So, I've been absent for a long time. I had a baby and well, my whole life was just wrapped up in that. Holy crap that is no joke. He's almost 6 months old now so I'm dipping my toes back into having my own life, haha.
I've been a fitness entrepreneur since I was 18, and am continuing in that to make some extra money to help with bills, etc.
My husband is starting his own venture soon so I may post soon about that also... but...
during my down time with baby I've been studying ecommerce. I've read lots of threads on here, guides elsewhere online, and so to me it is an interesting topic and I'm fascinated by the idea. I have several different ideas I believe would do very well as e-commerce shops ... but I had some questions.
I know a lot of people don't recommend the paid guides to find manufacturers....but when I'm searching for manufacturers and wholesalers, ALL I seem to find is Alibaba manufacturers in China. I'm hesitant to get into business with suppliers there for several reasons... they are so far... I'm concerned about quality and about language barrier issues... does anyone have input on this? Also, I'd prefer to start out drop-shipping, but obviously drop shipping products to US customers from CHINA is not that smart. If I had to wait 70 days or whatever for an item to arrive I would notttt be happy. Where on earth are all the US manufacturers??
If anyone is curious or wants to discuss the ideas for shops I've been tossing around, feel free to send me a PM.
I also have ideas for my father (I currently help him market his business but he wants to get into ecommerce too... he wants me to help him but I want a more complete education before I help HIM!)
Also.... I've seen paid courses that run around $500 that are supposed to be guides to getting started successfully in E-commerce. Of course I'm willing to invest in my education but I want to know if there are any good ones and if any are more scam-my.
Thanks smart people
))
Cierra
I've been a fitness entrepreneur since I was 18, and am continuing in that to make some extra money to help with bills, etc.
My husband is starting his own venture soon so I may post soon about that also... but...
during my down time with baby I've been studying ecommerce. I've read lots of threads on here, guides elsewhere online, and so to me it is an interesting topic and I'm fascinated by the idea. I have several different ideas I believe would do very well as e-commerce shops ... but I had some questions.
I know a lot of people don't recommend the paid guides to find manufacturers....but when I'm searching for manufacturers and wholesalers, ALL I seem to find is Alibaba manufacturers in China. I'm hesitant to get into business with suppliers there for several reasons... they are so far... I'm concerned about quality and about language barrier issues... does anyone have input on this? Also, I'd prefer to start out drop-shipping, but obviously drop shipping products to US customers from CHINA is not that smart. If I had to wait 70 days or whatever for an item to arrive I would notttt be happy. Where on earth are all the US manufacturers??
If anyone is curious or wants to discuss the ideas for shops I've been tossing around, feel free to send me a PM.
I also have ideas for my father (I currently help him market his business but he wants to get into ecommerce too... he wants me to help him but I want a more complete education before I help HIM!)
Also.... I've seen paid courses that run around $500 that are supposed to be guides to getting started successfully in E-commerce. Of course I'm willing to invest in my education but I want to know if there are any good ones and if any are more scam-my.
Thanks smart people
)) Cierra
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