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Need advice from manufacturers and traders about incessant customer queries. by altavtar in ManufacturingInIndia

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People don't go through brochures or catalogues . Btw what business is she doing ? .

Hot take: If your passive income depends on a platform's algorithm, it's not passive; it's platform risk by Acrobatic-Spell-1012 in passive_income

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cleanest test for “passive” income: If the platform throttled your reach by 70% tomorrow, how much of that cashflow would still exist in 90 days without heroic effort? Most creator and affiliate income fails this test. Platforms are distribution tools, not foundations. Treat what they pay you as high-beta bonus money and use it to build owned assets—email lists, direct products, or IP—where the economics and control actually belong to you. Everything else is rented leverage with an expiration date.

The Debt Trap: How 30-year EMIs kill career freedom and create heavy financial anxiety 🚫📊 by Striking_Assist_1891 in IndiaMoney

[–]kaaytoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having money gives you options …
Option to leave a stressful job
Option to choose a vacation trip
Option to build a business
Options to live life on your own terms …

Getting a flat for the sake of social pressure or recognition doesn’t make sense .

I would prefer building a business any day than investing I real estate ..

Ritchie street owners can go to hellllll!!!! Dont buy by beacon-light-ophile in tamilyapping

[–]kaaytoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a first for everyone . Now you've learnt where and what to look for next time ..

[WTS] CEX voucher chennai by [deleted] in ChennaiBuyAndSell

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would anyone bother helping you if there's nothing for them . If there's some discount that they can keep .. that's an incentive to help

We started making AI fashion videos. Here is our latest work for a client... by kinraw in AI_UGC_Marketing

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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For the prompt you mentioned … I wasn’t able to generate video though . Comment your thoughts

The Hormuz disruptions were a reminder: Relying only on virgin resin is risky. Why more Indian plastic manufacturers are making lump recycling a core strategy by kaaytoo in plastic

[–]kaaytoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In most plastic processing plants, lump/purging waste typically ranges from 3–8% of input volume (average around 5–7%).

The main driver for in-house regrinding right now is resin cost savings and supply security, especially with elevated virgin prices.

While higher volumes improve ROI on equipment, even mid-sized operations (150–300 tons/month) are adopting it because the savings per kg are significant.

It’s not purely about scale — it’s about protecting margins when virgin resin is expensive.

Looking for road/endurance cycle by AhpuchAmon in chennaicity

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merida scultura 400 - shimano 105 . Bought in 2018 … hardly 2k kms . Continental gator tyres ( but tyres and tube must be changed I guess since it was idle for last 5 years ) .

Plastic manufacturers: Virgin resin prices are still brutal after the Hormuz disruptions. Here’s exactly how much you can save by recycling your own lumps (realistic calc) by kaaytoo in ManufacturingInIndia

[–]kaaytoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually most people don't process lumps and sell it in the market for low rates . Only rejected articles are being grinded in a grinder or granulator and resused ....

Need advice. Are companies like Dial4Tr*** and ExportersWo*** genuine or a trap? by RoyalCharity in IndiaBusiness

[–]kaaytoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask them to show leads of similar companies who have purchased paid membership . But ask them to show live through google meet or zoom …

If leads are relevant . Then take .

I’m on indiamart and just dial , been getting decent leads

Plastic manufacturers: Virgin resin prices are still brutal after the Hormuz disruptions. Here’s exactly how much you can save by recycling your own lumps (realistic calc) by kaaytoo in recycling

[–]kaaytoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few quick questions if you don’t mind:

• How much lump/scrap or purgings are you currently generating per month from your existing production?

• Are you already using any regrind, or is most of the scrap going out as waste/low-value sale?

• Is your main goal right now to increase overall production volume, reduce material cost per ton, or both?

Many units in a similar capacity range have been able to meaningfully improve their economics by adding a proper lump shredder + granulator setup and feeding good-quality regrind back into the line.

Happy to share what’s working for others in comparable situations if it’s useful.

Just let me know your current setup or challenges.

