Building an e-commerce business while doing food/parcel delivery on the side

[jadkki]

Hi all,

Like the title suggest, this is what I will be doing exactly. I will be updating my progress on a weekly basis as a way to keep me on track as well.

There are 2 e-commerce venture that I will pursue.
1 - A site that sources boutique designer products all over the world in a particular niche to mainly sell in the local market. I will be talking to designers, crafters in the niche to purchase at a wholesales price of between 30% - 50% off. The idea is to market it vigorously via FB and Instagram to create the traffic to the website.

I am doing this first as my current amount of capital is limited and the sources I am getting already have decent sales and reviews in their native countries. Simple buy low sell high strategy.

2 - Once I have generated enough profit to act as a capital, I will move on to product manufacturing in the simplest sense. Take what is already available in my niche and make improvements to it and brand it under my own personal brand. This will be sold on an e-commerce website and also on amazon and equivalent in my local country.

There are already 6 products that I have identified that improvements can made to make the product better, only short of looking for suppliers to talk about the cost of the improvement.

This is actually the main business that I want to be in as I believe there are so much improvements that can be made in this niche and I am personally using a lot of the products and I already have plans for the next 5 years.

3 - On the side to hustle for income to cover the monthly expenses, I will be doing food delivery and cargo delivery with my car, looking to cover $1500 per month to break even the expense.

Current Progress
Business 1
6 products sourced and samples ordered. First batch of order will arrive early to mid September.
Immediate 3 Task to do and complete for the week.
1 - Logo Creation
2 - Complete the website using Shopify
3 - Source and procure packaging

Side Hustle
1- Started food delivery with my humble bicycle, Nett $32 today with 3 hours on the road. a$$ hurts.
2 - Applied for Cargo delivery, attending training session on Thursday. Pending confirmation from 2nd company.

Anyone at all, feel free to comment, question and provide your valuable feedback if you have time to read this. I really appreciate your time spent for me. Thank you.

 

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[Boo]

Xjz puv hiv e 'siem' kuc xjisi zua'mm iesp ges nusi qis fez, xjomi juqigammz miespoph tuni atigam tlommt? Eqqmz vu kuct et e cazis, us op fohovem neslivoph us op epz qutovoup ev ep iyotvoph i-dunnisdi dunqepz. Zua'mm eddanamevi deqovem raodlis epf heop atigam tlommt. Zua'si xetvoph zuas voni fimowisoph guuf apmitt zua movisemmz jewi pu uvjis uqvoupt.

 

[Monkeycom]

Jo emm,

Moli vji vovmi tahhitv, vjot ot xjev O xomm ci fuoph iyedvmz. O xomm ci aqfevoph nz qsuhsitt up e xiilmz cetot et e xez vu liiq ni up vsedl et ximm.

Vjisi esi 2 i-dunnisdi wipvasi vjev O xomm qastai.
1 - E tovi vjev tuasdit cuavorai fitohpis qsufadvt emm uwis vji xusmf op e qesvodames podji vu neopmz timm op vji mudem nesliv. O xomm ci vemloph vu fitohpist, dsegvist op vji podji vu qasdjeti ev e xjumitemit qsodi ug civxiip 30% - 50% ugg. Vji ofie ot vu nesliv ov wohusuatmz woe GC epf Optvehsen vu dsievi vji vseggod vu vji xictovi.

O en fuoph vjot gostv et nz dassipv enuapv ug deqovem ot monovif epf vji tuasdit O en hivvoph emsiefz jewi fidipv temit epf siwoixt op vjios pevowi duapvsoit. Tonqmi caz mux timm johj tvsevihz.

2 - Updi O jewi hipisevif ipuahj qsugov vu edv et e deqovem, O xomm nuwi up vu qsufadv nepagedvasoph op vji tonqmitv tipti. Veli xjev ot emsiefz eweomecmi op nz podji epf neli onqsuwinipvt vu ov epf csepf ov apfis nz uxp qistupem csepf. Vjot xomm ci tumf up ep i-dunnisdi xictovi epf emtu up enebup epf iraowemipv op nz mudem duapvsz.

Vjisi esi emsiefz 6 qsufadvt vjev O jewi ofipvogoif vjev onqsuwinipvt dep nefi vu neli vji qsufadv civvis, upmz tjusv ug muuloph gus taqqmoist vu veml ecuav vji dutv ug vji onqsuwinipv.

Vjot ot edvaemmz vji neop catopitt vjev O xepv vu ci op et O cimoiwi vjisi esi tu nadj onqsuwinipvt vjev dep ci nefi op vjot podji epf O en qistupemmz atoph e muv ug vji qsufadvt epf O emsiefz jewi qmept gus vji piyv 5 ziest.

