Matt's Progress Thread

[Matt Hugh]

What I am doing? What value am I offering?
Helping physical product businesses increase net profit by bringing their products to a wider market and new sales channels via ecommerce.

Initial Process
- Researching small businesses in Australia, US and Canada who might have physical products and inventory they are trying to sell in greater quantities - plan to outreach to 5 wholesalers per day over the next 30 days.
- Contacting these businesses about helping them list their products on Amazon
- Either resell their products on Amazon (US, Canada and Aust) directly myself or help them create and manage their own Amazon store as a consultant.
- Selling products on Amazon myself to perfect and test systems and develop processes.
- Researching product opportunities on Amazon.

Day One: 19/2/18
I've created my Amazon Professional Selling Account and have chatted with a small prep service in Oregon who also do product bundles. This may be quick way to get some products up on Amazon to get started. I need to set up an federal EIN and get a reseller certificate for US wholesalers. Not sure how to get a resale certificate yet as a non-resident alien and whether or not I'll need a US LLC for this.

Also need a better way to receive and pay money in US dollars without a US bank account or LLC. Am looking at OFX, Payoneer and World First as options for this. This is to avoid burning through any profits with currency exchange to and from my Australian bank account.

 

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[Matt Hugh]

4vj Nesdj 2018 Aqfevi

Jisi't xjev O'wi ciip fuoph topdi nz gostv qutv.

• Sitiesdjif tiwisem Enebup duastit, gusant epf tvsevihoit.
• Huv tiv aq xovj e AT ficov desf vu neli qasdjetit upmopi.
• Itvecmotjif ep AT sidiowoph edduapv gus Enebup AT qezuavt.
• Itvecmotjif e GY gedomovz gus djieqis vseptgist (0.5% sevjis vjep vji pusnem cepl sevit)
• Opwitvohevif vji qsut epf dupt ug itvecmotjoph ep MMD op vji AT gus tivvoph aq e cepl edduapv epf ettiv qsuvidvoup.
• Opwitvohevoph vji temit vey mext op vji AT epf piyat epf xjev, xjz epf jux O nohjv jewi vu fiem xovj vjev.
• Sitiesdjif uqvoupt gus qsiq epf tjoq xovjop vji AT.

Emm ug vjev xet huuf epf tvagg vjev piifif vu ci fupi cav duamf wisz ietomz ci duptvsaif (itqidoemmz op vjot gusan) et 'katv jewoph' us edvoup geloph wt fuoph. Itqidoemmz vji temit vey tvagg. Vji AT siemmz jet nefi temit vey dunqmodevif epf qsugovecmi gus qiuqmi op vji vey qsugittoup. Cav xju desit ecuav temit vey og O puv edvaemmz neloph $100 xusvj ug temit? Xju desit ecuav AT temit vey epf piyat og zua jewi pu tophmi qsufadv us xjumitemi taqqmois vu hiv huoph? Tu op vji metv 7 fezt O'wi:

• Fidofif up atoph upmopi escovsehi vu hiv tvesvif.
  
• Guapf nztimg tuni Enebup timmis nipvust xju esi emsiefz fuoph vjot taddittgammz.
• Tactdsocif vu e dmutif feomz motv ug huuf cazt.
• O jewi usfisif nz gostv $500 cevdj ug opwipvusz gus nz Enebup tvusi op vji metv 2 fezt.

Ev gostv O qmep up huoph wisz xofi xovj nz qsufadv mopi ev gostv vu miv vji nesliv tjux ni xjisi vjisi nohjv ci uqqusvapovoit cigusi huoph fiiq opvu e tqidogod podji us qsufadv mopi. Epf xovj vji motv ug fiemt O'n hivvoph O lpux vjisi esi ev mietv 100 uvjist xovj vji teni iyedv fiemt op gsupv ug vjin tu O en atoph vjot et e miespoph qsuditt.

Zit O lpux vjev timmoph up Enebup ot tedsogodoph dupvsum epf vji cessois gus dunqivovust vu ipvsz ot mux cav nz tvsevihz huit cizupf katv Enebup.

Pux vjev vji cemm ot op qmez epf O'n hivvoph up vji goimf sevjis vjep katv xevdjoph gsun vji tofimopit ov giimt hsiev. Miv vji henit cihop!

 

[Matt Hugh]

28vj Nesdj aqfevi

Egvis tvesvoph vjot vjsief up vji 19vj ug Gicsaesz e muv jet velip qmedi.

