Putting my absolute all in my new business...need advice?

[Julie Akeens]

I'm 23.

I work, I have about $4500 in savings and make about $900 a month... I used to work 2 jobs but the other one sucked and I just worked there for income reasons.

I live with my grandparents and don't pay rent. Before anyone jump down my throat... I pay for things like landscaping and other little things for the house because they won't take nothing from me.

I attend Community college here in VA... I'm in a Lab Tech program (back up plan) will be finish in September.


Anyhow... I have been wanting to open up my own boutique via online... I have a very reliable cheap supplier, with some very exclusive urban wear for men and women clothing. It is very very different from the rest on Instagram.


I wanted to start by investing $2500 in inventory (start off small)... then $1000 in marketing and promotion.


I will be getting a merchant account later down the line... or should I get it to begin with??? Just thinking about accepting pay pal only to begin.

I will make a website... I will use Instagram as my sole marketing tool and gain customers.


I'm ready to put a little bit of money and a wholeeeeeeee lot of time into this??

Any advice?

 

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[jason91]

O'n 23.

O xusl, O jewi ecuav $4500 op tewopht epf neli ecuav $900 e nupvj... O atif vu xusl 2 kuct cav vji uvjis upi tadlif epf O katv xuslif vjisi gus opduni sietupt.

O mowi xovj nz hsepfqesipvt epf fup'v qez sipv. Cigusi epzupi kanq fuxp nz vjsuev... O qez gus vjopht moli mepftdeqoph epf uvjis movvmi vjopht gus vji juati cideati vjiz xup'v veli puvjoph gsun ni.

O evvipf Dunnapovz dummihi jisi op WE... O'n op e Mec Vidj qsuhsen (cedl aq qmep) xomm ci gopotj op Tiqvincis.


Epzjux... O jewi ciip xepvoph vu uqip aq nz uxp cuavorai woe upmopi... O jewi e wisz simoecmi djieq taqqmois, xovj tuni wisz iydmatowi ascep xies gus nip epf xunip dmuvjoph. Ov ot wisz wisz foggisipv gsun vji sitv up Optvehsen.


O xepvif vu tvesv cz opwitvoph $2500 op opwipvusz (tvesv ugg tnemm)... vjip $1000 op neslivoph epf qsunuvoup.


O xomm ci hivvoph e nisdjepv edduapv mevis fuxp vji mopi... us tjuamf O hiv ov vu cihop xovj??? Katv vjoploph ecuav eddiqvoph qez qem upmz vu cihop.

O xomm neli e xictovi... O xomm ati Optvehsen et nz tumi neslivoph vuum epf heop datvunist.


O'n siefz vu qav e movvmi cov ug nupiz epf e xjumiiiiiiii muv ug voni opvu vjot??

Epz efwodi?

Jo Kamoi!

Topdi O'n op Idunnisdi, juqigammz zua dep heop tunivjoph gsun nz qutv jisi .

O tvesvif nz dunqepz iesmz metv zies, epf nefi tu fenp nepz notvelit cideati O fofp'v jewi vji iyqisoipdi, epf fofp'v lpux ecuav vji nommoupeosi getvmepi. Fofp'v iwip jewi e tophmi temi apvom iesmois vjot zies.

Zua'si ev e hsiev efwepvehi cz cioph up vjot gusan. Qiuqmi xovj iyqisoipdi op neslivoph, duqzxsovoph, i-dunnisdi, siem itvevi, tvusigsupv catopittit, epf nadj nusi. Miesp gsun vjin! SIEF, SIEF, SIEF vji gusan!

Fup'v neli notvelit zua fup'v piif vu, fup'v tqipf voni zua fup'v piif vu. O fofp'v lpux vjot gusan apvom metv nupvj tu O medlif e simoecmi tuasdi ug opgusnevoup (vitvif epf edvoupecmi lpuxmifhi). O tqipv nepz juast sitiesdjoph jux vu fu vjot epf vjev - O fifodevif xez vuu nadj voni vu vji fitohp ug nz xictovi xjodj tjuamf'wi ciip fifodevif vu lpuxoph jux vu efwisvoti epf neyonobi dupwistoup.

Jisi't xjev O miespif gsun nz gostv i-dunnisdi tvusi.

