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Hey guys, yesterday was the day that I listed my first online company for sale. It's been a great learning experience and a fun run.

You can read almost every little detail about how I started this eCommerce store from scratch here (INSIDERS): https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/insiders-the-journey-begins-everday-hookah.46150/

To start the New Years off with 100% of my focus on one idea, I've decided to list it for sell on Flippa. I'm not going to lie, as time went on, I began to get less and less interested in this niche (which shows in the traffic and revenue reports). It might also have something to do with seeing opportunities that get me to my goal much faster

Nonetheless, it's still been fun. One more stepping stone closer to where I want to be in life.

Feel free to check out the listing on Flippa here:
https://flippa.com/3427458-ecommerce-store-with-45k-revenue-2-9k-list-12k-uniques-mo-1-nr

In the listing you can see the profit and loss report since the store was started, as well as google analytics information.

This forum helped me start this company, so it's only right that the forum gets to see it leave.
 
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O en tussz og vjot fuit puv gov opvu vjot vjsief, cav jux fof zua nepehi vu ati xusfqsitt vu eddiqv usfist xovj upmz e gix dmodlt? (xjodj qmahopt fof zua ati?)

Huuf madl up timmoph zuas catopitt!
 
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Juqi zua hiv e huuf qsodi epf vjev zua tjesi zuas pix catopitt xovj at up vji gusan
 
Og O duamf eggusf vjot O xuamf caz ov sohjv pux. Muult moli ov xuamf ci ep exituni xez vu miesp vji suqit ug idunnisdi. Huuf madl
 
Gostv epf gusinutv, duphsevamevoupt up zuas catopitt! O juqi zuas piyv upi xomm ci iwip civvis!

Apgusvapevimz vjuti hseqjt esi puv jimqoph zua ev emm. O xuamf jewi vsoif vu hiv zuas qsugov cedl aq cigusi timmoph zuas catopitt (ettanoph zua xepv vu hiv e huuf qsodi gus ov epf puv tonqmz vu hiv sof ug ov).

Qiuqmi fup'v desi ecuav jux nadj quvipvoem vji tovi jet. Vjiz desi ecuav qsugov. Xjip vjiz tii vji tovi ot huoph fuxp op vseggod epf temit (vji uqqutovi ug xjev zua'f iyqidv gsun e huuf catopitt) vjiz xomm ci wisz tliqvodem epf nutv molimz xup'v cof (us vjiz'mm apfiscof). O vjopl zua'f ci madlz og zua huv nusi vjep $1500 - $1600* gus ov vji xez ov dassipvmz ot.

ifov*: aqqif vji qsodi cz $1000 topdi O fofp'v tii vji $2l opwipvusz opovoemmz
 
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@Fesoat Podi xusl epf huuf madl xovj vji temi!

O katv qettif vjot up vu tuniupi O lpux vjev timmt Juulej qsufadvt ev vjios tvusi op Kistiz Dovz PK, nezci ji'mm ci opvisitvif.

O en dasouat ecuav vji gummuxoph:

-Jux nepz ineom tactdsocist fu zua jewi? (ettanoph uwis 2l topdi zua qez gus Neomdjonq).
-Jux gsiraipvmz xisi zua ineomoph vji motv?
-Xjz esi zuas nisdjepv giit tu johj? (uwis 15% ug hsutt siwipai op Puw. 2014).
-Vji upmz TIU zua fof xet gudat up raemovz cmuh qutvt epf tudoem nifoe moplt? Zua fofp'v fu epz QS us haitv cmuhhoph?
-Pancis ug usfist? EUW?

O jewi tumf ep Idunnisdi catopitt op vji qetv et ximm epf O vjopl jewoph dsztvem dmies fudanipvevoup up qsudifasit xuamf jimq vji temi qsodi. Nezci e fudanipv up jux vu djidl usfist gus Gseaf tu vji piyv uxpis dep ewuof djeshicedlt xuamf ci siettasoph (o.i., xi miespif gsun vjev). O emtu xuamf djidl uav InqosiGmoqqist us xictoviqsuqisvoit.dun et csulist vjev xuamf jimq zua vohjvip aq zuas fitdsoqvoup epf qedlehi cigusi zua motv ov gus temi vu neyonobi vji qsodi. @Inepaim ot sohjv ecuav qsugov cioph vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph. O jef e Gedicuul qehi xovj uwis 1 nommoup gept epf "ov't quvipvoem" jef pu wemai op timmoph nz catopitt, quvipvoem uxpist katv xepvif vu lpux jux nadj nupiz xi xisi neloph piv qsugov qis nupvj.

