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  1. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

    GOLD! HOT! IDEA 
    Sorry - I'm not profitable yet, if the trend continues I should be profitable sometime in my fourth or fifth month, not because of sales but because every penny of profit is going right back into PPC and to buying more product. PPC seems to be one of the best ways to launch on AMZ based on what...
  2. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    Lessons learned.... Well, the first lesson I learned is probably not to use Amazon Vine, I read a good amount of mixed reviews prior to signing up with Vine. I made 15 units of my product available and the first review that came in was a negative review from Vine. The review is one sentence...
  3. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    This is awesome @fastlane_dad! I just stopped by to say I finally got up on Amazon, I outsourced basically all my digital design on Fiverr, my product photos were outsourced on Fiverr but to photographers in the US for the shopify site. I ended up going with a state-side manufacturer as well...
  4. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    Where are you at with this? One of the ways I tested demand was using Helium 10 and tracking sales of competitors, I then started making a list of keywords based on competitors and tracked those as well so see where search volume was. After watching countless YT gurus I was able to understand...
  5. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    +1 re: Google Scholar! I'll post my update Thursday. I'm working with my supplier on more samples as the last round of samples weren't quite what I wanted. I already have a product website but will be creating a second product landing page that links from the initial product page. Also running...
  6. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    Sure, the short version is that I was looking on Alibaba but decided to search Reddit and Upwork to see where others where going. Searching both overwhelmingly lead me to a website called 1688.com. 1688.com is the non-US version of Alibaba. On 1688 the suppliers do not speak English and you will...
  7. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    Sure, 1. What I mean is, that a lot of people within the different FB communities that I joined to familiarize, myself and learn about AMZ have messaged and dm'ed about helping with product research. I considered this because I was thinking that maybe I had not done enough product research and...
  8. DCDeuce

    Idea Generation To Execution: Fastlane Millionaire's Step By Step Guide

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    @NeoDialectic Thanks for this fantastic write-up! I've decided to anchor down and start an AMZ private label brand, the physical product that I decided to move forward with does not exist on AMZ with the changes I want to make at this time. I've already decided on manufacturers and have...
  9. DCDeuce

    Fastlane Success (8 figure exit!) - Now Back to the Starting Ground !!

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    This is awesome! Congrats to both you and @NeoDialectic on the 8 figure exit! I really hope to be will be in your shoes one day with an 8 figure buyout. I just finished creating my Shopify site and am waiting on Amazon to approve my product. I wanted to ask either/or both of you, how many...
  10. DCDeuce

    The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now Available (All formats!)

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    Awesome! can't wait for the paperback or audiobook!
  11. DCDeuce

    Scaling a backyard dog poop scooping company nationally Fastlane style

    I love the OP's idea, but i'm surprised the landscaping partnership idea would not work. @PJEntrePOOneur does it make sense to start your own landscaping business then combine it with the pooper scooper business? I'm in the DC area as well btw
  12. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    Thanks for asking, I ended up not buying the business, when I dug deeper the seller changed her reasoning for selling, the profit margins were not accurate with the screenshot and her supplier was shutting down operations. Suffice to say, I dodged that bullet like Neo in the Matrix.
  13. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    I didn't have a percentage in mind, I would have been open to any percentage down truth be told. I was hoping to get perspective from the opposite side (a seller not want to hold financing) and I never thought about it that way. I did put myself in the sellers shoes, maybe I need the cash to...
  14. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    That is the debate I'm having with myself, do I want to become the CEO of this company? could I be buying a lemon? While I believe you are asking rhetorical questions I believe the upside is the business seemingly runs itself, aside from answering emails and making sure products are correct...
  15. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    I probably could start this business tomorrow however, I don't think I could get the website or business on the first page of Google within a few months without spending some serious money. If I'm wrong please tell me but I checked the domain authority and backlinks and for that specific website...
  16. DCDeuce

    Lead generation for real estate agents??

    Hi @rocket99 , I'm a real estate agent and I do not buy leads from Zillow or any of those sites however, I'm curious about the valuable advice you can give? (Not being sarcastic)
  17. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    ***Just an update*** The seller told me they did just 55,6xx in 2018, verified via a screengrab for the store. Regarding the decision to not allow seller financing - the seller wants to buy a vehicle...which makes me think...why not wait a year, take the profit from the store after taxes and...
  18. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    I feel like the sales being at 40k last year and 15k this year is due to the seller splitting time between the second business and this one. I'll ask for the sales in 2018 and see how sales faired, which will let me know what the sales and revenue were when the current owner was putting their...
  19. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    I have not but will now that you've shared that with me. Thanks for the insight and questions, I'm trying to think of reasons not to buy.
  20. DCDeuce

    Buy My First Ecom Business?

    I will ask the seller about this but I do think it is a lack of utilizing paid ads, the lack of expanding social media platforms, the lack of using other Ecom platforms. The main competitor utilizes one of the other Ecom platforms and that is it.
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