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"

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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.com is the web’s largest bookstore.

It’s also a community center 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.com 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.com 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.com.

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.com 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.

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