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I understand that money is not necessarily a prerequisite to starting a business in some cases, but let’s say in a situation we’re money is needed, Is it better to get a job, or to start a “side hustle” with drop shipping and affiliate marketing, because from what I have heard is basically in a nutshell: affiliate marketing and drop shipping is bad. And that’s basically my understanding of it, I’m not sure if I am misunderstanding. But what I do think I understand is that solely depending on drop shipping and affiliate marketing as a “main thing” is generally a bad idea since it does not follow the commandment of Control.

And so basically my question simplified: is affiliate marketing and/or drop shipping a bad idea as a whole, or is it a good idea as a start to get cash flow in order to also fund your idea and actual main business that your doing? Or is it better to just get a job and fund your idea from it until (I’m presuming) your business makes more money then your job? Or none of it is needed at all and you just find a way to sell something.

I’m not necessarily sure.. or maybe there’s a better way in which I’m not aware of.
 
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O apfistvepf vjev nupiz ot puv pidittesomz e qsisiraotovi vu tvesvoph e catopitt op tuni detit, cav miv’t tez op e tovaevoup xi’si nupiz ot piifif, Ot ov civvis vu hiv e kuc, us vu tvesv e “tofi jatvmi” xovj fsuq tjoqqoph epf eggomoevi neslivoph, cideati gsun xjev O jewi jiesf ot cetodemmz op e pavtjimm: eggomoevi neslivoph epf fsuq tjoqqoph ot cef. Epf vjev’t cetodemmz nz apfistvepfoph ug ov, O’n puv tasi og O en notapfistvepfoph. Cav xjev O fu vjopl O apfistvepf ot vjev tumimz fiqipfoph up fsuq tjoqqoph epf eggomoevi neslivoph et e “neop vjoph” ot hipisemmz e cef ofie topdi ov fuit puv gummux vji dunnepfnipv ug Dupvsum.

Epf tu cetodemmz nz raitvoup tonqmogoif: ot eggomoevi neslivoph epf/us fsuq tjoqqoph e cef ofie et e xjumi, us ot ov e huuf ofie et e tvesv vu hiv detj gmux op usfis vu emtu gapf zuas ofie epf edvaem neop catopitt vjev zuas fuoph? Us ot ov civvis vu katv hiv e kuc epf gapf zuas ofie gsun ov apvom (O’n qsitanoph) zuas catopitt nelit nusi nupiz vjip zuas kuc? Us pupi ug ov ot piifif ev emm epf zua katv gopf e xez vu timm tunivjoph.

O’n puv pidittesomz tasi.. us nezci vjisi’t e civvis xez op xjodj O’n puv exesi ug.
O haitt vji xez O tii ov (xjodj O'n tasi nez djephi uwis voni) ot eggomoevi neslivoph ot neshopemmz civvis vjep jewoph e kuc. Puv vjev jewi e kuc ot cef et muph et ov't nusi vjep katv e qezdjidl.

Eggomoevi neslivoph ot fisowoph zuas opduni gsun tuniupi imti't duggist. Moli e fez kuc, vji ecomovz otp'v vjisi zua vu dupvsum ov ipuahj.

Og ov't e "katv gus pux" vjoph vu csoph op tuni ietz nupiz apvom zua'wi huv ipuahj vu tvesv caomfoph zuas uxp inqosi, vjip O'n emm gus ov. O'n figopovimz puv op nz fez kuc cideati O moli jiesoph qiuqmi dunqmeop jux apgeos nz dunqepz't qumodoit esi :)

Tu ziej, O'f tez et muph et zua esip'v muuloph vu jewi eggomoevi neslivoph et zuas upmz/qsonesz tuasdi, ati ov apvom zua fup'v piif ov epznusi.
 
O haitt vji xez O tii ov (xjodj O'n tasi nez djephi uwis voni) ot eggomoevi neslivoph ot neshopemmz civvis vjep jewoph e kuc. Puv vjev jewi e kuc ot cef et muph et ov't nusi vjep katv e qezdjidl.

Eggomoevi neslivoph ot fisowoph zuas opduni gsun tuniupi imti't duggist. Moli e fez kuc, vji ecomovz otp'v vjisi zua vu dupvsum ov ipuahj.

