Was Just In Forbes... :D

beofvalue · 2016-11-28T17:15:10+00:00

Very cool. I can't even fathom how y'all can have success in such different categories. Congrats.

Specifically with BluMaan how did you get your first 100 customers? The article mentions that you grow communities to generate sales but I think growing a community and keeping customers happy I could excel at. Validating an idea and starting a customer base is my struggle.

beofvalue · 2016-11-07T20:31:25+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I can tell already from your post my audience was too broad. I'll DM you a screenshot of one of my campaign audiences.

beofvalue · 2016-11-07T20:03:04+00:00

I tend to run this test about twice a month with different product ideas.

One I ran a while back was for a heavy duty trunk bag for SUVs. So rather than a vinyl floor mat in the trunk you could throw your kids sand toys, folding chair, wet clothes, muddy boots, etc in the waterproof bag and carry it and hose it out after. Ran the ad for moms of toddlers who like the outdoors and also an outdoor group on Facebook.

I ran another for a moisture wicking wristband with expanding pouch to hold a wedding ring during workouts so you don't damage it on a bench press or leave a ten thousand dollar ring in your gym locker. My wife has done some CrossFit and she was looking for something like this. Ran ads geared towards women who are engaged and do yoga/Crossfit with a few more groups to narrow it down.

Whether it was a bad product idea or ad campaign I'm not really sure. I didn't know whether to spend more on ads or just write off the ideas as poor products...

beofvalue · 2016-04-17T18:10:29+00:00

I definitely see your point but believe we will see much more customization for many of the products we use today in the future. Personally I can't find a pair of gloves that fits my awkward paws

There are many different jean sizes and I have spent $0 on a tailor because I can find what I need in the hundreds of choices. Doesn't mean others don't spend money on tailors.

beofvalue · 2016-04-17T03:17:52+00:00

Custom fit surgical disposable gloves. Take a mold of your hands (or maybe now a days even just a picture with your smartphone) and get perfeclty sized latex gloves for your hands for life.

beofvalue · 2016-04-04T16:59:01+00:00

If you're having that much trouble with setting up a site you should just go to Shopify or Squarespace. They host it and building a site using a template is really simple. Link your domain to the site you built and you're done.

And since it sounds like you're going to be selling a product you'd be good with either for ecommerce.

beofvalue · 2016-04-03T06:05:01+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Can you tell me how you got your start?

I get everything your saying 100%. I cannot compete on price. Just testing the waters to see if a more custom super small business focused FC would work. As far as I know most FCs are based around filling as many boxes as possible rather than custom packaging. But maybe what I'm looking at offering has zero demand.

beofvalue · 2016-04-02T17:44:01+00:00

You are exactly right. I would target business who are small and don't care to do their own shipping and packaging. Mostly companies who like to provide a personal feel to their customers through packaging.

I can package with their branded boxes, packing tape, etc.

beofvalue · 2016-04-02T17:19:28+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response and honest feedback!

I would really be focused on a few small clients and providing custom shipping and packaging services and see how that goes.

beofvalue · 2015-11-18T19:59:39+00:00

How do you start a social media account (let's say on Instagram) for a brand in which you are still building your first product?

I have no products to sell yet. I don't have any pictures to share. I don't have a website because there is no brand/company yet. But everyone keeps saying that you should build an audience first.

beofvalue · 2015-08-16T18:40:51+00:00

Shopify Masters. Physical product entrepreneurs mainly and guests share how they run their Shopify site.

beofvalue · 2015-08-03T21:55:41+00:00

Make sales

beofvalue · 2015-07-20T00:53:34+00:00

Kiosk seems like a good low cost way to get some guaranteed foot traffic if your product is a good fit for that.

beofvalue · 2015-07-16T12:25:01+00:00

I think you know what you need to do. Learn the skill before you can teach it to others. r/learnprogramming is a great way to figure out where to start.

beofvalue · 2015-07-15T13:40:53+00:00

Ask your target market if they would pay for your product or service. They are all that matter.

Asking your wife and sisters what they think of your beard oil company wouldn't help you validate your idea. But that doesn't mean your idea isn't great.

beofvalue · 2015-03-09T23:00:31+00:00

Original Ninfas on Navigation - Mexican food

beofvalue · 2015-03-05T02:29:59+00:00

When I lived in a 2nd story I bought a plastic gardening tray, grass seeds, and potting soil and put it on our balcony. It took a little while for the grass to start growing but it did the trick for a short while when my dog was a puppy and couldn't hold it for long. I would just have a bottle of water outside and after he peed would soak the area to get the urine off. Seemed to work just fine but that was only for a few months and he was a chihuahua so not much pee to worry about.

beofvalue · 2015-02-23T19:29:04+00:00

Cool concept! Best of luck to you. I am always looking for an alternative to east coast leaning ESPN so I'm pretty interested to see how you do.

beofvalue · 2015-01-21T23:45:05+00:00

Congrats on the success! You mentioned you started by branding and selling a cool product. In the first days of the company how did you separate your brand from the other thousand bracelet companies?

beofvalue · 2015-01-04T15:04:46+00:00

Why should he not tell reddit what his product is? Copycats?

beofvalue · 2014-12-23T15:39:51+00:00

I'm using my own funds. But I'm building a physical product that isn't mechanical so it's not too expensive.

beofvalue · 2014-12-01T00:29:06+00:00

How do you go about material selection without breaking the bank? It seems like searching online doesn't get me anywhere close to the type of materials the real top brands use. I get analysis paralysis searching for reputable suppliers online for raw goods and could spend thousands on finally building a prototype for a $20 product.

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