For those of you who have very specific niches have you found their home on the net? If not, but you could find a place where they visited for advice and venting, would you go there to help identify their aches and pains? How would you go about finding their net home?

I've been looking for my niche's net home and have only found one...not a very popular one, it would seem, as the traffic is low and dated. :prrr:

I was just wondering if anyone else had been successful at this!

Make it a great day!

Sundi

I use free industry-related e-newsletters and online pubs often to get a tap on a specific niche market's pulse. I keep tabs on numerous industries anyhow, just to stay aware of what my existing clients are dealing with...

Also, checking for blogs in a specific industry can be useful as well.

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Without knowing who your target market is it's hard to suggest where to find them. But, professional associations, forums, blogs dedicated to them are good places to begin. Also, try writing blog posts and articles about how you can help your market. By doing that you will lead a trail for them to follow. Also, subscribe to their newsletters. Read their blogs and when appropriate make a *meaningful* post with a link to your site. Don't plug your services to them. Just post an insightful comment. They will read it and most likely will click on your signature link. That's one way to let them know you're out there.

HTH

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Shari Sultana
Online Business Manager (marketing for retail ecommerce)

Originally Posted by Tess

I use free industry-related e-newsletters and online pubs often to get a tap on a specific niche market's pulse. I keep tabs on numerous industries anyhow, just to stay aware of what my existing clients are dealing with... Also, checking for blogs in a specific industry can be useful as well.

Whoops. We're on the same wave length Tess. We must've been responding at the same time only you beat me to the punch.

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Shari Sultana
Online Business Manager (marketing for retail ecommerce)

This is what I actually have been doing today! I joined a few forums and have been reading, reading reading!

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Dawn Riley
A Virtual Assistant in Paradise
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Great post! I highly recommend finding out where your niche market "hangs out". I refer to their needs as "pain points" and I really try to paint the picture of relief etc!

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Doreen R. Patrick, MVA, ACS, CIVA
www.virtualbusinesspartners.net

My problem is the opposite. I am wanting to really focus on real estate and there are literally thousands of real estate blogs, forums and otherwise helpful information sites.

I decided to focus my efforts on those in Arizona because I lived there for 28 years and I know the area despite now living in New Mexico. This narrowed the field a little. I am hoping to "get my name out there" as it were and learn a lot about the industry and how things are shaping up.

My niche is attorneys. I heard they don't have time to read emails or stay online long. So how do I find out where they "hang out?"

Cindy Freland
Maryland Secretarial Services, Inc.
www.webmss.com
"We meet your deadlines...not ours!"

Cindy, LinkedIn is a great place to seek out Attorneys.

Originally Posted by webmss

My niche is attorneys. I heard they don't have time to read emails or stay online long. So how do I find out where they "hang out?" Cindy Freland Maryland Secretarial Services, Inc. www.webmss.com "We meet your deadlines...not ours!"

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Monique Terrell, CEO
Sparkle Professional Office Services, LLC
www.sparkleofficeservices.com

Thanks Monique. I am already a member of linkedin too. So I will look for attorneys there.

Cindy Freland
Maryland Secretarial Services, Inc.
www.webmss.com
"We meet your deadlines...not ours!"