When it comes to starting an online business, the first thing you should consider is what you already know. Make a list of your interests, hobbies, education, and employment history. At this time, don't make any changes to your list. Include anything you can think of that you do or enjoy.
Take advantage of this opportunity to think outside the box. Remember those classes in college, high school, and continuing education where you learned something that could be useful to others? Keep track of the books and magazines you've read (as well as the information you've gained from them). Whatever knowledge you have rattling around in your head, now is the moment to write it down as a powerful point.
Take a look at a typical week in your life and consider what you do in your daily life that others would find useful. Are you able to homeschool children of various ages, feed a large family on a shoestring budget, or maintain a task schedule that keeps the house clean and functional no matter how full your calendar becomes?
There is a wealth of information that you currently possess that would benefit others and that many people would be prepared to pay to understand.
The goal is to lay out the options in front of you and then start making a plan based on that knowledge to help you create opportunities for riches to flow your way.
After that, you'll want to broaden your list even more by asking friends and family what they think your strong points are. Make separate lists with the people who know you best about the areas where they believe you shine or have a lot of knowledge. Ascertain that they comprehend that the only correct responses to this assignment are a plethora of them.
Take the lists you've made and the ones you've asked others to make and merge them. Now, using that list, establish categories by grouping items that belong together (or could belong together). It's usually better if you begin this process on a fresh sheet of paper. Make a crafts category if sewing, crocheting, and needlework are on your to-do list. Create a home category if baking, organizing, and cleaning are on your to-do list.
It's fine if an item on your list falls into more than one category. It's also fine if you wind up with the same number of categories as the items on your list. This is purely a brainstorming session to assist you in determining a route for your online business. In the long term, the more you have to work with, the better off you will be.
After everything is said and done, you will have a number of options for launching your internet niche. The second stage is to determine which area is most important to you and will provide you the greatest delight. You will work harder at things about which you are most passionate, so pick a specialist category that you will like working with month after month.