This is a brutal time for agents in the commercial lines market.

In the National Underwriter, current industry observers say soft commercial lines market may extend through 2013. That would be about 9-10 years of a soft market. That’s absolutely vicious.

On the other hand, it doesn't have to be. You can dominate, because...

Profitable opportunities present themselves in this market. And it's easy to spot them once you know what to do.

That's why in this week's installment of Kick Start Monday, Lucas Jans and I share 8 powerful strategies you can use to make more money with commercial lines niches -- even in a soft market: