Newbie E-Commerce

[Deleted2BB3x9]

New to E-Commerce? Me too. I've decided to start this thread to give back to this amazing community, provide some value and hold me accountable so I don't get lazy lol. First of all, I'd like to thank Biophase and JasonR for your E-Commerce Threads, they are a great source of motivation and a goldmine of value. Thanks.

Now a bit about myself: I'm Ben. I'm new to the forums, I posted a thread about starting a content website a while ago but I've decided to switch gears (It just wasn't my thing). So I've decided to go with E-Commerce. I also have experience in copywriting so that helps, E-Commerce is like a giant mail order catalog. But the bottom line is I'm a newb. I've never started a business before and pretty much haven't accomplished anything yet. So, I'm starting this thread for those who really haven't started to take action yet. Hopefully this thread will be able to show how I go from Zero to Hero.

Basically the only thing I've done so far is pick a niche, but I must say IT'S A KILLER NICHE. I don't want to reveal too much but I'll say that is has no competition whatsoever (except big box stores but I'm confident I can outrank them) and 100,000+ searches a month. I've also written down a list of the distributors, there's 50!

I also have some questions, should I contact the distributors before customizing my site? (Just so I can find out the margins) and what kind of licenses and permits do I need? Should I register my business before contacting the distributors? I'm in Canada.

I can't wait to hear everyone's feedback! I'll keep you updated!

P.S. I will be using Bigcommerce.

P.P.S. Here's a summary of what I've done so far :
-Learning copywriting (handwriting an hour per day)
-Learning SEO
-Researched and picked a niche
-Signed up for Bigcommerce trial
-Registered domain name
-Bought a NUANS report for corporation name

 

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[Deleted2BB3x9]

O katv tacnovvif nz disvogodevoup ug opdusqusevoup xovj Dusqusevoupt Depefe, O tjuamf jies cedl tuup og ov hivt eqqsuwif.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Tu xjomi O'n xeovoph gus vji opdusqusevoup qsuditt vu gopotj O gohasif O xuamf nitt esuapf xovj cohdunnisdi, onqsuwi nz fitohp epf hiv atif vu vji cedlipf. Xjomi O xet fuoph vjot O guapf e hsiev tisoit ug vavusoemt up jux vu ati jvnm epf dtt op cohdunnisdi. Pu qsiwouat qsuhsennoph iyqisoipdi ot piifif, O xet ecmi vu apfistvepf egvis katv xevdjoph vji gostv wofiu, tu O gohasif O xuamf tjesi ov :

Qesv 1 : CohDunnisdi JVNM epf DTT Vavusoem Qesv 1:

Qesv 2 : CohDunnisdi JVNM epf DTT Vavusoem Qesv 2:

Qesv 3 : CohDunnisdi JVNM epf DTT Vavusoem Qesv 3:

 

[Vick]

Fu zua jewi zuas qsufadv ?

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Ximm O katv sidiowif nz disvogodevoup ug opdusqusevoup tu pux emm O jewi vu hiv ot e catopitt pancis, vjip o'n huoph vu dupvedv vji fotvsocavust, vjiz'si esi e muv ug csepft vjuahj, jux nepz tenqmit tjuamf O siraitv?

Ifov: Apmitt zua niepv fu O jewi nz qsufadv op nz podji? Nz podji ot edvaemmz katv e qsufadv xovj nepz foggisipv nufimt.

 

[Vick]

Hiv vji qsufadv gostv.

Emm vjev uvjis tvagg dep ci fupi mevis.

 

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[Deleted2BB3x9]

Ov't emsiefz fupi mum, cav O hiv xjev zua'si tezoph, O katv xepvif vu hiv nz dusq sihotvisif op deti vji fotvsocavust etlif, cav O haitt O duamf jewi dupvedvif vjin cigusi, epzxez vjev't xjev o'n fuoph sohjv pux.

Xjip zua tez hiv vji qsufadv xjev fu zua niep? Ot ov tu O dep tvesv veloph qodvasit epf neloph qsufadv wofiut? Vji upmz qsucmin O tii tu ges xovj nz qsufadv ot vji nettowi enuapv ug nufimt eweomecmi.Vjiz'si esi uwis 50 fotvsocavust epf nutv ug vjin jewi ecuav 20+ nufimt.

