SheikhalMaktoum posted at 8:16AM Sun, 18 November 2018 - #4340120

I wouldn't trust any manufacturer's link since 'What's hot' is more likely to be stuff that someone has paid to be pushed (like Ebay's Premier items). The best person to talk to is Sickleyield. She has a great site and deals with that exact subject. https://www.deviantart.com/sickleyield/journal/SickleYield-Tutorial-And-FAQ-Index-624150816 Unlike the other content creators who want to keep their knowledge a secret to stifle competition, she's very free with both her opinion and what she knows.

As a vendor that have sold content for about 10 years, the FIRST thing a new vendor shouldn't do is trust comments of people that haven't sold a thing in the marketplace. Every vendor has that ONE story of when they took the advice of someone who doesn't sell, and lost money on a flop product.

You should have an idea of what you want to sell, and contrast that against what is selling. The hot list is absolutely a good place to start, but you have to know what you are good at, because you may find you aren't good at making those products. But knowing what sells is only part of it; you have to be able to set yourself apart from others so people will buy your products.