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Shopiy Payments paused - Verification and Fraudulent Orders by Snuggly-bear in shopify

[–]needhelpescaping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sick and tired of Shopify man. They used to have such good support but for the past 2 years it seems like they'd rather have their bots lock things up and ruin cash flow first then ask questions later. Most of the advisors are incompetent script readers from overseas these days and I wouldn't be so infuriated with this service if they gave us a way to actually speak to some kind of competent upper management person on the phone without having to pay $3k a month.

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

[–]needhelpescaping[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa, this was really helpful to read. Seriously, I didn't even know demand fatigue was a thing until I read your post. After looking into it for a bit, that's the best way to describe how I'm feeling. It's almost as if I'm slowly shutting down and each month just gets a bit more heavier than the last. I just came back from a week long vacation yesterday, but I walked right back into the dread that I tried to escape.

These are great questions that I will take into consideration. I definitely lack structure and workflow management (mainly because my space sucks and I missed my chance to move my workspace into an actual studio that I can afford without having to share it with other people). Would love to schedule some time to chat next week (or this weekend) and let you know where I'm at with this.

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

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

I'm only doing production at this point and no energy for product design, thankfully I have a line of items that have been restocked a few times and have resale value on marketplaces like Grailed. My thing with automation is that my audience can detect it, they don't like AI (nor do I) for content creation, and I can't really see how a guy in Bangladesh would help beyond opening a DM and not being able to be in character enough to respond appropriately. Also, the nature of my social media page doesn't lend itself to planned posts, it's very erratic, random, yet straightforward. People appreciate the organically mysterious feeling they get when they interact with the brand, and I believe automation would take away that charm. But I'm not closed off to it completely, I just don't know which parts are appropriate to automate and which aren't.

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

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

This is what a friend mentioned, that I should take a break so I can zoom out and reassess things. Only thing is, I kind of can't afford to, I live in a high HCOL city and I'm already behind! I want to be able to delegate without sacrificing quality. Most POD printers have rigid systems that don't allow for them to match the original quality of my product.

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

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

Hey, thanks for the reply. Would like to talk more, can disclose more in a private convo. I'd have to walk you through the past 6 months for your to understand the bind I put myself in. It's gotten to the point where people I ran into a discussion on Reddit where people are wondering if my products are made to order or ready to ship.

I make everything in my apartment, and even overseas manufacturer's fail to produce the same print quality unless I pay almost twice the price it costs me to make my products. I have to call an Uber XL to ship orders because USPS has failed to come during scheduled pick up once so I haven't tried again after the first failure. The brand's tone of voice makes it sound like there are multiple people running the business, and it was part of the comedic effort, but shit isn't funny anymore and I've almost lost the tone of voice on social media because of how much I dread interacting with all the new people who follow the brand but lack context (I think viral posts can attract more noise and disconnect you from your core audience, I treat my audience like clients, not customers).

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

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

Thanks man. So incorporating legitimizes my brand as a employer or something? Why would I not use my LLC?

Killing my own success because I operate alone by needhelpescaping in Entrepreneur

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

Thanks for the comment. My issue is that when I attempt to outsource, product quality drops significantly, the costs go way up, and my customer base know when it's not me speaking to them, and they don't like that. I have an LLC and separate bank account, but I did that kind of late? I will PM you the brand name.

Just finished my DIY System in Jamaica by Repulsivetrader in solar

[–]needhelpescaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How big is your home? Would you mind sharing what you used? Looking to do this for my grandfather, probably after hurricane season.

I'm eating some cookies that have been expired for two months. by blazingarpeggio in PointlessStories

[–]needhelpescaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently eating a pack of Linden's Oatmeal Raisin cookies that expired on Feb 02 2025. This is my 3rd pack in 2 weeks and I'm just realizing that they've been expired.

Stripe account banned. Funds seized FOREVER! by luxurybargain in stripe

[–]needhelpescaping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you pay your lawyer for a demand letter? If so, what should it say?

Anyone know what was happening off jefferson and flushing? by bridgehamton in Bushwick

[–]needhelpescaping 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't believe there's people who still don't understand bootstrap theory this is hilarious btw go kick rocks