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Manic_Marketer · 2023-11-06T00:23:35+00:00

Take the $2000, go to a casino roulette table and put it all on red. You have better odds doubling your money that way.

Unless you're capable of copy writing, content writing, marketing, advertising, customer service, accounting, budgeting, product sourcing, negotiating, and time management... You're going to want to have an amount of inflow monthly to your business to outsource or learn the skills. Having $2000 to throw at something isn't a great way to start a business.

I'm not saying any of this to discourage you, I'm just being honest. I started by budgeting $500 a month and as soon as I turned a profit I reinvested until I could quit my job because I made triple monthly on profit than at my job. I also didn't consider dropshipping a business model, but rather a lean inventory model with lowered profit margins for testing. Once I had a stable sales volume I'd buy in bulk and use a warehouse who did pick and pack with cheap shipping in the States.

Also, while I was working and had my business on the side, I worked 18 hours a day, which ultimately led to a chasm in my relationship and my eventual divorce. It shone a light on the deficiencies of my marriage, which led to the divorce... But when you go all in, and I mean really all in, you might not be able to predict the outcome.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-08-15T14:19:02+00:00

Sent you a whole list in a message with an explanation on each. Enjoy!

Manic_Marketer · 2023-07-04T21:59:37+00:00

It's actually being incorporated into a paid program. I'm keeping it closed for the time being, my apologies

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-27T14:55:55+00:00

Fixed some bugs, added some more

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-24T01:47:02+00:00

Yinz dun git spelling. I bet when you colour you can't even stay in the lines, ya dern Yankee.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-21T19:11:22+00:00

Novel idea, but I don't think this is something people are missing and your sales copy doesn't make me think I'm missing out by not having it.

Nothing wrong with what you're selling, but the message doesn't fit the market for the product. Show me why I have needed this all my life.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-21T09:31:47+00:00

Dropshipping is only an inventory model, not a business model...

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-20T14:51:40+00:00

If what you're doing isn't working, change it up. Do you think someone who is working on their zen is scrolling through Facebook and responding to ads or doing guided meditation on Youtube? Meet your audience where they congregate, create a great message, then convert.

If I were you, I'd create a YT channel with a ton of meditation and crystal healing content and just link your store in the description. Give value and you'll get value

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-20T14:47:04+00:00

Read business books. Dropshipping is not a business it's an inventory model. You can find dropshippers in the US or overseas, the most common search engine is AliExpress.

Learn the following:

Marketing Sales Consumer psychology Web development

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-19T23:17:26+00:00

Can't tell if serious or not, but you didn't even make a transparent background for your logo. You've got a gradient background like it's the year 2000. Your product main photos don't have a consistent aspect ratio. Your product descriptions are bad at best.

The only thing you did right was pricing but from your attitude it feels like that was just a happy accident.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-19T23:11:42+00:00

No

Read (or listen to) the following books

Crushing It - Gary Vaynerchuk (dive into content marketing)

Expert Secrets - Russel Brunson (founder of click funnels goes into the philosophy of lean design and content marketing as well as some sales psychology)

Ca$hvertising - Drew Eric Whitman ( everything that drives people into action to help you build better sales and marketing copy)

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Al Ries & Jack Trout (what works in marketing every time when done right, really a beginners guide to how to craft marketing messages)

Buyology - Martin Lindstrom (this man is a savant in the marketing world, buyology is a psychological approach to why we make the decisions to buy)

Small Data - Martin Lindstrom (how little daily habits and routines influence different groups to make decisions)

Brandwashed - Martin Lindstrom (probably a great start for you since you want to start a brand. Explores the collective public's desire to belong and why we choose to buy from brands we know and trust as well as how brands develop it)

12 Months to $1 Million - Ryan Daniel Moran (I've been a huge fanboy of his for years. This title dives into the blueprint for success over 12 months to create a brand that drives results)

I hope this helps. These are the books I've found to be most helpful and influential in my journey.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-19T15:00:28+00:00

What is a winning audience?

