|
This
subject is being presented by
Carol
Smith
Step #1 -
#3
Step
#4 Setting Up Your
Email
Account
Step #5 Brainstorming
Step #6 Market
Research
Step #7 Keyword
Research
Step #8 Blogging for
beginners
|
Start Your Internet Business:
A Step-By-Step
Plan
Step
#5
Find Your
Focus
Brainstorming
What are you going to promote? What is the niche you
are going to enter? What is the focus of your
business? It is time to
come up with
the main
idea for your business.
This step is
all
about
finding a niche
you'd Like to
promote and that can be
Profitable. To
this end, you are going
to: Brainstorm, Study
the Market and Do
Keyword
Research.
Roll up your sleeves.
Let's get started.
Read the article
below on
"Brainstorming". If you
are trying to follow
the
"Step-By-Step Plan",
you need to do these
steps in order.
Don't
forget. You can
ask any
questions you might
have
by writing carol@stepbystepinternethelp.com
Brainstorming -- what does that mean?
Wiki defines it as a "group creativity
technique designed to
generate a large number
of ideas for the
solution to a
problem."
My contention is that it is
an effective tool for one
person.
Admittedly,
it
is much
better with
two
even if the other
person is only acting
as
a facilitator. The
purpose of the
activity
as it relates
to you
here is to stretch your
mind and produce
creative
ideas.
Before you begin, make a list similar to
the following:
-
What are your
hobbies?
-
What skills do you
utilize at work?
-
What are some of your
special interests?
-
What are some of your
favorite places to visit?
-
What are your favorite
pastimes?
-
What do you know
well?
-
What do others come to
for advice about?
-
What education or
training do you have?
During your brainstorming,
you should use this as a guide. Start down the
list and name 2 or 3
of
the first, then move
to the next. Name 2 or 3
of it and so forth
down
the list.
When you get to the end of the
list,
begin back at
the start.
Continue
until
your preset time runs out. I
recommend 15
or
20
minutes.
Once
you start, say what
comes to your
mind. No going backwards. No
erasing. It
doesn't
matter if it is
silly, impossible or
daft. This is just
forcing your mind to spit
out ideas. If
other
people are present
or
participating as a favor
to you, there can be
no
ridiculing or
criticism.
When your
time is up,
go
back and
examine your list.
Hopefully you will have a
minimum of 50 ideas.
But
100 would be even better.
Go
ahead
and sort out the obvious
rejections. Normally
you
would examine the
items
according to
preset criteria to pick
out the 5 or 6 best.
But
your next step is to examine the items
according to market research
to eliminate any
ideas
that appear to be
unmarketable.
|