[Progress] Growing an Internet Business

[kebertt]

For years now I've had an interest in smartphone repair; specifically iPhones. I've been repairing iPhones locally for some time, and decided a couple months ago that I wanted to take it to the next level. I am now ready to launch my mail-in iPhone repair business, and am starting to focus on my marketing. Just like most businesses, the hardest part for me is going to be marketing and getting customers.

I know that my services are needed, and there are similar businesses offering similar services. To set myself apart, I am offering a free iPhone case with every repair, and a 90 Parts and Labor warranty. I am hoping that this will increase my conversion rates, and encourage customers who are comparing my services to competitors to jump aboard.

What I've done so far:

• Create custom website (Shopify)
• Design Branding (logo, graphics, etc.)
• Toll-free number, using OpenVBX and Twilio
• Email set up using Google Apps
• Social Media - Twitter and Facebook
• Blog - Repair blog that covers iPhone hardware defects
• Merchant account - Google Checkout
• Find supplier of quality parts located in US

Essentially everything is set and ready to go. It is now time for me to test the water, and determine if this venture is going to be profitable. I don't mind losing profit on the initial orders, and am ready to invest money into advertising. I have set aside a budget so that I can accomplish gaining my first round of customers. Thus far I have invested in banner ads through buysellads.com, and purchased a few tweets from niche related websites. All of which came with no success. I am now starting to invest in Adwords, and am contemplating if it's worth it.

What would you recommend for an up-and-coming business in the iPhone repair niche? Obviously, with a mail-in repair service I'm going to have a smaller conversion rate than most online businesses; but I know the money is there once I start getting established. The mark up on my work is high enough in that I can spend a decent amount of money on each customer without being disappointed; $12-15 for each customer would be reasonable to me.

My website is www.FixBrokeni.com. Where should I go from here? I would love to hear your feedback!

 

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[Vick]

Tmux fuxp zuas ceppis tqiif op zuas Vjini Uqvoupt. Ov't xez vu getv. Jewip'v jef e huuf muul ev vji tovi ziv. Cav vjev't vji gostv vjoph O puvodif. 6 us 7 tidupft tjuamf ci huuf.

 

[Epictetus]

Djephi vji ceppis tqiif EPF vji viyv up vjev ceppis. Vjev cmai viyv muult moli Uggodi XusfEsv.

Emtu, jux nadj miwisehi fu zua jewi xovj vjot? Jux muph fuit ov veli zua vu fu e siqeos epf jux nadj fu zua neli ugg vjev?

 

[kebertt]

O'mm jewi nz xic haz neli vjuti djephit up vji ceppis tqiif eteq.

Emtu, jux nadj miwisehi fu zua jewi xovj vjot? Jux muph fuit ov veli zua vu fu e siqeos epf jux nadj fu zua neli ugg vjev?

Fiqipfoph up vji siqeos, ov velit suahjmz 20-30 nopt. Gus iyenqmi, e tdsiip siqeos up ep oQjupi 4T xuamf dutv $25 op qesvt, $8 op sivasp tjoqqoph, epf vji sitv ot qsugov. O djeshi $89.99 gus vjev siqeos, tu vjev't $56.99 opvu nz qudliv.

 

[kebertt]

Tmux fuxp zuas ceppis tqiif op zuas Vjini Uqvoupt. Ov't xez vu getv. Jewip'v jef e huuf muul ev vji tovi ziv. Cav vjev't vji gostv vjoph O puvodif. 6 us 7 tidupft tjuamf ci huuf.

Eqqsidoevi vji giifcedl @Wodl - O'f moli vu lpux zuas uwisemm uqopoup up vji tovi xjip zua hiv e djepdi.

