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I really don't know how to find out what product I should try selling...
Go to a store you like. Look at products. Find something that you think you can improve and want to improve. Confirm that there's market demand and potential for profit. Improve that product. Sell it.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #23
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONSigned 3 sales people up to start calling/outreach. We're starting first week of January. Also added my friend in Brazil. She's going to do a bit of factory outreach/support for us in that region. Sales reps are all on commission. Brazilian is part-time as needed at $20/hr. Team has grown: 2...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #12
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONEnough posting for now. Need to get back to revenue generating work. Feel free to chime in with any thoughts/critiques. Would love to hear some feedback. Maybe @Walter Hay and any other big importer if you have a minute.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #11
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONThe current economic climate Why are we doing this now? Simple. The China scare. There's the continuous fear for American importers that 25% tariffs will be put on China. Personally I don't think that will happen, but it's a fear that exists. If tariffs go into place, the value we're...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #10
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONHow we plan to monetize 3% from the factory. $3,500 consultancy fee from each new client after they place their second order with the factory. If they don't reorder, we don't get paid. We wanted to create a risk-free value proposition for the end client. We're going to ask for a $3,500 fee...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #9
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONLogo done. Website done. Preliminary conversations with partner factories have started. Meanwhile our team is getting us pre-qualified leads. Need to keep pushing forward.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #8
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONNext was the website. @Bdenner64 was super nice and offered to build us a website. We wanted to go with him, but thought it'd be faster to just sit down on a Saturday night and put something out there. We signed up for Wix, paid $15 for a month, and weren't disappointed with the result. We'll...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #6
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONBranding We don't need anything special to start with, but need a brand, so we put a bit of time into coming up with a name, logo, and simple website. The Name We named our company after Vasco Da Gama. I won't be linking my site here directly since I don't want this thread to be tracked back...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #5
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONThe Sales Process Right now I'm reaching out to top factories in an industry that I've sourced for before: Quartz, Stone, Granite, and Marble. We have a few factories that I've worked with who are onboard. They've already been thoroughly vetted and are known to be extremely competitive in...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #3
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONThe Team To start, the team consists of 6 people: Me One of my best friends 4 assistants in the Philippines. You guys know a bit about me, so I'll give a quick summary on the others. A month ago, one of my best friends was let go from his job. He was flying to California on contract work...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #2
- Forum: Process and Execution
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International Sales: Bringing Factories + Buyers Together
EXECUTIONI'm creating this thread to document the journey of a new business and to show others the process of going from A to Z. "A" being an idea. "Z" being traction or failure. We're giving ourselves a 3-month runway to prove this idea, after which we either fail or prosper. The concept in short...- AgainstAllOdds
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- Forum: Process and Execution
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Snail Mail Prospecting - The Pastel Envelope Method
SIDE HUSTLEAs technology use increases, direct mail conversion rates will go up. Email, cold calling, etc is becoming less effective year over year as spammers pile in. Meanwhile less people are sending direct mail, allowing you to stand out. Good on you @whiz for trying something new. Direct mail has...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #4
- Forum: Side Hustles, Freelancing, Web Design
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Introverts vs Extroverts (The forum is mostly introverts?)
HOT! MINDSETHave you been to any business networking groups? They're typically filled with idiot salespeople trying to suck as much value out of you as they can. At least here if someone tries to push a crappy product, I can talk trash and then hit ignore. That's a lot harder to do in person.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #33
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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This guys balls must have the weight of a supermassive black hole...
OFF-TOPICThanks for the link @whiz. This guy's amazing.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #8
- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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This guys balls must have the weight of a supermassive black hole...
OFF-TOPICWell... this guy's a professor, so I'd say his balls are pretty big: Bee Strong Honey & Bee Removal - About us Edit: Watched a few more videos. This guy's definitely pretty dumb.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #7
- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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John D. Rockefeller story
MINDSETMost banks want three years and strong financials. Age the business a bit more and re-approach. Edit: Bank Loans - Find Banks that Provide the Loans You Need - BestCashCow Start by building up history with local banks that are more likely to loan you the money. Identify banks that are focused...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #8
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Introverts vs Extroverts (The forum is mostly introverts?)
HOT! MINDSETI don't think the results are surprising at all. The majority of this forum consists of social outcasts - people that decided to think a different way than the rest of society. Personally, I'm introverted most of the time, but I attribute that not to being a loner, but to mostly not seeing eye...- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #27
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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John D. Rockefeller story
MINDSETReal takeaway: Get a business line of credit.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #6
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Not sure if I should offer SEO, web design or social media services
MARKETING SIDE HUSTLE SOCIAL MEDIANo. Don't sell social media services. You're competing against people in third world countries and first world "digital nomads" that are happy to make $20k living in Thailand. Development. Learn to code.- AgainstAllOdds
- Post #5
- Forum: Marketing Strategy
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Is 'Highly-educated' the best investment for the rest of your life?
INTROWhat do you want to do? What do you hate about what you're currently doing? Can you start doing what you want to do while working your current job? This question is important because you have a 7-month old kid that you need to provide for.- AgainstAllOdds
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- Forum: Introductions
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