The best product ideas don’t come from “what’s trending.” They come from the problem you already solved for your own family, that other moms are still struggling with.
Where good ideas hide
- Things friends ask you to send them: “Can you send me that chore chart?”
- Systems you built out of frustration: the homeschool schedule, the allergy-friendly meal plan, the chicken-care checklist
- Things you know that others find hard: a skill from your job, your hobby, your culture or your season of life
- What you made in Module 4: your printables, worksheets and little tools
Let Claude interview you
Product idea interview Claude
Interview me to find a digital product I could make with AI and sell to other moms. Ask me 8 questions, one at a time, and wait for each answer. Ask about my daily routines, what friends ask me for help with, problems I've solved at home, my hobbies and skills, and what I'd enjoy making over and over. After the last answer, suggest 5 product ideas, each with: who it's for, the problem it solves, the format (printable, bundle, planner, simple app) and why someone would pay for it.
Do this inside your Shop Project from Module 3, so Claude keeps the ideas for later.
Formats that work for beginners
- Printable bundles: a set of matching planners, charts or checklists
- Worksheet packs: themed practice for one grade or one skill
- Planners and trackers: meal, budget, homeschool, cleaning, garden
- Guides: a short, practical how-to built from what you know
- Simple tools: a calculator or tracker that runs in a web browser (Lesson 4)
Score your ideas
Be honest with me Claude
Score each of my product ideas from 1 to 5 on: how painful the problem is, how specific the buyer is, how easy it is for me to make well, how different it could be from what's already out there, and whether I'd enjoy making more of it. Put it in a table. Then be honest: which one would you start with and why, and which would you drop?
Narrow it down
“Planners for moms” is too broad. “A homeschool planner for moms teaching three kids at different grades” is a product. The more specific the buyer, the easier it is for them to say “that’s for me.”
Ideas to avoid as a beginner
Anything that gives medical, legal or financial advice; anything using characters, brands or other people’s designs; products that need you to be online answering questions all day; and bundles of AI prompts sold on their own (some marketplaces don’t allow them).
Try it tonight
Run the Product idea interview. Score the five ideas. Pick your top two. Lesson 2 checks whether anyone will actually buy them.
