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  1. McCoyH

    Is standard eCommerce out dated?

    With a lot of companies leaning more towards subscription based models, and companies like amazon controlling the typical style of eCommerce, do you guys think that using the standard ecommerce style for a startup website is becoming outdated? Hopefully I explained that well enough haha
  2. McCoyH

    My receptionist has too much free time. What can I have her do?

    I've had enough of watching my receptionist melting her face into her cell phone in between talking with clients and entering expenses / sales etc.... What the heck can I have her do to stay productive? Any ideas?
  3. McCoyH

    How do these people ship so cheap?

    I was checking out Dollar Shave Club just to learn a little more on how their business model works... I went through their "checkout" process and noticed that they will ship a razor, box of blades and a tube of shaving cream for $2... How?! I can't imagine their eating some of the shipping...
  4. McCoyH

    Can you mail a small sample item in a letter envelope USPS

    Hey guys, haven't been active in a while. My company is taking off and I'm putting in a lot more work than I used to while it grows... I wanted to pop on here and ask if anyone knows if you can mail a sample / small item in a letter envelope (to save on shipping, no point paying $5+ to ship it...
  5. McCoyH

    Marketing BUDGET - someone explain this

    MARKETING 
    Maybe I'm thinking about this the wrong way. When I listened to (and reviewed my notes recently) @JasonR facebook insider call, I have written down that I need to test a campaign for about $100 before I decide if it's worth adding to the budget more permanently. What I don't understand is...
  6. McCoyH

    Is there a size limit on shipping boxes? Too Small?

    Because my product nd everything that comes with it is very small, the ideal box to ship it in is only 2" x 2" x 4"...... is this too small to ship? It's probably too small to put a label on right?
  7. McCoyH

    UPC

    I've been searching, but can't find a solid answer ad I'd like to know for sure before I purchase barcodes and print them on hundreds of my products packaging. At cheap-upc-barcodes, if I purchase the 10 pack for $1.99, are these barcodes real and legitimate?
  8. McCoyH

    How do I print an entire topic?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    I'm trying to print Jacks diary thread, the whole thing, for casual reading... I can't find a print button like vBulletin usually has. I even tried the RSS feed. Any idea? @MJ DeMarco
  9. McCoyH

    Learn from my mistake - Sourcing a Manufacturer

    8 weeks ago I contacted 3 manufacturers. I went with the top 3 in the list that I found when I was searching. The 2nd one on the list had the best communication, lowest MOQ and seemed to be the right one for me. After 2 weeks of communication, we got the design specs established and I sent in...
  10. McCoyH

    Affordable and Reliable App Devlopers - Know any?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Can anyone recommend an affordable but reliable app developer for a fairly simple app?
  11. McCoyH

    How to set up MLM system?

    MARKETING 
    MY product will be hitting the market in a couple of weeks finally. I'm exploring different marketing and advertising avenues. Does anyone have any experience setting up an MLM or AM system to sell your products? I'm doing some googling, but figured if someone had done it here in the past on...
  12. McCoyH

    Animated whiteboard videos - Too expensive

    MARKETING 
    I think I can learn to do this myself. I was looking for someone to create one for me and I came across some pricing http://www.loudvideos.com/faq/ I'll need to just take a photo of my hand holding a marker and then do what I believe will be a pretty simple animation. Any else have experience...
  13. McCoyH

    Amazon branding photos question

    PEOPLE 
    A few questions as ok cant seem to find a strait answer when searching:.... Can I use watermarked images (that I photographed myself) on amazon Can I use creative product photos, vs the boring product with a white background? Can I use a business card or engraved plank in the photo if I cant...
  14. McCoyH

    Gift basket marketing?

    MARKETING 
    So when my first production shipment gets here I plan on possibly sending a gift basket or gift pack with the first handful of orders just to say "thanks, we hope to serve you for years to come" as my product is a perishable product that theyll order every month...My question is: would this seem...
  15. McCoyH

    Progress Thread: Entering a Saturated $11.5 Billion Market

    EXECUTION 
    So this will be my progress thread on entering an over saturated $11.5B market. The thing that intrigued me about this market is that the barrier to entry is medium, it's hard to enter without around $4k and yet it still seems very saturated. One thing I noticed as a consumer of this...
  16. McCoyH

    How do you tell if UPC / Barcode is real?

    My manufacturer that's working on a product for me to be released in 2 weeks said they offer custom UPC and Barcodes that can be printed right there on the spot before they ship out each lot to me... I remember reading on here that some people were selling fake ones... They quoted me $5 per...
  17. McCoyH

    Cheaper Fabrics / Cloth?

    I've been searching high and low for a company where I can get fabric fairly cheap.... I went to the local hobby lobby just to see what local prices would be so I have a starting point and nearly lost my mind.... $13/ yard? Online prices seem to be similar.... I'm looking for premium fabrics...
  18. McCoyH

    What am I missing here?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    A couple months ago one of my good friends and partial investor said he was interested in investing to have me create an online adult toy store. He said he'd pay for the advertising and for my time to set it up and would be willing to drop a maximum of $5k on startup inventory (which he's done...
  19. McCoyH

    I have LEADS, what do I do with them?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    Been lurking for a while. I run a automotive detailing / tint / remote start thats actually pretty successful with only 1 other employee. I have always known this is not what I now know to be called "fast lane" so I've been looking for other, more automated sources of income. (I also just bought...
  20. McCoyH

    Conversion Rate for PPC on this?

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I've got an ecommerce store getting ready to launch in the next couple days. I'm going to do PPC google ads to start with. I've never done PPC, so what type of conversions do you think I'll get roughly? Just curious.... NOTE: It's adult toys and novelties
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