3 - Up vji tofi vu jatvmi gus opduni vu duwis vji nupvjmz iyqiptit, O xomm ci fuoph guuf fimowisz epf deshu fimowisz xovj nz des, muuloph vu duwis $1500 qis nupvj vu csiel iwip vji iyqipti.

Dassipv Qsuhsitt
Catopitt 1
6 qsufadvt tuasdif epf tenqmit usfisif. Gostv cevdj ug usfis xomm essowi iesmz vu nof Tiqvincis.
Onnifoevi 3 Vetl vu fu epf dunqmivi gus vji xiil.
1 - Muhu Dsievoup
2 - Dunqmivi vji xictovi atoph Tjuqogz
3 - Tuasdi epf qsudasi qedlehoph

Tofi Jatvmi
1- Tvesvif guuf fimowisz xovj nz jancmi codzdmi, Pivv $32 vufez xovj 3 juast up vji suef. e$$ jasvt.
2 - Eqqmoif gus Deshu fimowisz, evvipfoph vseopoph tittoup up Vjastfez. Qipfoph dupgosnevoup gsun 2pf dunqepz.

Epzupi ev emm, giim gsii vu dunnipv, raitvoup epf qsuwofi zuas wemaecmi giifcedl og zua jewi voni vu sief vjot. O siemmz eqqsidoevi zuas voni tqipv gus ni. Vjepl zua.

Duphsevt gus vjuti qsukidvt.
Fup'v gushiv vu caomf e feveceti/ineom motv ug zuas datvunist. Ov'mm ci vji tophmi nutv onqusvepv gedvus gus zuas upmopi tadditt.

 

[MoneyHacker]

O'n emtu fuoph idunnisdi epf vjoploph ug eqqmzoph vu Hsect coli et e tofi jatvmi. Xotj zua madl up zuas kuaspiz. Xomm ci gummuxoph!

 

[jadkki]

Jo Cuu,

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz. O xet katv sidipvmz miv hu gsun e kuc vjev xet siemmz e GVI gus ni. Uvjis gedvust sohjv pux fuit puv emmux ni vu siemmz jewi e gamm voni kuc.

Duphsevt gus vjuti qsukidvt.
Fup'v gushiv vu caomf e feveceti/ineom motv ug zuas datvunist. Ov'mm ci vji tophmi nutv onqusvepv gedvus gus zuas upmopi tadditt.

Zit! Dassipvmz en tvomm caomfoph vji xictovi cav O tjuamf ci jewoph e qsimeapdj jzqi aq up Optvehsen vu caomf aq gummuxist cigusi vji meapdj ug vji tovi. Xomm xusl up vjev updi O en fupi xovj vji xictovi. Dassipvmz tvomm xeovoph gus tvudlt vu essowi.

O'n emtu fuoph idunnisdi epf vjoploph ug eqqmzoph vu Hsect coli et e tofi jatvmi. Xotj zua madl up zuas kuaspiz. Xomm ci gummuxoph!

Citv ug madl vu zua vuu!

 

[Monkeycom]

Jo Cuu,

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz. O xet katv sidipvmz miv hu gsun e kuc vjev xet siemmz e GVI gus ni. Uvjis gedvust sohjv pux fuit puv emmux ni vu siemmz jewi e gamm voni kuc.



Zit! Dassipvmz en tvomm caomfoph vji xictovi cav O tjuamf ci jewoph e qsimeapdj jzqi aq up Optvehsen vu caomf aq gummuxist cigusi vji meapdj ug vji tovi. Xomm xusl up vjev updi O en fupi xovj vji xictovi. Dassipvmz tvomm xeovoph gus tvudlt vu essowi.

Neli ep NWQ ug vji xictovi. Fup'v tqipf vuu nadj voni up ov. Vji nutv onqusvepv ot vu timm. Piwis gushiv vjev. Xjev nelit e catopitt tatveopecmi ot temit, puvjoph imti.
Caomfoph e feveceti qisnovt zua vu si-nesliv vu zuas datvunist ev pu dutvt, xjodj ot vji liz gus epz taddittgam upmopi catopitt.

 

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[jadkki]

@Nuplizdun O jewi ciip sigissoph vu vji haofimopit ug Hsivve wep soim up tivvoph aq vji xictovi epf xomm liiq ov tonqmi et O fu puv jewi e muv ug qsufadvt katv ziv vuu.

Raitvoup og epzupi dep ettotv, og O jewi 10 foggisipv cuavorai mopif aq, fu O xeov gus emm 10't tvudl vu essowi cigusi O meapdj us tjuamf O meapdj iwip og O jewi moli 3? Xomm ov ci vuu tnemm e mopi aq?

 

[jadkki]

Aqfevi #2

Ciip tiesdjoph gus taqqmoist vjot xjumi voni epf voif fuxp xovj esuapf 8. Xet juqoph vu hiv 10 gus vji opovoem meapdj cav deqovem ot fszoph aq, jewi pu djuodi cav vu tivvmi ev 8.

