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How To Find Golden Product Ideas On Discussion Forums


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How To Find Golden Product Ideas On Discussion Forums



Let me start off with a wild guess!



You either think discussion boards are a bleeping waste

of time - because so many of them are full of junk, or

....you think of discussion boards simply as a method

of getting your questions answered.



What you probably HAVE NOT done is mine them for golden

nuggets that you can quickly and easily turn into

high profit products.



Software, eBooks, special reports, services, it doesn't

matter. You can find intriguing product ideas everyday

on the better discussion forums...



Here's how.



First, let's start with how you find super profitable

product ideas, then I'll give you some forums I bet

you've never heard of before.



So how do you find product ideas in the maze of

discussions and opinons on the board?



1. Learn to scan your favorites daily



Pick at least 6 of the best quality, highest traffic

discussion boards in your area of interest. We'll

give you some options below. Make it part of your

daily MO (Mode of Operation) to capture potentially

hot ideas using the techniques below.



2. Look for "Idea Triggers"



These include questions "How Do I", "Where can I

find...", "Does anyone know where...", "Wanted..."



Idea Triggers may also be statements of frustration

or disapproval like "I wish there was a way to...",

"It would be so much easier if...", "I can't believe

I had to..."



It's quite rare for any single question or statement

to have only been made once on popular forums - chances

are you will often stumble on similar questions or

desires.



3. Pattern Watch



Think of yourself as a detective Joe Friday. You want

to learn the sometimes hidden desires and motivations

of your buyers.



A common detective technique is to look for patterns of

behavior. Find a few questions and search forum archives

over a 3-6 month period to see how many others have asked

similar questions. It's incredible when you see how

similar we all are with our wants.



4. Look for Hot Spots on Discussion Forums



Another technique is to search for the posts with the

most responses - many forums have this as an archived

search, if not, you can easily scan to see the threads

with the most responses and views.



Again, this will help you quickly focus in on pockets

of high emotional demand - exactly what you want as a

product developer/marketer.



5. Go fishing - post inquiry questions



You may have posted specific questions on boards before

to answer a very urgent or focused question you may have.



But - how about posting questions about a certain topic

to see if you can generate idea triggers.



You'll see the big names in any industry doing this once

in a while. They typically keep a low profile, then come

out of the woodwork to ask the group a question about a

certain topic.



They are fishing, looking for a school of fish within

their market - then when they find something, they'll set

the hook with the perfect bait to capture that group's

attention, not to mention their wallets.



6. Start your own discussion forum



While won't happen overnight, there have been many

examples of forums ramping up on high demand subjects

in as little as 30-days.



Running your own forum lets you test markets, build

your online brand, provide an endless source of product

ideas and a test bed for your new concepts and products.



5 Free Forums You Need To Be Watching!



Here are a sampling of the forums I keep a regular watch

on - and have used to build new market understanding as

well as several profitable product and marketing ideas:



http://www.ablake.net/forum/

http://www.gethighforums.com/

http://www.sitepointforums.com/

http://www.warriorforum.com/forum/

http://www.wilsonweb.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi/



2 Membership Forums I Couldn't Live Without



It's inevitable, as forum owners strive to keep their

forums valuable and attractive to the big, succcessful

names in their industry - they move to a paid membership

model. Here's 2 that I've found incredibly valuable:



http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/net.html

http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/myers/



The internet is LOADED with high quality discussion

forums on a variety of topics. You should be using this

to discover and test your product ideas.



Make it part of your daily routine, before you know it,

it will become a habit and you will be all the richer

for it.



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