Have you heard of the “build it and they will come” syndrome? I have, way too much actually, it’s of the most common mistakes I see online…
It’s thinking that you can just just create a product to sell online and buyers will beat a path to your door, buy thousands and make you a millionaire before you know it…
It sounds pretty darn easy doesn’t it?…
Here’s what really works…
You must create a product that people want to buy, in a niche that’s in demand today.
Here are the steps for determining what people are really looking for that you:
1) Go to Google and Yahoo and type in ‘top keyword searches’ and search for the keywords that are most searched…
2) Type ‘article directories’ into Google or Yahoo and find a list of article directories…
Go to the topical section of the keywords you found in (1) and find out which subtopics are receiving the most article views…
3) Search for those subtopics on Google and Yahoo and notice how many ’sites are available for each subtopic…
How much sponsored advertising is being done?
Go to inventory.overture.com and find out how many searches are done monthly for each of the subtopics…
4) Go to Google and Yahoo and look up forums + your subtopic…
Go into the forums and ask people what they think is the most needed product for their niche…
When you follow these steps you’ll soon notice a pattern developing in people’s interest for the subject you’ve chosen. Fill the gap that needs to be filled by creating a product that people WANT to buy and they will buy! Don’t worry too much about competition, that’s if someone else has the same type of product as you. The internet is huge my friend, and if you can market your product/website you dont have to worry about competition. Just do the market research, create a product, fill the needs of others, rinse and repeat!!

Chelsea, very good post, you need to know if their is a market for your product, witch is the reason I am here, I am working on something very special- read on…
Vince here,
We are designing a new way to market on the internet. My partner jay is one of the top code writes in the world and he has helped me design something very special for every entrepreneur on the internet. This is not just for marketers. This new software will work with any kind of retail site, membership site, Service site – virtually any kind of site on the internet. Read below what it can do for you and your business…
Free Version,
My partner Jay and I (Vince) have been very busy designing a new software.
This is going to be a very powerful way to communicate on the internet
with all your friends. Example when you click on this icon your destination
and url will be sent to the social media site. So if you are on a product page,
squeeze page or website or blog and click on the icon – you will be seen
by everyone you know and the url of the site you are on.
PRO VERSION
This is were it gets really sweet,
This is going to change the way people market and sell products on line.
The Pro version will have all the features of the free version and more.
You will be able to see all your friends, communicate with them and
broadcast to them.
You will also have complete stats of all your progress, sales, optins, leads, and percentages. You will be able to have complete control of your visitor and send them were ever you want on the internet and their friends will see were their destination is. We are adding more features everyday –
Coming Soon! More info on My Blog,
http://www.vincecraine.com/blog
Hi Chelsea,
It’s Stephen Bray, one of Alex Jeffreys Fortunate 500 Students.
I know you haven’t ever commented on my blog but I wondered how you are getting on now Alex’s Course has finished.
Are you making some bucks on-line?
I’ve always thought that the power of the community that Alex created has been under utilised.
Too many of us are trying to sell to our classmates instead of really harnessing the power of the whole network.
I’m aiming to promote those fellow students who have something to offer, and I don’t expect any financial return for this.
If you’re interested in learning more about what I have in mind then please drop me a line at the e-mail address that I used when registering for this post, or if you prefer leaving a comment on my blog.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Stephen
Hey Chelsea, nice overview. Looks to me like you have a good begining to an eBook.
Cheers, Scott
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