Okay, so you are new to niche marketing and dream of making big money online?

Here’s some good advice: stay that way. He only takes small steps before walking. Never try to run before you can walk properly. Stay focused. There are so many factors that can lead to losing focus and vision of your dreams and goals. Don’t fall prey to it.

There are thousands of self-proclaimed niche marketing gurus who will tell you what to do, what to buy, and how you’re going to fail if you don’t follow their advice, just to lure you into a sale. In this article I would like to focus on the other side of this must-do, must-have culture. These are the three niche marketing mistakes many niche marketers pray to that can steal your dreams.

These mistakes may seem obvious and oversimplified, however, if you study the feedback on online forums, you’ll quickly see how many marketers fall for these traps.

Stay away from it!

information overload. This is the biggest dream stealer. When he sets out to achieve his goal, he’s just human to surf the Web to see what others are doing and how he can learn from them. However, this is where the problem begins. He enters his email address into a series of websites that offer free reports with exaggerated claims about how to make billions in a short time with little effort. Be real: Anyone who has made money online will tell you that it took time and effort. Accept it. The biggest mistake you can make is to believe these overly inflated niche marketing claims. Here’s what to do if you’ve already fallen for this trap, and this may seem so obvious… don’t be afraid to hit the delete key. Better yet, look for the unsubscribe link! Be ruthless to those who pester you with email after email.

The wallet syndrome. Professional copywriters will make you believe it’s now or never. “This offer expires in two days and 12 hours” and then you see a countdown clock ticking off the minutes and seconds until this doomsday threat that you can never get this offer again. This is when so many niche marketers reach into their wallets and BUY! Well, please do yourself a favor. Visit that specific site in 24 hours and you’ll see the countdown clock start ticking two days and 12 hours again. Here’s a good tip: Anytime you come across a product that you think is actually worth buying (and you feel like you need to buy NOW), do the following. Bookmark the site, visit it in a day or two, and if possible come back the next day. Only on your second or third visit do you make the purchase decision. This will save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.

The word FREE will get you there. Although you find valuable information and/or tools for free, most of the time there are strings attached. Free tools offered by reputable companies like Google and many others can be trusted. However, many of these single page sales page “free offers” fall short of expectations, especially when they offer free reports. As you will see over time, many of these free eBooks contain recycled copy-paste articles that come from article directories. Always be prepared to invest in good quality training material and tools to help you along the way.

Here’s the proof: At the time of writing this article (November 4, 2009), I visited a highly rated site that offers niche marketing training in a big way. One of the lures was a free list of 1500 high performing niche marketing keywords, low competition calls. I quickly copied those keywords into a niche market research tool that I use daily in my niche market business. Guess how many of these 1,500 keywords had more than 80 visitors per day and less than 30,000 exact keyword phrases? Zero!

In conclusion: Niche marketing is definitely the way to go, especially if you are new to online marketing. There is definitely a lot of money to be made. Don’t try to compete with the big dogs that run in a pack. Do proper research and look for those smaller but highly profitable niches and focus your niche marketing efforts on those easier targets. This is how you learn to walk. Once you’re successful in one niche, you’ll have the recipe to discover other niche markets and apply the recipe over and over again. This is the road to wealth.

Lastly, don’t underestimate the power of analytical research tools for the niche market you want to break into. Spend more time analyzing and your rewards will be amazing. One of the best investments you can make is getting your hands on a good keyword research tool – this is the best investment to ensure your success in your niche marketing efforts. Feel free to take a look at the niche market research tool that I use with great results. There are many others as well, but I have complete confidence in this particular tool.

Good luck with your niche market and remember to believe in your abilities to make your dream come true.

It’s possible! Do it!