After the last time the turtles went on a fish diet the gold fish got a lot more careful. After a month or so though that caution went away and the biggest one got aggressive again. When I would feed the turtles the fish would push them out of the way to get his share.

Yesterday that caught up with him and the turtles are back on a fish diet. Despite being bigger than the turtles it did not stop them from making a meal out of him.

Now it is not pleasant to see but it is the turtle’s nature to eat fish. Not sure what triggered it as my turtles are always well fed in fact maybe a bit too much at times but something set them off.

Now how does this apply to your marketing?

No matter how big you get in your niche there is always a potential turtle out there ready to eat you for lunch. It is one of the reasons that I spread the risk over multiple niches and am always testing out new ones.

I put together a report on how I go through and test out niches called Niche Affiliate System. It walks you through all the steps from…

• finding the niche
• locating good products
• discovering the hot buttons
• and much more

So that I can start by using other people’s products and find out exactly what the people in that niche want before I take the time and spend money to have my own product or products in that niche.

This allows me to build my list of customers while building relationships with the other players in the niche. Now when I am ready to create my product I am almost sure it will be successful instead of rolling the dice coming in.

Check out Niche Affiliate System and follow the steps and get going in more than one niche to have your risk spread before someone decides to go turtle on you and have you for lunch.

The Turtle Dad

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Competition even amongst the turtles can be fierce. Now I still have no idea why they love to eat certain rocks but they do. In this picture Gizmo is pushing Gizzie out of his preferred area. The 3 big turtles always seem to want to compete over the same small are of rocks despite the fact that there are plenty of other areas where they can sort to find their rock throughout the bottom of the tank.

But no…

They have to all be in the same area. Kind of like watching some internet marketers. They all want to compete against each other in the same small arena and keep pushing and shoving for attention. Now if you are big and strong enough to dominate the others that can be fine. Unfortunately, that is not most of us.

Baby on the other hand seems to be the smartest of the turtles.

While the other three are all fighting each other she goes and finds the little places that the others are just too big to get in easily.

She takes advantage of her smaller size and gets the cream of the rocks in the areas where they don’t fit.

She doesn’t have to fight an unfair battle against the much bigger turtles and can search for her rocks in relative peace because the others just don’t want to put in the effort to dominate a small piece they would rather compete for bragging rights against each other.

Niche marketing is using Baby’s tactics. This morning the other three are still busy fighting each other for rocks and she has already gotten what she wants and she is up on top of the ramp relaxing.

If you are looking to stop fighting the big guy’s and look at some of the niches check out the latest PLR release from Doug Champigny at Unique Weddings. It includes enough to really start controlling a profitable small niche.

I created a plan and posted it at New PLR pack and 2 Ways To Use It which will help you get some ideas.

If the technical aspects of using PLR are a problem you can also check out one of the better training courses I have seen on how to use PLR at PLR Tutorial Videos.

The new PLR pack is limited to only 100 and will disappear quickly but Doug regular adds new ones. There are also a few others that regularly release quality PLR and I usually add those to my other blog at Mike Paetzold Recommends so check out my other blog if this pack is gone.

So stop trying to compete with the bigger guys and find the nice quiet little areas where you too can find the “rocks” you desire and be the first to relax for the day satisfied like Baby does.

The Turtle Dad

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Baby has stepped up and decided to help with the blog and show me things that the other big turtles have not. Yes she is probably only a tenth of the size of the others. Even the fish are a lot bigger than she is too.

Despite the size difference she has her own way of making sure she gets her share during the feeding frenzy that happens twice a day. Everybody gather near the front of the tank pushing and shoving to get the best position as the food comes in.

Baby realizes that she can’t compete there at her size and does not try to compete with the others. Everyone else is pushing and shoving and disperse the food all over the place.

As everyone else is fighting in the front with each other Baby sits back and chows down on the food that has been dispersed to the back while everyone else is still fighting up front.

Now if Baby tried to fight up front and compete with all the bigger beings in the tank she would be a very hungry little turtle. Instead by sitting back and working on the edges she becomes quite well fed.

This is the part that reminds me of an internet business. Too many people are trying to compete in the hyper competitive markets and missing the chance to stay on the fringe and just chow down without fighting tooth and nail.

This is why the people that are starting out and do well are those that work “in the back of the tank”. Yes working in the niches are the best place to get started. The key is to find a profitable niche and work there and not try to compete where you will get stepped on or pushed to the side.

That is one of the reasons that I like Finding Profitable Niches. This allows you to find the places in the back of the tank where you can be well fed without fighting with the big ones.

The Turtle Dad

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