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  1. Devilery

    Vegan / Vegetarians Only (Chat about lifestyle, opportunities, food, whatever...)

    NOTABLE! 
    Same here. I went vegan 10 years ago for ethical reasons. So, I didn't care that it might be difficult or uncomfortable. It is a lot more difficult and uncomfortable for animals, so I was willing to sacrifice myself. Initially, I lost weight and was pretty lost on what to eat (10 years ago it...
  2. Devilery

    Anyone move to dubai to start a business or get a high paying job?

    MINDSET 
    I agree. "some sort of business", "siphon off some of the profit", that doesn't sound like someone who would benefit from the network and legal setup Dubai has to offer. Start some sort of business where you are right, siphon off some profit of your own business, then see if moving to Dubai...
  3. Devilery

    From a €13k Agency Failure to a €15/Day Last Chance

    EXECUTION 
    This is why I don't want to go from a marketing freelancer to an agency owner. I've yet to see an agency consistently delivering results. I (not an expert in paid advertising) ran ads for a client. 1 month was a break-even, and the next was slightly profitable, the cycle repeated. I couldn't...
  4. Devilery

    Olive oil production in Spain. In need of advice before settling for the business.

    IDEA EXECUTION QUESTION 
    SMMA is what every teenager wants to do; upselling is not even a business model. Your concept is good. I can totally imagine a brand like yours doing well in the US: "From the valleys of [insert Spanish village] to your doorstep, all organic olive oil, made using methods passed down from...
  5. Devilery

    Olive oil production in Spain. In need of advice before settling for the business.

    IDEA EXECUTION QUESTION 
    Just an idea, instead of committing to buying land, investing in equipment, etc., why don't you try building a Shopify online store, partner with local olive oil producers, and sell it? Sure, margins are lower as you now have a middleman, but you don't need land, equipment, or do any of the...
  6. Devilery

    A career to fall back on?

    QUESTION 
    Why do you want to launch only after a year? Step 1: Research what jewelry brands are crushing it and decide on your first product line. Step 2: Source/make products, or if you want to do a test run first, get images for products without actually having any physical products in stock. Step 3...
  7. Devilery

    How did you handle packaging and product branding without burning a fortune?

    QUESTION 
    Here are hundreds, if not thousands, of great ideas. What I would do, though, is find 5 of the currently trending jewelry brands and see what their packaging looks like, then make it your own. There are so many brands doing it well that you don't need to pay someone a fortune to come up with a...
  8. Devilery

    Critique my latest video ad

    MARKETING SOCIAL MEDIA 
    Some will say it's good, some will say it's poorly edited, so just test it. Take whatever amount you're comfortable with and launch it. If it converts, cool. If not, you can measure its "worthiness" by Click Through Rate or at least Cost Per Click. Sometimes it's professionally done ads that...
  9. Devilery

    It's OVER. What do I do?

    IDEA MARKETING 
    Apologies, I'm tall, so biased from the start, but a few things: 1. The design is horrible; it's outdated by at least a decade. Any premium theme on Shopify would be great. The black background, generic font, and generic colors, just bad. 2. There's not much copy, but some wild pieces stand...
  10. Devilery

    Is minimalism a coping mechanism in response to stress?

    MINDSET 
    I'm sure there's a wide spectrum of minimalists, so speaking from personal experience. I've been deep into spirituality, which naturally made me a "minimalist" - most stuff is just stuff, it doesn't matter. While I'm "less spiritual" now, it's still true. A good way of knowing what you actually...
  11. Devilery

    Inferiority Complex

    MINDSET 
    Guess what! Even some of the smartest and most capable people still think they should be smarter and more capable. Just like gorgeous-looking, fit women still feel like their nose is too big, or they have to lose 10 more pounds. You will never be "good enough". You have to start being...
  12. Devilery

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Have you done any blood tests? No one can guess what the cause is, but blood tests can. You're likely deficient in something and need to adjust your diet/get a supplement to solve the problem. I do blood tests every year to know what that "something" is. E.g., if your car doesn't start one...
  13. Devilery

    How do I move faster? Ecom company sold 300 units over the past year - 10k revenue.

    SCALING 
    5 ads in a year is low, very, very, (very!) low. I used to work in an agency that specialized in running ads for e-commerce brands. We created 25 to 100 new creatives per client EVERY MONTH. 50% didn't do great. 40% did okay. 10% got new ads for the scaling ad set. Rinse and repeat every...
  14. Devilery

    Fakes?

    IDEA 
    Yeah, no difference in selling a Class A drug vs a fake Gucci T-shirt, right? I'm sure you mean well by suggesting him to build his own luxury clothing brand, but you do realize that building the next Gucci isn't exactly a straightforward process? The guy made $17k a month in Romania, where...
  15. Devilery

    Fakes?

    IDEA 
    Legal and ethical issues aside, I can see how this would work in a developed country. I was just in Turkey (but have been there many times) and saw lots of fakes. Most are in touristy places, low quality, and with high markups. However, if you get friendly with a local, you can visit...
  16. Devilery

    The True Power of AI: Just wrote/converted a complete website.

    - AI - 
    This seems like a nightmare. How is this a better solution than any common builder with templates available? Divi or Elementor has 100s of templates that look a lot better, and are easily customizable. AI builders are super annoying when small tweaks need to be made, and if you need to...
  17. Devilery

    Got my 1st sale! (Drkleo.com)

    EXECUTION 
    Beef tallow is trending on social media, so it might sell for a while, but I don't believe all those "fixed my severe acne in just weeks." Extra hydration is not a solution, it just treats one of the possible symptoms - dryness. Accutane is the only near-guaranteed solution for severe cases...
  18. Devilery

    "Self-compassion" vs. "Mental toughness" - A dichotomy for retards

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    You've explained this a lot better than I could, so I'll just share my personal experience. I used to be severely depressed. Naturally, it turned me into a person angry with the world, socially distant, hateful, etc. At my lowest point, I turned to spirituality. After a year or so of...
  19. Devilery

    Best website platform for a premium book site in 2025?

    FEEDBACK 
    Just type into Google: Best WordPress templates and Best Webflow Templates. Webflow wouldn't be my top suggestion in this case, but the visual experience is just another level. Sure, you can code anything on WordPress, but Webflow is a lot more interactive, animated, and visual by default...
  20. Devilery

    Best website platform for a premium book site in 2025?

    FEEDBACK 
    You could get a 1:1 duplicate of James's website created for $2K comfortably (on WordPress). More premium? Check out Webflow: Search HTML5 responsive website templates | Webflow Webflow is significantly more difficult to build, though. At least compared to WordPress and a theme/page builder...

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