Has anyone had trouble finding the right online business idea?

Yes and no.

The truth is that most successful ideas are not so innovative. They are either a derivation from something else that works right now or they are simply replicating successful business models. Nobody is asking you to build a "better mouse trap" in order to succeed online.

On the other hand, an WSO in the area of "How To Find The Perfect Idea For Your Online Business" would sell well.

Best regards,
Razvan

For me the problem is I get wonderful ideas for online business, but funding is the bottleneck

Sure.

The right idea can carve out a unique lane specifically
for you to build a business from.

The tough part is finding the idea.

What I've learned is the idea tends to find you. It usually
starts with a desire you have for a product/service that
has yet to exist or is in it's infancy stage. From there, you
start to research that idea and see if anyone else is having
the 'same problem as yourself'. And the idea grows from
there.

In my case, I trade professionally, so my search is to find
the simplest, easiest methods and strategies to trade that is
easily replicatable.

If it's difficult for me to understand, it'll be difficult for
others. If it's easy for me, it'll be easy for others.

The methods I discover are always obvious in hindsight,
but the simpler I need it to be, the harder it is to discover.

Once discover I can capitalize on it for the rest of my
career. But it can take months to find a single method
that resonates with 'everybody'.

Thus, the best and simplest ideas are always easy to
look at in hindsight for anyone to say, "How did I not
think of that?", but that's what makes it so difficult.

Humans are complex beings by nature, yet we operate
in our daily lives in simple ways.

It comes down to looking at problems with the bigger
picture in mind. Details are necessary after the fact.

Lastly...

I set a goal to earn $5,000 this coming week.

My current method of trading does not allow for
that to happen. I would have to trade twice as
frequently but also twice as safely.

For two weeks I stayed focused on the goal, in spite
of previously seeing no way to make that possible.

And three days ago, the idea came to my head, "Hey
Joe, why don't you just take a position when the market
is headed in the direction you're waiting to take your
original trade on?"

So, I strongly believe you have to write down what you
are looking to accomplish, focus on the goal and not on
your current inability to reach said goal, and allow your
imagination to creatively figure out a way to help you
reach your destination.

The truth is..
It takes time.
We first set our goals and limits before entering any biz venture.

There is no "right" online business.

If you mean the one where you win the jackpot straight out from the beginning, that's a pipe dream.

The right online business for you is the one you will commit to.

Then you'll adjust, struggle, improve and make it work.

Stop looking outside for magic bullets.

Figure out what you want, typically in a confluence of what you like to talk about all day and problems people will pay you to solve.

Set something up. See the results, Figure out where you can improve (Hint: there are only two sides to the equation--traffic & conversion.)

Most of the time, many people failed to select the right business idea, so many people fails to his business. So one should choice the right niche. Actually if one does not try to swim, he will never learn how to swim. So one must start business, after starting the business, he will be able to gain. Without starting the business, he will never be able to know what exactly the status of business. Thanks

I think it depends on what type of online business. If you are designing and/or selling products then obviously you need to have an idea that will affect people in some way which is easier said than done. However, if you are providing a service or creating an online course, then it is easier to think of an idea as these should be in something that you already have knowledge or experience in. E.g. what skills do you have that others might want to learn? This could be something very niche if you get your marketing right. Look inwards and try to work out what knowledge you could impart that others want to know.

Chances are if you know something, others want to know it too.

e.g. "my ultimate guide to t-shirt screen printing" etc.

No. The only thing i had trouble with was the marketing. For a long time i didn't know the math behind running a business, backend selling, and even doing email marketing right.

If you're in limbo right now about a particular business model... go with the one that you feel you will have the most fun marketing everyday.

But be sure to check that it's a profitable and relatively low competition niche you're entering, so that you won't be spinning your wheels.