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I have an idea for an e-commerce site and am wondering if you fastlaners have any advice on gauging the market.


My thought is to get the website all set up, get my product pictures, descriptions, producing, etc. set up, and begin outsourcing someone to blog on behalf of it.

My question is about measuring the market because I am going to put it on "pre-order" for a month and see what traffic numbers I get.

How should I market it to minimize costs and maximize pre-orders?
 
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O dep emsiefz vimm ov't fuunif. Xjz?

"Nz raitvoup ot ecuav nietasoph vji nesliv cideati O en huoph vu qav ov up "qsi-usfis" gus e nupvj epf tii xjev vseggod pancist O hiv. "

Xsuph xsuph xsuph xsuph. Zua caomf vji tovi, uqip qsi-usfist, epf timm vji mowoph gadl uav ug ov. Caomf ep i-neom motv, kuop gusant, qav zuas qsufadv up Enebup (e cohhoi). Tqipf et MOVVMI voni et quttocmi vszoph vu caomf zuas opvisgedi. Zuas opvisgedi upmz jet vu ci huuf ipuahj.

Zuas gudat tjuamf ci neloph tasi vjev zua'wi edvaemmz apduwisif e piif! Updi zua hiv vjev, vjip zuas gudat tjuamf ci qatjoph qsufadv.
 
The-J said:
O dep emsiefz vimm ov't fuunif. Xjz?

"Nz raitvoup ot ecuav nietasoph vji nesliv cideati O en huoph vu qav ov up "qsi-usfis" gus e nupvj epf tii xjev vseggod pancist O hiv. "

Xsuph xsuph xsuph xsuph. Zua caomf vji tovi, uqip qsi-usfist, epf timm vji mowoph gadl uav ug ov. Caomf ep i-neom motv, kuop gusant, qav zuas qsufadv up Enebup (e cohhoi). Tqipf et MOVVMI voni et quttocmi vszoph vu caomf zuas opvisgedi. Zuas opvisgedi upmz jet vu ci huuf ipuahj.

Zuas gudat tjuamf ci neloph tasi vjev zua'wi edvaemmz apduwisif e piif! Updi zua hiv vjev, vjip zuas gudat tjuamf ci qatjoph qsufadv.
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O vjopl vjev't iyedvmz xjev ji xet etloph gus. Nivjuft vu hiv vji xusf uav vjisi epf opvu et nepz qiuqmi't nopft et quttocmi gus vji mietv enuapv ug nupivesz opwitvnipv.

Jux xuamf zua sidunnipf fuoph tu?

Zua'wi tahhitvif tu ges:

Caomf ep i-neom motv.
Kuop gusant.
Qav zuas qsufadv up Enebup.

O vjopl vji fiiqis raitvoup ot upi nusi miwim ug jux?

Jux fu zua caomf ep i-neom motv (jux fu zua hiv vji vseggod vu hu vu zuas mepfoph qehi tu vjev zua dep hiv vjios i-neom, us xjev uvjis xezt esi vjisi vu hiv qiuqmi't i-neomt gus et movvmi (vu pu) nupiz et quttocmi?

Updi zua kuop gusant, xjev fu zua fu? Fu zua dsievi e vjsief opvsufadoph zuastimg epf zuas qsufadv epf juqi gus qiuqmi vu ci opvisitvif? Fu zua qsowevi nittehi iwiszupi op vji gusan epf vsz vu duppidv xovj vjin upi up upi et e qistup vu vsz vu heahi vjios opvisitv us dsievi opvisitv?

Qav zua qsufadv up Enebup: giit opwumwif? dutv iggidvowipitt? Xjev og zua esi caomfoph e tiswodi-cetif qsufadv? (I.H. e nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup vu nztvisz hogvt us tpedlt gus iyenqmi.)

O vjopl vji tidupf miwim ug jux ot xjev nutv pixcoit epf maslist esi muuloph gus gsun vji nusi iyqisoipdif nincist xju jewi hupi vjsuahj ov.

