Find a niche you can start cheaply
Low-cost niches worth a closer look.
Open prompt: Find a niche you can start cheaplyEst. time saved: 2+ hours
Starting a business
Spot gaps in your industry
What customers need that nobody does well yet.
- Best for
- Anyone looking for an opening in a field they know
- Est. time saved
- 2+ hours
- Works with
- ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
When to use it
- You know an industry well and want to find what's missing.
- You're looking for an angle for a new business.
When not to
- As proof a gap is worth filling. Test it with real customers.
What to have ready
- The industry
- What you've noticed from the inside
- Any research you've found, pasted in
The prompt
Fill in the [BRACKETS], then paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
› the prompt
You're helping me find gaps in an industry: things customers need that nobody does well. The industry: [E.G. WEDDING VENUES IN THE COTSWOLDS] What I've noticed from the inside: [YOUR OBSERVATIONS] Research I've found: [PASTE ANY ARTICLES OR DATA, OR "NOTHING YET"] Please: 1. Sum up how the industry works today, from what I've given you or sources you can show me. 2. List five possible gaps, with the evidence for each. 3. Score each from 0 to 10 for how big the need seems and how hard it would be for a small business to fill. Explain each score. 4. For the top two, suggest how a small business could fill them and how to test it cheaply. 5. Put the gaps in a table: gap, evidence, scores, source. Rules: - If you can browse the web, show a link for every fact. If you can't, say so and only use what I've pasted. - Label anything you can't back up as "unchecked". Don't invent figures.
Example input
A made-up example of what the brackets might say.
Industry: wedding venues in the Cotswolds.
Noticed: couples struggle to find small venues for 30 guests; most venues want 80 or more.
Research: nothing yet.
Tips
- Your own frustrations as a customer or worker are often the best clues.
- A gap with no competitors sometimes means no demand. Test it.
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