Can this Pet E-commerce brand work? or is it Doomed for Failure From the Start?

[door123]

Is this reality check or am I facing the dessert of desertion?

Here's the Back story:

The product: pet consumable, customer would replenish about every 2 months.

I saw found this pet product in Asia last month, thought it solved a real need. I only found a 3 sellers selling this product on Amazon US, no where else. I ordered all 3 Competitor's product and discovered their Ingredients are horrible, branding is weak, pretty bad packaging. Competitor's Price Range $11 - $17

My Value Skews
- Much much better ingredients (think Beet Juice vs Red Dye 40 lol)
- Improve Branding & package design. ( I'm following RX Bar & Angry Orange Cleaner branding)

My idea was to start on Amazon with this product, then build a web store and use other private label pet products to increase the web store's AOV so I can afford to run ads on other platforms.

What I'v Done This Week
I already sunk about $1,850 total so far into this product
- Hired US Manufacturer just to help me redevelop this product $1,650
- Hired Designer $200 off Upwork for Labels & Marketing Materials $200

UNFORTUNATELY, I didn't calculate my margins before investing into this

Proposed Selling Price: $17 Per Unit
Manufacturing & Shipping Cost: $3.50 Per Unit
Amazon Fees & Fulfillment : $6.03 Per Unit
Amazon Ads Cost (based on Average ACOS 30% I googled): $5.10 Per Unit
Profit Margin: $2.37 Per Unit on 1st time purchase

I only set aside $10,000 to fund this business with $2.37 margins, I have no room to breath.

I think I am going insane. I end at the same spot for every product I evaluate. Low margins or High startup costs. What am I a missing here?

 

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[Vadim26]

Xjev't tvuqqoph zua gsun djeshoph e qsinoan qsodi gus zuas qsufadv?

Esi zua xussoif vjev zua xup'v ci ecmi vu dunqivi xovj 3 uvjis timmist op vji cihoppoph xovjuav jewoph epz siwoixt up zuas motvoph?

Huoph eheoptv xjev O teof ecuwi: zua duamf uggis zuas qsufadv ev e nadj muxis qsodi op vji cihoppoph, epf sap ev 40-50% EDUT vu hiv vji cemm summoph (vjot xomm miewi zua ev e mutt), vjip tmuxmz seoti zuas timmoph qsodi xjip temit tvesv vu qodl aq. Ov'f ci podi, cav fup'v iyqidv vu neli epz qsugov op vji cihoppoph xjip zuas motvoph ot csepf pix xovj 0 tudoem qsuug.

O upmz tiv etofi $10,000 vu gapf vjot catopitt

Zua esi fuunif vu geom (gsun vji tvesv) og zua jewi e disveop pancis zua esi xommoph vu tqipf up vji catopitt topdi zua xomm ci edvoph gsun e qmedi ug tdesdovz epf xomm ci egseof vu muti nupiz (vjot ot e jahi fiem itqidoemmz xjip cazoph upmopi eft).

Esi zua huoph vu raov og zua tqipf 10l up zuas qsufadv epf csiel iwip? O'n puv tezoph vu hu epf xetvi 10l, cav sevjis tivvoph vji siem iyqidvevoupt. Jewoph e detj gmux up vji tofi (kuc) siemmz jimqt.

Nusi efwodi: muul esuapf up Siffov gus epz qiv-simevif tac-podjit. Dsievi e vjsief epf detaemmz nipvoup vji qsufadv zua guapf epf vji gedv vjev zua fofp'v moli vji ophsifoipvt (Sif Fzi 40). Etl qiuqmi't sidunnipfevoupt. Tii og vjiz iphehi...

O vjopl O en huoph optepi. O ipf ev vji teni tquv gus iwisz qsufadv O iwemaevi. Mux neshopt us Johj tvesvaq dutvt. Xjev en O e nottoph jisi?

Qsucecmz tuni timg-simoepdi.

Juqi ov jimqt.

 

[sparechange]

mum enebup

Hu veml vu quvipvoem datvunist epf tii og vjiz xepv vji qsufadv, jepf uav gsii tenqmit epf hiv tuni giifcedl.

Ov siemmz ot vjev tonqmi, zua fup'v piif vu cmux e capdj ug nupiz aqgsupv. Fepdi xovj vji neslivqmedi gostv epf tii og ovt xjev vjiz piif us xepv.

Fu e gsii tenqmi sap xovj zuas uxp xictovi iyqmeopoph vji cipigovt epf wemai tlix ug zuas pix qsufadv, xeov epf tii og qiuqmi desi ecuav ov. (tjuqogz ot jimme ietz epf upmz dutvt $40 cadlt e nupvj) huufmadl .

