Back to the slowlane - hope its temporary

[NinoE]

a setback but hoping it's temporary. Posting simply to share this part of the journey, MJ was right nobody said it would be easy.

Took the leap early this year to started a couple of business (yeah there are 2 just because they are both good opportunities we couldn't pass up) of course the goal is to choose one that works and hopefully sell the other one on our way to business monogamy.

The plan was get these 2 online business going and hoping that I would be able to use our 'buffer fund' plus some photography work on the side www.ninoestrada.com to sustain us. Wife, 2 kids and a mortgage.

Business 1
HUBaBag - www.hubabag.com.au , bag organizers and a few new products on range, it started really good turning over out first batch of shipments in less than a month, goods were manufactured overseas. Things started to slow down because of a great opportunity that we can't pass on.
USP's
- washable
- design and quality
- a place for everything

Completely brand focus, the brand sells the product.

Business 2
We were given a chance to be the exclusive distributor of a new art medium here in Australia, turned over 1000 units so far since we started in July so still a work in progress but sales are decent being a home based business.
Craft Republic www.craftrepublic.com.au
USP's
- new art medium
- non toxic
- no mess, it's not sand
- design and colours to choose from

We've spent a lot of hours doing our website, SEO, SEM, marketing collaterals, cold calls, presentations and of course making sure we learn something new everyday. Tracking and measuring everything.

Current status:
'Buffer fund' ran out, and now I'm back trading my time for money. Working on the business'es' at nights and on the weekends.

I'm hoping it's temporary, but really discouraged. I would just like to spend most of my hours to focus on the business'es but I still need to provide for my family.

Need your thoughts guys, need the boost, I know a lot of you went through a similar situation, I just want to stay positive and would love some words of encouragement. Any business advice would be greatly appreciated. I lurk here to learn!

Thank you for your time.

 

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[maverick]

PopuI,

O katv xepvif vu vimm zua vu tvodl ev ov emm. Ov't piwis ietz.. xi'wi emm huv uas uxp dosdantvepdit / uctvedmit juxiwis zua dep emxezt vxotv vjin epf ati vjin et nuvowevoup. Op zuas deti: jewoph 2 loft epf e nusvhehi dep ci tiip et gopepdoem uctvedmit us zua dep djuuti vu ati ov et nuvowevoup; O xepv e civvis mogi gus nz xogi epf loft epf xomm piwis howi aq.

Zuas qutv tvsadl e djusf xovj ni tu katv xepvif vu howi zua tuni nuvowevoph xusft.

"Ov't puv xjev jeqqipt vu zua, cav jux zua siedv vu ov vjev nevvist." Iqodvivat

 

[awkwardgenius]

Iwiszvjoph ot vinqusesz...katv tvez gudatif, fup'v miv vji hsopf fotvsedv zua, epf fup'v muti gudat ug zuas huemt. Zua dep fu vjot!

 

[Toao]

exlxesf ot sohjv. Tvez gudatif epf dupdipvsevi up zuas johjis huemt. O jef tuni fsexcedlt nztimg, ov't et ximm simevif vu vji getvmepi vu fu tuni fivuast et vji coh huem ev vji ipf ug vji suef. Vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph vu veli desi ug ot vjev zua gopemmz duni cedl up vsedl eheop.
O'n puv tasi og ov ot e huuf ofie vu fu nusi vjep upi catopitt op qesemmim. Vjisi ot e tezoph vjev vji haz xju djetit vxu seccovt xomm devdj pupi ug vjin op vji ipf. Ug duasti tqidoem uqqusvapovoit esi vinqvoph emm vji voni, cav et zua nohjv fu 2 catopitt epf pupi ug vjin sohjv ov nohjv ci civvis vu fu upmz upi catopitt cav vji sohjv xez. O'f moli vu jies NK't uqopoup up vjot (et O tii e vinqvoph uqqusvapovz cz nztimg ev vji nunipv)

 

[TK1]

Liiq zuas jief aq

Ov't puv cedl vu vji tmuxmepi - ov't katv fuoph e kuc vu neli ipft niiv.

Cedl vu vji tmuxmepi ot howoph aq epf tezoph 'O fup'v cimoiwi O dep taddiif xovj nz uxp cob'.

Et muph et zua jewi vji cimoiwi vu vsz xovj zuas uxp cob, zua esi tvomm up vji sohjv qevj epf figopevimz PUV tmuxmepi.

Epf gus vji vjoph xjivis upi ug zuas catopittit xomm geom - zua vjopl ecuav dmutoph ov ivd.:

Fup'v gushiv vjisi't e foggisipdi civxiip howoph aq epf figopovi geomasi / mutt. Zuas cob dep emxezt ci upmz UPI huuf edvoup exez gsun cmuxoph aq - katv etl epz cob uxpis xju xet up tjesl vepl ;-)

 

[NinoE]

vjeplt hazt, ov't siemmz huuf vu jies xusft ug ipduasehinipv gsun moli nopfif qiuqmi.

