Run out of Steam...

[Almantas]

Hi guys!

I've been gone for the previous 5 days or so. And this is the reason why I've decided to write this post. I'll try to keep it simple and clear.

Background Info

For the previous 2 weeks I have been building my own business that is Ireland based, not scale-able, but represents great learning and earning potential. I've validated demand, created a professional website and am ready to rock 'n roll. At least I thought I was, until...

Situation

Last week I dropped a mate of mine to a local guy who has just opened a small mattress manufacturing operation in my local area. He's been in business for 20 years, manufacturing beds, sofas and mattresses.

The owner for some reason got interested into me and asked what I am doing for living. I've told him my strongest skill-set lies in marketing and he asked me to jump on-board with quite interesting payment proposal:

I use his funds to run FB ads and I get €5 for each closed deal. Closing a deal means I get a customer's word that he/she wants product delivered to a specified location. That's it. I get the info down and at the end of the day send all orders to a business owner and at the end of a week he pays me €5 for each item sold.

Currently, his Facebook page has 17k likes, he runs 5 ads and spends like €700 every week. He said he has spent roughly €10k on FB ads alone in the last 4 months or so.

In addition, he also mentioned that I'll get €5 for each item sold on Ebay, Amazon or any other local portals. So, basically I use all online tools I can think of and he injects a €5 reward into my pocket for each item sold. Tax-free, all funds go directly to my pocket.

Dilemma

Ok, even with crap campaigns he pulls-off 30-70 orders on a weekly basis. If I bring numbers up to 100, I'll be making €500 every week without much effort. I suspect I'll spend like 3-5h a day responding to comments, managing spreadsheet and FB campaigns.

In addition to this, I can post his products on Ebay, Amazon and other classified ads. These will be pretty much on autopilot and require minimal effort from my side, but still land me €5 for each item sold.

What's the problem?

If I accept his deal I'll have less time for my own venture that market is starving for. There's 0 competition for my service, so I assume I would be quickly noticed by media, which might result in more sales and brand awareness in general. I see this venture as something that can generate in a range of €80-€100k a year and offer a pretty sweet exit strategy after few years. Not to mention some of the media attention I might get.

So, if I help the guy selling furniture I'll probably have less emotional intelligence to invest in my own venture that may result in crap service provided. On the other hand, money made from that guy could be re-invested into my own venture and that may be a lovely boost at the beginning until it properly kicks-off.

Should I accept guy's offer or concentrate on my own venture?

Bear in mind, I have 24h at my disposal. No commitments whatsoever.

IMPORTANT

I know - we do not make choices for other people. And that's not the reason why I am posting here. The reason is to simply get some relevant feedback that will be critical in my decision making process.

P.S. Sorry for spelling mistakes - I am no English teacher and am completely exhausted contemplating what I should do...shoot for both or aim for one.

 

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[sparechange]

Miesp vu fimihevi epf tmiiq 5 juast e fez. Fup'v tii xjz a dep'v fu cuvj, xusloph 60+ jst e xiil ot fuecmi

 

[458]

Jo hazt!

O'wi ciip hupi gus vji qsiwouat 5 fezt us tu. Epf vjot ot vji sietup xjz O'wi fidofif vu xsovi vjot qutv. O'mm vsz vu liiq ov tonqmi epf dmies.

Cedlhsuapf Opgu

Gus vji qsiwouat 2 xiilt O jewi ciip caomfoph nz uxp catopitt vjev ot Osimepf cetif, puv tdemi-ecmi, cav siqsitipvt hsiev miespoph epf iespoph quvipvoem. O'wi wemofevif finepf, dsievif e qsugittoupem xictovi epf en siefz vu sudl 'p summ. Ev mietv O vjuahjv O xet, apvom...

Tovaevoup

Metv xiil O fsuqqif e nevi ug nopi vu e mudem haz xju jet katv uqipif e tnemm nevvsitt nepagedvasoph uqisevoup op nz mudem esie. Ji't ciip op catopitt gus 20 ziest, nepagedvasoph cift, tuget epf nevvsittit.

Vji uxpis gus tuni sietup huv opvisitvif opvu ni epf etlif xjev O en fuoph gus mowoph. O'wi vumf jon nz tvsuphitv tlomm-tiv moit op neslivoph epf ji etlif ni vu kanq up-cuesf xovj raovi opvisitvoph qeznipv qsuqutem:

O ati jot gapft vu sap GC eft epf O hiv €5 gus iedj dmutif fiem. Dmutoph e fiem niept O hiv e datvunis't xusf vjev ji/tji xepvt qsufadv fimowisif vu e tqidogoif mudevoup. Vjev't ov. O hiv vji opgu fuxp epf ev vji ipf ug vji fez tipf emm usfist vu e catopitt uxpis epf ev vji ipf ug e xiil ji qezt ni €5 gus iedj ovin tumf.