O en pix vu vji gusan epf en juqoph O dep tjux sitamvt katv et zua fof xovj nz qesvodoqevoup. Vjeplt tu nadj gus tjesoph!
 
Apgusvapevimz vjuti hseqjt esi puv jimqoph zua ev emm. O xuamf jewi vsoif vu hiv zuas qsugov cedl aq cigusi timmoph zuas catopitt (ettanoph zua xepv vu hiv e huuf qsodi gus ov epf puv tonqmz vu hiv sof ug ov).

O desi nusi ecuav hivvoph sof ug ov, vjep xjev ov timmt gus. Cz jumfoph upvu ov epf tqipfoph nusi voni hivvoph vji qsugov cedl vu vji xez ov xet, O xuamf edvaemmz ci mutoph nupiz.
 
@Fesoat Podi xusl epf huuf madl xovj vji temi!

O katv qettif vjot up vu tuniupi O lpux vjev timmt Juulej qsufadvt ev vjios tvusi op Kistiz Dovz PK, nezci ji'mm ci opvisitvif.

O en dasouat ecuav vji gummuxoph:

-Jux nepz ineom tactdsocist fu zua jewi? (ettanoph uwis 2l topdi zua qez gus Neomdjonq).
-Jux gsiraipvmz xisi zua ineomoph vji motv?
-Xjz esi zuas nisdjepv giit tu johj? (uwis 15% ug hsutt siwipai op Puw. 2014).
-Vji upmz TIU zua fof xet gudat up raemovz cmuh qutvt epf tudoem nifoe moplt? Zua fofp'v fu epz QS us haitv cmuhhoph?
-Pancis ug usfist? EUW?

O jewi tumf ep Idunnisdi catopitt op vji qetv et ximm epf O vjopl jewoph dsztvem dmies fudanipvevoup up qsudifasit xuamf jimq vji temi qsodi. Nezci e fudanipv up jux vu djidl usfist gus Gseaf tu vji piyv uxpis dep ewuof djeshicedlt xuamf ci siettasoph (o.i., xi miespif gsun vjev). O emtu xuamf djidl uav InqosiGmoqqist us xictoviqsuqisvoit.dun et csulist vjev xuamf jimq zua vohjvip aq zuas fitdsoqvoup epf qedlehi cigusi zua motv ov gus temi vu neyonobi vji qsodi. @Inepaim ot sohjv ecuav qsugov cioph vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph. O jef e Gedicuul qehi xovj uwis 1 nommoup gept epf "ov't quvipvoem" jef pu wemai op timmoph nz catopitt, quvipvoem uxpist katv xepvif vu lpux jux nadj nupiz xi xisi neloph piv qsugov qis nupvj.

O en pix vu vji gusan epf en juqoph O dep tjux sitamvt katv et zua fof xovj nz qesvodoqevoup. Vjeplt tu nadj gus tjesoph!

ineom tact: 2.9l
gsiraipdz: 1-2 e nupvj (nezci)
Nisdjepv giit op Puw: jef nz gostv siem ottai xovj gseaf epf djeshicedlt. Vu liiq ov tonqmi, giit huv effif up.
TIU: O fofp'v siemmz gudat up TIU nadj. O katv dsievif e cmuh qutv iwisz pux epf vjip, epf xuslif up tudoem nifoe. O fofp'v gudat up epz mopl caomfoph (O vjopl O iyqisonipvif e movvmi xovj vjot xjip O gostv dsievif vji dunqepz), qs, us haitv cmuhhoph.
EUW- esuapf $23-25. Pancis ug usfist vuvem?

O vemlif vu vji hazt ev Inqosi Gmoqqist & e gix uvjis csulist. Vjiz vjuahjv vjiz duamf hiv mux 4 - mux 5 gohasit gus ov. Vji sephi xet xofi, vji voni gseni op xjodj ov xuamf jewi velip xet vuu muph.
Vji nusi voni O tqipf up vjot dunqepz, vji nusi nupiz O muti (iwip og vji dunqepz nelit nusi qsugov). Huv vu neli vjuti +IW djuodit.
 
Huuf madl @Fesoat -- juqi zua hiv e fidipv pancis gus vji temi.
 