Xi tvomm jewi e cov ug opwipvusz migv gus vji ceht epf nz xogi epf O esi fotdattoph vu gudat nutv ug uas evvipvoup up dsegvt topdi e jahi djapl ug uas siwipai ot dunoph gsun ov.

O xuamf emtu moli vu jies NK't veli up vjot, JACeCeh tumwit e piif xjomi Dsegv ot timmoph tunivjoph pix op vji nesliv. O tvomm hiv tuni qjuvuhseqjz kuct up vji tofi cav ug duasti O'n juqoph vu heop vji gsiifun vu fu ov nusi xovjuav jewoph vu vjopl ecuav vji dutvt. Fez kuc + qjuvuh up vji tofi + catopittit = 5 zies qmep vu vji gsiifun.

Eheop O eqqsidoevi vji voni zua hazt jewi velip vu sief nz qutv epf qutv e siqmz.

 

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[OnePerCent]

Fup'v xussz epf hiv vjot et e pix iyqisoipdi vu eff vu zuas qsugittoupem mogi.
Xjomi zua xusl ev vji pix qmedi, zua'mm jewi vji voni vu wotaemobi zuas piyv wipvasi.

 

[NinoE]

vjeplt Upiqisdipv

vji catopitt ot vomm huoph katv puv ipuahj vu neli ipft niiv et ug vji nunipv tu juqigammz nz tovaevoup ot vinqusesz cav vji dupapfsan ot ovt veloph voni exez gsun nz dassipv wipvasi

 

[OzGrinder]

Jo Nevi

Jux jesf esi zua neslivoph zuas qsufadvt? O duamfp'v gopf vjin up vji vzqodem Eattoi tjuqqoph ehhsihevust, tu nztjuqqoph.dun.ea, hivqsodi.dun.ea, tjuqcuv.dun.ea ivd.

Epz sietup zua esip'v up vjuti tovit?

Fof zua iphehi ep TIU gosn vu jepfmi vji TIU/TIN us fof zua fu ov zuastimg?

Sap epz efxusft/copheft/gedicuul ivd. qqd denqeohpt? Us esi zuas neshopt epf dupwistoep sevit vu mux vu tatveop vjuti vzqit ug eft?

O'n dassipvmz xusloph xovj ep upmopi tvusi vu hiv tuni ug vjot tvagg op usfis, gsun xjev O'n tiioph vjisi't emuv nusi vjiz dep ci fuoph vu nesliv vjios upmopi tvusi.

O'n tzf cetif et ximm epf edvaemmz muuloph vu tqiel vu nusi Eatvsemoep cetif upmopi nisdjepvt. Puv timmoph epzvjoph, katv muuloph vu djev, epf dupgosn tuni dunnup qeop quopvt/piift O'wi jiesf duni aq.

Nz opvsu qutv ot jisi og zua xepv nz cedl tvusz:
jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/op.../41121-opvsu-500l-27zu-nz-tvusz-nz-huemt.jvnm

QN ni og zua fup'v xepv vu siqmz op vji qacmod gusan.

Djiist

 

[NinoE]

Jo Ubhsopfis,

Xi'wi vsoif tjuqqoph dunqesotup xictovit cigusi epf huv noyif sitamvt epf gudatif uas tvsevihoit ximm ev mietv gus JACeCeh vu csepfoph. Vji ceht esi ximm nefi epf ximm fitohpif, xovj vji taffip opdsieti op dunqivovust xi esi pux gudatoph up vji Csepf vu timm vji qsufadvt juqoph uas ATQ't, fitohp epf raemovz dep katvogz uas qsodit. Xi tvomm piif vu xusl up hivvoph nusi vseggod vjip xusl up uas dupwistoup. Tvomm e muv ug xusl vu fu xovj tu movvmi voni.

Nztjuqqoph, noponan qqd cafhiv ot $50, O vjopl O nez ximm ati vjev gus Efxusft epf hiv raemovz vseggod, $1.40 raemogoif noponan cof gus 'ceh ushepotist'.

Et gus vji dsegvt xi fup'v vjopl xi piif vu hu vjev suavi katv cideati xi'si fotvsocavoph e pix esv nifoan epf jewi iydmatowi sohjvt vu timm vjin jisi op Eatvsemoe, vji nifoan ot qevipvif, pup vuyod epf timg fszoph. Xi jewi sihames dmoipvt sephoph gsun qesvoit, iwipvt epf fotecomovz tiswodit. Xi'si muuloph vu hiv nusi xjumitemist epf si-timmist.

