12,000! But 12,000 what? (Time to start digging YOUR goldmine)

That's some great advice. People are so caught up with launches and sales pages with promises of knowledge and money but fail to realize that they have access to an unlimited amount of free resources.

Just take a look at past launches or sales pages or forum posts or the dozens of other products you've already bought for ideas/inspiration/models.

That's a big eBook.

Amen! The shiny object syndrome is a major pitfall for people who are trying to find their ground in the IM world. But this forum really does have all of the answers. I can't believe that I paid almost $100 a month for a special 'affiliate training forum' that had a lot of neat gadgets and tools but at the end of the day I made ZERO from it.

Lesson learned.

"12,000! But 12,000 what? (Time to start digging YOUR goldmine)"

Michael, that is a great subject header! ...gets you to open it and see what it's about.
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Bruce

...or 12,000 ways to start a new list

Here's is just a random sample of a few of the "How..." questions you can find on the WF.

Do you think you could write a 4 to 10 page free guide/report on any of them? If not, there are 1,000s more to choose from.

In my ever so humble opinion, the question at the WF should never be "where can I find ideas for products to sell", but rather, "how in the world can I narrow this down when there are so many possibilities?"

Hmm...that would be ANOTHER "how..." question, wouldn't it?

All the best,
Michael

This is some solid advice, I've noticed quite a few of the same questions that get asked over and over instead of the posters doing a search for similar questions that have already been answered. Instead of it being helpful the forum just seems to get flooded with the same old same old.

You analysis is right on the chili! The most basic approach to any large issue is to ask
"how" it is done. For example, I can stand on one bank of the Mississippi river and wonder about the fastest way to get to the other side. The best answer would be an ebook on "How to Build a Bridge" for $9.99.

OK, that's a stretch, but you get my point.

You are as accurate as a sharp shooter, my friend.

Thank you.

Nice tip!

It really goes to show you how thinking outside the box can be of a great benefit.
Sometimes It's right there infront of you but you can't see it.

Valuable post, Michael. Too valuable - should have been a report!

For those of you who don't dabble in IM fields - don't forget that there are plenty of questions about whatever subject you are knowledgeable about on forums and websites all over the Net. Trust me on that one.

LMAO - As someone who occasionally goes prospecting, sells prospecting equipment, and writes a few how to tips for new or recreational gold panners/prospectors...................
When the gold gets low -- just switch to platinum, silver, or REMs.

I love this thread this is EXACTLY how I released an ebook in a certain pet niche.
I found a forum and hung out there for a bit. Then started scraping the forum for tons of common questions. Put these in an ebook with graphs, links to tutorial videos, resources for vets, examples of how to medicate your dog etc etc.

The ebook was something a lot of pet owners care about.
It contained ALL THE ANSWERS they craved.

It provided these answers in a natural systematic way. Like "you must do this first before you do this." Showing people how to simplify some of the hardest stuff they can do. Like so many pet owners are afraid to inject their animals even when they know they need these injections every day.

So they DO NOT even wind up doing the injections, and their pets die a lot earlier than they should.. then the pet owner feels guilty. This is something I was noticing a lot at a job I use to have many years ago. I used a natural fear many people had against themselves. I used science to explain thier animal with x disease was y times more likely to die if they didn't get treated a specific way. A way that 90% of vets recommend but something like 20% of dog owners actually use. These people are actually afraid to take the control, because they feel if their animal dies they are then responsible (thing I mention in the book is if they DO NOT take control they are going to feel 100xs more guilty later on - when its too late). Problem is the chemistry is so basic and simple their animals are so much more likely to live if they just take action.

This both drove people to buy the book and obsess over the "technique". They realized "wow this is really much simpler to do than I thought". If you can bring people to that realization, you have definitely helped them afaic. What is most interesting though is theyd just rather pay money for the ebook than do research online, exactly like the OP is implying. I had to find out all this information myself so I could take care of my pet the right way, so figured I'd write an ebook about it.

I'm very happy I did it because so far its helping quite a bit of people.

I mean you get to HELP people and get paid as a bonus? Why the hell not?

-Red

Good post OP. Most people are searching for solutions how to... and yes, there are tons of ideas in forums. Great post!

Michael,

That's exactly how I found the ideas for the report series I'm working on right now. I have finished three of them already, have 6 more scheduled and definitely keeping an eye open for more. If you're working on infoproducts (or any product) in the IM niche this forum is one of the best goldmines out there.

And that goes for any niche. I'm working on a report in my main non-IM niche that I got the idea for from visiting and interacting in forums in that niche. Forums and social networks in your niche are powerful if you use them CORRECTLY.

Leslie