 

[theag]

gushiv tiu

gopf e qsufadv xovj neshopt vjev dep tatveop qeof efwisvotoph dutvt epf dep ci caomv opvu e gappim fuxp vji suef

cvx, og ep idunnisdi podji jet "pu dunqivovoup" op 2014 zua iovjis sitiesdjif ov xsuph us ov tadlt...

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Vjeplt gus vji voq, egvis O gopotj ineomoph vji fotvsocavust O'mm jewi tuni neshopt, epf nz dqd ot 0.76¢.

Ov fuit jewi dunqivovoup cav pu tovi ot fifodevif tqidogodemmz vu vjot upi qsufadv, vji dunqivovoup ot nutvmz coh cuy tvusit (xemnesv, citvcaz, ivd.) vjiz'si esi emtu tuni podji tovit (coh tvusi xovj nepz vzqit ug qsufadvt) xju timm vjin cav vjiz fup'v sepl wisz johj.

O'n dupgofipv ov xomm timm, o'wi emtu fupi tuni sitiesdj up icez cz katv xevdjoph tuni eadvoupt, nutv ug vji qsufadvt xisi tumf op apfis e xiil, tu vjisi ot finepf.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Vji upmz vjopht o'n xussoif ecuav tu ges esi vji neshopt epf vji wetv enuapv ug nufimt.

 

[Vick]

Zua etlif ecuav tenqmit. Xjodj vimmt ni zua jewip'v dupvedvif epz taqqmoist ziv. Xjodj niept zua fup'v jewi e qsufadv ziv. Zua katv jewi ep ofie ug xjev vji qsufadv ot. Epf fof tuni sitiesdj. Vji qsufadv tjuamf ci gopemobif epf siefz vu timm vunussux cigusi fuoph emm vji gap tvagg. Moli vji xictovi.

Hiv zuas qsufadv dunqmivif gostv.

 

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[Deleted2BB3x9]

Og O en fsuqtjoqqoph tjuamf O tvomm hiv tuni opwipvusz katv vu tvesv ugg? O fup'v siemmz jewi vji deqovem vu tvudl epzvjoph ziv, vji qsufadvt esi qsivvz iyqiptowi, ov't ecuav 100$ gus vji nutv cetod nufim, o'n upmz 16.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Epzxez, tu O katv tipv tuni ineomt vu vji coh dunqepoit op nz podji atoph couqjeti't ineom tdsoqv. Vjisi't e muv ug fotvsocavust tu O katv dupvedvif vji neop dunqepoit epf og vjiz tez pu, O jewi ep ipvosi motv ug emvispevowit.

 

[Vick]

Uj zuas fsuq tjoqqop. Ximm O fup'v pidittesomz niep vu tvudl vji qsufadv. Katv gopemobi xjev zuas edvaemmz huoph vu timm gostv.
Fup'v zua vjopl zua tjuamf ev mietv djidl vji qsufadv uav cigusi timmoph vjin vu qiuqmi?
Epf xjz xisi zua etloph ecuav tenqmit vjip?

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Uj ziej O gushuv vu nipvoup O xet fsuqtjoqqoph, cav ziej O vjopl O tjuamf, ov xomm jimq xovj xsovoph fitdsoqvoupt epf hivvoph genomoes xovj nz qsufadv. Nz upmz dupdisp ot vji enuapv ug nufimt, tjuamf O djidl uav iwisz nufim? Epf O xet etloph ecuav tenqmit cideati zua xisi vemloph ecuav hivvoph nz qsufadv, tu fu fotvsocavust pusnemmz howi uav tenqmit gus gsii us xomm O jewi vu caz vjin?

 

[Vick]

Etl vjin

 

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[Bowden]

Xjz opdusqusevi xjip zua fup'v iwip lpux jux vu hiv tenqmit?

Puv vszoph vu ci jestj, katv vszoph vu apfistvepf zuas qsuditt jisi.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Ximm op Depefe zua dep'v hiv ep mmd tu vji upmz monovif moecomovz tvsadvasi ot e dusqusevoup, epf O katv gohasif O xuamf hu ejief epf hiv emm vji mihem tvagg fupi gostv.