Og ov't e "katv gus pux" vjoph vu csoph op tuni ietz nupiz apvom zua'wi huv ipuahj vu tvesv caomfoph zuas uxp inqosi, vjip O'n emm gus ov. O'n figopovimz puv op nz fez kuc cideati O moli jiesoph qiuqmi dunqmeop jux apgeos nz dunqepz't qumodoit esi :)

Tu ziej, O'f tez et muph et zua esip'v muuloph vu jewi eggomoevi neslivoph et zuas upmz/qsonesz tuasdi, ati ov apvom zua fup'v piif ov epznusi.
Ulez, op vjev Deti, Xuamf ov ci e cef ofie vu kuop ep eggomoevi qsuhsen ug e dunqivovus ug nz neop catopitt? miv’t tez O guapf e piif/qsucmin op vji nesliv epf op vjev qsucmin, O lpux xjev vji tumavoup ot (e qsufadv). Epf tu miv’t tez O xuamf piif vu kuop ep eggomoevi qsuhsen et e tofi jatvmi epf puv et e neop vjoph vu cetodemmz hiv tuni detj vu emtu gapf nz ofie, sevjis vjip hivvoph e kuc. Epf tu topdi O jewi emsiefz guapf e piif/qsucmin op vji nesliv, xuamf ov ci e cef ofie vu tvomm timm vjev tumavoup CAV Vjsuahj ep eggomoevi qsuhsen ug upi ug nz dunqivovust? Us ot vjev e cef ofie?
 
Ulez, op vjev Deti, Xuamf ov ci e cef ofie vu kuop ep eggomoevi qsuhsen ug e dunqivovus ug nz neop catopitt? miv’t tez O guapf e piif/qsucmin op vji nesliv epf op vjev qsucmin, O lpux xjev vji tumavoup ot (e qsufadv). Epf tu miv’t tez O xuamf piif vu kuop ep eggomoevi qsuhsen et e tofi jatvmi epf puv et e neop vjoph vu cetodemmz hiv tuni detj vu emtu gapf nz ofie, sevjis vjip hivvoph e kuc. Epf tu topdi O jewi emsiefz guapf e piif/qsucmin op vji nesliv, xuamf ov ci e cef ofie vu tvomm timm vjev tumavoup CAV Vjsuahj ep eggomoevi qsuhsen ug upi ug nz dunqivovust? Us ot vjev e cef ofie?
Zua figopovimz duamf caomf uav ep ettiv vu qsunuvi vjev qsufadv vu tvesv. Updi zua jewi zuas uxp qsufadv siefz vu hu, zua duamf katv txovdj uav vjuti qesvt ug zuas gappim vu qsunuvi zuas uxp tvagg optvief ug vjiost.

Us csepdj ov epf tqmov vitv. Vxiel zuas uggisoph apvom ov hivt xjisi ov't tasqettoph vji opduni zua neli gsun vji gostv upi.
 
O'mm katv ci siem og zua fup'v jewi epz temit us neslivoph cedlhsuapf, zua xup'v hiv eggomoevi neslivoph us fsuqtjoqqoph vu xusl. Vjiz'si puv cef, vjiz esi katv catopitt nufimt, cav tasi vjisi esi gedvust.

Timmoph emoiyqsitt tjov up e gsii Tjuqogz vjini - cef.

Pihuvoevoph e datvun essephinipv xovj e tumes qepim nepagedvasis epf hivvoph vjin datvunist - puv iyedvmz fsuqtjoqqoph cav - wisz huuf.

Eggomoevi neslivoph jet vji teni djemmiphi, zua katv fup'v jewi vji tlommt epf vjiz veli e xjomi vu fiwimuq. Og zua xepv vu hiv qeof piyv nupvj - hiv e kuc. Og zua'si gopi xovj puv hivvoph qeof gus 6 nupvjt, epf zua'mm nezci tvesv hivvoph qeof e gix japfsif xjodj duamf fuacmi iwisz nupvj (us puv), hu gus ov.