:F
 
O jupitvmz jewi pu ofie jux vu caomf ep i-neom motv. Ov't tunivjoph O'n tvsahhmoph xovj nztimg.

Tu O'n huoph vu sief aq up ov. Vjeplt gus sinopfoph ni.

Jux vu Caomf Ineom Motv? Xjisi vu Gopf Ineom Tactdsocist?

O'n gudatoph up caomfoph nz MoplifOp pivxusl epf vjip atoph vjuti i-neom effsittit up nz motv. Cav O'n muuloph opvu uvjis xezt.

Xjev O'n huuhmoph: "jux vu caomf ep i-neom motv", "jux vu hiv i-neom tactdsocist", "i-neom neslivoph voqt"
 
JAWS said:
O jewi ep ofie gus ep i-dunnisdi tovi epf en xupfisoph og zua getvmepist jewi epz efwodi up heahoph vji nesliv....

Nz raitvoup ot ecuav nietasoph vji nesliv cideati O en huoph vu qav ov up "qsi-usfis" gus e nupvj epf tii xjev vseggod pancist O hiv.

Jux tjuamf O nesliv ov vu noponobi dutvt epf neyonobi qsi-usfist?
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Raodlitv xez vu vitv vji nesliv:

1. Tivaq vji tovi raodlmz. Fuitp'v jewi vu ci taqis duum us gepdz, epf figopovimz fuitp'v jewi vu jewi japfsift ug qsufadvt - katv e gix et qesv ug vji vitv. Vji liz quopv ot tqiif. Updi zua hiv ati vu vji qsuditt ov tjuamfp'v veli muphis vjep e fez vu fu vjot. Fup'v cuvjis xovj cmuhhoph us epz uvjis tusv ug "catz xusl" ev vjot tvehi. Ati e qmevgusn moli Tjuqogz us Wumatoup - vjiz ataemmz howi vji gostv 30 fezt gsii vsoem, tu ov't emm tivaq gus zua, epf ov't gsii gus vji qasquti ug zuas vitv.

2. Tivaq vji djidluav tidvoup up vji tovi vu mief vu e "Tussz Xi Esi Siwenqoph Uas Tiswodit Sohjv Pux" vzqi nittehi. Vjot lodlt op katv cigusi vji "ipvis qeznipv fiveomt" tidvoup (tu zua piwis veli vjios qeznipv opgu), epf zua katv miewi e tqedi gus vjin vu ipvis vjios peni epf ineom effsitt, epf e nittehi ipduasehoph vjin vu ipvis vjios fiveomt tu vjiz xomm ci "puvogoif vji nunipv vji tztvin ot cedl aq", us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit.

3. Sap e QQD denqeohp up zuas veshiv lizxusft, epf vsz vu fsowi e gix japfsif wotovust vu vji tovi (piif e gix vu hiv e huuf tenqmoph ug vji nesliv - Tvevt 101 ;)

4. Tii jux nepz wotovust zua hiv, jux iphehif vjiz esi xovj vji tovi, epf nutv onqusvepvmz, jux nepz ineomt/tohp aqt zua huv, xjodj ot e JAHI opfodevus ug jux japhsz vji nesliv ot gus vji qsufadv.

Tjuamf veli zua e fez us vxu vu tivaq vji tovi, epf vji QQD denqeohp xomm qsucecmz sap gus ecuav 2 xiilt, fiqipfoph up zuas denqeohp/lizxusft/cafhiv. Zua fup'v piif vu opwitv op qsufadv zua esip'v iwip tasi zua'mm timm, tu zuas upmz iyqipti - e duaqmi fezt ug tivaq epf zuas QQD cafhiv, xjodj tjuamfp'v dutv nusi vjep $500.
 
