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11-17-2016, 04:33 AM
Hi Guys,
I am already aware that I want to start my own business. I just feel a whole different motivation working for myself and on my own projects than the other possible cases. I played around with a lot of ideas, but did not starting anything yet - the typical beginner mistake.
I think, the only thing keeping me away is, that I don´t want to start a business just based on my gut feel. This morning I found out that there are analytic tools like junglescout which track the demand behaviour of customers.
My question is, do you got any further suggestions how can I find out a possible demand of the market?
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11-17-2016, 06:43 AM
There is an incredibly cheap and effective way. You can print 2000 leaflets (which you can make yourself on your computer) for £80. You can then go and survey 2000 people to assess demand. You will also get much better at game in the process. It's a win-win. It's pretty brutal, and it'll be a baptism of fire if you've never done this stuff before, but my god it's effective. You can also stack orders in advance of actually producing the product this way, assuming your development/procurement time is low.
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11-17-2016, 06:51 AM
Go to your top 5 biggest e-commerce sites in your country and use search functions to see what people are buying.
Go to China and get products in that market, import them and sell them. Classic hustle.
Another good hustle is learn game and use it on people to network in your community. Charm everybody you meet, then connect the guy who needs 100 odd ball crank shafts machined with the guy who can build the machine to do it, and broker 20% of the profit for finding him the deal.
Business is actually super easy.
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11-17-2016, 07:41 AM
Option 1:
Setup a Facebook or an Adwords campaign for a product you not even have yet. Just create a landing page for people to get on an early bird list and offer them a discount or some special extra deal if they sign up to your list.
After you generated about 500 clicks check your conversion rate. If the sing up rate is higher than 25% it should be a good indicator that there is a demand for the product you offer.
Option 2:
This is what my brother is doing. He is basically selling products on Amazon and Ebay and is testing the market by offering the same product for the same price as his competitors. If he gets buyers the first few days he is just dropshipping the product from another seller to his buyer. He makes a slight loss with fees and all that but it gives him an idea if a product gets traction or not. If it is getting traction he goes to China and orders products in bulk.
An excellent book to read about product demand research in a very cost effective way is The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. It is actually a must read for everyone who wants to sell anything be it e-commerce, products, software or services.
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11-17-2016, 11:11 AM
Search some of my posts in other threads, I have covered this topic very extensively.
Check out:
1) Scrap Metal Recycling
+ Literally start making money right away, today.
+ Inventory is free, possibly even paid to pick up your inventory.
+ Virtually no start-up costs.
+ Unlimited demand.
2) Lawn Care Services
+ Collect money at the end of 30 days.
+ No inventory, your selling a service.
+ Relatively low start-up costs in comparison to other businesses.
+ Strong demand in wealthy neighborhoods.
These business models are awesome because you will make as much money as the effort you put in.
There is no mystery, worry, doubt or wondering if it is ever going to pan out, like a lot of online businesses.
Once you have built your successful Scrap Metal Recycling or Lawn Care Service empire, follow your dreams into the online business world.
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11-17-2016, 06:51 PM
After conducting a little research, it seems there is little profit to be made in drop shipping and exporting goods from Chinese factories. For one thing, cost of goods is rising in china and the chinese have become greedy (more so); you can now get products cheaper in other countries.
Secondly, the cost of sourcing /using a freight forwarder and the shipping, coupled with eBay or Amazon fees, and you're making very little profit at the end of the day. That's not even counting the risk of getting scammed and all the other bullshit you have to deal with, like making sure your product can get through customs.
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11-17-2016, 10:17 PM
Clone suits.
I have half a dozen orders for you right now. I'll mail the suit, you take it somewhere and have it made in fabrics I pick.
I have been trying to find a place that does this for years. All the online places I found don't actually clone: they just measure the dimensions.
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11-17-2016, 10:23 PM
^I know of a place in Vietnam that clones suits, and I suspect almost any one of them will if you get in contact and speak to them.
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11-18-2016, 07:42 AM
I have following question to you guys. I have two friends having the same problem: They want to sell their laptop, it´s just about 1,5 years old, hardware is still ok, but the electronic market is so dynamic and fast that they can´t get any good money for them. A guy from some electronic distributor told them that in average a one just gets 25% of the buying price.
So I am thinking about solutions to buy used laptops and to recycle them, but would it actually pay out? How could I or someone else make money out of it. It´s similar to the waste recycling idea, i know.
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11-18-2016, 01:32 PM
Mostar, you would have to really screw over the people you're buying from in order to have a chance at any profit.
Have you ever seen those machines to recycle your old phone? They are usually by the crane games at the entrance of Walmart. They pay you like 5 dollars for a two week old iPhone.
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11-18-2016, 03:08 PM
unicorn smashers gives you amazon analytics, its completely free. terapeak offers a 7 day trial if you wanna run some numbers. i think jungle scout offers a free trial as well. run some reports on some potential product ideas or niches you have and see if the sales numbers and competition look good. google keyword planner isn't great but free to use, google trends gives some good info, amazon top selling products, etc.
another method you can try start making random youtube videos on different topics or products. for example make a youtube video on like an sj4000 action cam, on a lapel mic, etc. you can just title the vidoe of the item and review or top 3 action cameras, etc. post the video you on youtube just using like ali express screenshots. see which niches or products get the most views and that will give you an idea of interest.
i would say get started doing something within the next week or you will never do anything.
lastly if you wanna start small look on ali express order 20 cheap products, try to sell them and see what happens, worst case scenario your out like 20 bucks.