These days, it's all about starting your own business. Unfortunately, too many new business owners believe that all they have to do to be successful is put up a website and watch the money roll in. While having a dedicated website is essential for any business, you aren't really in business if that's all you do. Too many would-be business owners aren't prepared to put in the time and energy that is required to correctly research a niche to determine whether the niche they want will be viable and make them money.
Finding a niche that pays and then creating content, products, and services for that niche, is the only way you will be able to build a solid foundation for a successful online business. Finding a profitable niche is also the best way to achieve the level of success and the kind of profits that most online business owners need to make their daily efforts worthwhile. It can be incredibly easy not to pick a lucrative niche when you are excited about all the great ideas that you have floating around in your head for making money online. It is also easy to settle into a niche that you've heard are popular and where people are making a ton of money selling online.