You guyssss I ordered my first samples of something from AliExpress!!! *Feels so accomplished already lol*
Even if it doesn't work I'm finally taking some action. I don't care! To be honest I just simply, truly, ran out of excuses, my financial independence can't wait no more. It is the only thing on my list I haven't achieved yet and everything in my life just yeeeells I need it. Anyway, while brainstorming products for the past week I actually made an impulse buy of something yesterday for myself and then it struck me like lightning: made some research, found it for wholesale on AliExpress and I think I have a chance at selling it too. Even if I don't, I've ordered 12 of them and I'm gonna try to sell them! I just rather fail and try another product that playing it in my head over and over. It needs to be real.
If it's of interest to anyone, this post had a lot to do with it: http://startupbros.com/launch-ecommerce-business-case-study/. @Tehcasa's Q&A on importing has also been a great starter ever since I stumbled upon it like a year ago (yes, took my time)
Cool .gif from the article~
Anyway, this progress thread I'm hoping to be not so much for accountability but to ask you guys any questions I have during my process that I can't find on other threads without spamming with new ones. Bit more organized. If it turns out right hopefully it will guide someone in the future as well.
Now for the first question that made me create this thread:
While I'm waiting for the samples to arrive, I should set up where/how to sell them...I've set up an email and a PayPal and now I'm wondering whether I should make like a Shopify page or just list it on Amazon.
My concerns are mainly: how does a Shopify page look for one product only? D: Also, saw three vendors on Amazon with my product BUT here's the catch: None of them have ANY reviews, and none of them are Prime eligible, and for some reason they have BARELY marked them up over the wholesale price. I don't know how long those have been there! So I wanna list it on Amazon myself with a better listing and promote the listing on Amazon as well, get reviews, etc.
I'm planning to advertise it on Facebook to my exchange students to see if the samples sell, I'm kinda confused where would be best to send them when they click a "buy now" link; an empty shopify store, or an Amazon listing? (It's $9/mo for a solo product on Shopify, its $40/mo on Amazon since it's an approval-required category)
Thanks in advance everyone
Even if it doesn't work I'm finally taking some action. I don't care! To be honest I just simply, truly, ran out of excuses, my financial independence can't wait no more. It is the only thing on my list I haven't achieved yet and everything in my life just yeeeells I need it. Anyway, while brainstorming products for the past week I actually made an impulse buy of something yesterday for myself and then it struck me like lightning: made some research, found it for wholesale on AliExpress and I think I have a chance at selling it too. Even if I don't, I've ordered 12 of them and I'm gonna try to sell them! I just rather fail and try another product that playing it in my head over and over. It needs to be real.
If it's of interest to anyone, this post had a lot to do with it: http://startupbros.com/launch-ecommerce-business-case-study/. @Tehcasa's Q&A on importing has also been a great starter ever since I stumbled upon it like a year ago (yes, took my time)
Cool .gif from the article~
Anyway, this progress thread I'm hoping to be not so much for accountability but to ask you guys any questions I have during my process that I can't find on other threads without spamming with new ones. Bit more organized. If it turns out right hopefully it will guide someone in the future as well.
Now for the first question that made me create this thread:
While I'm waiting for the samples to arrive, I should set up where/how to sell them...I've set up an email and a PayPal and now I'm wondering whether I should make like a Shopify page or just list it on Amazon.
My concerns are mainly: how does a Shopify page look for one product only? D: Also, saw three vendors on Amazon with my product BUT here's the catch: None of them have ANY reviews, and none of them are Prime eligible, and for some reason they have BARELY marked them up over the wholesale price. I don't know how long those have been there! So I wanna list it on Amazon myself with a better listing and promote the listing on Amazon as well, get reviews, etc.
I'm planning to advertise it on Facebook to my exchange students to see if the samples sell, I'm kinda confused where would be best to send them when they click a "buy now" link; an empty shopify store, or an Amazon listing? (It's $9/mo for a solo product on Shopify, its $40/mo on Amazon since it's an approval-required category)
Thanks in advance everyone
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