Ok, so you are ready to go for it.. you´ve read all over there is a way to make a living out of it... you ve got time and the most important youve got the motivation! how do you find the highest paying niches.. how to find competition in those niches ? any mechanichal way to do this ?
yes, depending on competition the high paying words may vary from time to time, i will agree with YugitEFE you must have knowledge of the subject you are writing or else your content will end up chaotic
Try this ezine article, http://ezinearticles.com/?Affiliate-Marketing-Introduction---Newbie-Niche-Research&id=554649
Lists of high paying Niches http://myseoblog.net/2008/08/21/lists-of-niches-with-highest-cpc-adwordsadsense/
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