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title: "Search terms — cotton wool - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 43/100 · £273K/yr market · 500K searches/yr · £2.84 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cotton wool**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.53–$8.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 50Growth 22Conversion 100Competition 18Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 8Brand share 24Review moat 50Quality gap 43

**Conversion**

**Incredible****19.2%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Okay****£273K**

£273K/yr · 500K searches

**Review moat**

**Okay****1,533.82**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Bad****90%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

**Growth**

**Bad****-5.4%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Competition**

**Bad****78%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Avg price**

**Bad****£2.84**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Bad****£1.53–£8.26**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

## Search terms