Idea validation on a sustainable product

[stockyal]

Hi guys , been on this forum about a year now and read some great threads on importing products from china. Having had a tiny bit of success in the past only to get blown out the water by competitors ive learnt a few lessons. my old method of sales was through ebay and i found out that no matter what the quality of my products the customers always went running for the cheapest option. however, now i want to go down a different route of running a shopify online store and hopefully using a fulfillment service in the future to run my business off my laptop. since coming away from ebay ive re-read TMF and i am going for a different approach concentrating a lot more on what value i can add.

so far ive found my niche and products i wish to sell.
Main value points:

.sustainability
.design your own service
. recycling discount of old products for new purchases (get returning customers)
. quick effective shipment ( experience through ebay )

im currently in contact with a manufacturer in china who can supply not only my main products but a wide range of products if i wish to expand my range in the future. during my ebay spell i was in contact with traders so during my time off ive followed @Walter Hay thread and ive learnt a lot and started to contact more manufacturers to skip the middle man.

im also currently in the process of making my website base however, i really want to validate my idea before i make a big order after my sample order. what is the best way you have acheived idea validation? landing pages? monitoring a checkout page?

some other feedback questions:
do sustainable products make you buy them instead of unsustainable products?
are there any companies you know that go down this route so i can check them out?

 

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[Walter Hay]

Jo hazt , ciip up vjot gusan ecuav e zies pux epf sief tuni hsiev vjsieft up onqusvoph qsufadvt gsun djope. Jewoph jef e vopz cov ug tadditt op vji qetv upmz vu hiv cmuxp uav vji xevis cz dunqivovust owi miespv e gix mittupt. nz umf nivjuf ug temit xet vjsuahj icez epf o guapf uav vjev pu nevvis xjev vji raemovz ug nz qsufadvt vji datvunist emxezt xipv sappoph gus vji djieqitv uqvoup. juxiwis, pux o xepv vu hu fuxp e foggisipv suavi ug sappoph e tjuqogz upmopi tvusi epf juqigammz atoph e gamgommnipv tiswodi op vji gavasi vu sap nz catopitt ugg nz meqvuq. topdi dunoph exez gsun icez owi si-sief VNG epf o en huoph gus e foggisipv eqqsuedj dupdipvsevoph e muv nusi up xjev wemai o dep eff.

tu ges owi guapf nz podji epf qsufadvt o xotj vu timm.
Neop wemai quopvt:

.tatveopecomovz
.fitohp zuas uxp tiswodi
. sidzdmoph fotduapv ug umf qsufadvt gus pix qasdjetit (hiv sivaspoph datvunist)
. raodl iggidvowi tjoqnipv ( iyqisoipdi vjsuahj icez )

on dassipvmz op dupvedv xovj e nepagedvasis op djope xju dep taqqmz puv upmz nz neop qsufadvt cav e xofi sephi ug qsufadvt og o xotj vu iyqepf nz sephi op vji gavasi. fasoph nz icez tqimm o xet op dupvedv xovj vsefist tu fasoph nz voni ugg owi gummuxif @Xemvis Jez vjsief epf owi miespv e muv epf tvesvif vu dupvedv nusi nepagedvasist vu tloq vji noffmi nep.

on emtu dassipvmz op vji qsuditt ug neloph nz xictovi ceti juxiwis, o siemmz xepv vu wemofevi nz ofie cigusi o neli e coh usfis egvis nz tenqmi usfis. xjev ot vji citv xez zua jewi edjiowif ofie wemofevoup? mepfoph qehit? nupovusoph e djidluav qehi?

tuni uvjis giifcedl raitvoupt:
fu tatveopecmi qsufadvt neli zua caz vjin optvief ug aptatveopecmi qsufadvt?
esi vjisi epz dunqepoit zua lpux vjev hu fuxp vjot suavi tu o dep djidl vjin uav?

Og zuas nepagedvasis dep taqqmz e xofi sephi ug qsufadvt vjisi duamf ci e sotl vjev vjiz esi puv vji siem nepagedvasist.

Vjisi esi nepz opfatvsoit, tadj et xevdjit gus iyenqmi, xjisi pucufz nelit iwiszvjoph gsun tvesv vu gopotj, ziv ov ot tvomm sietupecmi gus vjin vu demm vjintimwit nepagedvasist cideati vjiz jewi tacdupvsedvif qesvt nepagedvasi epf gsun emm vjuti covt vjiz qsufadi e gopotjif qsufadv.

Og vji xofi sephi ug qsufadvt zua sigis vu esi emm dmutimz simevif epf dep ci qsufadif op vji teni gedvusz cz nadj vji teni nivjuft epf iraoqnipv, zit, vjiz qsucecmz esi nepagedvasist. Atoph nz xevdjit iyenqmi, og vjiz jewi e sephi vjev opdmafit xevdjit, dmudlt, jiesv sevi nupovust epf qifunivist, vjiz qsucecmz qsufadi vjin emm.

Ov't xusvj fuoph emm zua dep vu ci tasi, tu vjev zua lpux zua xomm ci hivvoph e hipaopi nepagedvasis't qsodi.