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I think Google Keyword tool can be a great help for you.

It gives the number of searches for keywords that relate to what you are looking for.

-Market Research
-Size of Industry
-Key Product Segments
-Key Market Segments
-Key Industry Trends
-Industry Outlook

You may also find this template helpful:

http://www.lostjobstartbusiness.com/blog/business-plan/sample-layout/

Business plan plays a crucial role in business management. The effective the business plan is the efficient your business is. You can consult a business adviser for preparing a fool proof business plan.Good luck.

Hi Eniven

Palo Alto has some great software to help you with you Business Plan, that Market Research is a key part of. I suggest you check out their Business Plan Pro software.

Also, in Rosalind Gardiner's Super Affiliate Handbook, she talks about this exact topic. These are the sites she recommends:

*Comscore Media

*Forrester Research

*Jupiter Research

*Online Publishers Association

*PRWeb.com

*Clickz Network

*eBay Marketplace Research

*Amazon.com

*Google Trends

Check these sites out and see if they give you the information you need.

Best of luck!

Dane Pymble

Dane those seem like some great avenues to gather industry market info. Maybe you could clarify where in these sites to locate that assistance. These sites have a whole lot of info and ensuring that what they offer is going to be beneficial to the user, some clarity is needed, I think.

I like your business plan and its strategies to maintain good advisory controls on business dealings.

Hi Eniven... Our questions are related because I'm thinking of starting the kind of business that YOU could hire to do this market research for you -- so I was wondering if you could help me with my question? http://www.startupnation.com/Would-you-outsource-research-fact-finding-/topic/