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IDEA
HANGOUTS ARTICLE Idea
Hangouts: Where to Find Hot Product
Ideas to Use For Creating Your Next Best-Selling eBook By
Jimmy D. Brown of "Small Reports Fortune" 46,094
That’s
how many times I’ve been asked “Where can I find hot product ideas to write
about in my next eBook?” Really.
I’ve been keeping count. :o) OK,
so it’s probably not quite that many times, but you get the idea. I
get asked that question a LOT. And
so, I’ve decided to share my favorite “idea hangouts”.
That’s right … “idea hangouts.”
It’s been my experience that there are specific places where hot
product ideas are always gathered. I
call them “idea hangouts.” ***
Idea Hangout #1 *** One
of the “idea hangouts” that I’ve identified is Amazon.com Amazon
is the web’s largest bookstore. It’s
also a community centre for new product ideas.
I use it as one of my top brainstorming resources.
Again and again I visit this site to come up with topics to write about. What
makes Amazon so useful as a research tool for getting new ideas is their
searchable database of books. There
are thousands of great ideas lurking in there if you just know how to use it. And
that’s what I’m here for. :o) I’m
going to show you how to find hot product ideas with Amazon anytime you
want. It’s
really a matter of three simple steps … STEP
01 : >>>
Decide Upon A Broad Category. When
brainstorming ideas, you must begin with a broad category to work with.
Some examples might be: weight
loss, marketing, dating, travel, baseball. So,
you need that ahead of time. Figure out a broad subject that you know is popular (I.E. You
know that losing weight is ALWAYS going to be a popular subject, as is “making
money.”). As
an example for this article, I’m going to choose GOLF. STEP
02 : >>>
Search Amazon’s Database. After
picking your broad topic to research, it’s time to visit Amazon. Specifically,
you’re going to SEARCH their database of books they are selling. Upon
arriving at their site, locate their SEARCH form.
At the time of this writing, it was in the upper left hand corner of
their main page. Pull the menu down
and select BOOKS from the options. In
the space provided, type in whatever broad category you chose.
I’d type in “Golf”. (You don’t need quotation marks) If
you did indeed start with a broad category, then hundreds (or even thousands) of
book listings should appear as a result of the search. STEP
03 : >>> Brainstorm Ideas From The Listings.
Let the brainstorming session begin!
Now it’s time to look at the books that are listed and write down as
many possible ideas as you can find. Look
for the different TYPES of books written about the subject, identifying
different THEMES, STYLES and SUBCATEGORIES. Let’s
look at an example … When
I searched for “Golf”, I was able to immediately spot dozens of great ideas.
Here are a handful … 1.
Becoming a better golfer. There are many golf books available in this area, covering
everything from “A-Z of Golf Shots” to specific topics such as “Improving
Your Short Game.” There were lots
of different themes from “learning to break 100” to “shaving 10 shots off
your score” to “7 shots that will change your golf game forever.” 2.
Guides to Golf Courses. Again, we
have many different ideas here. Specific golf guides like “Florida golfing”, “golfing
in Tennessee” and “golfing the Robert Trent Jones trail” appear, as well
as books on “the best golf courses in America,” “best kept secrets:
great golf courses you’ve probably never played,” and “golf
vacation guides.” 3.
Profiting from Golf. More
ideas pour in with “opening a golf repair business,” “becoming a golf
retailer,” “learning how to caddy” and “buying & selling used golf
clubs.” What about “running an
online golf auction”, “organizing a golf tournament for profit” or even
“writing information products about golf!” 4.
Golf and Business. There are
millions of dollars in business deals negotiated on the golf course every single
year. And there are books available
to teach folks how to get it done. “How to negotiate business deals during golf outings,”
“Legal golf tax deductions for businesspeople,” and “business seminars and
golf: how to mix training and fun
for maximum profit” are just a few more ideas worth exploring. 5.
Golf Products. My, my, my there
are so many ideas floating around in here!
Everything ranging from reviews of the latest golf equipment to ratings
of golf courses to discounts on golf packages.
Resource guides to finding the best deals on golfing products, how to
negotiate discounts, and how to find the best products for your specific golf
game also come to mind as product ideas. One
Broad Category (Golf) + Amazon's Searchable Database of Books = 28 Potential
Product Ideas See
how easy that was? I found
TWENTY-EIGHT potential new product ideas (and there were MANY MORE that I
didn’t mention in this article) from a simple brainstorming exercise using ONE
“idea hangout.” There’s
got to be a best-seller in that bunch somewhere.
And certainly with a little “mix -n- match” I can come up with a hit
product with these ideas. Not
bad, eh? So,
now it’s YOUR turn. It’s a
simple system for coming up with product ideas anytime you want. Like
right now. Jimmy
D. Brown is the author of "Small Reports Fortune" – if you can write
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