Find A $10K+ Niche With ChatGPT In Minutes

The most common question I get is not about traffic, not about monetization, and not about which platform to build on. It is: how do I find a niche? People say they are not passionate about anything, they have no hobbies, they live a “boring” life. That belief stops more people from making money online than any algorithm change ever has.

In this walkthrough I am going to show you exactly how to use ChatGPT to find a niche that gets high search traffic and low competition in three prompts or less, how to verify that niche with a keyword research tool, and how to pull unlimited keyword ideas from it. I did this live on screen. Every number below came directly from that session.

What You’ll Walk Out With

The exact three-prompt ChatGPT sequence that surfaces 20 low-competition niche ideas instantly
How to read a keyword research tool to separate winnable niches from brick walls
The domain rating scale (1 through 25 is a small site, 25-45 is medium, 45+ is large) and why that matters for you
A real example: indoor plant care to jade plant care, with actual traffic and subscriber numbers from YouTube and TikTok
Six monetization paths ChatGPT identified for one niche, including affiliate marketing, digital products, and coaching
How to find unlimited sub-niche keywords by borrowing from small competitor sites
The honest truth about timelines: why this might take 6 months, and might take 6 years
Not sure which niche fits your background? finder.platformproof.com matches you to the right one based on what you already know

The Number One Thing Blocking People From Making Money Online

Before ChatGPT existed, finding a niche meant spending hours on Google Trends, Reddit threads, and keyword tools trying to spot a gap. Most people gave up before they found one. The process was slow, the data was scattered, and there was no clear starting point.

ChatGPT changed that. You can now walk into a conversation with zero ideas, give it a calibrated prompt, and come out two minutes later with 20 specific niche ideas that include five keywords each. The ideas are not random guesses. When you pair them with a keyword research tool to verify traffic and competition, you can identify real opportunities that small, new websites are already winning in.

The niche does not have to match your passion. It has to match a problem people are searching for answers to. That is the only criteria that matters for making money online through content.

The Setup: What To Tell ChatGPT Before Anything Else

The first thing you want to do is calibrate ChatGPT so it thinks like an expert in internet marketing rather than a general assistant. Do not just ask it to “give me niche ideas.” That will produce a list of broad topics that are either too competitive or too vague to act on.

You want to tell it what role to play and what constraints to work within. The phrase “act as an expert in internet marketing” sets the frame. From there, every prompt you give it will come back filtered through that lens. It is going to look at your question the way someone who builds online businesses for a living would look at it, not the way a general knowledge model would.

Prompt One: Generate 20 Niche Ideas In Seconds

Here is the exact prompt used in the video:

Act as an expert in internet marketing. List 20 niche ideas that generate high search traffic every month but have low competition. Do not include seasonal niches. List five keywords for each niche.

This prompt does three important things. First, it filters out seasonal niches, which are niches where search traffic spikes for a few weeks and then disappears. You want evergreen demand, something people search for in January and July. Second, it asks for low competition, which means you are specifically looking for niches where you can rank without needing a high domain authority. Third, the five keywords per niche give you immediate research material so you can verify each idea before committing to it.

When I ran this prompt, ChatGPT returned ideas including: indoor plant care, smart home security, sustainable fashion, digital marketing for small businesses, urban gardening, and mental health in the workspace. Twenty ideas, each with five starting keywords, in under thirty seconds. Pick the one that looks most interesting and move to the next step.

How To Verify a Niche Using a Keyword Research Tool

ChatGPT gives you ideas. A keyword research tool tells you whether those ideas hold up in the real world. I use a paid keyword research tool because it is faster, but you can do this for free using tools like Google Keyword Planner, Ubersuggest, or the free tier of Ahrefs. The free tools take longer to get to the same answer, but they work.

Take the first idea from your ChatGPT list and paste it into the tool. For this walkthrough, I took “indoor plant care” and searched it. The main term itself is relatively difficult to rank for as a new site. That is expected. You do not want to compete on the head term. You want to find the sub-topics within that niche where smaller sites are already winning.