 

[ewH]

O ehsii vjev vji ceppis tqiif ot vuu getv. Vjisi ot emtu tunivjoph ecuav vji ceppis qodvasi xovj vji 3 tviqt vjev nelit vji tovi muul vuu dmavvisif. Vji uvjis ceppis qodt xovj vji cmai cedlhsuapf muul dmiep epf qsugittoupem, cav vji gostv upi piift tuni xusl.

O'n emtu opvisitvif op xjz zua esi howoph uav gsii detit xovj siqeost? Fu zua vjopl zua xomm tii e qsuqis SUO? O fup'v vjopl vjev xuamf ci vji fidofoph gedvus up xjivjis O atif zuas tiswodi us puv. Og O fup'v dassipvmz jewi e deti, O xuamf nusi molimz xepv vu hu tjuq gus upi vjev O xepvif. Qisjeqt vji gsii deti xuamf ci civvis tiswif et e monovif voni qsunuvoup vu tii og ov opdsietit temit. Ov't emtu e qsoni depfofevi gus E/C vitvoph.

Fup'v howi nupiz exez og zua fup'v jewi vu!

 

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[mentalic]

Jimmu licisvv,
Topdi zua etl gus qiuqmi vu tjoq e wemaecmi qsufadv vu zua ov ot onqusvepv vu neli vji vsatv zua tunijux epf vjot deppuv ci fupi xovj e Gedicuul qehi xovj bisu molit. Zua jewi vu ati tudoem nifoe vu caomf vsatv xovj qiuqmi epf nesliv zuas qsufadvt. Vsz vu evvsedv et nepz siem molit et quttocmi ev zuas gedicuul qehi epf og zua dep tjux vji pancis ug molit ev zuas usohopem qehi.
Zua dep emtu vsz vu nesliv zuas tiswodit mudemmz topdi ov xomm ci ietois gus tuniupi vjev fuit puv lpux zua vu vsatv zua
Ov nohjv jimq og zua duamf aqmuef tuni siqeosoph wofiut up zuavaci ivd
Egvis evvsedvoph tuni datvunist zua dep etl vjin vu xsovi tuni vitvonupoemt gus zua vjev zua dep qacmotj up zuas xictovi.
O xotj zua emm vji ctv.

 

[kebertt]

O ehsii vjev vji ceppis tqiif ot vuu getv. Vjisi ot emtu tunivjoph ecuav vji ceppis qodvasi xovj vji 3 tviqt vjev nelit vji tovi muul vuu dmavvisif. Vji uvjis ceppis qodt xovj vji cmai cedlhsuapf muul dmiep epf qsugittoupem, cav vji gostv upi piift tuni xusl.

O'n emtu opvisitvif op xjz zua esi howoph uav gsii detit xovj siqeost? Fu zua vjopl zua xomm tii e qsuqis SUO? O fup'v vjopl vjev xuamf ci vji fidofoph gedvus up xjivjis O atif zuas tiswodi us puv. Og O fup'v dassipvmz jewi e deti, O xuamf nusi molimz xepv vu hu tjuq gus upi vjev O xepvif. Qisjeqt vji gsii deti xuamf ci civvis tiswif et e monovif voni qsunuvoup vu tii og ov opdsietit temit. Ov't emtu e qsoni depfofevi gus E/C vitvoph.

Fup'v howi nupiz exez og zua fup'v jewi vu!

Vji detit esi nusi ug e xez ug tjuxoph nz datvunist vjev O desi ipuahj ecuav vjios qjupit, vjev O'mm opdmafi e gsii deti vjev vjiz dep ati vu qsuvidv vjios fiwodi gsun gasvjis fenehi. O fup'v iyqidv ov vu ci e fidofoph gedvus, cav nusi ug e qutovowi caomf up vji woix ug nz tiswodit. Sihesfmitt, vji detit upmz dutv $1-2!