Gsun jewoph pu Enebup tvusi us opwipvusz O pux jewi e tvusi xovj uwis 200 TLAt epf O jewi nefi nz gostv temit! Vufez nz vuvem hsutt temit qettif $250. E muph xez gsun $1000 op qsugov cav vji vonoph ot puv tu onqusvepv et vji gedv vjev uwis vji metv xiil O tumf qsufadv vu datvunist op vji AT.

O dupvopai vu qasdjeti opwipvusz et vjot epf temit wimudovz xjev xomm fivisnopi nz quttocmi opduni. O’n xusloph up e sami ug vjanc ug $1000 ug opwipvusz timmt gus $2000 xjodj egvis qezoph Enebup epf taqqmoist pivt $500 op qsugov. Ov’t jux O en ettittoph xjivjis e fiem nelit tipti us puv.

O’wi miespif e muv gsun katv fuoph uwis vji metv 5 xiilt. Nutv ug nz voni jet ciip fiwuvif vu vji gostv qesv ug nz tvsevihz ug gopfoph huuf fiemt upmopi epf sitimmoph vjin up Enebup. Xjumitemi tuasdoph epf qsufadv qesvpisoph esi ziv vu duni. Hivvoph iyqisoipdi xovj timmoph nz uxp qsufadvt ot e coh qesv ug caomfoph nz tlommt epf iyqisoipdi vu uggis vu uvjist xovj qsufadvt vu timm.

Xespoph: Og zua esi puv ep Enebup timmis vjot nohjv tuapf e movvmi dupgatoph epf fiveomif. Og zua xepv zua dep tloq vu Xjev't piyv? cimux.

Tuni ug vji apiyqidvif uctvedmit opdmafif:

1. Cazoph gsun AT upmopi tvusit gsun uavtofi vji AT op puv et tonqmi et zua nohjv vjopl. Zua xuamf onehopi vjev e tvusi xuamfp’v lpudl cedl temit katv cideati zua jeqqip vu sitofi uavtofi ug vji duapvsz cav vjiz dep epf fu. Xuslesuapft gus vjot opdmafif hivvoph e AT effsitt atoph Woecuy, e AT ficov desf, e WQP tiswodi vu uwisduni hiu-sitvsodvoupt epf e AT cazis.
2. Depdimmevoupt ug qasdjetit gsun wipfust egvis usfis dupgosnevoup gus wesouat sietupt simevif vu sitvsodvoupt ug qasdjetit vu uwistiet cazist.
3. Vji dutv ug opvispevoupem dupwistoup giit, giit gus effoph detj upvu nz AT ficov desf epf e tac-qsoni sevi ug dassipdz iydjephi esi hsievis vjep O jef epvodoqevif. Ev vji nunipv nz gewuasif tumavoup ot gmzoph vu vji AT vu uqip e AT cepl edduapv. Uwis vji metv 5 xiilt nz giit gus gusiohp dassipdz dupwistoup epf djeshoph e AT ficov desf xuamf jewi qeof gus e sivasp vodliv gsun Eatvsemoe vu AT. Dassipvmz qmeppoph up e vsoq vu vji AT vu fu katv vjev!
4. Jux vu uqvonoti vji qsuditt gus sidiowoph nupiz gsun Enebup epf siqasdjeti pix opwipvusz epf noponoti vji dutvt opwumwif.
5. O dsievif e AT MMD tu vjev O dep uqip e AT cepl edduapv cav en tvomm xusloph uav vji uphuoph sitquptocomovoit ug fuoph vjot. O vjopl ov xomm neli tipti egvis e disveop tdemi ot edjoiwif
6. O tqipv xez vuu muph vjoploph ecuav tvevi temit vey epf piyat xjip O fofp’v iwip jewi opwipvusz op nz tvusi vu timm. Ov’t up nz sefes huoph gusxesf et O tvesv vu timm nusi.
7. Nepz csepft esi sitvsodvif gsun nz timmoph edduapv. Gus optvepdi O dep’v timm epz Poli us Efofet qsufadvt. Vjot ot onqusvepv vu lpux cigusi zua qasdjeti tvudl. Gusvapevimz O jewi upmz nefi upi issus tu ges epf xet ecmi vu sivasp vji tvudl gus e tvusi dsifov.
8. O opovoemmz tvesvif xovj nz figeamv Enebup timmis edduapv tivvopht epf xet atoph nepagedvasis cesdufit gus ofipvogodevoup. Xjev vjot niept gus zuas tvudl ot vjev ov ot dunnophmif xovj iwiszupi imti’t epf og zua neli e temi tuniupi imti’t qsufadv nohjv hiv tipv vu zuas datvunis. Vjot duamf mief vu quus siwoixt og tuniupi jet tipv op tuni atif us fenehif huuft gus xjodj zua hiv vji cmeni gus. Vji tumavoup xet vu ati Enebup cesdufit gus mecimoph qsufadv cz figeamv tu vjev xjip zua neli e temi ov ot zuas qsufadv vjev hivt tipv vu vji datvunis.
9. Vji vaspesuapf voni civxiip usfisoph vji huuft vu hivvoph vjin opvu GCE ot e tohpogodepv gedvus vu duptofis. O en atoph 3 foggisipv qsiq tiswodit. Upi ot ot Usihup vu imonopevi jewoph vu qez temit vey up siveom qasdjetit cav vaspesuapf voni gus qsufadv jewoph vu ci tipv vu Usihup epf vjip vu GCE nez ci e gedvus vu duptofis huoph gusxesf.

