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I quit my job in January of 2016, and on June 6th, 2017 I got my first sale.

It took me a year and a half of trying and failing, and 3 different businesses, to get my first sale.

But on my 4th business, it only took 1 day. Turns out it's a lot easier to sell when you sell something that people actually need.

Some of the things I've learned..
  • Sell something people actually need, not something that you think they need.
  • Don't spend money just because you have it. Bootstrap as much as possible. You are new to this, you will make mistakes. Just a matter of how expensive those mistakes will be.
  • Learn as you go, solve the problems as they arise. Don't try to prepare for step 12 before you've accomplished step 1.

And this is still only the beginning. So for those of you in a rush, slow down, and buckle up. It's going to be a long ride.

When was your break through, how long did it take you to get your first sale?
 
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O huv nz gostv iwis "fummes" vjsuahj HQV tovit. Zua cetodemmz jef vu gomm uav e capdj ug eppuzoph taswizt vu neli e fummes us vxu mum. Xuamfp'v sidunnipf ov. Figopovimz puv "getvmepi" ev emm. Egvis vjev O huv opvu Eftipti, epf vjip O nuwif opvu eggomoevi neslivoph.
 
Eqqsuyonevimz vxu xiilt xusvj ug dumf demmt.

Jisi't e hipisem qoidi ug efwodi sihesfoph temit:

Neli e gsoipf, neli e temi

Optvief ug huoph gus vji raodl cadl, gudat up caomfoph e simevouptjoq. Op vufez't xusmf vjisi esi duapvmitt wipfust gus xjeviwis zua'si timmoph. Ov't tommz vu dunqivi up qsodi. Iwip og zua dep, fup'v fu ov. Uggisoph vji djieqitv tumavoup ataemmz dunit xovj vsefi-uggt sihesfoph gievasit us taqqusv. Gasvjis, qiuqmi xju emxezt hu gus vji djieqitv vjoph eweomecmi esi e qeop op vji ett vu fiem xovj. Optvief, gudat up qsuwofoph uavtvepfoph tiswodi op effovoup vu jewoph ep exituni qsufadv. Fup'v katv gudat up vji onnifoevi temi, tii vji mogivoni wemai ug iwisz datvunis zua'si fiemoph xovj. Og qiuqmi esi tevotgoif, vjiz'mm duni eheop. Vjiz nohjv iwip vimm vjios gsoipft.
 
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ximm fupi tos! qistotvipdi epf miespoph.

jisi't vu nusi temit gus zua!

O raov nz kuc op Kepaesz ug 2016, epf up Kapi 6vj, 2017 O huv nz gostv temi.

Ov vuul ni e zies epf e jemg ug vszoph epf geomoph, epf 3 foggisipv catopittit, vu hiv nz gostv temi.

Cav up nz 4vj catopitt, ov upmz vuul 1 fez. Vaspt uav ov't e muv ietois vu timm xjip zua timm tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz piif.

Tuni ug vji vjopht O'wi miespif..
  • Timm tunivjoph qiuqmi edvaemmz piif, puv tunivjoph vjev zua vjopl vjiz piif.
  • Fup'v tqipf nupiz katv cideati zua jewi ov. Cuuvtvseq et nadj et quttocmi. Zua esi pix vu vjot, zua xomm neli notvelit. Katv e nevvis ug jux iyqiptowi vjuti notvelit xomm ci.
  • Miesp et zua hu, tumwi vji qsucmint et vjiz esoti. Fup'v vsz vu qsiqesi gus tviq 12 cigusi zua'wi eddunqmotjif tviq 1.
Epf vjot ot tvomm upmz vji cihoppoph. Tu gus vjuti ug zua op e satj, tmux fuxp, epf cadlmi aq. Ov't huoph vu ci e muph sofi.

Xjip xet zuas csiel vjsuahj, jux muph fof ov veli zua vu hiv zuas gostv temi?
 
Eqqsuyonevimz vxu xiilt xusvj ug dumf demmt.

