Well if you're staying in the "info product" model, then you definitely want to still stick around here to learn more about info product funnels and particularlly launches...

It just doesn't mean that what you learn has to be applied in the typical IM / make money / biz opp spaces.

In fact, to me this is a bit ridiculous... it's like having a group of magicians sharing their best magic trick tactics with each other and THEN trying to impress each other with their magic tricks.

Why not instead take those magic tricks and impress the general public (ie: a different niche).

Sure, learn, talk about, evaluate, test the different marketing strategies (and in this case Product Launch and JV related strategies).. but then don't just try to apply it in the exact same marketplace of people who are discussing and teaching it! Go milk the efficiency and profitability of those techniques in another niche.


But Rob... I don't know of another niche that I could make money in...

Go to Amazon and skim the non-fiction section. Get ideas. What are people writing about.

Go to Clickbank, scan the categories. What info products exist there.

Go to your magazine rack... what topics have magazines.

Ezine direcotires... what are there ezines out there about?

RSS directories... what topics/themes are in those RSS directories.

Blog directories... what kind of different topic blog exist that are popular.

Forum directories... etc....


BTW John, the above was OF COURSE not aimed at you by any means. But the "I don't know of profitable niches" objection comes up a LOT. To me finding easy to rank in and easy to dominate niches is a joke. And if what you first want is experience and cashflow starting with those niches is the smart idea... THEN go where your "long term business' and passion is.

Don't start in a hyper-saturated and, personally I'd also say, lame market such as IM. Sorry... I same lame because it basically is a bunch of magicians teaching magicians magic tricks. I'd rather instead see those magicians performing for others instead of just talking about it and selling to their peers. But that is certainly a personal preference and I DID get caught up in that mix for much too long myself.

ANyways... now I'm on a passionate rant that might soon be interpreted as rude (which is not the intent) so I'll chop it off here.