Having a niche website in the hope of earning an income is huge today thanks to programs like Adsense and affiliate programs such as Amazon that allow you to make money through advertising on your website.
The secret to earning these commissions is to construct, or have one built for you, a website that is tightly focused and aiming at one particular group of people. Concentrating on a certain niche can be both rewarding and satisfying when the dollars start to come in.
So what niches are profitable? Well, any niche that helps to solve a problem that a consumer has is a perfect niche. Now this covers a wide array of subjects but once you get really tight in a niche you will see results.
For example, How about lawn care and in particular lawn mowers. I am sure there are people out there that would have an interest in a rechargeable lawn mower. Why not build a website around this niche. It is always Summer or Spring somewhere in the world at any time so this would be popular all year round.
For the sports minded we have moto gp motorbike riding. I will admit it is not my cup of tea but I know it is for millions of others. Fans love dressing up as their favorite rider and purchase riding gear to emulate them. A website dedicated to Alpinestar hat would be teriffic.
A niche that I tripped over recently was an online job directory. I was simply looking for jobs in my area and thought that it would be neat to have such a resource available for my area. Millions of people search for jobs every day so it must be a winner for you.
I wish you luck in your search for a profitable niche.