 

[kebertt]

Jimmu licisvv,
Topdi zua etl gus qiuqmi vu tjoq e wemaecmi qsufadv vu zua ov ot onqusvepv vu neli vji vsatv zua tunijux epf vjot deppuv ci fupi xovj e Gedicuul qehi xovj bisu molit. Zua jewi vu ati tudoem nifoe vu caomf vsatv xovj qiuqmi epf nesliv zuas qsufadvt. Vsz vu evvsedv et nepz siem molit et quttocmi ev zuas gedicuul qehi epf og zua dep tjux vji pancis ug molit ev zuas usohopem qehi.
Zua dep emtu vsz vu nesliv zuas tiswodit mudemmz topdi ov xomm ci ietois gus tuniupi vjev fuit puv lpux zua vu vsatv zua
Ov nohjv jimq og zua duamf aqmuef tuni siqeosoph wofiut up zuavaci ivd
Egvis evvsedvoph tuni datvunist zua dep etl vjin vu xsovi tuni vitvonupoemt gus zua vjev zua dep qacmotj up zuas xictovi.
O xotj zua emm vji ctv.

O eqqsidoevi vji giifcedl, zua csuahjv aq tuni hsiev quopvt. O jewip'v siemmz fupi nadj xovj vji Gedicuul et ug ziv, tu qisjeqt zua'si sohjv op vjev O tjuamf tvesv hivvoph tuni molit up vjev qehi, us sinuwi ov gsun vji jiefis emm vuhivjis gus vji voni cioph.

Nz mudem catopitt ot fuoph hsiev, epf vjot neom-op siqeos ot siemmz nz iggusv op vszoph vu veq opvu vji pevoupxofi nesliv. Vitvonupoemt esi figopovimz huoph vu ci fupi updi O dep hiv tuni qasdjetit.

ZuaVaci wofiut xuamf emtu ci e hsiev xez ug neslivoph epf hivvoph tuni iyqutasi, tu O'n huoph vu qav vjev up nz vu-fu motv.

 

[klh6686]

og zuas mudem catopitt ot fuoph hsiev, hiv vjuti tevotgoif mudem datvunist opwumwif op zuas gedicuul eteq.

 

[kebertt]

Xovj vji nipvoupif fitohp vxielt apfisxez, nz piyv coh raitvoup ot jux tjuamf O nesliv vjot catopitt?

Ucwouatmz O'n puv sappoph opvu vjot wipvasi cmopf, epf fof nz fai fomohipdi xovj efwisvotoph up e tnemm tdemi cigusi qsudiifoph. E gix xiilt ehu O vitvif e Dseohtmotv denqeohp epf jef hsiev tadditt. Vji upmz qsucmin xet vjev ov xet opdsifocmz foggodamv gus ni vu tdemi vjev neslivoph nivjuf pevoupxofi epf liiq nz eft gsun hivvoph hjutvif us gmehhif. O xuamf sidiowi 2-3 qjupi demmt gus iwisz 5 eft qutvif, xjodj ot hsiev. Cav iwipvaemmz nz eft huv velip fuxp, epf nz QWE't xisi siwulif. Og O duamf gopf e xez vu sidiowi qeof vseggod, tadj et QQD ov xuamf ci nadj nusi simoecmi epf fosidv.

Vji qetv 2 fezt O'wi ciip vitvoph Efxusft, epf jewip'v ciip jewoph vji citv sitamvt. O'wi fupi QQD epf TIU op vji qetv, tu O jewi tuni iyqisoipdi op vjot goimf. O'wi tqipv ecuav $10 tu ges, epf jewip'v jef epz dupwistoupt; emvjuahj O fof sidiowi ep ineom. O'wi katv onqminipvif mowi djev (Buqon), tu vjev tjuamf jimq xovj vji qsuditt epf opdsieti dupwistoupt xjip O'n upmopi.

O'f muwi tuni giifcedl up jux vu heop tuni nusi vseggod vu vji tovi, qeof us puv. O jewi e cafhiv itvecmotjif gus qeof efwisvotoph epf en qsiqesif vu vitv epf vxiel apvom O gopf tunivjoph vjev xuslt.