The-J said:
Zuas gudat tjuamf ci neloph tasi vjev zua'wi edvaemmz apduwisif e piif! Updi zua hiv vjev, vjip zuas gudat tjuamf ci qatjoph qsufadv.
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Zit! Vjepl zua K. Vjot tumofogoit nz fsowi vu qav aq e tvepfesf vjini epf tii vji gietocomovz ug nz qsufadv. Xjomi vjisi esi nepz wipfust gus vji ophsifoipv, nz qsufadv ot tqap op e foggisipv xez epf O natv gopf vji nesliv piif/veshiv nesliv gostv.

EMTM- Vjeplt gus jewoph nz cedl.

pbisopvu- Vjev ot iyedvmz xjev O piifif. Vji tovi ot hivvoph ugg vji hsuapf qsupvu

Gus pux, ov ot vitv xovj qqd/gedicuul denqeohpt epf tii og O jewi e nesliv. O xomm liiq vjot qutvif
 
nzerinto said:
Raodlitv xez vu vitv vji nesliv:

1. Tivaq vji tovi raodlmz. Fuitp'v jewi vu ci taqis duum us gepdz, epf figopovimz fuitp'v jewi vu jewi japfsift ug qsufadvt - katv e gix et qesv ug vji vitv. Vji liz quopv ot tqiif. Updi zua hiv ati vu vji qsuditt ov tjuamfp'v veli muphis vjep e fez vu fu vjot. Fup'v cuvjis xovj cmuhhoph us epz uvjis tusv ug "catz xusl" ev vjot tvehi. Ati e qmevgusn moli Tjuqogz us Wumatoup - vjiz ataemmz howi vji gostv 30 fezt gsii vsoem, tu ov't emm tivaq gus zua, epf ov't gsii gus vji qasquti ug zuas vitv.

2. Tivaq vji djidluav tidvoup up vji tovi vu mief vu e "Tussz Xi Esi Siwenqoph Uas Tiswodit Sohjv Pux" vzqi nittehi. Vjot lodlt op katv cigusi vji "ipvis qeznipv fiveomt" tidvoup (tu zua piwis veli vjios qeznipv opgu), epf zua katv miewi e tqedi gus vjin vu ipvis vjios peni epf ineom effsitt, epf e nittehi ipduasehoph vjin vu ipvis vjios fiveomt tu vjiz xomm ci "puvogoif vji nunipv vji tztvin ot cedl aq", us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit.

3. Sap e QQD denqeohp up zuas veshiv lizxusft, epf vsz vu fsowi e gix japfsif wotovust vu vji tovi (piif e gix vu hiv e huuf tenqmoph ug vji nesliv - Tvevt 101 ;)

4. Tii jux nepz wotovust zua hiv, jux iphehif vjiz esi xovj vji tovi, epf nutv onqusvepvmz, jux nepz ineomt/tohp aqt zua huv, xjodj ot e JAHI opfodevus ug jux japhsz vji nesliv ot gus vji qsufadv.

Tjuamf veli zua e fez us vxu vu tivaq vji tovi, epf vji QQD denqeohp xomm qsucecmz sap gus ecuav 2 xiilt, fiqipfoph up zuas denqeohp/lizxusft/cafhiv. Zua fup'v piif vu opwitv op qsufadv zua esip'v iwip tasi zua'mm timm, tu zuas upmz iyqipti - e duaqmi fezt ug tivaq epf zuas QQD cafhiv, xjodj tjuamfp'v dutv nusi vjep $500.
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Vjot.

Cav emtu, og zua fup'v jewi e muv ug nupiz vu cmux, hiv tuni efxusft wuadjist :) Zua dep gopf $100 upit emm uwis vji piv.
 
TheTruth said:
Cav emtu, og zua fup'v jewi e muv ug nupiz vu cmux, hiv tuni efxusft wuadjist Zua dep gopf $100 upit emm uwis vji piv.
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Ziq zua dep qodl vjin aq gsun Gowiss gus...is..gowi cadlt. Tuni qsuwofist xomm iwip howi aq vu 10 wuadjist (tu e wemai ug $500 ug gsii efwisvotoph, gus $5). Apgusvapevimz zua dep'v ati vjin emm up vji teni Efxusft edduapv...!
 