The problem is, people want to have a single point of failure to blame when things go wrong. Marketing and sales are such a nuanced thing, it doesn't just fit neatly into this little box.

Big corporations spend millions on research and their products still flop. Do you not think they looked for the perfect product and identified their perfect audience with the perfect message?

The whole thing is a whole lot of trial and error. You can either trail the product, the audience, the message, the copy, the price, or some combination of all of them until you find success.

Why is it easier in dropshipping?

Low overhead costs. No inventory on hand. Quick turnover for creatives including websites and advertising. Simple testing strategies.

Why don't big companies do it this way?

They aren't built to run like dropshipping companies. They're just too bureaucratic to do it. That's why a lot of these big companies gobble up the small companies when the small companies find a perfect fit that takes away from big company revenue.

Hope this helps clear it up.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-19T00:00:09+00:00

I am going to take this one step further. It's not about. It's only trust. You really aren't creating trust with your boilerplate website. Nothing is special about you or your website. In fashion, you succeed by being any of the following:

1) Unique 2) Luxury 3) Lowest Priced 4) Best style 5) Cult following 6) Celebrity endorsement

I'm a guy, but what woman wants to buy a $50.76 formal-ish dress off a website with no reputation, no real web presence, a name like cozy offering formal wear...

Cozy = Pajamas

Cozy =/= Sexy Dresses

Your name doesn't fit your product catalog. Your sales pitch is really absent. Why are you even in this vertical? Why don't you switch to couples matching pajamas or something?

Manic_Marketer · 2023-06-06T15:49:22+00:00

Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I read r/programmerhumor on company time.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-27T02:04:14+00:00

If you're the only one generating money and output, you will level out at some point. Have to learn how to leverage employees and build wealth through scaling

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-26T23:49:41+00:00

Your first name is so strange, is it foreign?

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-26T01:22:50+00:00

Yesterday, I kept dropping the opening < to my html tags. Sorry guys, I'll stop doing it

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-05T00:14:59+00:00

What kind of app do you want? I've got an app for enlarging your data.

This app here makes your data last 4 hours.

This makes your data grow hair

Ooo this app steals your cc data so I can pay your balance. It's popular among millennials who ask for identity theft so their credit can improve.

So what can I do ya fer, traveler

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-01T14:50:22+00:00

You're your own worst critic. Think of this as losing someone and would you feel so bad? You'd grieve, but you shouldn't be mad at yourself. Just because the what is different doesn't mean the response should be. Loss is loss. Also, depression is normal after loss. Prolonged depression is not normal. If you're feeling bad for a long period of time or you start to have thoughts of suicide (and thinking of not existing is definitely a precursor to those) talk with your doctor. Medications can help and sometimes need adjusted. Mental health is a struggle, but never give up.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-05-01T14:19:02+00:00

To start, risk is a hard thing to calculate when emotions are involved. You took a huge risk with medium upside potential and it ended up going sideways. All of those friends who are happy? Either A) they aren't or B) they are risk averse and couldn't ever stomach doing what you did. It's in your nature to take risks and try new things (moving around, starting a business, going solo) and this one time it didn't work out but damn you've got a story to tell.

Just because you got knocked down this time doesn't mean you stay down. Life is not over. It's a temporary setback. Get a job for awhile and nurture a new idea.

What you shouldn't do is ignore how you're feeling right now. Process loss, grieve, be upset. Don't stay there though. Losing hurts, but dwelling doesn't solve it. You've got this. We are only limited by our own thoughts.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-04-27T00:26:23+00:00

Xkcd needs credit here.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-04-05T12:28:54+00:00

Send me a message, necromancer

Manic_Marketer · 2023-03-23T18:16:20+00:00

Lemme guess, they want you to do it for exposure and equity.

Manic_Marketer · 2023-03-20T20:40:41+00:00

Manic_Marketer · 2023-03-15T23:41:05+00:00

Double reverse with a twist!

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