5/2/09

How To Find Ideas For Things To Sell Online

Stuck for ideas? I thought it would be cool to do a little experiment. I grabbed todays paper and went through it with my 'marketing mind'. Watch over my shoulder as I show you how to find the ideas you could later test with research to develop products or promote affiliate opportunities.
For more inspiration check through this popular list if goals people make for themselves:

lose weight
stop procrastinating
fall in love
write a book
be happy
get a tattoo
drink more water
go on a road trip
get married
travel the world
take more pictures
learn Spanish
save money
learn to play the guitar
make new friends
buy a house
read more books
exercise regularly
get out of debt
learn Japanese
be more confident
get a job
eat healthier
start a business
quit smoking
learn to cook
learn sign language
stop biting my nails
learn to play the piano
learn to surf
learn to dance
graduate from college
get organized
practice yoga
worry less
get wealthy
create a web site
meditate daily
write a song
get a dog


And if you are still stuck try looking at thes popular categories:

Aging
Beauty
Arts Crafts
Auto
Internet Marketing
Business
Career
Coaching
Consulting
Computers
Cooking
Dating
Finance
Fitness
Gardening
Health
Hobbies
Investing
Motivation
Parenting
Pets
Speaking
Property
Relationships
Religion
Retirement
Sales
Self Improvement
Shopping
Sport
Stock Trading
Time Management
Weddings
Weight
Wellness
Work at home
Writing

You can also look at these resources to get ideas:

Magazines.com

Google Book Search

Dummies.com

ebay pulse

http://www.clickbank.com/marketplace.htm

And try this lateral search tool:

Search Lateral Markets

The next step is to run all those opportunities through a detailed filter of questions and do keyword and volume research online to see what is there and how big the opportunity is.

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