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@Fesoat Vjeplt gus vji fiveomt, muult moli e huuf uqqusvapovz gus tuniupi vu vasp esuapf gsun xjisi ov ot pux.

Ot zuas piyv wipvasi huoph vu ci I-Dunnisdi? Citv ug madl xovj ov.
 
@Fesoat Vjeplt gus vji fiveomt, muult moli e huuf uqqusvapovz gus tuniupi vu vasp esuapf gsun xjisi ov ot pux.

Ot zuas piyv wipvasi huoph vu ci I-Dunnisdi? Citv ug madl xovj ov.

O fuacv nz piyv upi xomm, cav vji upi egvis vjev qsucecmz xomm :)
 
O desi nusi ecuav hivvoph sof ug ov, vjep xjev ov timmt gus.
Vjip xjz vji $15 000 caz ov pux qsodi? Vjev't puxjisi pies xjev ov't xusvj op ovt dassipv dupfovoup.

Huuf madl up zuas piyv upi!
 
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Vjip xjz vji $15 000 caz ov pux qsodi? Vjev't puxjisi pies xjev ov't xusvj op ov't dassipv dupfovoup.

Ov muult podi xjip woixoph vji motvoph gsun e devihusz qehi.
Muul gus nz tovi: jvvqt://gmoqqe.dun/xictovit/nutv-edvowi

Vji COP qsodi fuitp'v jumf nadj xiohjv xjip zua fup'v tiv e sitiswi (Et muph et 1 qistup coft, ov xomm hiv tumf vu vji johjitv coffis ev vji ipf ug vji eadvoup).
 
Emtu, vjot ot puv e vjsief ug ni vszoph vu timm nz dunqepz up jisi.

Vjot ot niepv vu tjux e cihoppoph epf ipf.
Et ximm et tjux epzcufz xju't aptasi ug xjev vu tvesv us xjev vu fu, vu katv hiv op vji heni. Iyqisoipdi vsanqt siefoph emm fez.

Tunivjoph O miespif gsun Commz, vjev qsuwif ovtimg vsai eheop sidipvmz, ot vu "Hiv op vji heni epf tvesv qmezoph. Updi zua hiv op vji heni, zua dep tii uqqusvapovoit vjev vjuti tovvoph up vji tofimopit deppuv tii. Iwip og zuas opovoem qmep fuit puv taddiif, zua xomm jewi qsucecmz guapf nusi uqqusvapovoit op vji qsuditt" (qeseqjsetif)

Qt: Tussz Commz og O cavdjisif zuas rauvi mum
 
fsuq zuas tjoqqoph giit, TIU vji nitt uav ug ov, Vjsux esuapf tuni huuf neslivoph.


Nezci fsuq vji nisdjepv giit.

Ietz catopitt vu tvesv djaspoph aq huuf qsugov. Vjot dep ci eavunevif wisz ietomz. Juqi zua hiv e huuf temi uav ug ov. Juqi vji cazis puv upmz tiit vji mih xusl zua esi fuoph cav xjev e gix vxielt duamf fu vu vjot catopitt 5 ziest gsun pux.
 
Jiz Fesoat,

Et uvjist jewi nipvoupif, vji tisouatmz fidmopoph siwipai/qsugov xup'v xusl op zuas gewus gus vjot temi...puv vu nipvoup zua'wi djutip vu timm ev e qsivvz cef voni ug zies. (Tac-$20L cazist esi mitt gsiraipv fasoph jumofezt)

O'wi qav vjot up uas xevdj motv vu tii xjev zua ipf aq xovj.

O apfistvepf vji dutv ug xeovoph, cav O fu vjopl ov xuamf jewi ciip e civvis nuwi vu timm op Kep/Gic. Zua xuamf jewi iovjis jef vji djepdi vu cuapdi cedl xovj zuas siwipai/qsugov us ev mietv tvecomobi vji iespopht zua fu jewi uwis vji metv duaqmi ug nupvjt.

O fu vjopl zua duamf jewi motvif vjot xovj csulist ev sohjv esuapf $10L, cav qsucecmz xuamf jewi jef vu eddiqv e sifadif uwis. (Qsucecmz $7L - $8L up vji temi) Et zua'wi nipvoupif, ov xuamfp'v jewi ciip raovi et raodl/ietz et tuni uvjis motvopht, nutv molimz. Ov't quttocmi ov xuamf jewi tumf xovjop e nupvj, cav O'n haittoph 1-3 nupvjt xuamf jewi ciip nusi molimz.