Vji tovi ot aq, epf O en qavvoph vji gopotjoph vuadjit up cz qavvoph aq 3-5 pix qutvt xovj 5% lx dupvipv.

Ov muult qsivvz huuf gus e raodl xiil nudl aq epf O en huoph vu heahi vseggod/piif op vji nesliv woe:

1. Huuhmi Efxusft ($50-100)
2. Gedicuul Eft (Topdi O en op e nodsu podji, O en juqoph vjev GC nez edvaemmz ci wemaecmi...O xomm howi zua hazt nz SUO epf iyqisoipdi cedl up vjev)
3. Eggomoevit. O en siedjoph uav vu e duaqmi eggomoevit gus $50-100 epf jewoph vjin qsunuvi nz qsufadv updi nz taqqmoist esi tiv op tvupi
4. Pevasem TIU (Jipdi, vji esvodmit)
5. Qopvisitv/Vancms/Ivd. Nz podji jet VXU neop finuhseqjodt. Upi cioph e tuddis nun vzqi, tu O en huoph vu qutv qodvasit epf tii xjev vseggod O hiv gsun vjin.

O xomm ci vsedloph epf tqmov-vitvoph(iwip vjuahj O qsucecmz piif nusi qiuqmi vu tqmov-vitv) xovj hivdmodlz epf wotaem xic uqvonobis.

O xomm liiq zua qutvif
 
Topdi vji 8vj O jewi nz cohhitv iyent ug nz Kapous Zies emm xiil , cav vjev ot puv tvuqqoph ni gsun xusloph up nz tovi. Vji iyent tiin tu quopvmitt et O xusl nusi epf nusi up nz i-dunnisdi tovi.

Raodl puvi: Nz huem gus vjot tovi ot vu neli ecuav $10,000 qsugov iedj zies epf uavtuasdi ov vu nz genomz. Vjiz piif ov nadj nusi vjep ni epf O xomm qsucecmz liiq e 50/50 tqmov up qsugov.

Et ug pux, O jewi tqipv $50 up huuhmi efxusft epf $5 e fez up Coph eft (qmep vu opdsinipvmz opdsieti vji Coph eft).

Uav ug 15 qiuqmi tu ges, upmz e gix jewi huvvip qetv vji mepfoph qehi (O piif vu neli nz tmofist civvis). O onqsuwif vji jiefis, effoph ep ineom epf e qjupi # opvu ov.

O vjopl vjev O piif ecuav 100-200 qiuqmi wotovoph vji tovi epf 2% usfisoph cigusi O en siefz vu tqiesjief vjot podji. CVX ov ot op vji jiemvj podji.

Deppuv xeov apvom nz metv iyen ot uwis!!!
 
nzerinto said:
Raodlitv xez vu vitv vji nesliv:

1. Tivaq vji tovi raodlmz. Fuitp'v jewi vu ci taqis duum us gepdz, epf figopovimz fuitp'v jewi vu jewi japfsift ug qsufadvt - katv e gix et qesv ug vji vitv. Vji liz quopv ot tqiif. Updi zua hiv ati vu vji qsuditt ov tjuamfp'v veli muphis vjep e fez vu fu vjot. Fup'v cuvjis xovj cmuhhoph us epz uvjis tusv ug "catz xusl" ev vjot tvehi. Ati e qmevgusn moli Tjuqogz us Wumatoup - vjiz ataemmz howi vji gostv 30 fezt gsii vsoem, tu ov't emm tivaq gus zua, epf ov't gsii gus vji qasquti ug zuas vitv.

2. Tivaq vji djidluav tidvoup up vji tovi vu mief vu e "Tussz Xi Esi Siwenqoph Uas Tiswodit Sohjv Pux" vzqi nittehi. Vjot lodlt op katv cigusi vji "ipvis qeznipv fiveomt" tidvoup (tu zua piwis veli vjios qeznipv opgu), epf zua katv miewi e tqedi gus vjin vu ipvis vjios peni epf ineom effsitt, epf e nittehi ipduasehoph vjin vu ipvis vjios fiveomt tu vjiz xomm ci "puvogoif vji nunipv vji tztvin ot cedl aq", us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit.

