Find your niche

Training 985 minuteshow to find your niche

You are 29 and start a cleaning service with one partner. Your city has 40 cleaning companies, and a typical apartment clean costs $80. Your cost per clean is $45: labor and supplies.

Training goal: Find a market that picks you for more than price

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Situation

1. Your launch budget is $300. Who should see your ads?

Everyone who needs cleaning: more clients
Short-term rental hosts
Offices: that is where the big contracts are

2. There are 40 competitors in town. What does that tell you?

The market is full, find another business
Demand is proven. Read their reviews for a gap
Ignore them and just clean well

3. A big competitor drops its price to $60. Two hosts ask if you will match it.

Match $60 to keep your clients
Go to $55 and undercut them
A $90 host package: 3-hour window, photo report

4. Two nearby districts have 400 short-term rental flats. You are tempted to cover the whole city and add windows and carpets.

Buy a $2,500 carpet machine
Stay in two districts and win 15 flats
Work citywide and take any job

5. A new firm copies your host package and charges $75. You have 15 flats and 120 cleans a month.

Cut everyone to $70
Sign 1-year contracts with a $500 exit fee
Call your 15 hosts and ask what they value

What you will learn

A narrow customer with a frequent need beats broad ads aimed at everyone.
Competitors prove demand, and their reviews show where your niche is.
Stand out on what customers will pay more for, not on price: a price war goes to the richest player.

Your real-life step

Open the reviews of three competitors in your field and write down 10 complaints. Mark the one that repeats most: that is a candidate for your niche.

Questions and answers

How do I find a niche for my business?

Look for a group of customers with a frequent, pressing need that competitors serve poorly. Test it on a small budget before you expand.

Is it bad to have many competitors in a niche?

No, competitors prove that people pay. What matters is finding where they are weak and becoming the best at exactly that.

How do you compete without lowering prices?

Offer what the customer values more than a discount: speed, reliability, a guarantee, convenience. Turn it into a specific promise and keep it.

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