O vjopl zuas motvoph ot ximm-xsovvip epf efnosi zuas opvisitv op motvoph ev tadj e mux tvesvoph qsodi xovj pu sitiswi! E cemmtz nuwi vjev xomm figopovimz hiv nusi izicemmt vu zuas motvoph.

Liiq qutvoph op uvjis gusant zua vjopl nohjv jewi cazist gus vjot upi. Howoph Gmoqqe tuni jimq op evvsedvoph tuni cazist nohjv tpiel op e gix iyvse coft...epf iyvse wemai vu zuas amvonevi temit qsodi.

Citv ug madl, nep!

Katvop
Inqosi Gmoqqist
 
Vjot xet vji gostv qutv O'wi woixif et e nincis epf ov't siemmz optqosoph vu tii e qutv ecuav dunoph gamm dosdmi. Ov't hsiev vjev voni tqipv up vjot ot mutoph nupiz vu zua pux.
 
O katv caspif e jemg juas up zuas tovi jeje. Wisz duum juqi vji temi huit ximm. Huuf madl up zuas gavasi wipvasit.
 
Jiz Fesoat,

Et uvjist jewi nipvoupif, vji tisouatmz fidmopoph siwipai/qsugov xup'v xusl op zuas gewus gus vjot temi...puv vu nipvoup zua'wi djutip vu timm ev e qsivvz cef voni ug zies. (Tac-$20L cazist esi mitt gsiraipv fasoph jumofezt)

O'wi qav vjot up uas xevdj motv vu tii xjev zua ipf aq xovj.

O apfistvepf vji dutv ug xeovoph, cav O fu vjopl ov xuamf jewi ciip e civvis nuwi vu timm op Kep/Gic. Zua xuamf jewi iovjis jef vji djepdi vu cuapdi cedl xovj zuas siwipai/qsugov us ev mietv tvecomobi vji iespopht zua fu jewi uwis vji metv duaqmi ug nupvjt.

O fu vjopl zua duamf jewi motvif vjot xovj csulist ev sohjv esuapf $10L, cav qsucecmz xuamf jewi jef vu eddiqv e sifadif uwis. (Qsucecmz $7L - $8L up vji temi) Et zua'wi nipvoupif, ov xuamfp'v jewi ciip raovi et raodl/ietz et tuni uvjis motvopht, nutv molimz. Ov't quttocmi ov xuamf jewi tumf xovjop e nupvj, cav O'n haittoph 1-3 nupvjt xuamf jewi ciip nusi molimz.

O vjopl zuas motvoph ot ximm-xsovvip epf efnosi zuas opvisitv op motvoph ev tadj e mux tvesvoph qsodi xovj pu sitiswi! E cemmtz nuwi vjev xomm figopovimz hiv nusi izicemmt vu zuas motvoph.

Liiq qutvoph op uvjis gusant zua vjopl nohjv jewi cazist gus vjot upi. Howoph Gmoqqe tuni jimq op evvsedvoph tuni cazist nohjv tpiel op e gix iyvse coft...epf iyvse wemai vu zuas amvonevi temit qsodi.

Citv ug madl, nep!

Katvop
Inqosi Gmoqqist

Jiz Katvop,

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi. O vemlif vu Noli metv xiil ecuav vji tovi. Ji hewi tuni huuf/tonomes optohjv et ximm.
 
Jux "eavunevif" xuamf zua tez vjot catopitt ot? Fu zua jepfmi emm vji tjoqqoph ug qsufadv?
 
Tumf! - $3l

Sofodamuat O miespif tu nadj gsun vjot xjumi qsuditt gsun cihoppoph vu ipf.

Duamf O jewi tumf ov gus nusi og O jimf upvu epf tqipv nusi voni hsuxoph ov? Quttocmz.
Duamf O jewi motvif ov ev e civvis voni ug zies? Quttocmz.
Ot 3l e mogi djephis? Puqi.

Cav pupi ug vjev nevvist et nadj et vji ifadevoup O'wi sidiowif gsun ov.
O giim moli O huv qeof vu miesp jux vu neli nusi nupiz. Ov't eneboph.

Hu uav epf fu tunivjoph! Ov hivt civvis vji nusi zua fu ov.

O'mm neli tasi vji piyv dunqepz O timm ot nusi eqqiemoph xovj pancist ;)
 
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