How do you decide what to sell?

I expected such response sooner or later after so many questions. Well, it's the exact opposite of what you think, im researching every single thing in detail in order to find out what i like enough in order to put the hard work required and also to learn some theoritical things im curious about, im not running in circles, i haven't even started yet, im at the phase where i gather info, as much as i can. Once i finally start the business, i will obviously put intense focus on one thing and that's the exact reason i ask so many questions, i want to make sure that my decision will be valuable. I want to make sure that i won't slack or give up (the most important thing for me). Like sunzu says "first win then go to war".


Im not looking for a secret formula or guru because i don't believe in such things even though i would like a coach (the fastest way to success), im looking mostly to learn what processes are involved in detail so i won't miss anything in my analysis and i actually got some amazing answers in some threads that i didn't even expect. Im mostly gathering opinions to see what people believe. My impression in the "making money online scheme" so far is that it's possible to make the money but there is tons of work and competition involved. Lastly im new to this thing, i research the subject for like 2 months now and there are tons of things you can do online, i can't create a plan without knowing what kind of work is required and what my ev looks like on every single one of them. All these threads actually helped me realize a lot. I have failed in the past for rushing and not doing proper analysis on the details.

As for this thread, you should try to see it from my point of view, do i expect a pro dropshipper coming here and tell me what products i should sell? clearly no, im not a fool to believe this but i expect to fish some information that will give me a "general idea" and there is a good chance for that happen considering that i got some great answer on different threads especially the dropshipping one, i have nothing to lose by asking overall, even if the chance to get a great answer is like 1%, it's still +EV thread since it will save me money without wasting more than 1 min of my life.

Ok, you got one thing right, im not searching enough, i should stop slack and search the forum more, im apologizing for making so many threads. I actually think im at the end of my proactive analysis, i had a plan at some point but the ev didn't look good based on my research and the answers here so i didn't start it, right now i have none but i think i know what i like at least even though ev wise i still don't know where i stand, i should probably seek a coach or just start and learn the hard way.

Still if you want to answer this thread, i would be thankful. There are thousands of products out there, how do you even find a profitable market? are there specific channels where you gather "fundamental" data about what trends are going to start? social media for example? do you research every single product of your niche and list those with few competitors? i don't think bestselling items are a good indicator. At this point i have no way to evaluate the ev of the products i will sell and there are thousands of them, oh well, at least i won't lose anything, i will just set some standars and follow them, I will search more threads here as well.

That's the only question im trying to answer, what process i like the most, if you like a process then you can never fail, being mentally strong is the most important thing for success, if you absolutely hate something and you do it only for money or show then you are gonna slack, tilt and give up eventually. This question is not easy to answer though because humans tend to like most what they understand better and give up on things that look more complicated, i don't want to fall into this trap, i plan to experiment a bit for a week or so until i reach a solid conclusion and then i will "pull the trigger", the process improves me anyway so i don't lose much. Thanks for clarifying though, i need to repeat this to myself everyday.

I put a lot of emphasis on the mental part because i already failed once because of this and i understand its importance now, how many bloggers or youtubers have you seen who simply gave up because they didn't get the views they needed fast? i guess a lot, those people shouldn't even begin in the first place, they should instead seek something they like. I met a blogger who didn't even have a domain name on his site and he had like 100 followers yet he kept posting stuff for a very long time without even thinking to give up, he said to me that he didn't even want to make money, he enjoyed a lot what he did, that's the spirit i need to have.