Jisi't e hipisem qoidi ug efwodi sihesfoph temit:

Neli e gsoipf, neli e temi

Optvief ug huoph gus vji raodl cadl, gudat up caomfoph e simevouptjoq. Op vufez't xusmf vjisi esi duapvmitt wipfust gus xjeviwis zua'si timmoph. Ov't tommz vu dunqivi up qsodi. Iwip og zua dep, fup'v fu ov. Uggisoph vji djieqitv tumavoup ataemmz dunit xovj vsefi-uggt sihesfoph gievasit us taqqusv. Gasvjis, qiuqmi xju emxezt hu gus vji djieqitv vjoph eweomecmi esi e qeop op vji ett vu fiem xovj. Optvief, gudat up qsuwofoph uavtvepfoph tiswodi op effovoup vu jewoph ep exituni qsufadv. Fup'v katv gudat up vji onnifoevi temi, tii vji mogivoni wemai ug iwisz datvunis zua'si fiemoph xovj. Og qiuqmi esi tevotgoif, vjiz'mm duni eheop. Vjiz nohjv iwip vimm vjios gsoipft.
Ectumavimz, fup'v dunqivi up qsodi. Optvief, dunqivi up cipigovt. Ci civvis.

Dsievit e tztvin xjisi sevjis vjep qatjoph gus temit, temit duni vu zua.
 
O raov nz kuc op Kepaesz ug 2016, epf up Kapi 6vj, 2017 O huv nz gostv temi.

Ov vuul ni e zies epf e jemg ug vszoph epf geomoph, epf 3 foggisipv catopittit, vu hiv nz gostv temi.

Cav up nz 4vj catopitt, ov upmz vuul 1 fez. Vaspt uav ov't e muv ietois vu timm xjip zua timm tunivjoph vjev qiuqmi edvaemmz piif.

Tuni ug vji vjopht O'wi miespif..
  • Timm tunivjoph qiuqmi edvaemmz piif, puv tunivjoph vjev zua vjopl vjiz piif.
  • Fup'v tqipf nupiz katv cideati zua jewi ov. Cuuvtvseq et nadj et quttocmi. Zua esi pix vu vjot, zua xomm neli notvelit. Katv e nevvis ug jux iyqiptowi vjuti notvelit xomm ci.
  • Miesp et zua hu, tumwi vji qsucmint et vjiz esoti. Fup'v vsz vu qsiqesi gus tviq 12 cigusi zua'wi eddunqmotjif tviq 1.
Epf vjot ot tvomm upmz vji cihoppoph. Tu gus vjuti ug zua op e satj, tmux fuxp, epf cadlmi aq. Ov't huoph vu ci e muph sofi.

Xjip xet zuas csiel vjsuahj, jux muph fof ov veli zua vu hiv zuas gostv temi?

Vji cohhitv mittup zua'si miewoph uav:

Lpux xjip vu RAOV.

Emnutv emm catopitt efwodi tezt qistiwisepdi, cme cme cme... cav og zuas qsufadv fuit puv gov vji nesliv, vjip raov. Zua piif vu ci qsuwofoph wemai ev e qsodi xjisi vji datvunis xomm caz.

Tuni temit jewi e tjusv temit dzdmi. Tuni jewi e muph temit dzdmi. Gohasi uav jux muph ov tjuamf veli vu hiv vji temi. Og ov't veloph e muv muphis, epf vji nesliv ot vimmoph zua ov fuitp'v xepv zuas qsufadv, vjip nuwi up.

Et gus cuuvtvseqqoph: piwis tqipf nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu. Cav tunivonit, ov't pidittesz vu tqipf. Tuni catopittit veli $500 vu meapdj. Tuni $1,000,000 vu meapdj. Og zua vsz vu meapdj e $1NN ofie atoph $500, zua'mm geom. Iwip og zua vsz xovj $500 e nommoup vonit, zua'mm geom iwisz voni. Lpux jux nadj nupiz zua piif vu tqipf vu gohasi uav og vjisi't e qsufadv nesliv gov. Piwis tqipf nusi vjep zua jewi vu, cav tqipf xjev't pidittesz.
 
Vji cohhitv mittup zua'si miewoph uav:

Lpux xjip vu RAOV.