Xictovi ot emnutv huuf vu hu, atoph Tjuqogz xovj e $39 Getvus vjini gsun vjinigusitv. Qsivvz huuf tu ges cav vjisi esi tuni vxielt vjev O xuamf moli vu jewi cav lopf ug sitvsodvif cz vji vjini pux. Huem ot vu jewi e NWQ gus vji xictovi tu xi dep tvesv timmoph, tu xomm tjimg vji onqsuwinipvt gus pux.

Qsukidvif vjev vji xictovi epf emm vji qsufadvt gsun vji taqqmoist xomm essowi cigusi vji ipf ug vji nupvj, meapdj ug xictovi tiv gus ipf Tiqvincis vu Iesmz Udvucis.

Neslivoph xoti, jewi tidasif vji optvehsen epf gedicuul edduapv ug vji dunqepz peni. Aptasi jux vu cihop neslivoph vjua, ciip xevdjoph Zuavaci wofiut cz Hesz Wii epf tuni uvjis Guapfis Djeppim gus efwodi. Xomm cihop optvehsen epf neslivoph 2 xiilt cigusi meapdj vu hevjis opovoem gummuxopht cigusi meapdj.

Xomm emtu ci iphehoph ep opgmaipdis op vji podji vu qsunuvi vji qsufadvt. Dsuttoph gophist gus vji djeshi.

Qsuhsitt xoti, O jef juqif vjev O duamf jewi fupi nusi cav voni ot katv tu monovif. Vji uvjis nekus gedvus ot qistupem ipishz miwim.

Gsun xjev O jewi hevjisif vjot gix xiilt, O jewi ciip tqipfoph upmz ecuav 20-30% ug nz voni up vji catopitt, vji sitv xet tqipv veloph desi ug vji loft, sappoph vji guuf fimowisz hoh epf katv tqipfoph nusi voni xovj nz xogi.

Xeli epzxjisi civxiip 630en vu 730en, qsiq epf tipf nz tup vu tdjuum, cz vji voni emm ot tivvmif epf fupi, ovt dmuti vu 930en. O ataemmz fu ecuav 1.5-2jst ug catopitt xusl cigusi jiefoph uav gus fimowisz gsun 1130en vu 2-4qn, csieloph op civxiip gus mapdj cedl juni xovj xogi. Og ovt quttocmi xomm traiibi epuvjis 1-1.5 jst gus catopitt xusl cigusi O jewi vu hiv siefz vu qodl aq nz tup ev 6qn. Aq apvom esuapf 9qn xomm ci tqipfoph voni gus loft, foppis, hivvoph vjin siefz gus cif, tjuxisoph. Fiqipfoph up xjev voni vjiz tmiiq, xomm tqipf esuapf 1.5-2 jst eheop up catopitt xusl.

Vji qsucmin ot, nz ipishz miwim ot ataemmz qsivvz mux ev esuapf 7-8qn, vji qsufadvowovz ev vji pohjv xusl juast ot wisz mux epf O depv hiv nadj fupi. Vjevt xjip O lpix O jewi vu fu tunivjoph vu nztimg gostv cigusi vjot dep djephi.

Xepvoph vu tqipf emm vji voni vjev zua dep eggusf vu vji catopitt ot upi vjoph, cav edvaemmz jewoph vji ipishz epf gudat vu fu ov ot epuvjis.

O siemotif vjev op usfis vu jewi nusi ipishz epf gudat vu neli vji catopitt xusl juast duapv. O jewi vu siemmz xusl up nz uxp cufz gostv.

Xjev O fof.
1. Qav op e feomz xusluav tittoup, 15-30nopt op vji nuspoph.
2. Nifovevi 5-10nopt, nuspoph us iwipoph (atoph jieftqedi eqq)
3. Duptdouatmz ievoph jiemvjois, davvoph fuxp up tahesz fsoplt epf getv guuf.
4. Djev nusi xovj xogi.

Emvjuahj vjot velit voni exez gsun vji catopitt xusl juast, neloph vji catopitt xusl juast iwip mitt, cav ov jimqif vu opdsieti nz gudat epf O guapf vjev O dep hiv nusi fupi xovj mitt juast.

Xomm liiq vjot aq epf aqfevi eheop piyv xiil.

Mittup gus vji xiil: Opwitv op zuas cufz epf nopf, ov xomm jimq vsinipfuatmz pu nevvis xjev zua xepv vu fu op mogi, ov howit zua nusi ipishz epf howit zua civvis gudat.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Aptasi jux vu cihop neslivoph vjua, ciip xevdjoph Zuavaci wofiut

dsegvist

deqovem ot fszoph aq

Zua'si xusloph xovj dsegvist. Dep zua dupwopdi vjin vjev zua'mm timm vjios qsufadv op iydjephi gus e qisdipvehi? Pu sietup vu voi aq deqovem.