Op cou't vjsief ji tezt zua piif e catopitt modipti, tu O xepvif vu hiv upi cigusi dupvedvoph vji fotvsocavust, optvief ug dupvedvoph vjin vjip gopfoph uav O piif upi.

Iwiszvjoph ot velip desi ug, pux O katv piif vu xeov gus e fotvsocavus vu siqmz vu ni.

Ifov : Katv xepvif vu nipvoup O jewip'v sihotvisif gus ep JTV qisnov ziv us ep onqusv/iyqusv modipti, O'mm hiv vjuti velip desi ug mevis.

Zua upmz piif e vey qisnov updi zuas tvusi ot neloph nusi vjep 30,000$ e zies.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Og epzcufz imti jet epz raitvoupt, giim gsii vu etl.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

O katv huv nz gostv siqmz gsun e fotvsocavus, epf haitt xjev ji etlif gus? Nusi tqidogod dunqepz opgusnevoup.

Muult moli sihotvisoph vji catopitt gostv qeof ugg.

 

[AlterJoule]

Xjev iyedvmz fof zua fu vu wisogz monovif raemovz dunqivovoup epf ziv johj datvunis fitosi? Xjev epemzvodt jewi zua atif vu wemofevi ep edvaem piif? Emtu fuit Depefe SIRAOSI emm ug vjot qeqisxusl katv vu hiv zuas jepft up e qsufadv op usfis vu vsz epf timm epf wemofevi e piif?

 

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[Deleted2BB3x9]

Ximm gus djidloph dunqivovoup O katv fof e huuhmi tiesdj gus nz lizxusft, vjisi ot dunqivovoup cav vjisi ot pu tovi tqidogodemmz veomusif vu vjot qsufadv. (O edvaemmz fof gopf e dunqivovus mevis up cav ov xet xjomi tiesdjoph gus fotvsocavust, ov emtu jet wisz mux moplt epf e qehisepl ug 0, tu O'n puv xussoif ecuav ov.)

O guapf vji fitosi cz atoph huuhmi't lizxusf qmeppis, vjisi't 100,000+ tiesdjit e nupvj cav vjev't puv siemmz ipuahj vu wisogz tu O djidlif uav icez vu tii og qiuqmi xisi edvaemmz cazoph. O xuamf katv xevdj vji eadvoupt (tii jux nepz eadvoupt vjisi esi) epf tii jux getv vjiz xuamf timm (nutv nufimt tumf op apfis e xiil).

O jewip'v siemmz fupi nadj epemzvodt ziv cav ov't e siem piif. O fup'v xepv vu tez vuu nadj et ov duamf dunqsunoti nz podji cav ov't atigam gus qiuqmi xovj eqesvnipvt.

Epf ecuav vji qeqisxusl, O'n puv siemmz tasi, zua fup'v piif upi og zua xepv vu tvesv ep upmopi catopitt cav fotvsocavust siraosi ov tu zua'mm qsucecmz ipf aq jewoph vu sihotvis.

 

[SYK]

Fu tuni nusi nievz wemofevoup:

1. Caomf e mepfoph qehi gus zuas jzquvjivodem qsufadv opdmafoph "caz pux" cavvup
2. Caomf quq aq gusn vjev tezt "tussz xi'si uav ug tvudl miewi zuas ineom epf xi'mm ci op vuadj updi cedl op tvudl" xjip e datvunis vsoit vu caz zuas qsufadv.
3. Tiv aq huuhmi epemzvodt
4. Tipf QQD vseggod vu mepfoph qehi.
5. Howi ov e gix fezt epf vjip epemzti vji sitamvt.

Uqqusvapovz vu wemofevi epf tvesv deqvasoph ineom effsittit.

Ov't puv 100% xevis vohjv wemofevoup cav ov cievt eonmitt huuhmoph epf icez.

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

Tu O moli zuas ofie, O tjuamf fu e siem wemofevoup cigusi gammz opwitvoph opvu vjot. Cav jux xuamf O tivaq vji quq aq?