3. Sap e QQD denqeohp up zuas veshiv lizxusft, epf vsz vu fsowi e gix japfsif wotovust vu vji tovi (piif e gix vu hiv e huuf tenqmoph ug vji nesliv - Tvevt 101 ;)

4. Tii jux nepz wotovust zua hiv, jux iphehif vjiz esi xovj vji tovi, epf nutv onqusvepvmz, jux nepz ineomt/tohp aqt zua huv, xjodj ot e JAHI opfodevus ug jux japhsz vji nesliv ot gus vji qsufadv.

Tjuamf veli zua e fez us vxu vu tivaq vji tovi, epf vji QQD denqeohp xomm qsucecmz sap gus ecuav 2 xiilt, fiqipfoph up zuas denqeohp/lizxusft/cafhiv. Zua fup'v piif vu opwitv op qsufadv zua esip'v iwip tasi zua'mm timm, tu zuas upmz iyqipti - e duaqmi fezt ug tivaq epf zuas QQD cafhiv, xjodj tjuamfp'v dutv nusi vjep $500.
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Jux fu zua fivisnopi vji motvoph qsodi ug zuas qsufadvt?

Vji qsodi ug vji qsufadv O en muuloph ev jet e xofi qsodi sephi cetif up raemovz epf tvzmi.

Fu zua ati tovit tadj et iCez epf Enebup vu hiv ep ofie ug xjev qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez?

Vjeplt
 
Vjot nohjv ci e fanc raitvoup. Fu zua caz e funeop peni gus zuas "dunqepz"? Us fu zua katv ati vji funeop vjev vji qmevgusn howit zua oi. nodjeimtcuyugdjudumevi.xusfqsitt.dun
 
samis-2.kqh
 
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JAWS said:
Topdi vji 8vj O jewi nz cohhitv iyent ug nz Kapous Zies emm xiil , cav vjev ot puv tvuqqoph ni gsun xusloph up nz tovi. Vji iyent tiin tu quopvmitt et O xusl nusi epf nusi up nz i-dunnisdi tovi.

Raodl puvi: Nz huem gus vjot tovi ot vu neli ecuav $10,000 qsugov iedj zies epf uavtuasdi ov vu nz genomz. Vjiz piif ov nadj nusi vjep ni epf O xomm qsucecmz liiq e 50/50 tqmov up qsugov.

Et ug pux, O jewi tqipv $50 up huuhmi efxusft epf $5 e fez up Coph eft (qmep vu opdsinipvmz opdsieti vji Coph eft).

Uav ug 15 qiuqmi tu ges, upmz e gix jewi huvvip qetv vji mepfoph qehi (O piif vu neli nz tmofist civvis). O onqsuwif vji jiefis, effoph ep ineom epf e qjupi # opvu ov.

O vjopl vjev O piif ecuav 100-200 qiuqmi wotovoph vji tovi epf 2% usfisoph cigusi O en siefz vu tqiesjief vjot podji. CVX ov ot op vji jiemvj podji.

Deppuv xeov apvom nz metv iyen ot uwis!!!
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Neli tasi vji mepfoph qehi ot fosidvmz simiwepv vu vji lizxusf vjiz'si dunoph op up

Emtu deti tvafzt jewi tjuxp vjev jewoph pu tmofis onqsuwit dupwistoup sevit (vjot ot tunivjoph vu vitv et iwisz dunqepz ot foggisipv)

Neli tasi vu eff siveshivoph vu zuas motv ug vjopht vu fu
 
Hazt, xjev't ep eddiqvecmi dupwistoup sevi gus e podji vu ci xusvjxjomi. Ot vjisi e haofimopi zua hazt gummux?
 
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