Niche ideas can be hard to come by. Do you ever have the problem of coming up with topics to write about? Do you ever wonder what the hottest gadgets are or wonder what people are interested in? Let me show you how to use eBay to find hot niches and prodcuts people are searchng for.
eBay is an excellent source for niche ideas. People go there looking for bargains on hot products and topics. Lucky for us, eBay keeps tabs on what people are searching for!
Find a Hot Niche with eBay
Start by pointing your browser to http://pulse.ebay.com. This will bring you to this page. On the left you’ll see a list of the Top 10 searched for things on eBay.
You’ll see that Wii and iPods are the hot thing right now. But these categories are too broad and you may not be interested in Wii’s and iPods. Here’s what you do. Pull down the menu that says “All Categories”. Then search for a topic that interest you there. Let’s choose “Crafts”.
Now on the left side you’ll see the hottest 10 craft items that are being searched for on eBay. “Stampin Up” looks like it’s the #1 hot thing in crafts now followed by Scrapbooking. If you have a website that serves the Crafts field, I’m betting you can come up with some good post on those subjects.
If you should want to drill down to really find a narrow niche, go back to the pull down menu again and you’ll see that you can find the hottest niches inside the “Crafts” niche. From here, you can get pretty specific. Just be careful and don’t go too narrow.
1 Final eBay Niche Tip
Whenever you get to the category that you want, look on down the page for “Most Watched Items.” This is a list of items people save on their Watchlist. It’s a good indication of what people are interested in!
The important thing to remember is that these list are ever changing. What’s hot today, may not even be listed next week or next month. This is also an excellent way to get a sneak peak at what the hot new toys will be this year for Christmas!
Now, go to eBay and find that Niche you’ve always dreamed about 
3 responses so far ↓
1 Make Money From Home // Aug 13, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Hey you’re right. I always check ebay first. If there is a market on ebay then there is almost always a good opportunity for that niche outside of ebay also.
Oh yeah about your pictures. They’re great and they help a lot with following what you’re saying.
But if you open your paint program there’s a quick little way of adjusting the sizes and cropping so it doesn’t mess with your awesome sidebar.
Anyway thanks for the info. I’ll be back.
Kenney
KE2 Global
2 Michael from Pro Blog Design // Aug 14, 2007 at 5:36 am
That’s a really good tip. I’d never have thought of using ebay like that.
3 Ronan // Jan 15, 2009 at 6:34 am
I agree with Kenney – the screenshots are a really good addition. Good info in this post – have you thought about expanding this e.g. using other sites like Amazon Top Sellers? Similar information and easy to search within the various categories.
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