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Thank you and Happy Holidays from the entire Micro Niche Finder and Niche Informant team.

Micro Niche Finder ToGo USB Drive

When you receive your Micro Niche Finder ToGo USB Drive in the mail, it will have a recent (possibly even THE most recent) version of Micro Niche Finder on it. However, we frequently update Micro Niche Finder and while the software downloaded onto your computer will notify you when new releases are available, your USB will not automatically receive notifications of updates.

It’s easy to copy the latest version of Micro Niche Finder onto your ToGo USB drive, though. Put your USB into its proper port, open the folder, and copy the Micro Niche Finder exe file onto your USB.

To find the exe file, go to this License/Receipt page.

Once you have entered your receipt number, you will look for a link that reads “Micro Niche Finder Install”. Right click this link and copy it to your USB drive. It’s a very simple way to keep your USB up to date on the newest Micro Niche Finder features.

Sometimes, Google will place a block on searches. These occur for a variety of reasons only really and truly known to Google, but we have discovered some determining factors (such as the speed of inquiries). The good news is the blocks are always temporary.

 If you suspect a “Google block” has been temporarily placed on you, go to Google’s site and attempt an “exact” (with quotes) search for one of the phrases which you are seeing this behavior.

Usually, a block with no CAPTCHA is more directly related to the search term, because normally Google will send a CAPTCHA image. There are some SOC words that Google will absolutely not return values: for example, any word that contains the word “sign” (like resign, design, etc.) or “comment” or “guest”.

Google blocks normally last from 1 to 4 hours. It’s not completely substantiated, but clearing your internet history and temporary files may speed up the process.

If you are running any other SEO-type software which uses Google data, your chances of being blocked will grow substantially.

This is a ‘temporary’ block, detailed in the link below:

http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=86640

There’s no set rule on “when” a Google block will kick-in, though Google states it happens when they see a significant spike in queries. In my testing, it seems that 16 seconds between requests is the “sweet spot” for ensuring no Googleblock will occur.

If you use the Background Download Service (which does a request every 19 seconds), and someone else on your network is also doing Google queries, you may be blocked.

Micro Niche Finder allows you to view Google Trends for phrases. One may argue that it’s a lesser known feature on Micro Niche Finder, but it is certainly important when creating a comprehensive understanding about a particular niche.

When you find a phrase that appeals to you, click on that phrase and a narrow purple box will appear on the side. Click on “Google Trend”. A new internet window will automatically pop up showing you the Google Trend for your particular phrase. Using this graph, you can chart (over the course of years!) the rising and waning search popularity of a product. It will also show news articles that pertain to your phrase – for example, my phrase is “wine cooler” and it displayed six recent news articles about wine coolers.

Google Trends

One of the best uses for Google Trends is to determine if a particular niche market is seasonal in nature.  You can very easily see by looking at the Google Trend Chart if the market peaks or valleys at certain times of the year. 

By using this Google Trends feature in Micro Niche Finder, you have yet another tool to show you if the niche you are considering has great potential or not. Of course, the data provided by OCI, SOC, Ad Cost, Search Count, and Exact Search Count reign supreme; if a niche is on the fringe though, looking at the Google Trends for the term just may help you determine if the niche is worth your time or not!