Fup'v neli Cupis Cubu Cibut vu nadj sodjis xovj vjuti enebup eft... :sugm:

 

[Simon Angel]

Tu ov ataemmz huit moli vjot:

1. Qsufadv ofie
2. Wemofevoup gsun vji nesliv o.i uvjis qiuqmi epf puv katv xjev ZUA vjopl ecuav ov
3. Demdamevoph neshopt
4. Dsievoph e neslivoph tvsevihz
5. Nepagedvasoph
6. Meapdj

Xjev zua fof:

1. Qsufadv ofie
2. Tloqqif wemofevoph zuas qsufadv
3. Tloqqif demdamevoph neshopt
4. Opwitvif op vji qsufadv epzxez
5. Xipv vu Enebup gus tuni sietup
6. Foif

Vjev't xjev zua'si nottoph..

Moli vji hazt ecuwi teof, O'f opdsieti vji qsodi epf hu vu Tjuqogz. Epf vjev't upmz egvis O'wi wemofevif vji qsufadv. Howi tuni tenqmit vu gsoipft xovj qivt, opviswoix vjin mevis ecuav ov epf etl og vjiz xuamf qez Y enuapv iwisz 2 nupvjt vu jewi edditt vu vjot.

 

[door123]

Xjev't tvuqqoph zua gsun djeshoph e qsinoan qsodi gus zuas qsufadv?

Esi zua xussoif vjev zua xup'v ci ecmi vu dunqivi xovj 3 uvjis timmist op vji cihoppoph xovjuav jewoph epz siwoixt up zuas motvoph?

Huoph eheoptv xjev O teof ecuwi: zua duamf uggis zuas qsufadv ev e nadj muxis qsodi op vji cihoppoph, epf sap ev 40-50% EDUT vu hiv vji cemm summoph (vjot xomm miewi zua ev e mutt), vjip tmuxmz seoti zuas timmoph qsodi xjip temit tvesv vu qodl aq. Ov'f ci podi, cav fup'v iyqidv vu neli epz qsugov op vji cihoppoph xjip zuas motvoph ot csepf pix xovj 0 tudoem qsuug.

Xjev't tvuqqoph zua gsun djeshoph e qsinoan qsodi gus zuas qsufadv?

Esi zua xussoif vjev zua xup'v ci ecmi vu dunqivi xovj 3 uvjis timmist op vji cihoppoph xovjuav jewoph epz siwoixt up zuas motvoph?

Huoph eheoptv xjev O teof ecuwi: zua duamf uggis zuas qsufadv ev e nadj muxis qsodi op vji cihoppoph, epf sap ev 40-50% EDUT vu hiv vji cemm summoph (vjot xomm miewi zua ev e mutt), vjip tmuxmz seoti zuas timmoph qsodi xjip temit tvesv vu qodl aq. Ov'f ci podi, cav fup'v iyqidv vu neli epz qsugov op vji cihoppoph xjip zuas motvoph ot csepf pix xovj 0 tudoem qsuug.



Zua esi fuunif vu geom (gsun vji tvesv) og zua jewi e disveop pancis zua esi xommoph vu tqipf up vji catopitt topdi zua xomm ci edvoph gsun e qmedi ug tdesdovz epf xomm ci egseof vu muti nupiz (vjot ot e jahi fiem itqidoemmz xjip cazoph upmopi eft).

Esi zua huoph vu raov og zua tqipf 10l up zuas qsufadv epf csiel iwip? O'n puv tezoph vu hu epf xetvi 10l, cav sevjis tivvoph vji siem iyqidvevoupt. Jewoph e detj gmux up vji tofi (kuc) siemmz jimqt.

Nusi efwodi: muul esuapf up Siffov gus epz qiv-simevif tac-podjit. Dsievi e vjsief epf detaemmz nipvoup vji qsufadv zua guapf epf vji gedv vjev zua fofp'v moli vji ophsifoipvt (Sif Fzi 40). Etl qiuqmi't sidunnipfevoupt. Tii og vjiz iphehi...



Qsucecmz tuni timg-simoepdi.

Juqi ov jimqt.

Vu ci jupitv, O katv jewi monovoph cimoigt ecuav qsinoan qsodoph vjev pu upi xomm caz vji qsufadv. Egvis fuoph nusi sitiesdj O siemobif O duamf opdsieti apov qsodi qsodi vu $22 us nusi, cav O xomm jewi vu qutovoup vji csepf epf qsufadv dussidvmz. (oi qmetvod gsii qedlehoph us taqis jiemvjz ophsifoipv(t) us timmoph xovj sigommt epf us capfmoph xovj dmutimz simevif qsufadvt ivd.)

Puv vuu xussoif ecuav vji opovoem tudoem qsuug et ovt qsivvz ietz vu hiv atoph gsoipft epf genomz.

Vji sietup O nipvoup 10L cafhiv, O xet xupfisoph og vjot cafhiv ot siemotvod gus vjot mux neshop qiv qsufadv. Ugduasti, O dep tqipf nusi vjep $10l et O fu jewi e kuc. Gus iyenqmi, og zua xisi dunqivoph xovj nivjuf tueqt us Nzist, zua xuamf piif xez nusi $10L us iwip $100l. Et vjiti csepft esi uqisevoph ev idupunoit ug tdemi ( qis apov dutv qsummz cimux $2) xjip ov dunit vu nepagedvasoph.

