Download John Grisham Innocent ManThis free niche idea is a definite money maker. The main reason I believe that is because the competiton is downright weak. This site, full of only affiliate links about the keywords, “rent audio books” and “rent books on tape” is ranked #5!

As I said before, I would register a new domain (always use a domain, don’t use a free blog from blogger), and that should be your only cost unless you buy some links. Shouldn’t be too necessary though.

Keywords: Rent Audio Books and/or Rent Books on Tape
Competition: 29,500 and 3,250 (very low)
Price per click: Adwords: $3.50+
Search Volume: Overture: about 200/month

The search volume on this keyword set is very low currently, but it matches the competition. Low competition should mean low search volume. However, this one is set to rise sharply and quickly.

The audio book industry is going to be experiencing a major surge in the coming years. iPod’s and other mp3 players are getting very popular and everyone can afford one (less than $50) so buying one to just listen to books is completely understandable.

Playaway DigitalCompanies like Playaway are set to take the market by storm.  The school I work at has bought 3 of them and is looking to buy 10 a month over the next year.  Multiply that by many schools in many districts. You’ll have many parents, teachers and librarians searching for the ability to rent audio books. This doesn’t include the people who commute an hour one way that want to rent books on tape and be able to listen all the way to work.

For a great list of companies that have affiliate programs look at the site above and find out where most of their affiliates are coming from…most look like CJ.com links to me. The site listed above is a PR 2 and was registered in August of 2004. You’ll have a hard time overcoming that age, but with a huge lack of links, they are setting themselves up for being overtaken.

You should be able to, with a very informative site, become the expert in this area and get a lot of .edu and a few .gov sites to link to you. This will help you become even more established as the expert. I would write some articles, submit them, then cite on your page that you have articles written on a variety of topics.

Hopefully that idea helps you make some money, get out there and start writing great content about renting audio books online and renting books on tape! Let me know how your site does, and what your domain name is and I’ll give you a free link on this page! (It is already themed around your keywords!)