Sounds pretty similar to the situation I found myself in. I discovered a few newsletters/tools: trending insights (free), exploding topics ($39/mo), and trends.co ($300/ yr). Source: 11 months ago

I also recommend subscribing to newsletters like new venture weekly (free) or Exploding Topics (freemium) for business ideas. Source: 11 months ago

Best to start with what you're good at doing, check websites like exploding topics and answer the public to see if there is hype/market around your skillset. Get started by helping people in that niche for free, use AI tools to supercharge your work and find clients. Rinse and repeat until you start making money. Source: about 1 year ago

There are places that can even help you find the perfect niche to go into like exploding niches, exploding topics to name a few. Source: about 1 year ago

The good news for you is starting newsletters is easier than ever. If you are not interested in starting something in your field newsletters like exploding niches or websites like exploding topics are great resources to get ideas. Source: about 1 year ago

If you have a bit more budget, you can also recruit participants from online panels (like userinterviews.com or respondent.io). For an incentive, you can screen the right people to participate in your playtest. Keep in mind you will need to do some vetting and make sure you're not getting "professional" participants. Source: over 1 year ago

I used userinterviews.com recently for a really specific type of targeted user and was impressed with their ability to get folks. It isn't cheap, and I don't know if it would work in other cases, but I would suggest checking it out. Source: over 1 year ago

Userinterviews.com is where we typically go, but it's still costly (~75 per participant, depending on recruiting needs). Source: over 1 year ago

Hey! Does anyone have experience with userinterviews.com for getting feedback? Wondering if the price is worth it for validating my idea and talking with users who fit my target profile. Are there any other good options? Source: over 1 year ago

PMs constantly pay people to do interviews with them, via usertesting.com, userinterviews.com, etc. Not sure if I'm missing something here. Source: over 1 year ago