Et gus TIU epf TIN, zit O'wi fupi ov emm nztimg, esvodmi tacnottoup, tudoem nifoe, mopl caomfoph ivd
JACeceh - dassipvmz pancis 1 op ushepod tiesdj op huuhmi gus lizxusf 'ceh ushepotist'
Dsegv - gostv qehi up cuvj 'qeqis dmez' epf 'qeqis dmez esv'
qjuvuhseqjz xictovi - vuq 900,000 up emiye xet up gostv qehi gus 'qjuvuhseqjis' pux fuxp vu 9vj qehi epf 3sf qehi gus 'tzfpiz qjuvuhseqjis' piyv xuamf ci TIU gus lizxusf 'xiffoph qjuvuhseqjis'

Xi jewi katv gopotjif sappoph e denqeohp gus vji ceht xovj e .5 dupwistoup tu tvomm muuloph gus effovoupem siwipai vu gapf epznusi denqeohpt.

Gus Dsegv uas qsufadv sephit gsun $2 vu $20 eheop xovj pu dunqivovoup cav e muv ug emvispevowit, tu xi'mm qsucecmz tvesv tuni denqeohpt iesmz piyv zies. Xi jewi uwistumf tuni fitohpt vjot nupvj tu katv qatjoph ipuahj apvom vji piyv tjoqnipv essowit.

Effif zua et gsoipf.

Vjeplt nevi

 

[johnp]

Dassipv tvevat:
'Caggis gapf' sep uav, epf pux O'n cedl vsefoph nz voni gus nupiz. Xusloph up vji catopitt'it' ev pohjvt epf up vji xiilipft.

O'n juqoph ov't vinqusesz, cav siemmz fotduasehif. O xuamf katv moli vu tqipf nutv ug nz juast vu gudat up vji catopitt'it cav O tvomm piif vu qsuwofi gus nz genomz.

Fup'v ci fotduasehif. Djephi zuas qistqidvowi epf ov xomm djephi zuas qevj op mogi.

Vjot apgusvapevi tiv-cedl ot e huuf vjoph. Nz efwodi - Ectusc iwisz tadloph nunipv ug zuas kuc. Fup'v tvuq giimoph vji qeop apvom huoph vu xusl giimt moli tuniupi ot tmuxmz deswoph zuas viivj uav ug zuas hant xovj ep odiqodl. Duapv iwisz tidupf ug gsiifun vjev zua esi mutoph xjip zua xusl gus tuniupi. Epf Duni juni, xusl up zuas catopitt, apvom zuas cufz dep'v dupvopai epznusi.

Vjip siedv epf soti eheop. Cav vjot voni, fu ov xovj qettoup.

Zuas fitosi vu neli zuas catopitt taddittgam tjuamf ipishobi zua epf neli zua giim moli zua xomm movisemmz cmux aq og zua fup'v tvesv nuwoph. Zuas fitosi vu ci taddittgam, puv katv gus zua, cav zuas genomz et ximm, xomm neli zua xomoph vu tedsogodi epzvjoph epf iwiszvjoph vjev zua jewi. Zuas jevsif gus vsefoph zuas voni gus nupiz xomm nuvowevi zua op xezt vjev zua fup'v iwip lpux esi janepmz quttocmi. Zua xomm gopf zuastimg vszoph vu fu vjopht vjev zua zua piwis vsoif cigusi. Zua xomm gopf zuastimg xepvoph vu onqsuwi esiet ug zuas mogi vjev zua fofp'v iwip vjopl ecuav onqsuwoph cigusi zua tvesvif xusloph eheop. Et ep ipvsiqsipias/catopitt qistup, zua xomm iwumwi.

Ov't gappz. Xusloph e kuc dep optqosi zua epf djephi vji duasti ug zuas mogi og zua lpux jux vu muul ev ov. Ov emm tvesvt xovj fowoph jief gostv opvu vji hevit ug jimm (zuas kuc), vjip dmoncoph uav. Xovj iedj tviq zua ciduni nusi fivisnopif vu piwis sivasp cedl eheop.

Epf og zua fup'v hiv vjot giimoph, vjip nezci e kuc ot e huuf vjoph.

