{"id":1266,"date":"2009-01-09T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2009-01-09T22:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2022-11-25T17:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T01:19:09","slug":"why-is-colin-mcdougall-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/why-is-colin-mcdougall-smiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin McDougall Niche Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update: Colin Pearce McDougall passed away on May 29, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Good morning. Colin McDougall and I are in the Maple Leaf Lounge in Vancouver airport right now, waiting for our flight to Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We've been discussing &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-mistake-2-choosing-the-wrong-niche\/\">evergreen niches<\/a>&#8216; for affiliate marketers which traditionally include dating, business opportunities, finance, health and more. The trouble is, finance, and especially credit cards in particular have been taking a BIG dive of late, closing or suspending their programs left, right, and center.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the companies that have pulled offers recently.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chase<\/li>\n<li>American Express Consumer Cards<\/li>\n<li>Capital One Travel & Gas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you may know, one of Colin's biggest niche markets is the credit card market and yet, he's seen here smiling his great big grin, despite watching the bottom fall out.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>He knows how to adapt to <a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliates-foreign-currency-fluctuations\/\">fluctuating market conditions<\/a> by taking subscribers on his existing lists and promoting new products relevant to their interests. By doing this, he rarely sees a drop in income.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more. Gotta run, it's boarding time!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you find this post informative and useful? If so, please share it with others! If you have a comment, question or suggestion, please leave a comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14702\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros.jpg\" alt=\"sig-ros\" width=\"824\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros.jpg 824w, https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sig-ros-300x34.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Colin Pearce McDougall passed away on May 29, 2021. Good morning. Colin McDougall and I are in the Maple Leaf Lounge in Vancouver airport right now, waiting for our flight to Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. 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