I see some huge opportunities in 2010 in a few niches.
Real Estate – Most experts believe we are seeing the bottom floor of the housing market. Wether or not thats true there is big buzz again about making money with real estate. Just this morning I heard a couple commercials about how now is the biggest opportunity ever to make a fortune in real estate. The hype machine is going full bore and people are searching for more information about products that can give them a competitive edge. I think applications and web services that cater to the real estate investor are going to be huge in 2010.
Android applications – My prediction last year was that the Android platform would be dead before I would ever be able to try it. I was kind of close.. I just had to leave Sprint to get a decent android phone. But Android is not going anywhere… in fact its gaining market share like crazy. There is a huge market imbalance right now on the Android platform and developers are getting away with making very sub-par applications for 10x the price of their iPhone counter parts. Good Android applications sell for $10-$20 all day. and they sell tens of thousands of applications. Android developers right now have it extremely good. Very crappy applications are selling really well. Its really a developer/sellers market right now on the Android but I think by the end of 2010 it will be more of a buyers market as the marketplace is saturated with quality low cost applications.
Starcraft2 – 2010 will finally be the year that Blizzard releases the sequel to one of the best selling games ever created. Its already in private beta and they are scheduled for a late q1 release. This game is going to be huge and people who build communities/news sites around it and become authorities in the space are going to make a ton of cash. I still can’t believe that the original (created in 1998) is still usually in the top 100 best selling games daily on amazon. Starcraft2 is going to be huge!
But these are just my thoughts on 2010. What niches are you looking into?
December 31, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Jeremy
It would be interesting to see who can use apps over the next 12 month most effectively to generate affiliate revenue… sounds like a contest!
December 31, 2009 at 9:07 pm
I like the second idea. Lets see how that goes
January 1, 2010 at 6:55 am
I agree with that. Since the android development already in race and more will be in. 2010 will be a big year to make money..Just wait and see..:)
December 31, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I’m hanging out for the release of Starcraft 2 but the way they are going it will be 2012 before it is released.
January 1, 2010 at 8:04 am
I agree. Blizzard is known for making excellent, complete games, but they are also infamous for breaking deadlines. They’ve got Diablo 3 on their plate too right now, so I’m not sure if 2010 will be the year we FINALLY see the next version.
December 31, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Hey Jeremy,
I still have some reservation on the opportunity for android,
There has been some discussion going on which I quite agree — iPhone user are trained to spend while android user are trained to get free stuff.
But you’re right the same apps is making 0.1 of its counterpart in iPhone. That is pretty interesting
Rob
January 1, 2010 at 2:29 am
Starcraft! Time to cash in my piggy bank.
January 1, 2010 at 3:18 am
There should be quite a few things to look at in 2010. For a start, selling things online looks set to continue to be a riser. Homemade, green and economical things especially.
Good luck!
January 1, 2010 at 6:23 am
Real Estate investing was my first love before i started making my living online.
I always thought that’s where I would make my money, I never dreamed it would be on the internet.
I hope you are right jeremy about this being a big year for real estate investors, because It’s something I have always really enjoyed and wanted to get back into.
I know you were talking about making money by providing something of value to people wanting to get into real estate and I totally agree.
But for me I plan to be one of the people making some big money in real estate.
I hope 2010 is a prosperous year for all of us.
January 1, 2010 at 7:29 am
Have not even heard of starcraft 1
I’m sure your well planted in the niches already ?
Happy new year all.
January 1, 2010 at 8:55 am
Completely agree with Real Estate being a big opportunity for 2010. I am a broker and Investors actually started scooping up properties in 2009. In fact we are seeing a lot of “flips” again.
I don’t agree that we are the bottom yet. Of course real estate is very local so there may be some areas that have leveled out.
Wishing everyone a great New Year
January 1, 2010 at 9:34 am
Kids virtual worlds and social networks will be hot again. It seems like a new one pops up every month.
January 2, 2010 at 8:28 am
It’s already hot lol. New ways to monetize it may pop up in 2010. Maybe we can rent our soul for some virtual currency..
January 1, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Happy New Year!
I absolutely loved playing StarCraft when I was younger. I wasn’t really into video games but that game was able to suck me into the total experience of playing with the 3 alien species. Very addictive and I can’t wait for the sequel to be released. I agree that it will be huge for Blizzard and for the rest of the gaming community.
It would be interesting to see the real estate flips again. I don’t believe that we will go back to the craziness of 2007-8 for real estate flipping, but who knows?
January 1, 2010 at 12:45 pm
For my site, the niche would be the 2010 Congressional elections. It might not be something that brings in a lot of money, but it should be a good year for site traffic.
January 1, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Agree with Android (although I dumped mine and went back to iPhone, lack of apps prob the main reason) but real estate??
The Feds will stop buying mortgage paper in April, and the free tax money for 1st time buyers thing will end then as well.
Banks still need to dump the growing inventory of foreclosures they are sitting on, and even good mortgages are underwater which will lead to further price declines. Vegas, S Florida and other hot spots will see another 20-30% drop this year as jobs and limited lending combined with the lack of government subsidy will let the market begin to right itself and find a “real” bottom. It ain’t over yet. Far from it. The 3.5 trillion dollar commercial real estate bubble has yet to be addressed.
I would hunker down and wait for a 2nd dip once all of this free money dries up. Probably later this year if not next year.
But if you do want to make money on real estate you can leverage the shit out of delinquent tax lien/deeds and there’s plenty of them to go around these days.
