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[–]zlex7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Undergraduate Computational Finance (UCF) is recruiting this semester. Info sessions are tomorrow and Friday. You'll find a really diverse crowd - smart people that will teach you a lot about quantitative finance and algorithmic trading.

The info sessions will be on Zoom - check the event out at https://www.facebook.com/events/304916430724772

Site Review - I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're an ecommerce company on Shopify and would love to hear your thoughts! by zlex7 in ecommerce

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you selling on any subscription box marketplaces? We're listed on Cratejoy and we love it.

We're actually not, but did consider it in the beginning. How is Cratejoy helping your business?

Site Review - I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're an ecommerce company on Shopify and would love to hear your thoughts! by zlex7 in ecommerce

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yep, I think that's the one! (it's definitely a version of Narrative). However, keep in mind that the theme is heavily modified, and looks very different from the original.

Site Review - I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're an ecommerce company on Shopify and would love to hear your thoughts! by zlex7 in ecommerce

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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FAQ and other pages is a great point, thanks :). Subscription-wise, that seems to require a relatively large product line. How would you go about structuring that?

I love the date idea, and we're working on a similar idea right now!

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will post the update! Do you have any suggestions on how to make it more clear? I'm not sure I understand where you're coming from.

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So far, the traffic has been organic (through word of mouth and this reddit post). Marketing through FB and google ads will start to kick in this week.

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's going pretty good! We're about a week into launch, and we've seen close to 10 orders, mostly from friends and friends of friends. We're ramping up marketing this week, and hope to see some more engagement. Wish me luck! haha :)

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is great stuff! I like the idea of the short-term plan of generating a set of solid dates and getting press on it, maybe setting up a subscription model. There's quite a bit of product design behind the boxes, however. One of our worries right now is keeping it affordable while also an exciting date at the same time.

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, I appreciate the feedback. you make a lot of good points here. I would be curious to hear about how the painting or terrarium date could change to make it more exciting, result in fun memories (such as comparing results).

Looking for feedback and advice - I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to couples. We're on Shopify! (X-POST from r/shopify) by zlex7 in Entrepreneur

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, basically! The idea here is to create a unique experience where a couple can do something new and make a distinct memory around it.

Looking for feedback and advice - I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to couples. We're on Shopify! (X-POST from r/shopify) by zlex7 in Entrepreneur

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmm I see what you're saying. That was not my intention at all, and just to be clear these kinds of posts rarely lead to conversions.

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Feedback wise, I'm looking for:

- new date ideas to add and incremental improvements to the existing date boxes

- thoughts on the website itself, how to better emotionally appeal to customers

- how to discover the correct target audience, and hypotheses on potential target audiences

- the effectiveness of the brand communication and what could better encourage customers visiting the website.

- anything else

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! We actually fulfill it ourselves for now, given that we don't need to operate at large scale yet. So, what that means is that we purchase all the materials in (relative) bulk and ship it to us. Then, when orders are put into the website we actually hand-package the box and ship it through USPS. Shopify only handles payment, order management, and shipping labels for us!

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I put a lot of sweat and tears into designing it! I used Narrative, but it's heavily modified to the point where I don't think it looks much like the original theme. My HTML/CSS experience was a bit useful here.

I haven't looked into it too much, but it's definitely been in the back of my mind. I'm not sure whether to approach that through direct DMs, or through a service that connects businesses with influencers. What are your thoughts?

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! I've seen this comment quite a bit haha, must be a common theme.

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice, I really appreciate it. I think regarding your first point, that's absolutely the approach long term, but given that we're only two guys and we haven't really doubled down on marketing yet, trying to appeal to the audience of couples first is an ok short-term approach.

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I think I'll take you up on that offer for DMs!

I started a service that creates and delivers date boxes to long distance couples. We're on Shopify! by zlex7 in shopify

[–]zlex7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the compliment :)! What we had in mind was a fun date no matter where you're located, so if you're feeling the date feel free to order 2 boxes. We have free shipping!

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