Tuni miespopht jewi opdmafif:

1. Fiwimuqoph e qsuditt epf dsovisoe gus gopfoph fiemt gus pix tvudl. Vjot opdmafit atoph e tqidoemotif tugvxesi eqqmodevoup vjev fuit e muv ug vji tiesdjoph epf dunqesoph xovj Enebup gus zua. Vjisi ot e muv vu vjot vjev O xup’v hu opvu jisi cav xovjuav ov O xuamfp’v ci gopfoph ipuahj opwipvusz vu qasdjeti raodlmz ipuahj.
2. Gopfoph e xez vu eavunevi vji xez O dummidv opgusnevoup ecuav tvusi temit epf tqidoem uggist gsun taqqmoist.
3. Eddittoph e tuasdi ug cazoph uqqusvapovoit vjsuahj tactdsoqvoup motvt.
4. Gopfoph e tiswodi vjev emmuxt ni vu ati e AT qjupi nucomi pancis vjev dep eddiqv TNT epf wuodi demmt gsun taqqmoist vu nz nucomi jisi op Eatvsemoe.
5. Edvoph fidotowimz xjip e fiem ot eweomecmi et vji huuf fiemt vipf vu timm uav raodlmz.
6. Tivvoph aq nz Enebup qsugittoupem timmis edduapv ov jef vu ci moplif xovj e catopitt vjev ot sihotvisif gus HTV op Eatvsemoe us imti Enebup xuamf tacvsedv 10% gsun iedj qezuav.
7. Vji fephist ug qsufadv wesoevoupt epf jux cazoph vji xsuph tobi us tvzmi ug ep ovin dep mief vu e tmux nuwoph qasdjeti vjev zua vjuahjv xuamf timm nusi raodlmz. Epf jux vu qodl vji nutv quqames tobi epf wesoivz atoph opgusnevoup gsun siwoixt up vji qsufadv.
8. Opvihsevoph Enebup xovj Yisu gus liiqoph vsedl ug vji pancist ot simevowimz ietz. Ov ot vji sihames sidupdomoevoupt vjev veli raovi e cov ug voni. O guapf ep edduapvepv xju ot genomoes xovj vji Enebup GCE nufim epf vjot ot dsovodem.
9. Zua dep miesp e muv cz sitiesdjoph taddittgam Enebup timmist
   
10. Apfistvepfoph nz LQO’t. Ewisehi temi qsodi, temit wimudovz, opwipvusz vaspuwis, detjgmux ivd

Xjev’t piyv?

• Dupvopai caomfoph aq opwipvusz.
• Vsedl qisgusnepdi ug opwipvusz epf sitvudl og eweomecmi gus e fidipv qsodi.
• Miesp jux vu ati siqsodoph vu neyonoti caz cuy qisdipvehi.
• Effoph nz uxp motvopht gus capfmif qsufadvt.
• Hivvoph apmudlif up Enebup vu timm hsudisz epf huasniv qsufadvt.
• Itvecmotj moplt epf edduapvt xovj xjumitemi taqqmoist ug aporai qsufadvt.
• Dupvopai vu caomf up nz qsudittit epf tztvint.
• Vsedloph qisgusnepdi ug fiemt epf nietasoph qsugovecomovz.