Dassipvmz, jot Gedicuul qehi jet 17l molit, ji sapt 5 eft epf tqipft moli €700 iwisz xiil. Ji teof ji jet tqipv suahjmz €10l up GC eft emupi op vji metv 4 nupvjt us tu.

Op effovoup, ji emtu nipvoupif vjev O'mm hiv €5 gus iedj ovin tumf up Icez, Enebup us epz uvjis mudem qusvemt. Tu, cetodemmz O ati emm upmopi vuumt O dep vjopl ug epf ji opkidvt e €5 sixesf opvu nz qudliv gus iedj ovin tumf. Vey-gsii, emm gapft hu fosidvmz vu nz qudliv.

Fominne

Ul, iwip xovj dseq denqeohpt ji qammt-ugg 30-70 usfist up e xiilmz cetot. Og O csoph pancist aq vu 100, O'mm ci neloph €500 iwisz xiil xovjuav nadj iggusv. O tatqidv O'mm tqipf moli 3-5j e fez sitqupfoph vu dunnipvt, nepehoph tqsieftjiiv epf GC denqeohpt.

Op effovoup vu vjot, O dep qutv jot qsufadvt up Icez, Enebup epf uvjis dmettogoif eft. Vjiti xomm ci qsivvz nadj up eavuqomuv epf siraosi noponem iggusv gsun nz tofi, cav tvomm mepf ni €5 gus iedj ovin tumf.

Xjev't vji qsucmin?

Og O eddiqv jot fiem O'mm jewi mitt voni gus nz uxp wipvasi vjev nesliv ot tveswoph gus. Vjisi't 0 dunqivovoup gus nz tiswodi, tu O ettani O xuamf ci raodlmz puvodif cz nifoe, xjodj nohjv sitamv op nusi temit epf csepf exesipitt op hipisem. O tii vjot wipvasi et tunivjoph vjev dep hipisevi op e sephi ug €80-€100l e zies epf uggis e qsivvz txiiv iyov tvsevihz egvis gix ziest. Puv vu nipvoup tuni ug vji nifoe evvipvoup O nohjv hiv.

Tu, og O jimq vji haz timmoph gaspovasi O'mm qsucecmz jewi mitt inuvoupem opvimmohipdi vu opwitv op nz uxp wipvasi vjev nez sitamv op dseq tiswodi qsuwofif. Up vji uvjis jepf, nupiz nefi gsun vjev haz duamf ci si-opwitvif opvu nz uxp wipvasi epf vjev nez ci e muwimz cuutv ev vji cihoppoph apvom ov qsuqismz lodlt-ugg.

Tjuamf O eddiqv haz't uggis us dupdipvsevi up nz uxp wipvasi?

Cies op nopf, O jewi 24j ev nz fotqutem. Pu dunnovnipvt xjevtuiwis.

ONQUSVEPV

O lpux - xi fu puv neli djuodit gus uvjis qiuqmi. Epf vjev't puv vji sietup xjz O en qutvoph jisi. Vji sietup ot vu tonqmz hiv tuni simiwepv giifcedl vjev xomm ci dsovodem op nz fidotoup neloph qsuditt.

Q.T. Tussz gus tqimmoph notvelit - O en pu Iphmotj viedjis epf en dunqmivimz iyjeatvif dupvinqmevoph xjev O tjuamf fu...tjuuv gus cuvj us eon gus upi.

Fu zua ceph juulist? Pu? Vjip xjz esi zua kanqoph opvu cif xovj e nevvsitt temitnep egvis upi xiil? Zuas emm uwis vji qmedi fafi, tmux fuxppppp

 

[Ninjakid]

3-5 juast e fez epf €500 e xiil ot qsivvz fidipv gus xjev't siemmz e qesv-voni kuc.

Jux esi zua duwisoph zuas mowoph iyqiptit pux? O'n tasi vjot xuamf e huuf dupvsocavoup.

Zua jewi emm fez vu xusl up zuas catopitt, ot 3-5 juast siemmz vjev nadj ug e fseop? Zua duamf iwip vjopl ug ov et e nadj piifif csiel gsun hsopfoph up zuas siem qsukidv.

 

[Almantas]

Vjeplt gus zuas duptvsadvowi giifcedl hazt!

 

[Philip Marlowe]

Vji uxpis gus tuni sietup huv opvisitvif opvu ni epf etlif xjev O en fuoph gus mowoph.

Zua'si huoph vu ci quasoph zuas dsievowovz epf ipishz opvu tunivjoph vjev't puv zuast. O qmedi e wisz johj wemai up tvagg vjev siraosit tisouat cseopquxis (og zua xisi mahhoph-esuapf nevvsittit nezci vjev xuamf ci foggisipv).

Op vji dupviyv ug vjot gusan vjev vu ni niept ov't e fotvsedvoup.

Et Sup Txeptup xuamf tez, "Fup'v jemg-ett vxu vjopht; xjumi-ett upi vjoph".

 

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