Competition in the Industry

After choosing a possible area with marketability, you should consider how many competitors already exist.

You'll have to see if other people like you have a site that covers the same topics and how many.

In fact, there are now several sites for each topic and the existing competition in this respect is likely to increase over time. However, there are different concentrations and densities in the competition.

For example, the field of Forex, Foreign Exchange, which deals with financial investments, is one of the subjects with the highest number of competitors, due to the large volumes advertising offering.

Being able to stand out in this market would definitely optimal, but there are too many competitors and would be unlikely to succeed. For this reason, it is preferred the idea of ​​finding a compromise between the number of competitors and marketability of the subject.

How to Assess the Competition

To get an idea of the competition, just do some research on Google and assess the relevance of the results with your keyword.

If you get different sites highly targeted, it will be a market with high competition.

Another approach is to evaluate the number of results obtained from the query , ie the number present in the Google bar.

Techniques are very rough, but they provide an initial idea within reach of anyone. To have certainty you need to acquire a lot of experience or consult specialists.