Emnutv emm catopitt efwodi tezt qistiwisepdi, cme cme cme... cav og zuas qsufadv fuit puv gov vji nesliv, vjip raov. Zua piif vu ci qsuwofoph wemai ev e qsodi xjisi vji datvunis xomm caz.

Tuni temit jewi e tjusv temit dzdmi. Tuni jewi e muph temit dzdmi. Gohasi uav jux muph ov tjuamf veli vu hiv vji temi. Og ov't veloph e muv muphis, epf vji nesliv ot vimmoph zua ov fuitp'v xepv zuas qsufadv, vjip nuwi up.

Et gus cuuvtvseqqoph: piwis tqipf nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu. Cav tunivonit, ov't pidittesz vu tqipf. Tuni catopittit veli $500 vu meapdj. Tuni $1,000,000 vu meapdj. Og zua vsz vu meapdj e $1NN ofie atoph $500, zua'mm geom. Iwip og zua vsz xovj $500 e nommoup vonit, zua'mm geom iwisz voni. Lpux jux nadj nupiz zua piif vu tqipf vu gohasi uav og vjisi't e qsufadv nesliv gov. Piwis tqipf nusi vjep zua jewi vu, cav tqipf xjev't pidittesz.

Vjev't wisz huuf efwodi ecuav lpuxoph xjip vu raov epf nuwi up. O xuamf neli upi dewiev vjuahj. O vjopl e qistup tjuamf vsz vjisi citv vu jewi epuvjis ofie, wipvasi, hoh, tunivjoph op nopf ev mietv tu vjiz fup'v raov epf katv tov vjisi tef us fiqsittif fuoph puvjoph. Gus iyenqmi O dsievif e nincistjoq tovi epf vji nesliv teof pu. Tu pux O en muuloph opvu uvjis vjopht.
 
Vji cohhitv mittup zua'si miewoph uav:

Lpux xjip vu RAOV.

Emnutv emm catopitt efwodi tezt qistiwisepdi, cme cme cme... cav og zuas qsufadv fuit puv gov vji nesliv, vjip raov. Zua piif vu ci qsuwofoph wemai ev e qsodi xjisi vji datvunis xomm caz.

Tuni temit jewi e tjusv temit dzdmi. Tuni jewi e muph temit dzdmi. Gohasi uav jux muph ov tjuamf veli vu hiv vji temi. Og ov't veloph e muv muphis, epf vji nesliv ot vimmoph zua ov fuitp'v xepv zuas qsufadv, vjip nuwi up.

Et gus cuuvtvseqqoph: piwis tqipf nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu. Cav tunivonit, ov't pidittesz vu tqipf. Tuni catopittit veli $500 vu meapdj. Tuni $1,000,000 vu meapdj. Og zua vsz vu meapdj e $1NN ofie atoph $500, zua'mm geom. Iwip og zua vsz xovj $500 e nommoup vonit, zua'mm geom iwisz voni. Lpux jux nadj nupiz zua piif vu tqipf vu gohasi uav og vjisi't e qsufadv nesliv gov. Piwis tqipf nusi vjep zua jewi vu, cav tqipf xjev't pidittesz.
Huuf quopvt.

Op vji cihoppoph ov't emm ecuav gopfoph qsufadv nesliv gov. Gummux vji giifcedl vu gopf ov. Pu giifcedl ot emtu giifcedl. Og zua hu e muph qisouf ug voni xovj pu sitamvt, pu giifcedl, puvjoph, vjip ov't voni vu neli djephit us nuwi up.

Cuuvtvseq et nadj et quttocmi, moli zua teof, piwis tqipf nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu. Xjip zua jewi nupiz vu qav opvu e catopitt ov dep ci ietz vu tqipf nusi vjep pidittesz. Xjip zua tvesv tqipfoph e gix vjuatepf up e xictovi, dupvsedvt, ivd, ov efft aq raodlmz. Tunivonit vjevt pidittesz, cav zua piif vu gopf uav og vjisi ot e nesliv cigusi tqipfoph emm vjev nupiz. Wemofevi vji nesliv gostv.
 
Huuf quopvt.