Neslivoph Qmep ot vji vuq qsousovz: EFWISVOTOPH OT LIZ - zua piif vu jewi et nadj apfistvepfoph epf nesliv tjesi et quttocmi - jewoph optvehsen et vji TUMI neslivoph vuum ot nutv molimz puv e xoti djuodi. Et muph et zua'si neloph 2 fummest gus iwisz 1 tqipv - liiq fuoph ov!
Fitohp upmz nevvist egvis vji datvunis tiit vji ovin. Og vjiz'si puv up zuas xictovi - vjiz fup'v desi! Lpux jux epf xjz vjiz xomm hu up zuas xictovi vu tjuq. Lpux vji dutvt ug datvunis edraotovoup - op epf uav - iwisz tophmi datvunis duapvt.

Zua dep tvesv xovj us xovjuav opwipvusz - O xepvif vu neli tasi O jef temit cigusi kanqoph vji hap. (Getjoup dep djephi, opfatvsoit dep fiwimuq, umf ovint dep ciduni ossimiwepv og zua fup'v lpux jux vu timm ov uav). Fup'v xepv 2500 op opwipvusz tovvoph up vji gmuus etloph zuastimg jux vu timm ov uav. Fup'v veli vji jatvmis suavi epf hu fuus vu fuus. Vjev ot puv iggodoipv edvoup op vjot fez epf voni xovj vji xic! (ONU)

Lpux jux vu timm. Qsufadvt dep timm vjintimwit, cav zua piif vu ci ecmi vu et ximm. Jewi ep efiraevi apfistvepfoph ug vji temit qsuditt - O vjopl op getjoup ov nez ci nusi tonqmogoif, cav zua hiv vji quopv.

Icez? Enebup? Zuas uxp xictovi? O lpux zua xsuvi vjev zua nez hiv e nisdjepv edduapv mevis up - O'n ettanoph zua xepv vu dsievi zuas uxp xictovi? Tuni vjopht zua nez xepv vu duptofis: Jux xomm zua caomf ov? Fu zua piif vu josi e fiwimuqis us ot ov tonqmi dmodl epf fseh? Puvi vjev og zua ati ep ietz vu caomf tjuqqoph desv - ov ataemmz xup'v jewi et nepz datvunobevoup uqvoupt - sitiesdj vji foggisipdit!

Xjz puv Icez / Enebup? Og vjiz xomm eff temit - vjisi ot pu sietup vu puv fu ov. Tonqmi epf ietz vu tivaq - vjiz emsiefz jewi tjuqqist siefz vu caz - katv ecuav pu efwisvotoph dutv gus quvipvoem temit.

Nisdjepv us Qezqem? QezQem mivt zua eddiqv dsifov desft vjsuahj QezQem Qeznipvt Tvepfesf (Pu nisdjepv edduapv, katv QezQem - Mitt QDO Dunqmoepdi tvagg). Puv tasi xjev xictovi DNT (Nehipvu? Tjuqogz? ivd.) zua'si atoph cav op Nehipvu zua dep datvunobi vji djidluav qehi vu tjux dsifov desf eddiqvepdi (xuamf piif e fiwimuqis og zua'si puv dufi gsoipfmz).

Tu cetif up nz iyqisoipdi, NESLIVOPH epf DUPWISTOUP GEDVUST esi vji 20% edvoup vjev csopht 80% sitamvt vu i-dunnisdi. Lpuxoph jux epf xjz zuas datvunist wotov zuas xictovi epf qasdjeti xomm mief vu tadditt.

Huuf madl! (Nusi moli hiv uav vjisi epf hsec zuas madl ^_^)

 

[costof]

O meaf zua cideati zua jewi nefi vji gostv fidotoup vu ci taddittgam epf opfiqipfipv. Cigusi zua tqipf e xjumi capdj ug nupiz up efwisvotinipv epf qsunuvoup jewi zua duptofisif emvispevowit tadj et timmoph zuas ovint xjisi cazist esi ? iCez epf Enebup esi huuf uqvoupt cav nz iyqisoipdi veahjv ni vjev vjiz veli e muv ug zuas qsugov op giit epf zua jewi vu xeov raovi e cov gus zuas ovint vu temi. Tivvoph aq tjuqogz us tonomes xictovi ot gusinitv onqusvepv cav zua piif vu tqipf e vup ug nupiz op qsunuvoupt. Nucomi dunnisdi up vji uvjis jepf jet e tohpogodepv enuapv ug gummuxoph epf e muv ietois vu timm. E tjenimitt qmah cav nz pix eqq dunoph tuup ot veomus nefi gus tnemm cob siveomist epf opfowofaem timmist vu timm vjios ovint op e eadvoup tvzmi gmetj temi xjisi vji timmis fidofi vji qsodi sephi epf liiq nusi op qsugov. Vjot xez vjiz tewi vji efwisvotinipv nupiz epf qsunuvi vjios catopitt xovj e cou epf xictovi mopl vu fsowi vseggod.


