New member: advice on market research needed

[NewGirl]

I am about to start a niche mail order book service (via online sales and via traditional methods; classified ads, direct sales, etc).
There is a definite demand for the items I want to sell but no-one else is doing it and that in itself worries me greatly!
Market research is my weakest skill and I need to do some market research and design a questionnaire for my focus group before I plunge ahead. Any suggestions for how I can do this? Someone suggested using business school undergraduates...

[Michael]

Hi there

welcome to the forum...
Can one of our free numbers be of any use?

[NewGirl]

Hello Mike,
Thanks for your message. I am doing my business part time and I still have another job (9-5). Although most of my orders will be taken via email, fax or internet - I am concerned about losing sales as some people want to order via the phone. Do you have anything that might work in that case?