January 1, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Another prediction. Come 2010 June, Apple will get back to everyone with Iphone 4GSx with multi core processor.
January 1, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Immense MS-Paint skills
January 1, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Here comes a great prediction for some opportunities rock!
January 2, 2010 at 8:25 am
Great post Mr Shoe. I’m definitely going to look and see what Blizzard is up too. I’m a Warcraft player mostly. School and no Gaming PC keep me off the games.. haha
Android looks hot but not enough apps to please me yet.
I could also use a Condo… I gotta get my grind on with this affiliate marketing, it has me depressed at time.
Maybe I should make a support group for depressed affiliates and charge per call??
<3
January 2, 2010 at 8:58 am
I think this year there’s going to be a major change where top affiliates stop promoting pie in the sky bullshit (diet, muscle, Google nonsense) and start promoting real products with real benefits. Real Estate is a good call but I’m still not sure we’ve seen the bottom yet, especially in the UK.
January 3, 2010 at 10:13 am
That would certainly be very interesting.
However, I don’t see this happing until people stop buying pie-in-the-sky-bullshit.
Looking at some sales-stats, it seems that hope-driven buying isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
I could be wrong of course.
My prediction: Some things will change and others will stay the same.
Got that from my horoscope.
January 2, 2010 at 11:53 am
android sounds interesting
January 2, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I think 2010 will be the year that crowdsourcing really takes off. Platforms will emerge to enable it to be used far more widely than it has been to date.
With 1.8m Californian houses still worth less than the cost of debt, and the shadow inventory of foreclosures building up there will be buying opportunities for those with the capital to buy at low leverage.
January 2, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Interesting perspective on Starcraft 2, not that you’re not right about it but it sure seems to me like the SC2 sites have been established for some time now following the development. Seems like it would be hard to jump into now and get traction if you didn’t really know something about the SC gaming world.
As for 2010 opportunities. I’ve launched a free (WPMU based) blog service for the stamping community at Stampin Corner. That’ll be one of my big focuses in the new year.
January 2, 2010 at 6:28 pm
This is a great find and its time for some investment
, my hands are on the apps and starcraft for now
January 3, 2010 at 12:54 am
Android is going to big hit … just they need to be move in right direction with right promotion.
2010 is sounding promising to me and I have set few targets for myself …
January 3, 2010 at 2:01 am
You really think starcraft is going to come out this year? bigger chance we’l see duke nuken forever, i think
January 3, 2010 at 4:59 am
I think those companies in alternative energy, such as those manufacturers of solar panels, will make money.
Maybe the new houses will be built with solar panels to cut down on reliance for electricity
January 3, 2010 at 5:00 am
I cannot see real estate picking up this year while unemployment is rising.
android on the way up, gurr I have only just changed from a BB to a iphone, and I do love my iphone.
January 3, 2010 at 8:03 am
i think credit card will be also the big oportunity.
January 3, 2010 at 12:25 pm
I’ve seen all the Starcraft 2 trailers some 10 times each.
I haven’t played online for years, however, I can’t wait for the release of SC2.
It reminds me of the good old days. I see Starcraft 2 as the Modern Warfare release of Computer multiplayer games in 2010.
January 3, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Starcraft 2 will be an amazing game can’t wait for the launch.
January 3, 2010 at 4:52 pm
I’m really looking forward to Starcraft 2 too although Blizzard have a mammoth task ahead of them as expectations will be so incredibly high.
You know it’s a national sport in South Korea? They have professional teams of gamers and it’s televised.
January 3, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I think Apple if gonna blow it up with the 4GSx….real estate is eventually gonna bounce back, really is just a matter of time. However, I don’t think running out and buying a bunch of property without the right knowledge (like some are doing) is intelligent or profitable…
January 3, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Starcraft 2 will never live up to the hype. I hope it does though.
January 4, 2010 at 2:20 am
i hope blizzard make starcraft2 more interesting than starcraft and make the game famous like world of warcraft even i hope starcraft2 more famous than WOW.Let’s see how blizzard build this game .
January 4, 2010 at 9:47 am
Been sitting on the SC2 cheat space for about a year waiting for the game to come out. I was a huge fan of SC, and I really think the sequel will be even better, and should have a nice shelf life too – not enough money to retire with, but should allow for getting some goodies!
January 4, 2010 at 10:20 am
android applications wont be the big thing.. probably its just the starting early rise.. wait for it to level it off.. it will level off before apple’s apps.. levels off
January 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm
What about blackberry apps? I know they are not as good, but there has been a great increase in available apps for the blackberry market.
January 4, 2010 at 2:27 pm
In the spirit of sharing, I think another big item this year is going to be the Tablet. Both Apple and Google are apparently introducing them shortly, Apple may be doing so tomorrow. If so, it could be a huge explosion into a new area that no one outside of graphic tablets, has been able to break into. Could be the next “ipod/iphone” hoopla.
January 4, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Thanks Shoe! You’ve given me the kick in the ass that I needed to put some effort into getting Starcraft2Forums.com to rank for the related terms… thanks!
January 10, 2010 at 3:40 pm
There is going to be a major effect on the real estate market this year for sure
January 10, 2010 at 9:16 pm
I would have to say a big opporunity in 2010 would have to be “e-mail security” and “phishing”.
January 12, 2010 at 4:08 am
I totally agree with your predictions. Great business areas would involve Real estates, new featured gaming fantasies like Starcraft, and cool additions to the Android applications. It’s expected that they will be bountiful this year.
June 17, 2010 at 6:22 am
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