7 Market Research Tips for How and What to Sell Online

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Finding and deciding what to sell and/or how to sell online is a primary concern for starting and/or growing a successful online business. You can go as shallow (no research) or as deep as you think beneficial in your market research (yes, Coke has reported knowing we have 3.2 cubes of ice in our drinks). This paper is not an exhaustive discussion of Primary and Secondary Market Research techniques. The information in this paper is for indicating directional trends, and is not market research to a statistical certainty. It is a discussion of tips and ways to organize your thoughts that will give you the benefit of countless hours of practical experience experience in market research to know what and/or how to sell online.

What questions are asked, what is the information we need to know about finding markets? The more you know about the specific questions you want answered, the better shape you are in. We will provide insights to the questions of when, where, who and what, and why people buy. OK, now on to the tips...

1. Stay focused with your product or service. Perform research to determine the specific target market for your products or services. What is being sold and to whom and for how much. The key is to stay focused on what you are selling, don't try to diversify too broadly.

2. Who is the customer? What are their preferences? When, where and how do they typically buy? Learn your customer and their emotional buttons for making purchasing decisions. Market Research resources for this type of information: http://www.census.gov/ or http://www.uschamber.com/sb/default.htm

3. Do you need to obtain a general feel for how key target buyers think about your product/service category and its various types of items, brands, and buying occasions? If so, talk to your potential customers and clients. What issues are troubling them? Why do they buy? What is their motivation? Ask yourself, "How might their answers impact my online business or be an opportunity for my online business?"

4. Where will you position your online business in the market? How do you want to position your product or service in order to create a Unique Service/Product Offering?

5. Best Sellers. Do a search on best sellers. Many e-commerce sites have a special section discussing their best sellers. Here is eBay: http://product-index.ebay.com/best_selling_1.html.

6. Learn the Pay Per Click costs of the keywords related to your product or service. For this you will need a Google AdWords account, or some other tool that utilizes Google data to learn how much it costs for keywords you want to use for your product or service.

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