Keith! Myleena updates Niche Inspector every now and then.
For example, she released a new version (v1.0.46) last Nov 9. The new version addresses issues related to MSN, and also sped up the processing of large keyword lists by NI.
I'm sorry to say so but this review is BS.
So a keyword with 200 searches per month with $0.05 per click brings you $50 per month? What's the magic??? Even if you would get all the 200 searches for yourself (impossible) only and if everybody would click on your ad it would be $10 per month. In reality you'll not even get a couple of cents per month.
Next, the problem with "just one advertiser" is that you cannot base your site about one person who buys ads now. If that person stops you've nothing. It's a NICHE inspector, not ARTICLE Inspector. You can risk one article, but the task is to find a niche. A niche where there are 20+ advertisers means that there are buyers on that subject. When there is one ad, it doesn't mean mucha anyway. Yes, you can write an article which can easily do well but it's not worth for few cents per month.
It's plain incorrect that the keywords are stored in the program itself. Her report clearly states where do the keywords come from (Froogle for example). I've reverse-engineered the program to confirm that.
Mick, what is the basis of your "in reality you'll not even get a couple of cents per month"? If you haven't seen single web pages that earn $50 to $70 a month single-handedly (or should that be singe-pagedly?), what does that mean?
What's the magic? If you spent time writing one article, and then it keeps earning monthly for 10, 15, or even 60 months (even if you no longer update that article), what's the value of that kind of semi-passive income to you?
And how did a 200 keyword searches a month (with a maximum of $10 earnings) get a web page to earn as much as $50 monthly? The twist is explained in the NI: The Missing Link report which I give to my NI friends.
As for the "keywords stored in the program", the post is referring to the Brainstorming feature.
Try this: disconnect from the internet, then run the Brainstorming feature. With no internet connection, where are those displayed keywords coming from? (This is based on the NI version available as of April 8, 2007).
Anyway, I hope you get to see firsthand what I have seen: that people can build web pages (even on niche topics that NI does not assign a high score to) that will definitely earn more than just a couple of cents per month. Good luck!
Hi manuel,
Is mentering open now?
Hi Irsan! Nowadays I help those who get Niche Inspector by sending them the NI: Missing Link Report, because my schedule is quite full these days.
Can you send me over the report? I've been using this tool for several months now.
Hi! I sent the NI: Missing Link Report to those who got NI in the past via this Niche Inspector affiliate link.
Hi Manuel,
I've already purchased niche inspector but I would love to learn more about your insights when finding niches. I'm on a mission to light up at least 100 profitable adsense sites over the next 12 months, so I need all the insight I can get. I would be interested in paying you for your efforts to help me become more profitable.
Please contact me via my email if you are interested.
Frank Thomas
Thanks, Frank. I suggest you make a list of niche topics, and rank them according to the spending capability (in terms of spending power and willingness to actually spend) of the potential readers of each topic.
The next step is to go ahead and actually build those sites according to that ranking. That way, you will get encouraged by your early successes.
And be prepared to produce a lot of written content, either by yourself or by your team.
Wait... 100 profitable adsense sites over the next 12 months is quite a lot. Start with one site first, and commit to publishing ten 450-word articles on that site's topic (even before you launch the site).
In other words, when you launch your site, first-time visitors should be able to find ten articles to read. Next, commit to publishing two blog posts each day for a year. By the end of 12 months, you will have an authority site which you can use to introduce your other sites.
Hi, trying to locate Myleena Phan's report you are writing about but it seems the relevant page no longer exists. Can someone email it to me perhaps? Much appreciated,
Arie
[From Manuel] Looks like the Niche Inspector of Myleena and other related pages are no longer online...