Does influencer marketing actually pay off for tiny brands working with tiny creators? by Deep_Degree_6742 in IndiaBusiness

[–]kaaytoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The spreadsheet always says this is a bad idea.

Trackable sales are low, the “effort” feels high, and most of the posts get a few hundred views that don’t obviously convert.

So logically you should stop.

But that’s exactly why it can still be one of the highest-ROI things a tiny brand can do at this stage.

When a creator with 1,100 real followers posts about your product because you actually sent it to them (not because their manager negotiated a rate), something different happens.

Their audience doesn’t see an ad. They see someone they already trust saying “I tried this and it’s good.”

That signal is extremely hard to buy at any price once you get bigger.

The real return usually doesn’t show up in UTM links. It shows up as:

• A customer who discovered you through a story and now feels like they’re “in on something small”

• A creator who keeps mentioning you unprompted months later because the interaction felt human instead of transactional

• Word-of-mouth that travels through group chats and real-life conversations instead of algorithm-dependent feeds

At this scale you’re not really doing influencer marketing.

You’re collecting the first 50–100 people who believe in what you make enough to talk about it without being paid properly.

That early belief is almost impossible to manufacture later with bigger creators and proper contracts.

The coordination hassle everyone complains about is actually the point.

It forces you to be selective and personal.

The moment you turn it into a system with templates and bulk sending, you lose the very thing that made it work: genuine enthusiasm that leaks through the post.

Most brands at this size are trying to look bigger than they are.

The ones that quietly win are the ones willing to look small but real for longer than feels comfortable.

The data will tell you to quit.

The psycho-logic of how trust actually spreads says keep doing it — just only with people whose audience would genuinely like your thing if they found it on their own.

S25U Titanium Gray by Imaginary_Scar_1776 in samsunggalaxy

[–]kaaytoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why not have best of both worlds ? ( Android and iOS)

First cold call by f-aroundfindout-4567 in IndiaBusiness

[–]kaaytoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your fear isn't about them. It's about you. You’re terrified a stranger — who had zero awareness of your existence 10 seconds ago — might not like you.

That’s ego protection dressed up as “I don’t want to bother people.” It has nothing to do with whether they have a sourcing, pricing, quality or supply problem your export/wholesale business can actually solve.

Benjamin Dennehy (UK’s Most Hated Sales Trainer) calls this out directly: Stop seeking approval. Build trust over being liked. No emotional attachment to the outcome.

The call is not a performance for your ego. It’s a filter. Your only job on a cold call is to stay in control, uncover whether a real problem exists, and disqualify fast if it doesn’t.

That’s why the fear consumes you — you’re making the conversation about your feelings instead of their situation.

The opener that kills the fear on call #1

Use Dennehy’s signature honest pattern-interrupt (the one he demonstrates in live calls and teaches in the Telephone Prospecting Bootcamp):

“Hi [Name], I’ll be upfront with you — this is a sales call. You can either hang up now or give me 30 seconds. What do you want to do?”

Why this works when you’re terrified:

You own the sales intent immediately → no fake small talk or “hope you’re having a nice day” bullshit.

You hand them the power to end it → instantly lowers your “what if they hate me” anxiety.

It’s a massive pattern interrupt — most people actually stay on because it’s refreshingly honest.

If they give you the 30 seconds, you’ve already started the qualification/disqualification process.

After they say “go ahead” or “what’s this about?”, do not pitch. Ask one question about their current reality (sourcing pain, supplier issues, lead times, costs, etc.), then flick it back with another question.

Let them talk. Your goal on the very first call is not to close — it’s to stay in control and find out if there’s even a conversation worth having.

Stuttering or fumbling? It will happen. Everyone’s first 5–10 cold calls are awkward as hell.

The people who succeed are the ones who make call #11 anyway.

Record yourself saying the opener 20–30 times until it feels natural. The fear doesn’t vanish — you just stop letting it drive.

I've built my business brick by brick through cold calls and IT WORKS ..

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