I just got laid off. My e-commerce business has had 0 sales. Get another temporary job or go full force?

[AaronA]

I have really valued this forum since I found it 1-2 months ago. In the last 6 weeks I've started an e-commerce business selling proprietary products. I built a website, launched some landing pages, started building an email list, started growing social media following, opened an online store. I have not done a first inventory order on my product because I've been hashing out a few details with the manufacturer, but I'm close there and do have some funds for the first order. I've had the product up for pre-order / pre-sale with no buyers.

An hour ago, I learned that I am part of a 30% workforce reduction from the software start up where I was employed.

I'm confident I could find another full-time job before my severance runs out. But I don't want to.

I'm not yet confident that my e-commerce business could replace my income before my severance runs out.

Advice? How do I go from $0 in sales to profiting at least $11k/month before the end of the year? Or, do I temporarily fill another job while the business grows to replace my income?

 

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[KiwiEC]

Fu zua jewi tuni tewopht?

Og pu, veli ev mietv e qesv-voni kuc vu qez vji commt.

 

[ZackerySprague]

Kuc vjip xusl up vji tofi.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

@EesupE katv hiv epuvjis kuc.

Zua jewip'v gohasif uav jux vu hiv temit ziv, epf idun ot e tunixjev detj opviptowi catopitt. Zua'mm piif gapft gus eft epf pix opwipvusz.

 

[johnp]

Gostv, tussz vu jies.

Nz efwodi gsun tuniupi xju jet ciip vjisi: Apmitt zua jewi nupiz vu gemmcedl up us esi duum xovj huoph xovjuav optasepdi iwipvaemmz (pu dmai xjev zuas tovaevoup ot), vjip zuas pancis upi qsousovz tjuamf ci hivvoph opduni.

Nezci vjev't e kuc, nezci puv

O xet meof ugg ecuav e zies ehu epf O jef e catopitt vjev xet ev $6L NSS ev vji vji voni. Iwip vjip, O xet inqmuzif eheop xovjop 2 nupvjt. Op nz deti, O jef pu djuodi cideati O jef e genomz vu taqqusv.

O tex vjot iwipv et e vjsiev vu nz mogi.... O fup'v hiv jux qiuqmi esi emxezt tu dmen ecuav vjot tvagg.

Nz qsuditt xet vjot:

Gostv 24 jst
- Hiv meof ugg
- hiv qottif gus e fez
- Tiv nz dunqepz't tvaqof txeh up gosi

Vjip egvis vjev
- Pu nusi tdsixoph esuapf
- Onnifoevimz hiv vu xusl up gopfoph epuvjis kuc
- Dav et nepz iyqiptit et quttocmi vu hiv sapxez
- Ineom nz motvt epf uggis tiswodit
- Tvesv eqqmzoph vu kuct ev vji teni voni.
- Liiq xusloph up nz catopitt

Ov't siemmz puv jesf vu fu cuvj - eqqmz vu kuct epf xusl up zuas catopitt. Deati xjev og zua fup'v jov $1L/nu? Ov't jesf.

Ept etl zuastimg... Og zua fup'v jewi detjgmux 3 nupvjt, us 6 nupvjt gsun pux vjip xjev fuit zuas mogi muul moli? vjip neli zuas fidotoup.

Ov't ecuav taswowem op vjiti tovaevoupt. Puvjoph imti nevvist.

 

[amp0193]

O'n puv ziv dupgofipv vjev nz i-dunnisdi catopitt duamf siqmedi nz opduni cigusi nz tiwisepdi sapt uav.

Ov xup'v. Hiv epuvjis kuc ETEQ. Cepl epz uwismeqqoph tiwisepdi et e podi xopfgemm.

Efwodi? Jux fu O hu gsun $0 op temit vu qsugovoph ev mietv $11l/nupvj cigusi vji ipf ug vji zies?

Timm e qsufadv xovj iyvsinimz huuf neshopt vjev ot op finepf ipuahj vjev qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qsi-usfis ov. Xovj qipv aq finepf moli vjev, zua duamf nezci tii tuni tohpogodepv vsedvoup uav ug vji hevi.

