Started as an Interactive mindmap.

[Dien Rice]

Hi Gordon,

One thing I like about this is that even "Don't Know" can be useful... Because KNOWING that you "Don't Know" is more useful, than not even knowing that!

I personally like the idea you should focus on something you have some passion for... Because that will help to motivate you to put the work in!

I once bought the exclusive rights to some audiobooks... These audiobooks are in an area (not about business) in which I have some interest, but not really passion... Years later, I still haven't done anything with it. If I had more "passion" in that area, I think that would be a different story... (I've learned the lesson!)

However, it has to be an area where you have some passion, and there's also commercial viability too! There has to be an existing "market" who would be interested in it...

Again, I've had people wanting to interest me in helping to promote a product (some exotic "teas" that few would have heard of)... But, while the product was good, I could see that marketing it would require a lot of "Education" of the market... Because most people would never have heard of it, and the existing market was too small... Educating the market can be expensive, and not guaranteed to work!

But... now that I think about it further... this is an area where "free publicity" could do well... Hmm...

Just some thoughts...

Dien

Originally Posted by GordonJ

Anyhow,

For noobs: the question oriented person way to IM success.

What will you be selling?

________ or DON'T KNOW.

Who will be your buyer? Of course if your answer above was don't know, so is the answer here. _____________ (buyer) or DON'T KNOW.

So, we see so many would be Internet Marketers start with not knowing what they want, or why they want it...my old friendly question.

Most will tell you they just want to MAKE MONEY online, but don't know how or what or to whom.

If you don't know the what, to whom, where and how of it all.

Then start with $$$$ or amounts...How much per month do you desire to make and why, what will that amount do for you.

If after a series of clicks on DON'T KNOW, then I would ask...what have you bought in the last 6 months? Go over your bank acct, your spending and see where your money goes, chances are, there is a market or niche hiding out in your own expenditures.

Well, I tired myself out already, no wonder the mind map never got done...I think those that want to do it will find a way...and most others will find their excuses.