Finding Red-Hot Ebook Topics

I’ve always been impressed with those who seem to always be

ahead of the pack when it comes to new ideas.

When I first started publishing information products

online, I thought that certain people had a crystal ball

they gazed into. Or some top-secret contact who was

providing them with inside information.

Over time, I realized that it wasn’t magic that allowed

these people to come up with red-hot ideas on demand. It

was simply that they knew where to look.

I soon discovered many places where ideas seemed to always

be found. I call these places “idea hangouts”. Here are

three of my favorites where you can find ideas for your

next ebook anytime you want. Almost like a genie granting

you three wishes…

1. GOOGLE.COM.

Google is the ultimate “idea hangout”. There are so many

ways to mine the gold in Google’s amazing search database

that it would take another article to graze the surface of

this enormous iceberg.

What I want to mention are just two quick ways to find

ideas by searching Google.

- Identify Listings.

Search for a broad topic related to your area of interest

or expertise. (I.E. “Tennis”, “Weight loss”,

“Homeschooling”.) Look at all of the web sites listed in

the index of returned results. You’ll likely find some

ideas for information products right there in the first

couple of pages.

- Identify Advertisers.

You’ll probably notice small ads either at the top of the

page or to the right of the page (or both!). These

advertisers represent your competition. They also

represent your thermometer for taking the temperature of

your market and gauging interest in specific topics.

Chances are, what they’re selling you should be selling.

In both of these examples, you can click through to the web

pages of the sites listed and study their respective sales

pages. Look specifically at the “bullet points”. Each of

these represents a potential idea for your next ebook.

2. AMAZON.COM.

From the world’s largest search engine we move to the

world’s largest bookstore. At Amazon.com you’ll really get

your creative juices fired up.

Again, you’ll want to search the listings by entering a

keyword or keyphrase into the search box on the main page

at Amazon.com.

You’ll get a returned listing of numerous books, courses

and other periodicals. Search these listed items for ideas

for your own ebook.

— Example —

If you were to search for “Homeschooling”, you’d find a

variety of ideas just waiting in the listing of books

available, including: homeschooling for special needs

children, getting starting in homeschooling, choosing

curriculum, homeschooling field trips, homeschooling

support groups, homeschooling for various ages (I.E. Pre-K,

Elementary, Junior High, High School, etc.), homeschooling

for Christians, etc.)

Any of these listings (and the dozens of others listed)

would be great ideas for the topic of your next ebook.

— Example —

Pay particular attention to the first page of the listing.

Amazon ranks their listings based on popularity of actual

sales volume. In other words, #1 is a better seller than

#50. This is a ready-made indicator of demand!

3. MAGAZINES.COM.

After visiting the world’s largest search engine and the

world’s largest bookstore, it’s time to take a quick stop

at the world’s largest periodical store, Magazines.com.

You’ll find every imaginable magazine listed at this site.

The interesting part (and useful to you as a research tool)

is this: you’ll also find the COVER of usually a recent

copy of each magazine.

That is, you can search for “Parenting” and the engine will

return a listing of magazines related to that topic. You

can then click on the image of the magazine cover and

you’ll be shown a larger copy of that cover where you can

read the contents. (I.E. “How To Raise A Stubborn Child”,

“27 Ways Discipline In Public” and “The Real Key To Your

Child Getting Better Grades”.)

Each of these “cover stories” represents an idea for your

next ebook.

The best part about it is this: the publishers of these

magazines have done the research for you! They’ve measured

the level of interest for these ideas and found it high

enough to warrant not only writing content about them, but

referencing that content on the cover of the magazine!

That’s your hint. People want this information.

So, there you have it, 3 “idea hangouts” where you can find

ready-made, in-demand, red-hot topics for your next ebook.

Happy hunting!