Sources of Niche Ideas and Topics

Where Can You Go for Niche Ideas?

The more you look, the more you'll discover that niche ideas are everywhere, all around you!

This is an evolving hot list of resources that are either directly or indirectly useful for anyone who is conducting research into active and emerging niches for publishing.

How to Use This List

Work your way through the list, visiting as many of the sites as you can.

Make sure you follow at least one or two of the links from each category on the list, and browse the site thoroughly to get a feel for trends in the marketplace. Remember all you’re looking for at this stage is broad niche topics.

Make sure you don’t just browse aimlessly.

Note down trends you spot and ideas that appeal to you.

Look out for sales, circulation or viewing figures – what books are selling, which TV programs are getting the viewers?

Magazine directories are great places to look – if a topic supports a magazine you know there are already dedicated potential visitors to your authority site!

Drill down within categories to find topics with depth – remember you have to find deep rich content for your site.

Watch the video on using magazines.com to research a potential niche area:
http://www.authoritysitecenter.com/videos/magazines/.

Apply the same techniques to another online directory of magazines:
http://www.mediafinder.com/.

What People are Buying

eBay Auction Big Ticket List - Big Ticket Items with lots of bids
Amazon Movers and shakers List - Books with fastest sales growth over the past 24 hours
Amazon Books Best Seller List - Updated Frequently
Amazon DVD Best Sellers List - Updated Frequently
Amazon Music Best Sellers List - Updated Frequently
Amazon Software Best Sellers List - Updated Frequently
Amazon Video Games Best Sellers List - Updated Frequently
RetailWire - news and discussion of trends in the retail industry

Other Resources

Magazines.com: Huge niche resource on every topic fit for print. Click on browse magazines to get a taste for some niches you probably never thought of before! Clicking on categories gives you a plethora of sub-niches for almost every category.

News

Technology: Wired, MIT Technology Magazine
Business: Business 2.0, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur
General: CNN, MSNBC