Speaking from a writers' point of view here. It is obviously ideal to only write content in the fields which you have knowledge in. Now, one of the main areas I have experience in would be the health and beauty field. Anywhere from topics related to bodybuilding to skin moisturizers, I am by far capable of creating high quality content on. Now, my question to other writers and webmasters as well, is the following: "Is there much of a demand for health and beauty related content? I know there are a lot of niche web sites on various topics, for instance, acne, but is the demand for writers really out there in this particular field? Off Topic Question: If you were to write 100 to 1, 000 articles in this particular area, would you create web site(s) with it or sell the content to those who plan to do just that? Keep in mind, this is coming from a person with little experience, so the web site(s) would consist of the following: - Basic template with minor color modifications - Mediocre SE optimzation (I just understand how to find the best keywords/meta tags) - Good content Looking forward to hear some opinions on these two questions.
I'd imagine there is a sizable demand based on what I see on magazine shelves. 90% of magazine articles seem to fall into health and beauty, so I'd extrapolate (interpolate?) that a fair percentage of websites and blogs deal with the same thing. I'd also wager that there are quite a few writers who know that particular topic as well (I should know, I write primarily parenting articles, another nicely saturated market), so your goal will not be to feed the current demand, but to create demand for the expertise and style of your work.
It depends on your financial situation such as do you need immediate cash flow, etc. If you need money NOW then obviously selling the articles is the best option. But long term, building content sites which you monetize will earn a lot more for you and it creates a passive income. Feel free to send me a PM if you want to partner up on a project. If you can write quality content I can take care of the marketing side of things.
Well the thing is that I have relatively no experience with coding. I know I could register a domain, get hosting, use a free template, and throw on content. Then I am a little confused where to go, I would have to read up on meta tags, but I know how to discover the best keywords in relation to SEO. After that, building backlinks, I have an idea, but I am definitely not a pro. I find myself in situations as far as cash flow goes quite a bit, and I have spoken to a few people in relation to creating niche web sites, and already two people wanted to work with me but I don't think I can limit my cash flow even further really. I know my writing skills are strong enough to produce high quality content that will definietly add value to the niche web site, but I am in a stressful situation as it is already.
Hey Sun, I'm curious if you find yourself in a money crunch why not use the articles for someone else's product? I was over at Clickbank last night and saw all kinds of things there to get commissions on in that field. Especially if you are familiar of how to get the best rankings with keywords and SEO for search engines. Not going to lie, even if you were an expert at coding and were building niche sites they take time. Even if you could get them up in a day with no problem, building the traffic takes time. I do have a suggestion that might help you. Why not make one simple basic site? Take some of those articles (preferably 10 to start) and send them through article submissions. Then go about your daily business so you can still make money, but set aside enough time to write maybe 1 or 2 articles a day for the website. I have noticed one thing on here though. Don't sell all those articles together if you plan on doing it in the B/S/T. The ROI is a little absurd for the several articles. I saw one that was 120 articles for $50? However, the 4 or 5 sets seem to garner a fair amount for the most. Anyways, the only reason I'm telling you all this is because I do this exact same thing except without a site. I just write an article with a clickbank link attached but disguised through linkbrander and send it to Associated Content. I am a dummy for not throwing it everywhere else, but I've been told that multiples can end up hurting your page rank and omitting it from the results. Hope this makes sense and helps a bit. Cheers~
Well I don't really understand Clickbank that well but I know there are a lot of eBooks with it though. I am no good at coding, I would have to use a free template -- and I may be able to do a bit of a color scheme change. I don't really have any SEO experience but I kind of understand how to find the best keywords and incorporate them with my articles. I talked to a guy to understand the back link building more and kind of understand how it works, but it definitely looks like a timely process. I've been considering making niche sites for a while, I guess I just have to bite the bullet some day and actually do it. The main thing that makes me not rush into it is that Google AdSense won't send the first check for a few months, but I guess that'd be a reason to start earlier though. Well I put up a lot of 10 articles about skin care here as I noticed similar sized sales in the Content section are doing okay. Thanks fo your input.
Yes, there's plenty of demand within the health and beauty field. Coming from another writer, I've sold many health/fitness related article content. There are numerous people here on DP and else where as well that are willing to pay for quality content. So I can definitely vouch that the demand is there. It's just a matter of getting exposure, building good rep, and repeat clientele. As for whether or not to sell the content or keep it for yourself, I would try to balance both. Although, it's definitely better in the long run to post content on your own websites rather than sell it. To think if I never sold any of my content to other people from this past year, who knows where I would stand within serps.
Hi, SunHunter. I think doing keyword research will help cut the guesswork for you and give you a good idea if it is indeed profitable and which niches you should look into. Think of it as a market research. The following link shows you how to effectively make keyword research work for you. It's written by a copywriter, so I believe you'll learn a lot from it as a writer. Here's the link: http://www.copyblogger.com/keyword-research/ I hope that helps.
I don't think this niche will ever go out of style. People pay billions of dollars each year on beauty products. I don't care how low the economy is, people will always find a way to buy beauty products. It's kind of like the weight loss niche. People can never be too rich, too thin, or too good looking.
Health and beauty is a very strong area. What's more there are lots of niches within that huge subject.
I'd imagine health and beauty is in top demand. All the women's mags are about health and beauty apart from the gossip stuff.
Why no! Don't you know everything women read about is health and beauty? We don't buy into that pregnancy, parenting, sports, business, technology or education mumbo-jumbo that some magazines try to sell us. LOL As a matter of fact, I think I might go catch up now on the latest techniques on getting longer, thicker lashes! For those who can't tell, I'm utterly sarcastic. There are many health and beauty magazines available just as there are many fashion, parenting, pregnancy, sport, business and technology magazines geared toward women. I'm reasonably sure it was a generalization rather than a stereotype on the part of the poster.
I write a blog in the health field, and there seems to be a fair amount of content out there. From what I can tell, the major portion of it is related to weight-loss and nutrition. Digg and reddit have health sections, and there's a site called healthranker.com/ that's great for promoting health content.
I suspect that there's an absolutely limitless demand for health-related content from people with the qualifications and/or experience to write it. For beauty, I suspect that it's exactly the opposite: there's actually more available supply than demand. I think health-related websites are among the internet's very most lucrative businesses, and beauty-related (and beauty-product-related), overall, among the least.