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  1. youngtrep

    Struggling to find a good folding carton supplier

    I am not having trouble coming up with a list of providers, but the reviews are not great for many of them, costs are all over the place and the web presence for most is sketchy at best. I was hoping someone might have a personal recommendation based on experience. This looks like a space ripe...
  2. youngtrep

    Struggling to find a good folding carton supplier

    Can anyone here suggest a good folding carton supplier in the US? I am working on my first project that requires a folding carton (tuck top, auto bottom) and am struggling to find what appears to be a good, reliable supplier. Looking to place an order of about 2000 boxes.
  3. youngtrep

    Partnering with local handymen for lead gen?

    Met with the handyman again today for about an hour to further develop the idea. He is fully on board. I have refined the jobs to target based on his feedback which includes things like door repair and installs, deck repairs and replacement, closet design and installation etc as opposed to the...
  4. youngtrep

    Partnering with local handymen for lead gen?

    I agree. Without being better at getting leads the whole idea doesn't work. But having the workers ready to go is certainly a key piece and I wouldn't even have considered the whole concept without the enthusiasm from the handyman who was expressing a lot of discontent with the current setup...
  5. youngtrep

    Partnering with local handymen for lead gen?

    This is an important question and one I am going to delve into more with him. On the surface it sounds like simply an overreach on their part, but it may be necessary to run the operation. I do know that all of the handymen are considered 1099 contractors and have no benefits, but I will find...
  6. youngtrep

    Partnering with local handymen for lead gen?

    In the process of reading it now, it is fantastic. I am still trying to find the holes in the idea, but it seems like it is at least worth a try because I already have the skilled workers lined up to handle the initial jobs.
  7. youngtrep

    Partnering with local handymen for lead gen?

    Hi everyone. I had a long, interesting conversation with a handyman yesterday that really has me interested in the local lead generation space. He has been working for a local handyman franchise for the last 12 months and has been doing handyman and carpentry work for the last 20 years so he...
  8. youngtrep

    Eskil's Progress Thread: Starting a Supplement Business from Scratch

    EXECUTION 
    The FDA does not approve supplements. Your product must comply with all FDA regulations though in order to be sold. While this label's claims aren't terribly egregious, I can tell you that the FDA would likely not be happy with the "slow down your body's aging process" claim. In regards to the...
  9. youngtrep

    8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

    IDEA 
    Just a heads up I am also having issues with the site. The home page would not load at all except for the left half of the page with logo, clicked sunglasses and got a 404 error then when I clicked gallery and went back to the homepage everything seemed to be working.
  10. youngtrep

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Both provide similar liability protection. I went with an LLC for its simplicity. There are some tax savings related to an S-Corp but my accountant and I agreed it wasn't worth the extra paperwork at this stage.
  11. youngtrep

    Sex! Partying?! What's your view?

    LANDFILL 
    Frankly I think topics like these are just more procrastination and fear of taking action. It is easier to spend all your time worrying about how to be a better entrepreneur, making sure you have read every book and devoured all the content on this forum than it is to start and grow a successful...
  12. youngtrep

    Straight Sale Model, Trial/Rebill or Both?

    MARKETING 
    What kind of supplements are you selling? I have a shopify store and was approved by Braintree very quickly.
  13. youngtrep

    Straight Sale Model, Trial/Rebill or Both?

    MARKETING 
    Hey guys, I have been running my supplement company for the last 18 months. Things are going well but I really want to grow off of Amazon. I am planning to tweak the formula on one of my popular products and create a new brand around it with a dedicated landing page. As I get more into the...
  14. youngtrep

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    It's pretty sad that those companies are cutting corners to such an extreme degree. A legit bottle of saw palmetto for example which was mentioned in the NYT article probably costs under $2 per bottle at the scale those companies are producing at. To try to go even cheaper is pure greed. While...
  15. youngtrep

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    500 bottles is the lowest I've been quoted for a custom formulation first order. With the supplement industry doing pretty well these days and growing its just not worth their while to do smaller batches. It is a pretty involved process in terms of ingredient procurement, testing, cap filling...
  16. youngtrep

    Axiom's Supplement Company

    EXECUTION 
    Make sure you are operating as an LLC, S-Corp etc and that you doing everything strictly by the book in terms of your corporate setup. I have been running a supplement company for almost a year now and you need to make sure in case something does go wrong you can't be held personally liable. If...
  17. youngtrep

    Any Packaging Manufacturer Recommendations (sachets)?

    Hey everyone, I've been running my supplement business for a while now and am looking to launch another product soon. I plan on making sample packs (something like this) a major part of my marketing effort. Unfortunately my manufacturer who I would prefer to stick with because they have been...
  18. youngtrep

    Let's swap amazon book reviews

    MARKETING 
    Both. You can try to reach out to a vine reviewer on your own and ask them to do a review, but in order for Amazon to actually distribute your product to reviewers they need to invite you into the program.
  19. youngtrep

    Let's swap amazon book reviews

    MARKETING 
    I am almost positive you have to be invited by Amazon to join the vine program so for most sellers that is unfortunately not an option.
  20. youngtrep

    Let's swap amazon book reviews

    MARKETING 
    I can't speak to the need for reviews for books, but for physical products the problem is that you can't get sales on Amazon without having reviews, and you can't get real reviews without having sales. Getting people to write a few reviews for you starting out is almost a requirement if you want...
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