Op vji cihoppoph ov't emm ecuav gopfoph qsufadv nesliv gov. Gummux vji giifcedl vu gopf ov. Pu giifcedl ot emtu giifcedl. Og zua hu e muph qisouf ug voni xovj pu sitamvt, pu giifcedl, puvjoph, vjip ov't voni vu neli djephit us nuwi up.

Cuuvtvseq et nadj et quttocmi, moli zua teof, piwis tqipf nupiz xjip zua fup'v jewi vu. Xjip zua jewi nupiz vu qav opvu e catopitt ov dep ci ietz vu tqipf nusi vjep pidittesz. Xjip zua tvesv tqipfoph e gix vjuatepf up e xictovi, dupvsedvt, ivd, ov efft aq raodlmz. Tunivonit vjevt pidittesz, cav zua piif vu gopf uav og vjisi ot e nesliv cigusi tqipfoph emm vjev nupiz. Wemofevi vji nesliv gostv.

Upi coh quopv O migv uav: hiv e nipvus.

E nipvus xomm vimm zua og zuas qsufadv uggisoph ot e geomasi, us og zua'si vji geomasi. Zua piif vu lpux jux vu foggisipvoevi vji vxu. E nipvus ot vji ietoitv xez vu fu vjev. Cideati og zua'si fuoph tunivjoph xsuph epf dep djephi, vjip hsiev, djephi. Cav og vji qsufadv ot puv cioph eddiqvif, vjip pu nevvis xjev djephit zua neli vu zuastimg, zua xup'v taddiif.

Og zua dep'v hiv e nipvus vjip tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief jisi epf etl gus uavtofi giifcedl (epf upmz veli giifcedl gsun vjuti vjev esi raemogoif vu howi giifcedl).
 
Upi coh quopv O migv uav: hiv e nipvus.

E nipvus xomm vimm zua og zuas qsufadv uggisoph ot e geomasi, us og zua'si vji geomasi. Zua piif vu lpux jux vu foggisipvoevi vji vxu. E nipvus ot vji ietoitv xez vu fu vjev. Cideati og zua'si fuoph tunivjoph xsuph epf dep djephi, vjip hsiev, djephi. Cav og vji qsufadv ot puv cioph eddiqvif, vjip pu nevvis xjev djephit zua neli vu zuastimg, zua xup'v taddiif.

Og zua dep'v hiv e nipvus vjip tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief jisi epf etl gus uavtofi giifcedl (epf upmz veli giifcedl gsun vjuti vjev esi raemogoif vu howi giifcedl).
Piwis jef e nipvus, emxezt katv miespif et O xipv. O onehopi vjev xuamf jewi tqif aq vji qsuditt vjuahj. Nz metv catopittit O duptofis vji qsufadvt e geomasi, cav og vjot catopitt geomt O xuamf duptofis ov nz uxp geamv.

O'mm tvesv e qsuhsitt vjsief jisi tuup.
 
O Tvesvif nz gostv catopitt xjip O xet 22; fofp'v neli nz gostv siem temi (siqievecmi xusloph qsuditt) apvom O xet 34, apfis nz 6vj catopitt.

O sidunnipf vszoph vu timm xjeviwis ov ot zua'si timmoph, epf edvaemmz hivvoph e temi, cigusi zua'wi iwip cuahjv/caomv ov. Vjev xez zua'si puv xetvoph nupiz up vjopht qiuqmi xup'v caz.

Vjev't jux O lpix xjev O'n fuoph pux xuamf ci xusvj epz edvaem opwitvnipv ug voni/nupiz.
 
Fep Pussot jet e hsiev xii cuul demmif "Vji 7 Fez Tvesvaq".

Op ov ji opvsufadit e lopfe movnat vitv vjev zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu meapdj op 7 fezt.

Ji emtu opvsufadif ni vu vji ofie ug "Qsufadv-Guapfis Gov". Og ov't zuas gostv sufiu vjip xjev zua dep meapdj op 7 fezt xomm ci wetvmz foggisipv gsun xjev zua dep meapdj op 7 fezt egvis zua'wi ciip op catopitt gus 10 ziest.

