Day 2 - Markets, not Products
After listening to today’s podcast and watching the videos, perhaps I was a bit overzealous! I’m going to take my list of 76 possible microniches and product ideas but lump them down to 12 (my lucky number) distinct niche markets. I’m keeping the list on hand because there are more than a few ideas that look rather good, but when tomorrow’s podcast and videos are uploaded I’ll be working with 12 niche markets. Why 12 and not 7? Because even lumping my product ideas into niche markets will leave me with way more than 7 niche markets I’m interested in. 12 just happens to be my lucky number so that’s what I’m using. Trying to earn $100 online in 30 days, I’m going to need all the luck I can get. 
So what did Ed talk about today? Essentially what I’ve been talking about, although he did mention Google Groups, which brought back very sad memories. I tried affiliate marketing with Google, Yahoo!, and MSN Groups with very little success. He also mentioned Technorati, which you can use to find out popular topics.
In summary, Ed Dale’s instructional videos involved these four things:
1. See what people are buying. (eBay Pulse, eBay Pop, Amazon Bestsellers and Popular Tags)
2. See what people are talking about. (Technorati, Digg, Reddit, and other social bookmarking sites)
3. See what people are passionate about. (Google, Yahoo!, MSN Groups,and forums)
4. See what people are looking for. (Google Trends, Yahoo! Buzz, Lycos 50, AOL Hot Searches)
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