Saturday, November 1, 2008

Finding Hot Products To Sell Is Easy

By Don Lawson

For many beginning affiliate marketers, finding a hot product to sell is the biggest obstacle they will face. Many have no idea of how to go about finding a product that is in high demand. The tips here in this article will help you find those hot products.

The secret to becoming successful on the Internet is finding a product that is both high in demand and one that generates traffic. Actually, the commission payout is the last thing you should worry about. You can still make a lot of money with a low commission rate if you're moving a lot of product. I'm about to show you how to find those hot products that have a lot of people looking to buy it.

To start your research, make a list of things that you're interested in. What you're searching for is something that you're passionate about. Or a product or service you've used and know something about. You can't sell something unless you're knowledgeable and believe in it.

First, visit Yahoo or Google. Both have excellent resources to find those hot products that you'll need to be successful. You can search the trends to see how popular a product or service is. You can look back weeks, months and somtimes even years to see how much search volume your chosen product or service has been getting. Google has a section called Hot Trends. Get to know this section well.

The other section in Google you want to do research in is Google Trends. This tool will tell you how well the product you're interested in has been searched for in the past. Google trends is a free tool and one you should not overlook. You want to see the line on the graph either fairly steady across the graph or rising. A downward line on the graph tells you that interest in the product is tapering off.

The section you want to look for in Yahoo is Yahoo Buzz. This section tracks the most searched for terms of the previoius week or month. It will also tell you whether or not your term is on the rise or tapering off. Personally, I prefer Google Trends for seeing if the product is on fire or cooling off. To find it, go to buzzlog.buzz.yahoo dot com. Play around with it a while to really find the best niche products that are hot.

Experienced affiliate marketers will visit ebay in their search for a hot selling product. Go to Ebay Pulse to find the products that are the most searched for on Ebay. You can even drill down through the categories to find which product is the hot seller in your niche. Once you have several ideas, take them back to Google and Yahoo and run them through their paces.

You'll soon be finding hot niches routinely. You'll be surprised at how many hot niches you can find online by just making a list of the businesses in your part of town. Sometimes what's popular in your town, be it a business or product, is also popular to the world. Never hesitate to put each of your ideas through your research to find out if a market exist!

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