Research system
Problem: 48 possible niches, no way to pick.
Done: ranked all 48 by traffic ÷ (DR+1), then tested the top competitors hands-on.
20 winnable niches. 28 killed before spending anything on them.
DR (domain rating) is a measure of how strong a website is.
SEO + WordPress build
Problem: needed a site that could rank in a competitive Arabic market.
Done: planned 45 pages from 2,420 grouped keywords; calculators built and tested.
49 pages published and working, calculators included.
Etsy growth
Problem: too many possible Etsy keywords, no way to know which were worth listing for.
Done: checked each keyword against 8 metrics: Etsy competition under 50k, average views over 5k, average price over $2, favourites per view over 1%, Google volume "Green", trend stable or growing, target country match, and keyword difficulty (KD) under 50.
168 keywords screened, 84 qualified.
(Verified against Waqas's own research sheet, 19 Oct 2026.)