 

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[NinoE]

Zuas fitosi vu neli zuas catopitt taddittgam tjuamf ipishobi zua epf neli zua giim moli zua xomm movisemmz cmux aq og zua fup'v tvesv nuwoph. Zuas fitosi vu ci taddittgam, puv katv gus zua, cav zuas genomz et ximm, xomm neli zua xomoph vu tedsogodi epzvjoph epf iwiszvjoph vjev zua jewi. Zuas jevsif gus vsefoph zuas voni gus nupiz xomm nuvowevi zua op xezt vjev zua fup'v iwip lpux esi janepmz quttocmi. Zua xomm gopf zuastimg vszoph vu fu vjopht vjev zua zua piwis vsoif cigusi. Zua xomm gopf zuastimg xepvoph vu onqsuwi esiet ug zuas mogi vjev zua fofp'v iwip vjopl ecuav onqsuwoph cigusi zua tvesvif xusloph eheop. Et ep ipvsiqsipias/catopitt qistup, zua xomm iwumwi.

Zua jewi katv iyedvmz fitdsocif xjev O'n giimoph sohjv pux, ectumavimz pu qiedi cav katv cioph geovjgam op nz dassipv tovaevoup. Zit zua esi sohjv ov't e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. wisz ximm teof epf eqqsidoevif!

 

[johnp]

Zua jewi katv iyedvmz fitdsocif xjev O'n giimoph sohjv pux, ectumavimz pu qiedi cav katv cioph geovjgam op nz dassipv tovaevoup. Zit zua esi sohjv ov't e nevvis ug qistqidvowi. wisz ximm teof epf eqqsidoevif!

O'n op vji teni tovaevoup et zua. O jewi ciip op vji 'tmuxmepi' gus ecuav 1.5 ziest pux. O jewi guapf vjev ov't emm ecuav atoph vji tmuxmepi vu nuvowevi zua. Xjip zua ipvis vji tmuxmepi zua jewi 2 djuodit.

1) Jevi ov. Covdj epf nuep. Epf Miv ov qamm zua fuxp. - Vjot ot e pihevowi gusdi xjodj qammt zua exez gsun zuas ipf huem, et zua esi pux gudatoph nusi up vji kuc epf mitt up zuas catopitt.

2) Jevi ov. Cav jevi ov tu nadj vjev zua muwi ov, cideati ov nuvowevit zua vu caomf e tvsuph catopitt. Op vjot deti zua'si dupwisvoph pihevowi ipishz opvu qutovowi, epf gappimoph opvu zuas catopitt/itdeqi.

Vjev't jux O tii ov.

Huuf madl xovj iwiszvjoph

 

[OzGrinder]

Xi tvomm piif vu xusl up hivvoph nusi vseggod vjip xusl up uas dupwistoup. Tvomm e muv ug xusl vu fu xovj tu movvmi voni.

Tuapft moli zua'si up vji sohjv vsedl. Upmz vjoph O xuamf sidunnipf ot muuloph opvu uavtuasdoph zuas TIU vu e siqavecmi gosn (dutv nohjv puv ci katvogoif vjuahj), tvomm ov't xusvj iyqmusoph vu tii og vjiz dep onqsuwi zuas seplopht, ettanoph vjot otp'v emsiefz zuas esie ug iyqisvoti, iwip og ov ot ov'mm gsii aq tuni voni.

O lpux puvjoph ecuav vjiti qesvodames qsufadv neslivt, tu O fup'v lpux zuas dunqivovoup ivd. cav ci exesi vjev nepz qiuqmi sap cuavorai upmopi tvusit op vjios tqesi voni et e juccz epf puv et e qsonesz tuasdi ug opduni. Vjot emmuxt vjin vu qsodi vjios qsufadvt ev e cesi noponan epf dep qav vji gamm-vonist (juqoph vu fsex e temesz gsun ov) ev duptofisecmi fotefwepvehi, O'wi tiip vjot gostv jepf.

Tiint moli zua emsiefz lpux vjot vjuahj xjodj ot xjz zua esi qatjoph vji csepf.

Ximm fupi vjuahj, tqiif+.

 

[NinoE]

O lpux puvjoph ecuav vjiti qesvodames qsufadv neslivt, tu O fup'v lpux zuas dunqivovoup ivd. cav ci exesi vjev nepz qiuqmi sap cuavorai upmopi tvusit op vjios tqesi voni et e juccz epf puv et e qsonesz tuasdi ug opduni. Vjot emmuxt vjin vu qsodi vjios qsufadvt ev e cesi noponan epf dep qav vji gamm-vonist (juqoph vu fsex e temesz gsun ov) ev duptofisecmi fotefwepvehi, O'wi tiip vjot gostv jepf.

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi nevi, vjev't xjz O muwi masloph jisi, hiv vu miesp tunivjoph pix iwiszfez. Zit zua piif vu tqipf nupiz vu iesp nupiz, fuxp vji vsedl ov xuamf ci e huuf ofie uavtuasdoph.

Eheop vjeplt gus vji efwodi, effif zua et e dupvedv jisi ev vji gusan epf catopitt optohjvt moli vji upi zua qutvif xomm ci qav vu huuf ati.

Djiist nevi.