I’ve had the great opportunity to visit Ireland this spring, and while I managed (it was an organized trip traveling with a school choir), there were many things I wish I knew ahead of time. So, today, I’ll do some research for this excellent niche: I’ll be looking for key phrases related to traveling to Ireland. As you’ll see, if you get in some sub-niches, AdSense is HUGE!

Top 10 Highest Paying Keywords (from the Google keyword tool)
car rentals in Ireland $7.48 

car hire in Ireland $7.28

Ireland car rental $7.06

wireless broadband Ireland $6.65

travel insurance Ireland $4.97

Ireland ferry $4.97

hotels in Ireland $3.62

vacation in Ireland $3.42

rent a car in Ireland $3.34

hotels Dublin Ireland $3.32

Top 10 Most Searched Keywords (all phrases are exact matches in Google)

Ireland weather 8,100

Ireland vacations 6,600

Ireland tours 4,400

Ireland travel 3,600

flights to Ireland 3,600

Ireland vacation packages 2,900

pictures of Ireland 2,900

Ireland currency 2,400

cheap flights to Ireland 1,900

castles in Ireland 1,900

Resources

The best resource is someone who’s been there. Or, you go on a trip, have some fun and research everything. You can also do some research by talking to travel agents, reading some books, etc.

Ireland eyewitness travel guide

Possible Affiliate Programs

You can promote books and DVDs from Amazon, vacation packages, place tickets, hotel stays, etc. There are several affiliate programs for these in CJ.

Monetization Suggestions

AdSense pays really well for many of the keywords: create an info site and you’ll do really well.

But, don’t stop with information: review some of the available vacation packages and link to your merchants with an affiliate link.

Here are some .com domains available for this niche now:

irelandvacationspackages.com

Here are some .org domains available:

picturesofIreland.org

factsaboutireland.org

irelandculture.org

And some .net ones:

factsaboutireland.net

historyofireland.net

irelandculture.net

thingstodoinireland.net

tripstoireland.net

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