Click on “matching terms” or the equivalent in your tool. This expands the search to show related queries. For indoor plant care, one of those was “jade plant care indoor.” When I clicked into that keyword, I could see several small websites ranking for it. That is the signal you are looking for.

Domain Rating: The Number That Tells You If You Can Win

Domain rating (DR) is a metric that measures how authoritative a website is based on its backlink profile. When you look at the sites ranking for a keyword, their DR tells you how much competition you are actually facing. Here is the scale I use:

DR 1 through 25: small website. You can compete with these.
DR 25 through 45: medium website. Harder to beat, but possible in some cases.
DR 45 and above: large website. Very difficult for a new site to outrank.

For context: The Spruce, one of the biggest home and garden sites on the internet, has a DR of 90. YouTube has a DR of 99. When you see those sites ranking for a keyword, that keyword is probably not where you want to start. But when you see five sites with a DR of 25 or less ranking on page one, that is an open door.

For “jade plant care indoor,” I found exactly that. Several small websites with low domain ratings were ranking. I clicked on one of them and copied the URL.

How To Pull Unlimited Keywords From a Small Competitor Site

Here is where the process becomes genuinely powerful. Once you find a small site that is already ranking in your niche, you can put that site’s URL into the Site Explorer function of your keyword tool and see every keyword that site ranks for.

The site I found in the jade plant care example ranked for 2,200 keywords and received approximately 13,000 visitors every single month. That is a site making real money from content. And now I can see all 2,200 of the keywords it ranks for.

One of those keywords was “skin of yarn,” which gets 3,700 searches per month. Another was “jade plant light requirements.” You can take any of these keywords, search them in your tool, find the small sites ranking for those, plug those URLs in, and repeat the process. You can build a list of literally unlimited keywords all branching out from one ChatGPT niche idea.

That is not an exaggeration. The loop is: find a keyword, find the small sites ranking for it, put those sites into site explorer, find their keywords, find the small sites ranking for those, repeat. There is no natural end to this process. You could keep going until you have a million keywords if you wanted to.

Prompt Two: Dig Into Monetization and Get More Keywords

Once you have picked a niche and done some initial keyword verification, go back to ChatGPT and run a second prompt. This time, ask it to go deeper into the niche you chose and give you both monetization opportunities and 20 more keywords.

For indoor plant care, ChatGPT surfaced the following monetization paths while the keyword tool was still processing:

Affiliate marketing: promote indoor plant products like pots, soil, fertilizer, and gardening tools. When someone reads your content and clicks your link, you earn a commission on the sale.
Selling physical products: some sites in this niche sell indoor plants directly. If you want to build an e-commerce element, that is on the table.
Sponsored content: once you have an audience, brands will pay you to write blog posts or place ads targeted at your readers.
Ad revenue: display ads through networks like Mediavine or AdThrive pay based on your traffic volume. This is passive once set up.
Digital products: ebooks, printables, and online courses can all be built around an indoor plant care audience.
Coaching and consulting: you can work one-on-one with people to help them set up an indoor garden. This is high ticket and does not require massive traffic to generate real income.

That is six distinct income paths from one niche, all identified before I had written a single piece of content. ChatGPT also returned 20 additional keywords specific to indoor plant care while it was at it. You did not even need a third prompt.

Verifying Demand Across YouTube and TikTok

A keyword research tool tells you what people are searching for on Google. But before committing to a niche, it is worth verifying that the same audience exists on the video platforms where a lot of content monetization happens.

I searched “jade plant care indoor” on YouTube. Here is what I found:

A video with 344,000 views
A video with 220,000 views from a channel with only 6,300 subscribers
A video with 72,000 views
A video with 27,000 views from a channel with only 2,100 subscribers

The view-to-subscriber ratios on these channels are very strong. A video with 220,000 views from a channel with 6,300 subscribers means YouTube is actively recommending that content to people who do not yet follow that creator. That is organic discovery working in your favor. If you create content in that niche, you can reach people who have never heard of you before.

