AI Product Research Service

Research what to sell - demand, margin, competition and suppliers - in one comparable format.

Monthly income

$150–$6,000+

Startup cost

$0–$200

Time required

4–12 hrs/week

Time to first $

2–6 weeks

Difficulty

5.5 / 10

AI leverage

High

AI tools you'd use

Why it works

Sellers pick products from trend lists and discover the margin only after ordering, and the useful work is the disqualifying research - regulation, landed cost, returns - which nobody enjoys doing.

How it makes money

Per deliverable + retainer

How to start

Pick a category you can evaluate: weight, fragility, regulation and margin all matter.
Define the screen before searching - target margin, competition ceiling, shipping constraints.
Pull demand signals from marketplace data rather than trend articles.
Read the one- and two-star reviews of the incumbents; that is where the product gap is.
Check regulatory requirements early - certification kills more product ideas than competition.
Get real supplier quotes at real volumes instead of catalogue prices.
Build the landed cost including freight, duty, platform fees and returns.
Present three candidates with the numbers shown, not one recommendation.
State plainly what you could not verify.
Charge a fixed fee per research package.
Offer a supplier-vetting add-on as a separate engagement.

AI Product Research Service

AI tools you'd use

Why it works

How it makes money

How to start

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