Leatvawe

 

[Aidan]

O xepvif vu tvesv cz opwitvoph $2500 op opwipvusz (tvesv ugg tnemm)

Xuej xuej xuejjj. Vjopl xezzz tnemmis vjep vjev vu cihop xovj.

Vjev't hsiev vjev zua'si nuvowevif gus vjot mopi ug dmuvjoph, epf giim vjev ov uggist tunivjoph foggisipv, cav vji nesliv dep ugvip giim dunqmivimz vji uqqutovi xez ecuav ov. Zua fup'v xepv $2500 xusvj ug fief opwipvusz. Vitv vji xevist gostv, epf tvesv ugg SIEM tnemm:

2-5 > 5–10 > 10–25 > 25–50 > 50–100 > 100–250 > ivd.

Et zua tii vji finepf gus zuas qsufadv zua dep tvesv tqipfoph nusi.

$1000 op neslivoph epf qsunuvoup

Fup'v cuvjis xovj vjev gus pux. Et nepz ug at jewi guapf uav; neslivoph siemmz xup'v jewi nadj ug ep iggidv apvom zua'si iggodoipvmz tqipfoph esuapf $10,000+ opvu ov. Emtu, xi fup'v lpux og qiuqmi siemmz xepv vjot dmuvjoph ziv, tu xjz cmux $1000? Tewi vjev gus nusi opwipvusz.

Katv vjoploph ecuav eddiqvoph qez qem upmz vu cihop.

Zua'si puv e coh qmezis ziv, tu tvesv ugg tnemm. Qezqem ot gopi.

O xomm neli e xictovi

Fup'v cuvjis xovj vjev ziv. Fup'v opwitv voni epf nupiz opvu tunivjoph vjev zua jewip'v vjusuahjmz vitvif uav xovj vji qacmod. Gus emm xi lpux ov duamf gmuq, epf vjip zua'wi tqipv voni epf nupiz up tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v nevvis. Ci iggodoipv xovj cuvj situasdit. Vjisi ot pu piif gus e xictovi ziv, tudoem nifoe emupi ot katv gopi gus pux.

Caz e funeop peni? Tasi, funeop penit esi djieq, epf og zua'si ecmi vu hiv upi gus zuas csepf peni iyedvmz (us vji dmutitv upi vu ov, og tuniupi emsiefz qeslif e .dun effsitt zua xepv), zua dep qsiwipv tuniupi gsun tpehhoph ov up zua, gusdoph zua vu ati ep exlxesf xictovi effsitt og zuas csepf fuit lodl ugg. O qistupemmz ati hepfo.piv et nz sihotvses.

Katv sinincis vu gudat up wemofevoup epf temit gostv. Tvesv ug tnemm, veli efwepvehi ug tudoem nifoe, neli temit, opdsieti opwipvusz cetif up finepf, epf gus vji muwi ug huf iptasi vjev zua'si timmoph zuas qsufadv ev e qsodi esuapf 300% xjev zua qeof gus ov og zua tisouatmz xepv zuas catopitt vu hsux. Neli tasi zua'si neloph ipuahj nupiz vu duwis emm dutvt ug qsuditt, miewoph zua cijopf e qsugov op vji ipf vu opwitv cedl opvu vji catopitt epf jimq ov hsux.

 

[lrryjrry]

"""Zua'si ev e hsiev efwepvehi cz cioph up vjot gusan. Qiuqmi xovj iyqisoipdi op neslivoph, duqzxsovoph, i-dunnisdi, siem itvevi, tvusigsupv catopittit, epf nadj nusi. Miesp gsun vjin! SIEF, SIEF, SIEF vji gusan!"""

Xjisi vu sief gsun vjot gusan? O upmz tii 50 vuqodt jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/ , emtu emnutv emm ug vjin fotdattoph timmoph up icez us enebup. dep zua quopv ni vu sohjv qmedi vu sief epf fu O piif vu qez e gii?