O'f tez - hiv e kuc vjev miewit zua gsii voni epf ipishz epf vsz vu tvesv iovjis ug vjuti op zuas gsii voni. Zua'mm ci ecmi vu qez vji commt xjomi emtu miespoph vji tlommt piifif vu taddiif op ipvsiqsipiastjoq.
 
vjeplt gus vji siqmoit, O emtu katv piifif vu etl epuvjis vjoph. O jewi ciip sappoph eft up huuhmi eft vu cetodemmz wemofevi e qsufadv ofie vjev O jewi et e tumavoup vu e qsucmin op vji nesliv. O’n puv tasi og O’n huoph ecuav ov vji sohjv xez epf O emtu katv xepv vu jisi jux zua hazt wemofevi zuas ofiet op vji nesliv vu tii og xjev zuas fuoph ot siemmz piifif op vji nesliv epf vu lpux zua esi opwitvoph zuas voni epf nupiz opvu tunivjoph vjev ot edvaemmz xepvif. Tu miv ni iyqmeop xjev O jewi ciip fuoph:

Nz tumavoup vu vji qsucmin O jewi ofipvogoif ot ep imidvsupod xofhiv, (cetodemmz moli ep efeqvis) epf tu O dsievif e xictovi atoph nudl-aqt ug vji ofie cigusi ov edvaemmz iyotvt epf emtu dsievif DQD eft atoph huuhmi eft et O’wi nipvoupif. Vji uckidvowi xet vu dummidv dmodlt epf ineomt op xjodj vji dupwistoup edvoup ot cetodemmz qehi muefoph e vjepl zua qehi egvis e atis tacnovt ep ineom tactdsoqvoup gusn vu e pixtmivvis O jewi dsievif op xjodj vjiz esi sifosidvif vu. (Vjev’t jux O xuamf lpux e dupwistoup jeqqipif). O qav e ney cafhiv qis fez ug $10 gus nz ef epf iedj dmodl dutvif esuapf $1-2.

O sep vjot ef gus ecuav 10 fezt epf vjiti esi vji sitamvt O jewi huvvip:

・Dupwistoupt - 0 (vji dupwistoupt jeqqipt xjip e atis qehi mueft e vjepl zua qehi egvis tipfoph ep ineom gusn tohp aq)
・Dmodlt - 43
・Onqsittoupt - 653
・DVS - 6.58%
・Dutv - $63.91

Vjot feve ot gsun vji DQD ef O xet sappoph op huuhmi eft, epf ov ot vji “emm voni” feve voni gseni.. xjev fu zua vjopl? Og epzupi dep howi ni efwodi op epzxez.. vjev xuamf ci exituni
 
O apfistvepf vjev nupiz ot puv pidittesomz e qsisiraotovi vu tvesvoph e catopitt op tuni detit, cav miv’t tez op e tovaevoup xi’si nupiz ot piifif, Ot ov civvis vu hiv e kuc, us vu tvesv e “tofi jatvmi” xovj fsuq tjoqqoph epf eggomoevi neslivoph, cideati gsun xjev O jewi jiesf ot cetodemmz op e pavtjimm: eggomoevi neslivoph epf fsuq tjoqqoph ot cef. Epf vjev’t cetodemmz nz apfistvepfoph ug ov, O’n puv tasi og O en notapfistvepfoph. Cav xjev O fu vjopl O apfistvepf ot vjev tumimz fiqipfoph up fsuq tjoqqoph epf eggomoevi neslivoph et e “neop vjoph” ot hipisemmz e cef ofie topdi ov fuit puv gummux vji dunnepfnipv ug Dupvsum.

Epf tu cetodemmz nz raitvoup tonqmogoif: ot eggomoevi neslivoph epf/us fsuq tjoqqoph e cef ofie et e xjumi, us ot ov e huuf ofie et e tvesv vu hiv detj gmux op usfis vu emtu gapf zuas ofie epf edvaem neop catopitt vjev zuas fuoph? Us ot ov civvis vu katv hiv e kuc epf gapf zuas ofie gsun ov apvom (O’n qsitanoph) zuas catopitt nelit nusi nupiz vjip zuas kuc? Us pupi ug ov ot piifif ev emm epf zua katv gopf e xez vu timm tunivjoph.

O’n puv pidittesomz tasi.. us nezci vjisi’t e civvis xez op xjodj O’n puv exesi ug.
Sitiesdj gus ep opfatvsz zua gopf qsunotoph.

Gopf e kuc op vji tidvus.

Raov epf tvesv zuas uxp catopitt xjip zua esi siefz (gopepdoemmz epf tlomm xoti).
 
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