whats the best way to get into the IM niche?

[Stephen Carter]

personally, i have become somewhat disenchanted with the IM field when looking at it as both a product creator and as an affiliate because i have seen large refund numbers on even the good products, some well above 50 percent.

for that reason i have turned away from developing IM products for the time being, and i am now very selective in what i promote in that area. i think if i was in the forex niche and it was making me some money, i would stay there.

[Paul Liburd]

I hear what your saying Stephen and the Forex niche is also very profitable.
I have a few ideas to try and if there is anyone in the forex niche that wants to hook up feel free to contact me

[Patrick Doucette]

Hi Paul;
I am also in the Forex niche.
Some of my sites:
http://www.euro-blaster.com
http://www.eb-turbo.com
http://www.cash-cruiser.com
I just finished creating my first Internet Marketing product.
I will send you an email, maybe we can brainstorm some jv ideas. :
best regards--patrick

[Dustin]

I would reccommend firstly finding something that you are passioante about in the niche, like ppc, seo, autoresponders etc.

Once you find what you feel confident about try to get in the mind of the general market and find a gap. is there something that you are doing that could be automated? or something that is a little tricky that you could offer a manual for?

Creating your own product is a good way to get started in my mind hope all goes well for you.

[John Ellis]

You should only get into the IM niche if you've actually succeeded in the IM niche IMO. Teach something you've actually mastered yourself, no matter how small you think it is. A lot of IM'ers are going through the same steps of learning that you went through.

[mjbacch]

It's true that the IM niche is very crowded but that certainly does not mean there's no more room. When I first got started with marketing online I, like many other people I suppose, was very green and just jumped in. It wasn't until months later that I realized how crowded the market actually was. I mean I knew it was crowded but didn't really think about it that much.

I tested my theories with real practice and practical application and then put a product together. It sold like gang busters and back then I didn't even "know" what I was doing. Go figure, sometimes ignorance is bliss.

What makes IM great, I think, is the fact that if you put together a killer product it really can change someones income, that's if they even apply the techniques.

My suggestion would be to focus on one area and get as much information as possible about that area and make sure you test what works best in real practice. Then you can begin to put together a product or at least have the knowledge to write up an outline if you are going to outsource the product creation.

[Simon Shawcross]

It appears to me that in the IM niche alot of techniques and ideas are regurgitated- and thats absolutely fine especially if it is stuff that works.

Every once in a while it appears someone will come along with a genuinely new idea/ angle that can be really hot for a period of time.

The other obvious aspect is a degree of celebrity.

So repackage something really well, see an angle no one else has or develop the cult of your celebrity- all three together along with the right network will produce the best results

Success to all.