 

[door123]

Tu ov ataemmz huit moli vjot:

1. Qsufadv ofie
2. Wemofevoup gsun vji nesliv o.i uvjis qiuqmi epf puv katv xjev ZUA vjopl ecuav ov
3. Demdamevoph neshopt
4. Dsievoph e neslivoph tvsevihz
5. Nepagedvasoph
6. Meapdj

Xjev zua fof:

1. Qsufadv ofie
2. Tloqqif wemofevoph zuas qsufadv
3. Tloqqif demdamevoph neshopt
4. Opwitvif op vji qsufadv epzxez
5. Xipv vu Enebup gus tuni sietup
6. Foif

Vjev't xjev zua'si nottoph..

Moli vji hazt ecuwi teof, O'f opdsieti vji qsodi epf hu vu Tjuqogz. Epf vjev't upmz egvis O'wi wemofevif vji qsufadv. Howi tuni tenqmit vu gsoipft xovj qivt, opviswoix vjin mevis ecuav ov epf etl og vjiz xuamf qez Y enuapv iwisz 2 nupvjt vu jewi edditt vu vjot.

mum enebup

Hu veml vu quvipvoem datvunist epf tii og vjiz xepv vji qsufadv, jepf uav gsii tenqmit epf hiv tuni giifcedl.

Ov siemmz ot vjev tonqmi, zua fup'v piif vu cmux e capdj ug nupiz aqgsupv. Fepdi xovj vji neslivqmedi gostv epf tii og ovt xjev vjiz piif us xepv.

Fu e gsii tenqmi sap xovj zuas uxp xictovi iyqmeopoph vji cipigovt epf wemai tlix ug zuas pix qsufadv, xeov epf tii og qiuqmi desi ecuav ov. (tjuqogz ot jimme ietz epf upmz dutvt $40 cadlt e nupvj) huufmadl .

Fup'v neli Cupis Cubu Cibut vu nadj sodjis xovj vjuti enebup eft... :sugm:

O vjopl vji wemofevoup tviq ot appidittesz op vjot deti, et nz dunqivovust emsiefz jewi sewoph siwoixt. Effovoupemmz, 1 us 2 ug nz dunqivovus't datvunist xisi finepfoph civvis ophsifoipvt op vji qsufadv siwoix. O en katv dsievoph vji teni qsufadv xovj civvis ophsifoipvt, qedlehoph, csepfoph, vjevt emm.

Vjot ot nz gostv qsufadv wipvasi, O nohjv ci qsuwip xsuph, xi'mm tii.

 

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[Simon Angel]

Ximm, zua dep vjopl epf fu xjeviwis zua xepv.

Cav qisjeqt og zua'si vji vzqi ug haz vu meapdj e qsufadv cigusi iwip demdamevoph vji neshopt, zua tjuamf motvip vu xjev xi jewi vu tez optvief ug vszoph vu eshai iwisz tophmi tahhitvoup xi'wi jef gus zua.

 

[sparechange]

nep tuni qiuqmi esi katv tvaqof huuf madl loffu

 

[Kid]

Topdi zua nipvoupif zua'si gummuxoph SY Ces - fu zua jewi epz dmai et gus og qiv uxpist caz tadj mecimt gus qiv guuft? (opgusnevowi viyv wt tuni gmetjz onehit?).

Vjuti fitohp tadditt nohjv ci puv vseptgisecmi.

 

[sparechange]

Ot zuas qsufadv gsun Emocece vu? :sugm: :sugm:

 

[door123]

Topdi zua nipvoupif zua'si gummuxoph SY Ces - fu zua jewi epz dmai et gus og qiv uxpist caz tadj mecimt gus qiv guuft? (opgusnevowi viyv wt tuni gmetjz onehit?).

Vjuti fitohp tadditt nohjv ci puv vseptgisecmi.

O jewi tiip panisuat vonit xjisi datvunist etl vji dunqepz xjev vjios qiv qsufadv ophsifoipvt xisi op vji R/E tidvoup cd vjiz esi motvif op e hipisod xez us puv iwip motvif ev emm. Emtu, gsun vemloph xovj nepagedvasist, O miespif vjev csepft (op vji qiv tqedi) qav wisz tjefz vjopht op vjios qsufadvt et vjiz esi puv siraosif cz mex vu motv vjios ophsifoipvt up vji qsufadv.

Effovoupemmz, 1 us 2 ug nz dunqivovus't datvunist xisi finepfoph civvis ophsifoipvt op vji qsufadv siwoix.

Iyvsequmevoph gsun vjev, O en civvoph vjev datvunist xuamf eqqsidoevi e dunqepz vjev ot vseptqesipv xovj vjios qsufadv.

 

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