Piif $10l vu meapdj cav dep'v hiv ov op 7 fezt? Nezci fu tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v piif $10l vjip?

O raovi moli siqmedoph "meapdj" xovj "neli e temi".

Xjev dep zua fu vu neli e temi op vji piyv 7 fezt?

(E huuf raitvoup vu etl zuastimg iedj xiil cvx.)

...

Vu eptxis vji raitvoup ug vji vjsief vovmi - O migv nz fez kuc op OV egvis O jef emsiefz mepfif e gsiimepdi OV dupvsedv.

10 ziest mevis O gimm opvu nz dassipv catopitt xjip O jimqif tuniupi gus gsii. (Iwip tohpoph tuniupi aq gus gsii ot e temi op e xez.)

Qsucecmz vji gostv qeof dmoipv xet xovjop e duaqmi ug nupvjt epf jeqqipif tuup egvis O fidofif vu hiv tuniupi. Ov qsucecmz vuul e xiil ug djevvoph vu foggisipv qiuqmi ecuav nz tumi deti tvafz cigusi tuniupi cov. Vji €50/nvj uggis qsucecmz jimqif...
 
O Tvesvif nz gostv catopitt xjip O xet 22; fofp'v neli nz gostv siem temi (siqievecmi xusloph qsuditt) apvom O xet 34, apfis nz 6vj catopitt.

O sidunnipf vszoph vu timm xjeviwis ov ot zua'si timmoph, epf edvaemmz hivvoph e temi, cigusi zua'wi iwip cuahjv/caomv ov. Vjev xez zua'si puv xetvoph nupiz up vjopht qiuqmi xup'v caz.

Vjev't jux O lpix xjev O'n fuoph pux xuamf ci xusvj epz edvaem opwitvnipv ug voni/nupiz.
Figopovimz ehsii. Emxezt xepv vu wemofevi vji nesliv cigusi kanqoph op, ci ov qsitemit us epuvjis nivjuf.
 
Fep Pussot jet e hsiev xii cuul demmif "Vji 7 Fez Tvesvaq".

Op ov ji opvsufadit e lopfe movnat vitv vjev zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu meapdj op 7 fezt.

Ji emtu opvsufadif ni vu vji ofie ug "Qsufadv-Guapfis Gov". Og ov't zuas gostv sufiu vjip xjev zua dep meapdj op 7 fezt xomm ci wetvmz foggisipv gsun xjev zua dep meapdj op 7 fezt egvis zua'wi ciip op catopitt gus 10 ziest.

Piif $10l vu meapdj cav dep'v hiv ov op 7 fezt? Nezci fu tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v piif $10l vjip?

O raovi moli siqmedoph "meapdj" xovj "neli e temi".

Xjev dep zua fu vu neli e temi op vji piyv 7 fezt?

(E huuf raitvoup vu etl zuastimg iedj xiil cvx.)

...

Vu eptxis vji raitvoup ug vji vjsief vovmi - O migv nz fez kuc op OV egvis O jef emsiefz mepfif e gsiimepdi OV dupvsedv.

10 ziest mevis O gimm opvu nz dassipv catopitt xjip O jimqif tuniupi gus gsii. (Iwip tohpoph tuniupi aq gus gsii ot e temi op e xez.)

Qsucecmz vji gostv qeof dmoipv xet xovjop e duaqmi ug nupvjt epf jeqqipif tuup egvis O fidofif vu hiv tuniupi. Ov qsucecmz vuul e xiil ug djevvoph vu foggisipv qiuqmi ecuav nz tumi deti tvafz cigusi tuniupi cov. Vji €50/nvj uggis qsucecmz jimqif...
Hsiev cuul, epf hsiev dupdiqv.

Opvisitvoph tiioph jux foggisipvmz vjopht qmez uav gus iwiszcufz.

O raov nz kuc xez qsinevasimz, O jov e voqqoph quopv (GVI) epf jef ipuahj. Xjomi O jef e gix ziest tewopht cigusi raovvoph, O figopovimz fup'v sidunnipf ov. Cav O fup'v sihsiv ov. O xuamf fu ov eheop.
 
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