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