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And by the way, we can't post URLs here.
Anyone want to start a book on how long it is before the "I got banned" thread?
what kind of website would be popular?
There are somewhere about 35 million registered domains therefore a few of those may be popular:-)
guns for sale
Without checking I think that's a no-no...Viagra's good though and anything to do with Mesothelioma...that's hot, hot, hot...
Which is 'how to wind up webmasters'.
oh and google wont mind you doing all the above things (sad but this is true by the way)
regards
To answer the lead posters original question :
find a subject you like. it takes hard work and if oyu do not like the subject you will get bored and dump the project.
within that subject look for niches which are underdeveloped or ripe for expansion.
quality really is important.
I have a new site that is registering approx 20%favicon downloads from all unique visitors, and one third of daily traffic is repeat visitors. That is the quality content advantage.
To answer the OP's question properly - don't go looking for high paying keywords, go for a topic you can write about, and make a site that is interesting that people will want to come back to. very often people with weird niches do extremely well out of adsense - me included.
The problem with going for popular topics is that everybody else is doing the same! The other misconception is that if a keyword pays £20 per click on one site, your site will get the same per click. It doesn't work that way. Advertisers will ONLY pay high rates per click on sites they know have worked well for them in the past.
The other point is that what keywords are popular right now will be saturated by lunchtime tomorrow, and the whole debate will be about what new keywords are high by teatime.
In addition, adsense is a bit of a roller coaster with the constant changes of algorythms, and Google's frequent juggling around of the serps. The best way to ride the waves is to have a well written, popular site. Having a site geared purely towards adsense - especially en vogue keywords is not a good way to get the best out of the program in the long term.
Write about a topic you know about, promote the site well and watch adsense work for you.