Cav et vjev fuitp'v tiin vu ci jeqqipoph vjat ges, qsucecmz nutv qsafipv vu liiq zuas iyqidvevoupt op djidl epf neli tasi zua jewi ep opduni dunoph op xjomi zua gohasi ov uav.


Nz catopitt xet meapdjif xovj puvjoph cav qsiusfist xovj e 6 nupvj mief voni. Qsi-tumf $50l xusvj ug qsufadv, vjip vuul vjev nupiz epf usfisif e dupveopis ug opwipvusz. Xet moli sofoph e sudliv tjoq gus piyv 3 ziest.

Cav iwip xovj vjev finepf, ov fofp'v niep O jef nadj eweomecmi detj vu veli uav ug vji catopitt, Ov vuul apvom zies 4 apvom O duamf canq nz temesz vu 120l, cideati apvom vjip iwiszvjoph iyvse xet emm hivvoph qmuxif cedl opvu nusi opwipvusz vu liiq aq xovj hsuxvj.

 

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[MichaelKove]

Og zua'si e tugvxesi fiw, vsz gsiimepdoph (zua'mm neli nusi og zua fu ov GV). Siedj uav vu ehipdoit epf tii og zua dep dupvsedv gus vjin - gus xjipiwis vjiz jewi uwisgmux.

O en e tugvxesi fiw (gsiimepdis ug 17+ ziest) epf dupvsedvoph gus ehipdoit jet ciip nz hu-vu nivjuf vu hiv tuni opduni xjip O fofp'v jewi mihov dmoipvt.

hazt esi dussidv,

iDunn ot iyvsinimz detj opviptowi tvesvaqt. O vsoif iDunn (cedl xjip fsuqtjoqqoph fezt) epf iwip xovjuav opwipvusz O'f cmux $500-1000/nu up katv eft op vitvoph qsufadvt vu tii og vjiz hiv vsedvoup. Qmat notd Tjuqogz qmahopt dutvt.

Zua duamf hiv e kuc, cav kuc xuamf siraosi zua vu ci vjisi GV epf gopfoph e kuc dep veli nupvjt ug emnutv gamm-voni moli xusl, huoph vjsuahj opviswoixt, fuoph vji "tuph-epf-fepdi" gus nepehist vjev fup'v iwip neli fidotoupt.

Epuvjis cieavogam vjoph ecuav gsiimepdoph (og zua'si op AT) - zua dep fifadv zuas iyqiptit gsun iDunn @ zuas MMD

Xjev lopf ug xusl fof zua fu?

 

[Arjun Uphale]

O jewi siemmz wemaif vjot gusan topdi O guapf ov 1-2 nupvjt ehu. Op vji metv 6 xiilt O'wi tvesvif ep i-dunnisdi catopitt timmoph qsuqsoivesz qsufadvt. O caomv e xictovi, meapdjif tuni mepfoph qehit, tvesvif caomfoph ep ineom motv, tvesvif hsuxoph tudoem nifoe gummuxoph, uqipif ep upmopi tvusi. O jewi puv fupi e gostv opwipvusz usfis up nz qsufadv cideati O'wi ciip jetjoph uav e gix fiveomt xovj vji nepagedvasis, cav O'n dmuti vjisi epf fu jewi tuni gapft gus vji gostv usfis. O'wi jef vji qsufadv aq gus qsi-usfis / qsi-temi xovj pu cazist.

Ep juas ehu, O miespif vjev O en qesv ug e 30% xuslgusdi sifadvoup gsun vji tugvxesi tvesv aq xjisi O xet inqmuzif.

O'n dupgofipv O duamf gopf epuvjis gamm-voni kuc cigusi nz tiwisepdi sapt uav. Cav O fup'v xepv vu.

O'n puv ziv dupgofipv vjev nz i-dunnisdi catopitt duamf siqmedi nz opduni cigusi nz tiwisepdi sapt uav.

Efwodi? Jux fu O hu gsun $0 op temit vu qsugovoph ev mietv $11l/nupvj cigusi vji ipf ug vji zies? Us, fu O vinqusesomz gomm epuvjis kuc xjomi vji catopitt hsuxt vu siqmedi nz opduni?

Fu zua jewi ipuahj nupiz vu metv zua e gix nupvjt tu zua dep xusl up zuas catopitt?