I then searched the same term on TikTok. Results: 73,000 views, 64,000 views, and 24,000 views on recent videos about jade plant care. The demand is real on short-form video too. That means one niche, three platforms (blog, YouTube, TikTok), and six monetization paths, all confirmed in the same research session.

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The Full Jade Plant Example From Start to Income

Let me walk through what the complete money-making loop looks like using jade plant care as the niche, because seeing the whole picture matters more than knowing the steps in isolation.

Someone searches “jade plant care indoor” on Google or YouTube. They find your content, whether that is a blog post, a YouTube video, or a TikTok. The content answers their question: how to water it, how much light it needs, when to repot it, what soil mix to use. You are solving a real problem for a real person.

Within that content, you mention that jade plants should be transferred to a new pot every three to six months. You explain the process. You recommend the specific potting soil mix you use, the pot size that works best, a small hand shovel for the repotting, and a watering tool that prevents overwatering. All four of those products have affiliate programs. You link to them. When the reader buys, you earn a commission.

For the segment of your audience that wants more than a single article can give them, you create a course: How to Grow a Jade Plant to Six Feet Tall. People searching for jade plant care are already invested enough to spend time reading or watching content about it. A segment of them will spend money on a course that goes deep. That is a digital product income stream built from the same niche as your free content.

None of this requires you to already be a jade plant expert. You learn alongside your audience. You document what you are doing. You share what works and what does not. The content does not have to be perfect. It has to be useful and specific.

Honest Drawbacks

This process works. But there are real things to understand before you start so you do not quit when they happen.

ChatGPT can suggest bad niches. Not every idea on that list of 20 will hold up under keyword research. Some will turn out to have lower search volume than the tool suggested. Some will be dominated by high-authority sites even in the sub-niches. You need to verify every idea before committing to it, not just pick the first one that sounds good.

Free keyword tools are slower. A paid keyword research tool gives you competitor site analysis, the Site Explorer function, and domain rating data in seconds. Free tools either limit how many searches you can run per day or do not provide competitor-level data at all. If you are starting with zero budget, it is possible to do this research manually, but it takes substantially longer.

Results are not immediate. My own YouTube channel started with five views on the first video. That is not a typo. Five views. The algorithm does not know who you are yet. Google does not trust your site yet. The timeline to meaningful income might be six months. It might be six years. That depends on how consistent you are, how competitive your sub-niche is, and how good your content is. Anyone who promises you income by next month is not giving you the honest picture.

Consistency is the actual requirement. Choosing a good niche gets you in the game. Showing up consistently is what determines whether you win. You identify the questions people in your niche are asking, you create content that answers those questions, and you do that repeatedly until the algorithm figures out that you belong there. That is the full process.

Step-by-Step Summary

Here is the complete sequence so you can run it yourself today:

Step 1: Open ChatGPT. Type: “Act as an expert in internet marketing. List 20 niche ideas that generate high search traffic every month but have low competition. Do not include seasonal niches. List five keywords for each niche.” Hit enter.
Step 2: Pick one niche from the list that interests you at least a little. Open your keyword research tool. Search the main niche term.
Step 3: Click into matching or related terms. Look for sub-niche keywords where sites with a domain rating of 25 or below are ranking on page one.
Step 4: Copy one of those small site URLs. Put it into Site Explorer or your tool’s equivalent. Download or review the full keyword list that site ranks for.
Step 5: Go back to ChatGPT. Ask it to go deeper into your chosen niche. Request 20 more keywords and a full list of monetization opportunities.
Step 6: Verify the niche on YouTube and TikTok by searching your best keyword. Look for small channels with high view counts. That tells you the platform is actively recommending the content.
Step 7: Choose your primary platform (blog, YouTube, or TikTok), start creating content around your keywords, and add affiliate links for products naturally mentioned in that content.

