Finding products to sell on Amazon is the first step toward building a successful business. But there are also other ways to find products, like eBay, which I’ll get into later in this post. While Amazon’s product guidelines can be pretty strict, there are some decent ways of finding products that you can sell on Amazon and make good money with. In this article, I’ll show you some methods that will help you narrow down your choices and make sure that you choose the right product for your online store.
Brainstorm product ideas
To begin your brainstorming process, it’s important to take a step back and think about the products you use regularly. Start with your own household or office supplies: what do you need? What are the things that keep breaking or not working right? If there is something that needs improvement in your life, that’s a good place to start!
You can also look at other people’s homes and offices; even if they don’t have problems with their products, they might have ideas for better versions of those products. A whiteboard or spreadsheet will help give structure to this part of the process. Use them as scratch pads for writing down all sorts of product ideas—you can even go back later and categorize them into different sections (like Tylenol vs Advil vs aspirin). Then set a timer and let yourself brainstorm until it runs out: no matter how silly an idea may seem at first glance, write it down anyway so that later on you can assess its potential more objectively.
Search on Amazon for your favorite products
You should search for products that have a high number of reviews. This can tell you if people are happy with the product, or if they’re having problems with it. It also gives you an idea of what people like and don’t like about it, which can help you decide if this is a good product to sell.
You should search for products that have a high number of sales. This can show how popular the product is, which means there’s demand for it in the marketplace and more people will be interested in buying your products!
Find products with seller profiles on Amazon
The next step is to search for products that are in your niche. To find them, search for the keywords that relate to your product and look at what kind of products come up. The more relevant a keyword is, the more likely it will be in demand.
You should also look at the seller profiles of some products you like and see if they have any reviews or feedback left on their profile page by customers. If they do, read through these reviews to find out what other customers think about this product and make sure that you can provide something similar without making any major changes or improvements before creating a listing page from scratch (which would take more time).
Use an analytics tool to find top-selling products
An analytics tool is a service or tool that aggregates data about your product listing and sales in order to give you an idea of how well your product is selling. There are many types of analytics tools, but the most useful for finding products to sell are:
- Amazon’s Product Advertising API (product-advertising-API) – this resource allows you to pull all of your inventory data from Amazon and display it in a helpful way. You can see top-selling items by category, best-selling items within subcategories, as well as which products are performing poorly and need some attention.
- CamelCamelCamel (camelcamelcamel) – this site lets users track historical pricing trends for any given product on Amazon so they can see if there was an increase or decrease in price over time. The site also gives users notifications when prices drop below a certain threshold so they can buy low before everyone else does!
- Google Trends – use this tool to search for terms related to what you’re looking for (e.g., “shoes” or “clothes”) and find out what’s trending across all channels like social media sites/blogs/etcetera!
See what people in your audience are buying
The next step is to find the right products to sell on Amazon. Identify the items that you think your audience will want and need, then use these methods to make sure they’re ready to buy:
- See what people are searching for. Amazon has a built-in search engine called “Amazon Keyword Tool” that lets you see what keywords are popular in your market niche, based on sales volume and price point. This will help you determine which products would be worth selling on Amazon. For example, if I type in “men’s socks,” I get more than 500 results—and this number just scratches the surface of all possible keywords related to men’s socks!
Finding the right product to sell on Amazon is the first step toward building a successful business
Finding the right product to sell on Amazon is the first step toward building a successful business.
There are many factors to consider when choosing a product: what your audience wants, how much money you want to make, and how competitive the market is.
Conclusion
Remember, even if you’re selling products online, you’re still offering a service to your customers. By taking the time to find products that they want and need, you can build relationships with them. Those relationships mean trust and loyalty. With those two things on their side, there’s no limit to what you’ll be able to sell.
