Now that I’d decided on the niche for my store, it was time to start researching some products.
I started by checking both Amazon and AliExpress to check if the pineapple products which were available.
I made a point to take advantage of the drop-down suggestions (as shown in the images below) after I had entered my search term.
This was a very important step. These suggestions are based on the activity from buyers who use these websites, and their algorithms have learnt which products I might be interested in.
Ultimately, these algorithms are meant to coax me into purchasing more from the platforms. And if they work for me, they’ll also work for my audience.
So, I simply searched for the term “pineapple” without pressing enter, and made a note of the results.
Amazon’s suggestions:
AliExpress’ suggestions:
I cherrypicked these results for the products which looked most interesting and, combined with the results from my research, I compiled a list of 10 ideas:
Pineapple corer
Pineapple decor
Pineapple backpack
Pineapple float
Pineapple popsocket
Pineapple necklace
Pineapple earrings
Pineapple dress
Pineapple bikini
Pineapple hats
I was very happy with these results, but I still took the time to dig a little deeper on AliExpress to explore some more products.
After all, the more product research you do, the more likely you are to find products which will be successful for your business.
A great resource for finding related products is the “Premium Related Products” section at the bottom of AliExpress product pages. It looks like this:
This module displays products which other buyers purchased with the product that you’re currently looking at.
I spent around one hour reviewing these products, and I came up with a couple more solid ideas for my inventory.
I now had 17 product ideas in total. Bare in mind that each product also has dozens of different variants and color options , so my store’s inventory was looking good so far.
At this point I was very confident that my store had the potential to be successful. I had found some niche products which were already had a fairly high demand, and I had some good ideas for marketing campaigns.
But, I wanted to hear some honest opinions about my pineapple niche.
The best way to do this? Social media!