Find Your X

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to use a paid keyword research tool for this to work?

No. You can use free tools like Ubersuggest, Google Keyword Planner, or the free version of Ahrefs to verify niche ideas. The paid tools are faster and give you more data, like full competitor site keyword lists and accurate domain rating scores, but the free versions cover the basics. Expect to spend more time cross-referencing data from multiple free sources to get to the same answer a paid tool gives you in one search.

What does “low competition” actually mean in keyword research?

Low competition means that the sites currently ranking on page one for a given keyword are small, with domain ratings of 25 or below. When you see those sites, it tells you the keyword is winnable for a new or small website. High competition means established, high-authority sites are ranking, and a new site would take years to outrank them, if ever. The goal is to find keywords where small sites are already winning so you know the niche is accessible.

How many niches should I try at once?

One. Pick one niche and focus on it until you have at least 30 to 50 pieces of content published and have given it six months to generate data. Splitting your effort across two or three niches at the start means none of them get enough content to build authority. The algorithm rewards consistency in a single topic area. Once you have an established presence in one niche, you can expand or start a second one from a position of experience.

Does it matter if I am not an expert in the niche I pick?

You do not need to be an expert before you start. You need to be willing to research each topic before you write or record about it. Many successful content creators in plant care, home security, and personal finance started knowing very little about their niche. They learned publicly, documented their process, and grew an audience of people at the same stage of learning. What matters is that you are accurate, specific, and consistent. Expertise builds over time if you put in the work.

How do I know if a niche is too competitive to enter?

Search the main niche term and look at who is ranking. If the top ten results are all sites with domain ratings above 60, that is a signal the head term is too competitive. But do not stop there. Go into sub-niches, longer-tail keywords, and more specific questions within that topic. Almost every broad niche has a sub-niche where small sites are still winning. The jade plant example is inside the broader “indoor plant care” niche, which itself is competitive at the top level but has dozens of winnable sub-topics underneath it.

What is the fastest way to make money once I have picked a niche?

Affiliate marketing is typically the fastest income path because you do not need to create a product. You recommend products that already exist, link to them using your affiliate ID, and earn a commission when someone buys through your link. For the jade plant niche, that could be potting soil, specific pots, fertilizer, or watering tools. Amazon Associates and ShareASale both have programs that cover most physical product categories and are free to join. Put your affiliate links in your content from day one, even when traffic is low, so the habit is built in.

How many prompts do I actually need in ChatGPT to find a niche?

Two. The first prompt generates your 20 niche ideas with five keywords each. The second prompt goes deeper into whichever niche you select, returning monetization opportunities and 20 more niche-specific keywords. A third prompt is optional if you want to explore adjacent sub-niches or ask for content ideas. The keyword research tool verification step runs in parallel and does not require additional prompts. Most people can have a verified niche, a monetization plan, and a starting keyword list inside of 30 minutes using this process.

Can this process work on TikTok or YouTube, not just a blog?

Yes. The niche research process is platform-agnostic. ChatGPT and your keyword tool identify what people are searching for. That demand exists on Google, YouTube, and TikTok simultaneously. The jade plant example had 344,000 views on YouTube and 73,000 views on TikTok for the same keyword. You pick the platform you are most comfortable creating content on and build there first. Once you have a system on one platform, you can repurpose the same content across others without starting from scratch.

Sources

Alston Godbolt, “Find A $10K+ Niche With ChatGPT In Minutes | Make Money Online 2023,” YouTube, https://youtu.be/gdIb2HY2XIc
ChatGPT, prompt results for internet marketing niche research, OpenAI, 2023
Ahrefs Site Explorer, domain rating and keyword volume data cited in video, 2023
YouTube search results for “jade plant care indoor,” view and subscriber counts cited in video
TikTok search results for “jade plant care indoor,” view counts cited in video