is there a market for my product?

[whYME953]

hi all.

 

does anybody know if there is a way to find out if people buy certain products online? (other than paying big $$$ for a proper survey/study)

 

i don't mean it literally, i know people buy because there are a bunch of websites already selling this stuff (well, alot of it anyways)

if my focus is a lot different than these other sites (i.e they seem to focus on the consumer grade products, i would like to focus on the industrial grade) how can i know if there is much of a market?

 

thanks alot

[MarcoZorro]

The only way to be sure is to conduct market research yourself or buy a report on market trends... there is no quick a cheap way to plan a new business idea.

[Chance]

Pretty much what Marco said.

 

Find someone in the industry you would like to sell your industrial grade products to and quiz them on their buying trends, what they think of your product(s), etc. Thats about the only way you are going to get any sort of market information without authoring a study.

[nick106b]

hi all.

 

does anybody know if there is a way to find out if people buy certain products online? (other than paying big $$$ for a proper survey/study)

 

i don't mean it literally, i know people buy because there are a bunch of websites already selling this stuff (well, alot of it anyways)

if my focus is a lot different than these other sites (i.e they seem to focus on the consumer grade products, i would like to focus on the industrial grade) how can i know if there is much of a market?

 

thanks alot

 

Hi there, My take on this one is to look at who has the spending power... Mainly the teenage market. Look at what they are spending their cash on - like MP3 players or iPods. They seem to up-grade mobiles on a regular basis too. Ringtones sell, but lots of people already do that.

If you have an eye for clothes trens then that might be a way to go... Or try the Bling thing.

What ever you go for, just watch your potential buyers to see what they need.

Best of luck, Nick106b

[whYME953]

thanks guys for the replys.

 

so far my best source of information has been my competitors. between what they put on their sites boasting of their success and the news articles etc. that i found i think i have the info i need for now (there's definitaly a market)

 

nick: i have a specific product line which i would like to sell online (the warehouse full of goods is already there) i was trying to find out what the market is for that product not what is the hottest selling stuff on the web.