I see that Yahoo have published the Top Searches for 2008 for various categories.I often generally look at such lists - though prefer things like Google Trends - to find out what the hot searches are. I base some of the posts on my Celebrity blogs on Trends. Here is Yahoo's 2008 Top Ten
1.
Britney Spears
2.
WWE
3.
Barack Obama
4.
Miley Cyrus
5.
RuneScape
6.
Jessica Alba
7.
Naruto
8.
Lindsay Lohan
9.
Angelina Jolie
10
American Idol
The above shows how celebrities dominate the Internet, whether we like this or not. And, as I often write, we have to give people/readers what they want as opposed to what we think they may or should want. Keeping up with trends means more traffic - and there is even more traffic (and money making potential) if we can anticipate something about to happen or hone in on something on the way up.
Google have a list of Top Ten Product Searches. Again this allows us to promote what people are searching for and want - as opposed to what we think they may want.
1.
Nintendo Wii
2.
Wii Fit
3.
iPod touch
4.
Xbox 360
5.
Nintendo DS
6.
iPod Nano
7.
Uggs
8.
Nikon D90
9.
Zune
10.
Digital Picture Frame
There are lots of search categories about that can help us decide what we are going to write about or promote. Another example is the Google Top 10 Video Games & Toys.
1.
Bakugan
2.
Guitar Hero World Tour
3.
Webkinz
4.
Gears of War 2
5.
Call Of Duty World At War
6.
Rock Band 2
7.
Elmo Live
8.
Wii Music
9.
Fallout
10.
LittleBigPlanet
If we look there is a heap of information on the Internet to help us find out was is really popular. Most of the main search engine's publish such stuff. It all helps to increase a blog's money making potential.
Good luck,
Mike.
