February 3, 2012

The Internet Time Machine: Can You Predict What People Will Be Searching For?

Internet Time Machine | Niche Marketing Software

Internet Time Machine | Niche Marketing Software

Apparently, yes, you can. :)

With the usage of Google Trends, along with tools like Wonder Wheel, an astute search engine student can see how the semantic web and relationship between forecasting and searching is becoming much more accurate and intimate.

Questions are: can we leverage the trends to predict what people will be searching for tomorrow? And if we can, is there a way to turn that information into profitable niche websites and blogs?

I recently found out about The Internet Time Machine (niche marketing software), because they are part of the huge list of (very intelligent) sponsors for the FamousBloggers CommentLuv blogging contest. I am not an affiliate of the product; this is just my first impressions review of what they are offering, and I really am interested in your thoughts on niche marketing (if that is your thing) and search trends.

When considering any new software – especially software that is intended to help you make money –  I look for a few things:

  • Transparency. Do they show you the product before you have to buy it?
  • Tutorials: Do they show you how to use the product before you have to buy it?
  • Novelty: Does it do something different than the rest of the products in the niche?

If you are at all involved with or want to become involved with internet marketing… cloud living… WAHFY (working at home for yourself – I made that up :) )… if this is your thing, go check out the site. Good news? They’ve got a ton of reach. Wouldn’t it be weird to consider buying a niche marketing software that gets no visibility. That would be odd. I’m just late to this game. A quick check of their YouTube channel will show you that it’s gotten over 80,000 views. So at least they are not total nobodies crawling out of the woodwork to snatch up your cash.

I’m currently using a load of niche marketing software, so I don’t know if I want to add another to the arsenal just yet. But if you’ve tried this out, perhaps you can leave your thoughts in the comments. Software that works is always a good investment – always.

From their About page:

Take a word in a profitable industry showing rapid search volume increase across the Internet. Now combine that with low quality, low quantity search results and what do you have? We call that a Million Dollar Gap. What it means is there is growing interest in a product or service, but the need isn’t currently being met online. In other words: SUPPLY is not rising with DEMAND. If you can find these niches, these areas that are ripe for profit, before anyone else does, think of the ways you can take advantage of a situation like that.

Immediate standouts for me:

  • Real, lengthy videos of the makers using the product.
  • Research. For a marketing product, it’s helpful to know that the brains behind it understand market research.
  • An active forum. Shows that (a) people have bought and used the product, so you’re not the first, and (b) they are interested in your reactions and thoughts after you have started working with it. So it’s not a hit and run type situation.

Only drawback from first impressions on their site – and this is probably because I’m a blogger – the blog either hasn’t been updated since January 26 or they’ve got a strange blog dating bug. :) But their Latest News section on the home page is very up-to-date and they have some great video tutorials. I’ve embedded two here. One is how to set up self-hosted WordPress – this is just because I know some of you are really interested in that, and the other is how to use The Internet Time Machine to find something specific – the types of training that people are looking for and can’t really find.

See all of their videos here.

Video: How to Set up WordPress by The Internet Time Machine

Video: What Types of Training Are People Looking For?

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i checked the system , looks pretty cool. The demo videos showed about my favorite , iphone device , stuff

If you try it out, come back and let us know!

Technology nowadays is incredible and it would be amazing if the internet could show you the product working before you bought it, that would stop a lot of people wasting there money on ebooks which are 190 pages long about a specific subject.

No. I have tryed and have not had much success. You never know where that are going to find you from. Yes, they do have charts and programs that can help you, but I really think that it is up in the air.

i think this system makes the task easier , but i woule like to see how the demo works. interesting share ...

subscribe to as many blogs as you can , that get updated regularly , and keep an eye on the news. i think this helps to find what is the trend ,

Very cool piece of software, found your blog through affordableseotipsandtricks, i'll definitely be back!

Thanks, Rob!

Do let us know if you've done a review on Internet Time Machine. Would love to read it!

Tia

I think that it is a good thing. I like to know what my long tail keyphrase should be. They are making my work easier.

hey tia,
this is a very valuable insight you have provided. so far i have read only 2 post of your blog but the way you script it makes me wanna read more =D
keep it coming ,gal.
as for this post, apparently i am an internet marketer myself and have my share bit of experience on affiliate marketing.
as an affiliate marketer, it sure is an advantage to know what the future search would ought to be. however instead of chasing onto such resources, i work and concentrate solely on just one affiliate product at the time. providing values and useful review informations on it.
Apparently we all know that there are alot of *crap* online and it doesn't take one recommendation from an affiliate marketer to proof to you that it is worth buying.
You have got yo go in-depth and work it all before you actually convince your potential customers. =)

cheers
keep it up.
looking forward to your next post.

you're very welcome. I'm happy you're reading the blog and liking what's here. :)

I will have subscribed to their blog if they update it more often. As for the video, it provides great info and is professionally done.

