Finding a niche isn’t always easy – it takes time and persistence to find the right product to sell. To get you thinking, and to give you a few inspiring ideas, we have researched 5 product niche ideas to share with you. While some niche ideas might seem abstract to newbie sellers, that is exactly what a great niche is – very precise and seemingly difficult to source.

If you are stuck for ideas on what to sell, or want to find out whether an item will compete on eBay, visit the SaleHoo Research and Analysis Lab (click here) where you can accurately predict the success (or otherwise!) of your niche item.

Niche Item #1: Heart Rate Monitors

These are used by athletes and gym bunnies or by people who need to keep an eye on their heart rate.

Why they are an exciting niche item:

• They have a 75% success rate on eBay (75% of all monitors listed on eBay in the last three months sold!)
• They are lightweight and easy to ship and store
• One size fits all

Niche Item #2: Plus Size Shoes

Many big-foot’s out there find it very difficult to find shoes that will fit them comfortably from regular retail stores.

Why they are a super niche item:

• While these are commonly made by popular shoe makers, stores often order only a handful of pairs in larger sizes, which means that more and more, our big-footed friends must turn to buying online to get what they need.
• They have a high success rate on eBay (women’s size 11 sell at 61.9% and men’s size 14 at 75%
• Both men and women alike can require plus size shoes (Hot tip: women’s size 11+ high heels could make a great little niche)

Niche Item #3: Plus Size Maternity Wear

Another plus-size item with huge success on eBay

It’s a profitable niche because:

• Maternity and baby gear always works because people are always going to have babies, so you’ll never run out of customers!
• Clothing items are easy to ship as they light and not fragile.

Niche Item #4: Military Insignia

Collectibles always make great niches and you can dig really deep to find the best ones. They are also perfect for people who are interested in them – you’ll find it much easier and much more rewarding when you sell something you enjoy. To really niche it up, go for US military insignia from the Vietnam War which is big on eBay.

Why military insignia makes an excellent niche:

• It rarely dates or goes out of fashion
• There are so many sub-niches to discover like Russian war medals and World War 2 helmets.

Niche Item #5: Antique Clocks

Another great collectible item

They are a first-rate niche because:

• You’ll appeal to both collectors and home decorators
• They have an eBay success rate of over 67%
• You can often pick these up very cheaply from flea markets and yard sales, then sell them on to make a profit

Niche items really are the way to go for newbie and veteran sellers alike!  There are so many out there to keep you interested and best of all, make you money!

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With a lot of projects that I am working on, I really have not had a lot of time for my affiliate niche store blog.  Having said this,  I just received a great e-mail from my friend Jamie Holt and thought I should post it for you. Just like me, he is a Wealthy Affiliate Member, and someone who’s opinion I value a lot. So here it goes…He has a great way to connect with people, and explain it in a natural text flow!

Heya… hows things?…

Today I just want to give you a little research guidance… so here goes… it’s a long one, but you could really benefit…so…

Here’s the thing… when doing research..it is VERY easy to get sidetracked and “wander” off around the net… you aren’t alone there…

So… before you start…you need to make some goals, write them down…and focus hard to get them…no matter how small…just write down your goals, and don’t let yourself wander until you achieve…

I will throw something out there…

No matter what niche you are looking at… you need to find a core specific, highly targeted desire or need which you can satisfy for them, in return for your commission..

NOW… what you want to do is home in on some real hungry wants, or desires…

Often when people are looking for something…e.g. Weight Loss… if they are typing in weight loss…there is a good chance that they are just hunting for information… so it is your main aim to catch the people looking to lose weight, but who are more desperate to lose weight..which will more times than not have burned into their core beliefs with an issue…

Like….