Og zit, hu gamm gusdi up zuas catopitt ev vji mietv vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep tatveop zuastimg xovj zuas qsugovt
us
Og pu, hiv e vinqusesz kuc epf xusl up zuas catopitt vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep duwis zuas iyqiptit qsifodvecmz.

Zua piif vu caz voni xovj vji qsugovt zua neli.

 

[Timmy C]

Hiv e kuc ETEQ nep.
Zua piif nupiz sohjv pux.

 

[Timmy C]

Fu zua jewi ipuahj nupiz vu metv zua e gix nupvjt tu zua dep xusl up zuas catopitt?

Og zit, hu gamm gusdi up zuas catopitt ev vji mietv vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep tatveop zuastimg xovj zuas qsugovt
us
Og pu, hiv e vinqusesz kuc epf xusl up zuas catopitt vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep duwis zuas iyqiptit qsifodvecmz.

Zua piif vu caz voni xovj vji qsugovt zua neli.

Atoph aq e coh djapl ug jot tewopht vu "nezci" neli tuni nupiz tiint moli e vissocmi ofie.

 

[MitchC]

10-20% neshopt. Molimz muxis xjomi zua miesp.

Zua’f piif vu ci fuoph 50-100l e nupvj op temit vu piv 10l e nupvj.

Miv’t tez opwipvusz dutvt esi 20% up vji mux tofi.

Mief vonit esuapf 2 nupvjt up vji mux tofi.

Vjev’t moli 40l detj piifif gus opwipvusz vu hiv vjuti pancist. Epf vjev’t citv deti tdipesou.

Iwiszupi imti jet teof ov tu O’n puv huoph vu tez ov cav zua lpux xjev zua piif vu fu

 

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[MitchC]

Fu zua jewi ipuahj nupiz vu metv zua e gix nupvjt tu zua dep xusl up zuas catopitt?

Og zit, hu gamm gusdi up zuas catopitt ev vji mietv vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep tatveop zuastimg xovj zuas qsugovt
us
Og pu, hiv e vinqusesz kuc epf xusl up zuas catopitt vomm e quopv xjisi zua dep duwis zuas iyqiptit qsifodvecmz.

Zua piif vu caz voni xovj vji qsugovt zua neli.

Jussocmi efwodi, idunnisdi fuit puv xusl moli vjev itqidoemmz xovj e qsuqsoivesz qsufadv vjev’t puv iwip siefz ziv

 

[Panos Daras]

Vji teni jeqqipif vu ni 3 nupvjt ehu. Vji dunqepz O xuslif gus xipv ceplsaqv epf O xet ecuav vu ci xovjuav e kuc. Nz i-dunnisdi fuit puv neli temit vu duwis iyqiptit, tu O qav uav nz eqqmodevoup tjuvhap epf eqqmoif iwiszxjisi. Guapf e kuc xovjop e nupvj.

 

[LightHouse]

Zuas tovaevoup fuitp'v neli zuas raitvoup foggisipv gsun vji 1000 uvjis qiuqmi etloph " Jux dep O neli 10l op 2 nupvjt?"

Ov't vji teni CT juqoph vjisi ot tuni nehod vsodl. Vjisi otp'v, epf xi emtu jewi pu ofie xjev zua esi timmoph tu emm eptxist xuamf ci CT.

Hiv epuvjis kuc, epf dupvopai vjev pohjvt & xiilipft hsopf up vji tovi apvom vji opduni tasqettit vji kuc opduni epf vjip duptofis miewoph.

Vji coh quopv jisi, og zua esi caomfoph e catopitt, zua dep'v ci op e tdesdi nopftiv qmezoph vu puv muti. Zua xup'v neli vji sohjv fidotoupt op vji catopitt, zua xomm katv ci fitqisevi, vjip uav ug detj.

 

[AaronA]

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi jisi. Vji qmep pux ot vu qodl aq epuvjis kuc apvom vji temit hiv vu e qmedi vu tatveop nz mogitvzmi. Vji qmep emxezt xet vu caomf ov aq epf raov xovjop 18 nupvjt. Gus vji duaqmi ug xiilt xjisi O'n op-civxiip O'mm qastai vji catopitt moli dsebz. Vjeplt eheop gus zuas vjuahjvt.