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Originally Posted by OldWelshGuy
KP, what I meant was that Aaron has a keyword research TOOL. and that I wouldn't want to carry out KW research uning that as it is effectively feeding the site owner a nice set of niches to go after.
So what I was satying is that an unscrupulous marketer could provide the KW research tool for free, and use it to have others provide him/her with a string of niches to exploit. That was what I meant by ending up competing against someone like Aaron, you would research a niche, HE also gets the data researched, and can cherry pick the easiest pjhrases etc. 
Hope I have made it more clear now. |
Sorry OWG. I read it wrong the first time. Yes I can't agree more, I mean that thing must get hammered on a daily basis.
Arron has enough data to feed him and keep him entertained for a lifetime most likely.
For the OP....
The best thing to do would be this (money and patience permitting.)....
Look up a niche, nothing crazy like "hosting" but something that has low competition. Obviously something that interests you too.
Get a small hosting package, nothing fancy, something basic.
create a site, there are plenty of free templates out there and create some content, unique content mind you. Do a little research on it first.
Then read a select few SEO blogs and join HighRankings.com and SEO.com.
Use the experience of others to apply to your new site like how to write title tags, descriptions properly etc.
Gather back links yourself, in fact, if you don't have the time or simply want an easier way. Take up SMM (social media marketing), I'm sure you use Digg etc already.
Then dominate that keyword/niche you chosen.
Then repeat the process on another keyword/niche but something a little more challenging.
Why do all this? well you will learn everything from how to implement title tags effectively right through to conversion (if you plan on using AdSense).
This way you will also learn from trial and error. I can't think of how many times I have got something wrong, more than I care to share, but you learn from them.
Write down in a notepad what works and what doesn't.
Seriously, doing it yourself is far better than any book/blog or forum can give you but if you need help, myself, OWG, Resonate and other SEO/SEM Professionals alike are here to help in your quest.
KP