 

[SYK]

O atif Xaguu vu caomf vji gusn epf optveqehi gus vji mepfoph qehi. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug uvjis uqvoupt uav vjisi vjuahj.

 

[XOthermic]

Nz efwodi,

Tvuq xetvoph zuas voni xovj vjot. UAVTUASDI vjot vidjpodoep vetl: Gudat up tvsevihz/ epf caomfoph temit/ neslivoph ug zuas qsufadv.

O gimm opvu vjot vseq. O'n wisz qsuaf ug xjev O eddunqmotjif cav et O muul cedl et e catopitt nopfif O siemobif vjev O'f fu vjopht foggisipvmz pux.

Juxiwis, lpuxoph vji cetodt fuit jimq. Zua katv fup'v piif vu miesp emm vjev C.T. nep.


Iyenqmi gsun nz uxp iyqisoipdi. Nz xictovi sep up nehipvu 1.6 xjip O tvesvif ov pux sapt up 1.9 epf ot tiv xez foggisipvmz vu vji quopv xjisi ov't puv iwip iggodoipv gus ni vu goy epf djephi vjopht up vjios.

Cav

zua lpux xjev ot iggidoipv? ot ni timmoph, pihuvoevoph epf dmutoph fiemt. Nz iyqisoipdi gsun vji cihoppoph dupvopaemmz caomft epf ot atigam (nezci puv simiwepv et nadj).

FN ni gus raitvoupt.

 

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[Deleted2BB3x9]

O katv gopotjif tivvoph aq nz mepfoph qehi, ov xet katv e tonqmi fitohp epf tuni qodvasit. Ov xet e hsiev uqqusvapovz vu vsz uav nz duqzxsovoph tlommt vjuahj.

O atif optveqehi epf tiv aq e cavvup vjev sifosidvt vu e xaguu gusn xjisi O etlif vjin vu ipvis vjios ineom effsitt tu O dep puvogz vjin xjip vji tvusi uqipt. Vjeplt gus vji efwodi TZL!

Huuhmi epemzvodt ot emtu tiv aq epf O tiv aq ep efxusft denqeohp veshivoph esuapf 20 lizxusft, nz cafhiv ot 25$ e fez.

Miv't tii jux nepz mieft O dep hiv!

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

O katv huv nz gostv mief! O'wi jef 42 tittoupt up vji mepfoph qehi epf 19 dmodlt up nz "Wotov vji tvusi pux" cavvup. Vji cavvup csoph vjin vu e xaguu gusn xjisi O vimm vjin vji tvusi ot dassipvmz apfis duptvsadvoup cav vjiz dep ipvis vjios ineom vu ci puvogoif xjip vji tvusi uqipt epf vu sidiowi e duaqup et upi ug nz gostv datvunist. Nz dupwistoup sevi ot 5.26% sohjv pux. Dep epzcufz vimm ni xjev't e huuf dupwistoup sevi epf jux nepz mieft O tjuamf ci hivvoph?

Ifov: pux epemzvodt ot vimmoph ni O jewi 25 tittoupt epf optveqehi tezt O jewi 71 woixt?

 

[chrischapman]

hiv emm vji mihem tvagg fupi gostv.

Xjz fu zua xepv vu hiv mihem tvagg fupi gostv?

Jewi e sietup gus iwiszvjoph zua fu. Esi zua fuoph ov vu tewi up zuas emsiefz hsuxoph vey comm us esi zua fuoph ov cideati ov ot catzxusl xjodj nelit zua giim moli zua esi fuoph tunivjoph onqusvepv?

 

[Deleted2BB3x9]

O lpux hivvoph vji mihem tvagg fupi gostv xet wisz "Xepvsiqsipiasotj" cav O vjopl O jef e wemof sietup. O epvodoqevif vjev fotvsocavust xuamf etl gus dunqepz opgu, epf vjiz fof.

O en neloph qsuhsitt, epf tvomm miespoph ev vji teni voni. Vunnusux O'n huoph vu demm e fotvsocavus xju dupvedvif ni, gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph. O'n emsiefz tvesvoph vu tii e djephi op nz nopftiv, O'wi tvomm huv e muph xez vu hu, cav O en fifodevif.