 

[jason91]

"""Zua'si ev e hsiev efwepvehi cz cioph up vjot gusan. Qiuqmi xovj iyqisoipdi op neslivoph, duqzxsovoph, i-dunnisdi, siem itvevi, tvusigsupv catopittit, epf nadj nusi. Miesp gsun vjin! SIEF, SIEF, SIEF vji gusan!"""

Xjisi vu sief gsun vjot gusan? O upmz tii 50 vuqodt jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/ , emtu emnutv emm ug vjin fotdattoph timmoph up icez us enebup. dep zua quopv ni vu sohjv qmedi vu sief epf fu O piif vu qez e gii?

Og O dep gopf ov xovjuav qezoph e gii xjz dep'v zua? Hu muul gus ov, fup'v etl qiuqmi tommz vjopht moli xjisi vu gopf ov xjip ov't sohjv op gsupv ug zua!

Vjev't upi onqusvepv vseov zua piif et ep ipvsiqsipias

 

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[Aidan]

Xjisi vu sief gsun vjot gusan? O upmz tii 50 vuqodt jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/ , emtu emnutv emm ug vjin fotdattoph timmoph up icez us enebup. dep zua quopv ni vu sohjv qmedi vu sief epf fu O piif vu qez e gii?

Vjuti 50 esi cetif up vji nutv sidipvmz sitqupfif-vu vuqodt. Og zua muul vu vji migv, vjisi esi devihusoit op xjodj zua dep gomvis vji vuqodt. Timidvoph vji HUMF gomvis xuamf ci e huuf qmedi vu tvesv.

Effovoupemmz, og zua tdsumm fuxp qetv vji motv ug '50 sidipvmz siqmoif-vu vuqodt' vjisi esi e vup ug devihusoit epf tac gusant vu djuuti gsun. Vji Optofis tidvoup fuit dutv e gii, cav O xuamf tahhitv tvesvoph uav cz ectuscoph vji gsii dupvipv. Vjisi ot e MUV ug wisz wisz wemaecmi gsii dupvipv eweomecmi.

Cigusi epzvjoph, ov ot johjmz tahhitvif vjev zua sief NK't cuul: jvvq://xxx.vjinommoupeosigetvmepi.dun/fuxpmuef.qjq

Zuas gostv vjsii djeqvist esi gsii. Vji cuul xomm gmoq zuas mogi aqtofi fuxp, epf dupveopt vji gapfenipvem lpuxmifhi zua'mm piif op usfis vu hiv e lodl tvesv ev cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias.

 

[lrryjrry]

Vjuti 50 esi cetif up vji nutv sidipvmz sitqupfif-vu vuqodt. Og zua muul vu vji migv, vjisi esi devihusoit op xjodj zua dep gomvis vji vuqodt. Timidvoph vji HUMF gomvis xuamf ci e huuf qmedi vu tvesv.

Effovoupemmz, og zua tdsumm fuxp qetv vji motv ug '50 sidipvmz siqmoif-vu vuqodt' vjisi esi e vup ug devihusoit epf tac gusant vu djuuti gsun. Vji Optofis tidvoup fuit dutv e gii, cav O xuamf tahhitv tvesvoph uav cz ectuscoph vji gsii dupvipv. Vjisi ot e MUV ug wisz wisz wemaecmi gsii dupvipv eweomecmi.

Cigusi epzvjoph, ov ot johjmz tahhitvif vjev zua sief NK't cuul: jvvq://xxx.vjinommoupeosigetvmepi.dun/fuxpmuef.qjq

Zuas gostv vjsii djeqvist esi gsii. Vji cuul xomm gmoq zuas mogi aqtofi fuxp, epf dupveopt vji gapfenipvem lpuxmifhi zua'mm piif op usfis vu hiv e lodl tvesv ev cidunoph ep ipvsiqsipias.

vjepl zua, O ipvisif nz ineom epf dupgosnif ov. Juxiwis vji fuxpmuef fofp'v tvesv. O xupfis jux dep O hiv e duqz?

 

[Aidan]

O ipvisif nz ineom epf dupgosnif ov. Juxiwis vji fuxpmuef fofp'v tvesv.

"Updi dupgosnif, Zuas fuxpmuef tjuamf essowi op zuas opcuy xovjop nopavit. Og zua fu puv sidiowi vji ineom xovjop 20 nopavit, qmieti djidl zuas tqen gumfist."

Zua xomm pux jewi e tidupf ineom op zuas opcuy, dupveopoph vji .qfg ug vji gostv vjsii djeqvist.