I hate having extra fat around my hips… How do I get rid of my love handles??…or….I hate having a fat face, How do I get rid of my double chin?…

Which means they are more than ready to actually get rid of them/it.. people looking for “lose weight” are only looking for information…not a direct, buy now solution… and we want people in the buy now solution stage of purchasing cycle…

Those that are worrying daily about their love handles/double chin…really have a burning desire to get rid of them…and what you want to do is put yourself in between that desire and the product in order to receive commission…

No selling, no hype…just pop yourself in the middle and the sales will come flooding…seriously…

So…. choose a market/niche…and then within that market/niche… you need to find the love handles/double chin…. and work with it…

If you have a market/niche… look for related forums and start digging for 5 potential desires like the double chin/love handles… and if it connects in your keyword tool with plenty of searches and low level competition…run with it…

Google:

Niche + forum…

or look around Yahoo answers

Or look what products are advertised in the niche magazines for your niche…

But most importantly… do it as much as you can, whenever you have the time for I.M…. but keep a LIST of goals!!!… and resolve within yourself to achieve them before you stop…

If you start out to look for 5 potential love handle/double chin type questions in your niche….then write that down as your goal and don’t quit until you get them…

When you have those 5 …have your next goal as finding well searched keywords relatin to those desires…(the best keyword tool ever is your brain, but cross reference it with the tools for guidance..the keyword tools are never, ever to be trusted 100%…)

If you can’t tally up some longtail keywords with a desire for the niche questions…

Then…wash, rinse, and repeat again until you do…

If a niche has an active forum…then chances are it is a good one to get stuck into

Make yourself responsible, hold yourself accountable…make a list

Hope this helped a little!

Create Your Success!

Jamie

http://www.affiliatextreme101.com/xtremeblog/

Make sure you stop by Jamie’s Blog.  He gives you a lot of cool free tips!

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The reason I prefer to build my own niche store is simple. All the traffic I drive to it that converts in sale, I keep 100% profits. All the adsense I have, I keep 100% profits.

But since some people do not have the budget to invest, I strongly suggest you sign up with squidoo. Over the next few weeks I will show you what you need to do to make money with it. Squidoo lens is a website, but in a blog/article type setting.

3 Major reasons I choose to invest into software and each domain.

1. You see, when you drive traffic to the your domain, domain value increases, so even if my niche is not as profitable as I would want it to be, I can always sell domain and make money.
2. Second is that I am in this to make a real business out of it. While it is o.k. to start with Squidoo if you don’t have money to invest, you can make some money and than invest into the software. You can still use your squidoo as a link back to your main site.
3. I like to be in control of my business as much as possible.

So now you know that you do not have to buy build a niche store software, but it is recommended for a long term eBay profits.

p.s. you know you can get the PHPBay Pro at the discount Right?

So here is my story. I originally started getting just the basic affiliate marketing training. During that training (it took me 8 weeks to make my first $70 with affiliate marketing) a lot of products were offered to me. Among them was Build a Niche Store Software. However, I did not buy it right away.  After some time I did purchase it and it was great.  But it did not last for a long time!  Why? Well the thing is, many people were to lazy to update their sites and Google Started deindexing many Bans Sites.  I was a victim as well since I had to go to Europe and could not work on my business for 5 weeks.  That is when I started looking into wordpress blogs and than I found PHPBay plugin!

So lets get back to the approximate cost to run the eBay affiliate niche business! The cost of software is $79 But using this link you can get a 20% off.  This is a one time fee!

Besides the software, you will need hosting, and I pay for mine at hostgator.com(this link is for discount codes as well) because I can host unlimited sites for $10 a month.

And I also buy domain for each of my sites. I know some people just use subdomains but I prefer separate domains for each site. I get my domains at godaddy.com.

I also pay for my training $30/month and I pay for some miscellaneous costs such as places to post my ads at. But other than that. That is it.

Now I am not going to paint you a pretty picture here. Because with my first store, with my first products line I chose, I made a lot of mistakes, but even with all the mistakes I managed to pay of the cost of software. In about a week my site went live. However, if you take it easy and go through full affiliate niche store guide, you will probably skip that learning curve.

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