Product Sourcing Tips


Today I am just going to bring the last two post together. As I have said I do not have a tattoo or know about the market, so I was coming at it from a new persons point of view.

My last bit of research took me to using the phone and chatting to men and women who had Tattoos.

I phoned some of the local tattoo shops and also some of the ones in the larger cities and they all told me that prices go from around £50.00 upto several £1,000 if it was a compex tattoo.

Now the above fact told me that this market had money to spend – now this is very important when you are going into a Niche, you need to find out does this market have the cash to spend.

I also asked the shops if they took Credit or debit cards and they all said yes. – Again this is important for if you are selling online people need to have a means of paying you staright away.

The age bracket I spoke to was between 18/30. And they all said they liked Tattoo’s as art and it made them feel good. – Again they were buying and wanted to buy.

I explained to each person I spoke to I was doing research and nearly all of them were happy to help. Today while I was in town I was having some lunch and I saw two girls with lower Back tattoo’s and one had one on her lower leg. So I thought well could get a slap but went and I chatted to them. They were only to happy to help.

They also thought it was a cool idea to have somewhere to go to get pictures and they would go to a site like that because they want other bits done.

(And this is another point – this market loves their product and will buy – even when only a few people would ever see the end result, and am not joking the one tattoo the girl only her boyfriend or husband would ever get to see).

Also she explained although she had her lower leg done and lower back done there were plenty of other places that she could have done and all her mates had atleast two or three tattoo’s. So why not split designs up into : Lower Back, legs, arms, other bits.

Her mate had now gone back to work , but the other girl still chatted and said if I was going todo this product why not sell body jewellery, Crop tops and jeans so they could show off the art, and she went on and on.

So what am I saying well :

The Niche had a range of magazines and expensive ones at that.

The Niche had money to spare and spend on their Niche.

The Niche had a means of paying for their products.

Also there were other Niches that could be drilled into once they had bought. Such as Jewellery, Clothes.

Also the person who wanted the product did the buying – What do I mean. Well for example a child may want the latest computer game, but he does not have means to buy it, he has to ask a parent.

Well I hope you understood that. And that it has helped you.

And before anyone asks NO I am not going to go into the Tattoo Niche.