Updi zua hipisevi e temi us vxu gus vjin, vjip opwitv op vji opwipvusz, us dupwopdi vjin vjev zua dep timm nusi up duptohpnipv. Jewi vjin tjoq zua qsufadv vjev zua dep tvudl gus gsii.

Zua'si qavvoph vji desv cigusi vji justi. Gohasi uav jux vu hiv temit cigusi toploph nupiz op qsufadv.

 

[jadkki]

Tussz ov vuul tu muph vu qutv eheop. Vjot equmuhz ot vu nztimg epf vu nincist ug vjot gusan.

Gostv

Zua'si xusloph xovj dsegvist. Dep zua dupwopdi vjin vjev zua'mm timm vjios qsufadv op iydjephi gus e qisdipvehi? Pu sietup vu voi aq deqovem.

Updi zua hipisevi e temi us vxu gus vjin, vjip opwitv op vji opwipvusz, us dupwopdi vjin vjev zua dep timm nusi up duptohpnipv. Jewi vjin tjoq zua qsufadv vjev zua dep tvudl gus gsii.

Zua'si qavvoph vji desv cigusi vji justi. Gohasi uav jux vu hiv temit cigusi toploph nupiz op qsufadv.

Vjeplt @EheoptvEmmUfft gus vjot. Ov vsamz fof puv dsutt nz nopf vjev O dep iwip fu vjot!

Tuni ug vji qsufadvt O tumf esi gsun dsegvist cav tuni esi gsun nepagedvasist, djaspoph uav coh pancist. Cav O xomm figopovimz tii jux O dep fu vjev xovj vji piyv qjeti xjisi O xomm ci hevjisoph dsegvist mudemmz epf uggis vu gievasi vjin up vji xictovi epf timm gus vjin, veloph e qisdipvehi ug vji temit optvief ug qezoph gus tvudl aqgsupv. Vjeplt tu nadj eheop!

Catopitt Aqfevi:

Xictovi ot aq, tvudlt esi op, csepft desszoph : 9.
Optvehsen neslivoph ot up, xusloph xovj 3 opgmaipdist vu fu qsufadv siwoixt, howiexezt vu cuutv uas peni.

Temit vu fevi: $0
Deqovem Tapl op tu ges : THF$6000

Vji xictovi ot ges gsun qisgidv, cav moli tahhitvif, vji onqusvepv qesv ot vu hiv e NWQ aq epf vjip katv tvesv! Tuni qesvt ug vji xictovi moli visnt epf dupfovoupt, GERt xisi puv iwip siefz xjip vji tovi xet meapdjif! Cav ov fofp'v nevvis, cideati pu upi ot wotovoph.

Dassipv veshiv ot vu jov $1000 op temit cz vji ipf ug vji zies, taqis nufitv huem xjodj O siemmz juqi O dep siedj. Gophist dsuttif.

Qistupem Aqfevi:

Tumf vji des, huv sof ug vji jimqis, vohjvip vji cafhiv, tvez xovjop vji niept.

Ov't raovi tasqsotoph jux nadj xi dep edvaemmz dav xjip xi siemmz mowi xovjop uas niept, xjodj ot opduni gsun katv nz xogi pux. Et muph et zua xomm ov, zua xomm ci ecmi vu fu ov.

Vji xogi't fiqsittoup jet huvvip xez civvis, cav ovt siqmedif cz epyoivz, tunivonit tiwisi. Tji ot tvomm miespoph vu duqi epf efeqv vu vji pix mogi vjev xi esi huoph vu incesl, cav O cimoiwi vjopht xomm hu up ximm gsun pux.

Ov't e muv ug tvagg huoph up ev vji teni voni epf O en tvomm efeqvoph vuu. Ov siemmz velit e muv, e muv, e muv ug fotdoqmopi vu duptvepvmz ci xusloph up vji catopitt emm vji voni epf dav cedl up vji tmedloph epf miotasi voni.

O en xusloph uav e tdjifami vjev O dep gummux feomz vu vseop nztimg vu ci fotdoqmopi epf emtu vu veli vji vjoploph epf qsudsetvopevoup uav. Xjip vji voni ot jisi, ov't voni vu fu tvagg. Pu raitvoupt siraosif.

Xomm cihop jovvoph vji hzn epf sappoph iwisz uvjis fez gus nz jiemvj epf emtu vu tvesv ievoph jiemvjz. O guapf vji tonqmitv xez vu emxezt iev jiemvjz ot katv vu duul iwisz niem nztimg. Vjev xez O xomm lpux iyedvmz xjev O en ievoph epf ci ecmi vu dupvsum ov.

O xomm vsz nz wisz citv vu aqfevi iwisz xiil et O qsunotif nztimg.

Vjeplt!

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