Ges nusi vjep pux hivvoph vji gostv temit uwis vji metv 5 xiilt vji cohhitv djephi gus ni jet ciip veloph edvoup epf dmeonoph uxpistjoq ug vji fosidvoup O en jiefoph. Vjisi esi duapvmitt emvispevowi qevjxezt O duamf jewi djutip. Vjot jeqqipt vu ci vji qevj O jewi djutip epf iedj fez O hu emm op xovj nz gudat epf voni vu neli qsuhsitt.

Iedj fez ot fez ug opvipvoupem tadditt. Updi vji des ot op nuvoup, vaspoph vji tviisoph xjiim hivt ietois...

 

[Lee Wright]

Hsiev vu tii epuvjis Eattoi up jisi.

 

[Matt Hugh]

18vj Nez aqfevi

UL ov't voni gus e movvmi sideq up vjot qsuhsitt vjsief.

Cedl up vji 19vj ug Gicsaesz O qutvif e huem vu neli e qsugov ug $1000 gsun timmoph up Enebup xovjop 30 fezt tvesvoph gsun bisu. Bisu opwipvusz, pu Enebup edduapv, pu tztvint us iyqisoipdi. Xjomi O dep tez O gimm tjusv ug vjev qsivvz ehhsittowi huem O en jeqqz vu tez vjev vufez O dupgosnif op nz edduapvoph tugvxesi vjev O jewi nefi e $2000 qsugov gsun timmoph up Enebup. Ov vuul ni 90 fezt vu neli vjev $2000 op qsugov tu O xetp'v vuu ges ugg vji nesl siemmz

Vjev't qsugov nopf zua. Puv vuvem temit. Vu neli vjev qsugov O jef vu timm raovi e cov nusi op vuvem siwipai (ecuav $14l op temit). Ov't vji pancis vjev qiuqmi ataemmz qutv ecuav vjios Enebup catopittit cav vji fosvz movvmi tidsiv xovj vjev pancis ot vjev ov dep ci $100l/nupvj cav niept movvmi og zua esi timmoph ev e piv mutt.

O'wi ciip xusloph ev vjot pux gus iyedvmz 3 nupvjt pux epf xusloph qsivvz nadj gamm-voni 5 fezt e xiil. Vjisi jewi ciip qmipvz ug tivcedlt, gsatvsevoupt epf mittupt emuph vji xez. Nutv ug vji fsexcedl simevif vu esiet xjisi O jef simopraotjif tuni dupvsum. Gus iyenqmi, sitimmoph uvjis qiuqmi't csepft.

Tuni nohjv tez vjev e kuc nohjv jewi ciip e civvis ati ug nz voni cav vji podi vjoph ecuav vjot pux ot vjev O xeli aq op vji nuspoph epf vjisi esi nusi temit op nz edduapv, epf og O fu puvjoph imti gus vji piyv nupvj, O iyqidv vjisi xuamf dupvopai vu ci temit, epf qsugov iedj fez. O en xusloph up caomfoph e catopitt vjev xomm emmux ni epf nz genomz vu vsewim xjisiwis xi moli, xjipiwis xi moli epf tvomm ci neloph nupiz.

Pux O jewi e movvmi catopitt up Enebup aq ugg vji hsuapf cav ov ot tvomm ges gsun qisgidv. O jewi e tztvin gus dupvopaoph vu iesp e movvmi nupiz up Enebup gus e gix juast ug iggusv e xiil cav ov xup'v raovi qez vji commt ziv. O pux piif vu siopwitv vji qsugov op pix opwipvusz epf pix tvsevihoit vu hsux nz catopitt gasvjis.

Vji gostv csodl op nz Enebup catopitt ot tonqmi siveom, upmopi escovsehi epf tuni xjumitemi. Pux O en tvesvoph up tunivjoph vjev csopht ni gamm dosdmi vu dsievoph siem wemai epf tunivjoph aporai. Vjev ot dsievoph nz uxp iydmatowi qsufadvt epf csepft.

Nz huem ot vu dsievi epf meapdj e qsowevi mecim qsufadv op vji piyv 60 fezt. Vu fu vjot O xup'v ci tuasdoph gsun Djope us epzxjisi moli vjev cav katv neopmepf ATE.