To help you do this I have created a little checklist for you to use. Now some of these questions initially may seem hard to answer but over time each one will crop up somewhere and once they have will appear often so you may like to make a note or bookmark of them.
- What are your strengths, and interest - Do you know a lot about parenting? Are you a video games enthusiast? Do you go to the gym everyday? Any strengths or interest you have could come in as a good springboard.
- What can be your niche market - Instead of targeting every sector pick out a market you can corner and become one of the go to guys of that sector. For example instead of the whole health and fitness market break it down into a market of it's own, such as gym equipment or training regimes.
- Who Am I Looking To Sell To - Who are your ideal customers
- What Type Of Product Do You Want To Sell
- Where are you going to find the product - The best places are ones where you can buy low but sell high but have few people that know about them
- What Do You Want To Achieve From Online Auctions - Do you simply wish to make easy money on ebay, build a store, create an email list etc.
- What Ways Can You Compliment Your Income - Could you use affiliate marketing, internet marketing, produce your own ebook etc.
A great guide to help you make easy money on ebay can be picked up here, even if you don't wish to buy a guide just yet it is worth a visit as you can also sign up for a free course on learning to sell on ebay.