{"id":176,"date":"2008-02-07T10:29:28","date_gmt":"2008-02-07T10:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/get-rich-in-you\/"},"modified":"2014-12-02T04:45:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T04:45:51","slug":"get-rich-in-your-niche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/get-rich-in-your-niche\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Rich in your Niche!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/niche-open-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Niche Marketing\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/niche-open-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/niche-open-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/niche-open.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Have you selected a niche to market your services? Niche marketing is one of the most effective ways to build a successful business. Why? Because it&#8217;s all about focus. For too many years, I tried to be everything to everybody. And I learned the hard way, it just doesn&#8217;t work. It helps to focus your efforts. And that starts with identifying your ideal clients.<\/p>\n<p>You see, whenever you can focus your efforts on a specific group of people, you will be better able to serve their needs. It just takes too much work if you spread yourself too thin. If you focus like a laser beam, you will have a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it makes a big difference whether you select a profitable niche. It also matters whether you enjoy serving that niche. Do what you love and the money will follow. That&#8217;s a message about focusing your efforts on something you enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #3300cc;\"><center>Find the Intersection of Skills, Passion and Demand<\/center><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I once heard it said this way: you need to find the intersection of skills, passion and demand. In other words, you need to know what you&#8217;re doing, be excited about doing it and you need to be able to find people to pay for that product or service. If any of the three are missing, then you&#8217;re probably not going to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>To get rich in a niche means carving out a space where there are few competitors and providing the best possible service to people who are willing to pay for it. And that&#8217;s a very cool thing indeed!<\/p>\n<p>Please post a comment here and tell me about your niche.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick S. Cooper, MBA<\/strong><br \/>Online Marketing and Social Media Expert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you selected a niche to market your services? Niche marketing is one of the most effective ways to build a successful business. Why? Because it&#8217;s all about focus. For too many years, I tried to be everything to everybody. And I learned the hard way, it just doesn&#8217;t work. It helps to focus your &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/get-rich-in-your-niche\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[19,129,21],"tags":[325,313,500,322,323,326],"class_list":["post-176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrepreneur","category-niche-marketing","category-online-marketing-2","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-ideal-clients","tag-niche-marketing","tag-passion","tag-profitable","tag-small-business","item-wrap"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2vsw5-2Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108,"url":"https:\/\/socialmediaoutcomes.com\/go\/niche-marketing-for-coaches\/","url_meta":{"origin":176,"position":0},"title":"Niche Marketing for Coaches","author":"Rick Cooper","date":"February 6, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Do you think a coach needs a niche in order to succeed?\" No.\u00a0 But, I think most coaches will find success more quickly once they do select the right niche market for them. 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