I think the method works well for those starting a niche website as they can target what people are or will be searching.

But if you are not using PPC marketing but rather commenting to get most of your traffic, this tool may not be very useful for you.

Hey Paul :) Totally agree. Also, it works if you have a monetized site - like one with CPA offers - and it's entirely search driven.

This is very interesting. Now I'm starting to think if I'm gonna buy or not. Thank you for sharing.

Hey Sydney - Definitely come back and let us know if you do.

You Made a Nice Quote! "what if we can predict what people search tomorrow".. there lies everything... Thanks for the share :)

You're very welcome. :) It's a mystery. It would be freaking awesome if it works.

What I find interesting about this is it’s an excellent example of how to market intelligently on the web. You found “The Internet Time Machine” because they’re a sponsor for the FamousBloggers “CommentLuv” blogging contest. I followed your link and watched their video because I read your RSS feed and trust your judgment. Their video engaged me because it was professionally done and a little different which made it stand out. Then, you share two of their training videos with us, which brought more value to your post (as well as more backlinks for them.) Job well done!

Thanks, Sherryl! I echo what you're saying exactly. It's a massive, rather cool domino effect - marketing methods many bloggers and websites neglect or don't realize work - like, sponsoring contests, publishing embeddable videos, leaving blog comments, etc. I'm very glad mostly that you liked the videos and also that you wrote that you trust my judgment. There's no better compliment than that! Cheers, Tia

Not sure I believe it. I mean, yes, you can predict what's currently hot or picking up volume, but you can't really say what's going to get traffic based off of no statistics.

Hey Terrence - You're right. But I think what their product focuses on is understanding and utilizing trends (profitable trends) to build niche sites that *may* make you money. No one can guarantee whether your site will get traffic, but if you are in top position for a search word that has a lot of search volume, it's very likely that you will. That said, if your title is weird and your description stinks, and the site appears (just from the way it displays in search results) that it isn't going to be helpful, there's no way it's going to get a lot of traffic.

Well, I suspecting they are using Frank Kern Mass Control sequence to drive enormous amount of subscriber to their stuff, I can't quite confirm what I had said but their style of marketing looks like it.

Anyway, I believe it's another technical software to use, I hate too much technical stuff but if this could really predict, I bet it will be worth learning those technical stuff.

I can see this software is only good for those PPC guys.

I agree - the software and software like it is best for creating niche sites that are monetized with pay per click advertising.

When it comes to niche marketing, discovering which are the latest trends can make a huge impact on your business. Although I still haven't tried niche marketing, it seems like a profitable business model that is worth checking out. The Internet Time Machine seems to be a helpful tool and I believe that the investment will be made back in a relatively short period of time. I might even give it a shot in the near future.

Hey Daniel - Thanks. I'd vet it by reading real reviews and going for their free trial before purchasing. But it's true that if you're going to become involved in niche marketing (which is a lot of fun) you have to have the right tools.

This software seems like very interesting and worth to be invested. I wish to hear more good comments from other readers in this post before i decide to buy it. Thanks for your sharing!

You're welcome. Same here. I might go ahead and optimize this post so it can attract some search traffic, because I'd like to hear what ppl have to say as well. :)

It sounds like they've taken what's already being done by resourceful developers and SEO professionals using tools like Adwords and condensed it into a tool that does the data comparison for you. Probably useful for those uninterested or too busy to work on building estimates from trends. Nice job Tia.

Thank you, Paul! :)

This is interesting stuff, Tia! I'm not involved in niche marketing and don't plan to be, but many of the beginning bloggers who visit my site are interested in niche marketing. So, I need to keep myself at least a bit educated on what's out there to point them in the right direction. I think I'll just send them to you to get their questions answered :)

Thanks, Jean. I'm about to post a guest entry on affiliate marketing, and they may be interested in that as well! :)

Tia, I enjoyed that second video. This looks like a useful tool for info-preneurs. You can zero in on traffic trends to be leveraged and create affiliate-driven sites.

Regarding their blog updates, you're thinking like a blogger. They're probably just used a blog platform to support their product launch. It's part of the excitement and buzz that gets people jumping on board in droves.

Glad you enjoyed the video; I did, too. And yep, I think like a blogger, all the time! :) P.S. You've done a great job with your blog!

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