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  1. Devilery

    #editing

    SIDE HUSTLE QUESTION 
    Grammarly for grammar (even if you don't think you need it). Canva for visual, mainly image, editing. CapCut for basic video editing (outsource for above-basic).
  2. Devilery

    Selling my own supplements - How do I start?

    QUESTION 
    I never had a real launch, just posted some content on social media. I saw it as something I do in my free time and didn't look at it as a real business. It could work, get a ton of UGC content, run ads, and brand better than others do (most supliful clients are absolute beginners, so while...
  3. Devilery

    Selling my own supplements - How do I start?

    QUESTION 
    I started with Supliful but decided to have my own products instead. Their products are average in dosage and quality, nothing amazing, and the costs are high. So you either have to brand generic products as premium, or source actually premium products. Basically, established brands sell...
  4. Devilery

    Starting a natural supplement company

    SOURCING EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    Just do simple math. $28 your sales price. Deduct costs. Looks like you've managed to get $8 packaged and shipped (seems very low, but maybe). That leaves you with $20. Add miscellaneous fees, and you're at a little under $20. Shopify estimates the average CPM to be around $10. Average CTR just...
  5. Devilery

    Starting a natural supplement company

    SOURCING EXECUTION FEEDBACK 
    I'm building a natural supplement brand too, and after a call with a mentor, changed my direction considerably. I had a lot of trendy white-label products, a beautiful website, and a niche. I thought I was ready. Challenge number one, you're unlikely to source better products than already...
  6. Devilery

    Automated lightbox for product

    IDEA 
    As someone who's worked with ecommerce brands and is building one, no one has ever pointed this out as a problem. Using another app is a friction point, it's perfectly normal to do photo/video shoots, edit the raw materials, resize, and upload them. Shooting quality photos and videos is the...
  7. Devilery

    eCom - Bag Sales

    HOT! EXECUTION 
    To me, it feels like you're trying to come up with the product, audience, branding, etc. from nothing really. You just bought random purses and are trying to pursue building a brand but have no idea what kind of bags to sell and for whom. I've worked with a luxury fashion brand, so I know a lot...
  8. Devilery

    Automated lightbox for product

    IDEA 
    I've looked up product photo shoot tutorials on TikTok before. Most of them have this lightbox, purchased or DIY. Instead of innovating and adding a camera to it, I'd rather focus on building it so that it can be used with any popular phone. It would still be a box, but with adjustable lights...
  9. Devilery

    Automated lightbox for product

    IDEA 
    Well, it certainly does exist in some form as you just posted a screenshot of it. However, I think an in-built camera would be a major bug, not a feature. The box as fancy as it might be won't be worth more than a couple of hundred (if that), while a professional camera may cost thousands...
  10. Devilery

    The Mentor

    mentorcruise.com, they charge peanuts for massive value. Just had my first call, was worth well above the price.
  11. Devilery

    Starting online vape/nicotine pouch business from UK

    IDEA 
    Considering vapes and nicotine pouches are available everywhere and cost next to nothing, what can you really do better? You most definitely can't sell them cheaper as established brands can get them for cents per unit. Can you innovate? Make them taste better? Look better? I honestly don't...
  12. Devilery

    Should I get a job or go all in on my Web Design Agency?

    SIDE HUSTLE FEEDBACK WEB DESIGN 
    The final sentence is important. When I just started my entrepreneurial path (which basically means - job stupid, business smart), I had read books, watched a lot of interviews, etc. and somehow I was certain that "it won't be easy, it will take time, but I will succeed. I will make a million a...
  13. Devilery

    Digital marketing

    MINDSET 
    F*ck whichever course you're considering. I recently signed up and scheduled a few calls here: MentorCruise - Connecting Mentors & Mentees These guys are guaranteed to help you and charge nothing compared to all the fancy courses on social media. Hire 3 mentors on that site. *I'm in no way...
  14. Devilery

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

    HOT! CHAT 
    Exactly! Worrying that AI will take all the jobs now is like field workers saying (about 100 years ago) that machines and tractors will replace everyone working in the agricultural industry. In reality, human power (and brain) is still much needed, just utilized more efficiently. E.g. you don't...
  15. Devilery

    Getting revenge on a scam company

    ASSERTION 
    I I take my comment back, you clearly did your due diligence, and this is an "advanced scam". In that case, I actually lack the experience to suggest anything worthwhile, however, a partial escrow payment system might help to prevent this from repeating.
  16. Devilery

    Getting revenge on a scam company

    ASSERTION 
    Even if it might seem like their fault, it's yours. That was a lesson, hopefully, not crazy expensive. It's an open platform, you will never get rid of all the "scammers", but you can analyze your experience, and ensure that doesn't happen again. So, they probably did scam you, but at the...
  17. Devilery

    I Conducted a Survey...

    IDEA 
    Hi Jack, Go for it! Doesn't matter whether it's viable or not, you'll still learn. The challenge seems to be - how are you going to know about discounts for all the random items across various locations as soon as they're activated? Are you going to have a direct communication method with each...
  18. Devilery

    Cafe Franchise in Rural Areas

    IDEA 
    I have a real-life example of a cafe opening in a rural place. A few years ago, a couple from a bigger city came to my hometown with a population of no more than 2000 people. 20 minutes away there's a town with maybe 3000 people (which has a few cafes), 40 minutes away with about 25,000 (but it...
  19. Devilery

    The only way to actually guarantee to lose weight

    HOT! HEALTH 
    That sounds like a "how long can you go without pooping?" challenge. When I was bulking, the difference between my morning and evening weight was about 4-7 pounds, guess what caused the lower starting weight each morning lol?
  20. Devilery

    How to stay consistent developing your business?

    SIDE HUSTLE MINDSET 
    You may not want to hear it and there are different ways to think about it, but to me, it's really all about commitment. I am well aware that the odds are stacked against me if I look up the data - how many businesses succeed, I see 90%+ failures. Very few can achieve it, but I've committed to...

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