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Niche research

Finding niches

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  1. Lesson 01Finding niches, Method 1: reverse-engineering marketplacesFinding a profitable niche by browsing site-selling marketplaces, reverse-engineering a successful site's keywords, and watching for brand hijacking.Read lesson
  2. Lesson 02Finding niches, Method 2: the Ahrefs/SEMrush filter methodFinding a low-competition niche directly inside a keyword-research tool, using volume, DR, and word-count filters.Read lesson
  3. Lesson 03Finding niches, Method 3: AI tools and NLP categoriesUsing ChatGPT prompts and Google's NLP content categories to brainstorm low-competition niche and sub-niche ideas.Read lesson
  4. Lesson 04Finding niches, Method 4: backlink mining and UGC intent mismatchesMining a giant authority site's newest backlinks to find fresh niche sites worth replicating, and using UGC sites like Reddit and Quora to spot intent mismatches worth building for.Read lesson
  5. Lesson 05Finding niches, Method 5: SaaS and AI tool marketplacesReverse-engineering profitable SaaS, AI-tool, and app niches from marketplaces built for that stack: Acquire.com, Product Hunt, AppSumo, and the Chrome Web Store.Read lesson
  6. Lesson 06Finding niches, Method 6: replicating one strong page from Ahrefs Content ExplorerUsing Ahrefs Content Explorer with a language filter and a low DR filter to find high-traffic pages, then building a dedicated website around one page rather than copying the whole site.Read lesson
  7. Lesson 07Finding niches, Method 7: a topic search in Ahrefs Content Explorer, then reverse engineeringSearching a topic "everywhere" in Ahrefs Content Explorer, filtering to Domain Rating 0 to 20, and reverse engineering the best site's organic keywords and its competitors to find goldmine niches.Read lesson
  8. Lesson 08Automating niche research: Ahrefs MCP connected to ClaudeConnecting the Ahrefs MCP server to Claude so that the assistant finds goldmine keywords (DR under 20, AI related) and reverse engineers a site you want to replicate, with a better prompt giving a better answer.Read lesson

Niche research: tools, metrics, and selection criteria

The tools, authority metrics, monetization models, and selection criteria used to pick a low-competition, profitable niche.

Finding niches, Method 1: reverse-engineering marketplaces

Finding a profitable niche by browsing site-selling marketplaces, reverse-engineering a successful site's keywords, and watching for brand hijacking.