Blog Categories, How to Chose Them.
When considering the keywords to use in your LAMM install it is worth thinking about how the words are used. For example, when we are searching for content to place in your site about computers, well, it does not make a lot of sense to have a category 'computers' and another for 'laptop computers'. Basically, the articles in the 'computers' category search will include all possible keywords that go along with computers. So, computers would include, 'laptop computers', 'desktop computers', 'handheld computers' etc, etc, etc.
SO, try to think of words that have similar meaning, or just use the word on its own. So, you could have 'laptop' (although that might include unrelated stuff about people's laps – but we would filter that as part of our research, but the Rss feeds might pull in stuff you don't want!). Better might be 'laptop PC'.
If thinking about boats, then try to think of other kinds of boats, sailing boats, dinghys, kayaks etc.
Here is a little tool I use to find out if a term is worth using: www.adsenseads.com
With this tool I simply start tying in the word I am researching and the site searches its database and returns the highest priced words, in Adsense bids, so if I start typing with a 'c', thinking of computers, straight away the screen shows the highest bidding word, and its value, that starts with the letter 'c'. Today that is 'college loan consolidation' at $68.35. then as I add in letters new word lists show up until I end up with 'computers' at $8.75.
The nice thing is that not only can one go 'niche surfing' to find a high paying niche, one also gets a load of suggestions for valuable sub-niches within your main theme, so I learned that 'computer degrees online' is selling for almost $19 and 'computers laptops' is worth almsot $14. maybe an idea for a new LAMM category?
Filed under Blog Setups, Blogging Tools, LAMMs Techniques, What's a LAMM? by on Feb 15th, 2007. 
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