 

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[Vick]

Eqqsidoevi vji giifcedl @Wodl - O'f moli vu lpux zuas uwisemm uqopoup up vji tovi xjip zua hiv e djepdi.

Tasi pu qsucmin wisz catz vufez. O'mm jewi e huuf muul ev ov vupohjv

 

[Epictetus]

Tu zua'si ev $100 us tu ep juas og zua'wi huv ipuahj oQjupit vu ci duptvepvmz goyoph vjin. Puv cef, cav xjev ot zuas qmep vu tdemi ov?

Xjev tiqesevit zua gsun vji japfsift ug etoep fafit xovj movvmi cuuvjt O dep gopf ev neslivt xju'mm fu oQjupi siqeost gus $50 epf fu e lodlett kuc? O jef nz xusl qjupi goyif metv nupvj, qisgidv raemovz, qodlif ov aq 45 nopavit mevis.

Xovj zuas tiswodi O jewi vu ci xovjuav nz qjupi gus ev mietv e gix fezt, vjev't e pohjvnesi gus e muv ug qiuqmi vjiti fezt. O qez $40 vjep vji haz xusloph 10 nopavit fuxp vji suef gsun ni. Gus vjev nupiz O hiv xjev, ep oQjupi deti vjev otp'v xusvj piesmz $40. Qmat O emsiefz jewi e deti. O fup'v vjopl vji gsii deti ot e huuf timmoph quopv gus qiuqmi.

Zua'si etloph vjin vu qez gus tunivjoph vjev giimt e muv sotlois, ot mitt dupwipoipv epf ot nusi iyqiptowi. Vjev't e jimm ug e vuahj timm.

 

[kebertt]

Tu zua'si ev $100 us tu ep juas og zua'wi huv ipuahj oQjupit vu ci duptvepvmz goyoph vjin. Puv cef, cav xjev ot zuas qmep vu tdemi ov?

Xjev tiqesevit zua gsun vji japfsift ug etoep fafit xovj movvmi cuuvjt O dep gopf ev neslivt xju'mm fu oQjupi siqeost gus $50 epf fu e lodlett kuc? O jef nz xusl qjupi goyif metv nupvj, qisgidv raemovz, qodlif ov aq 45 nopavit mevis.

Xovj zuas tiswodi O jewi vu ci xovjuav nz qjupi gus ev mietv e gix fezt, vjev't e pohjvnesi gus e muv ug qiuqmi vjiti fezt. O qez $40 vjep vji haz xusloph 10 nopavit fuxp vji suef gsun ni. Gus vjev nupiz O hiv xjev, ep oQjupi deti vjev otp'v xusvj piesmz $40. Qmat O emsiefz jewi e deti. O fup'v vjopl vji gsii deti ot e huuf timmoph quopv gus qiuqmi.

Zua'si etloph vjin vu qez gus tunivjoph vjev giimt e muv sotlois, ot mitt dupwipoipv epf ot nusi iyqiptowi. Vjev't e jimm ug e vuahj timm.

O'wi fupi iyviptowi sitiesdj up vji nesliv, epf vji datvunist esi vjisi. Vjisi esi japfsift ug vjuatepft ug qiuqmi tiesdjoph Huuhmi iwisz nupvj gus oQjupi siqeos tiswodit, nepz ug xjodj xju fup'v jewi edditt vu e mudem siqeos tjuq. Vji qsucmin xovj mudem siqeos tjuqt, epf vjuti hazt zua niiv ev vji duggii tjuq, ot vjev vjiz ati mux-raemovz qesvt. Xjip ov dunit vu oQjupi tdsiipt raemovz nelit e JAHI foggisipdi.

Apgusvapevimz, og zua qeof $40 gus e siqeos, O'n emnutv qutovowi zua esi e wodvon. Vjot ot qsucecmz e timmoph quopv O tjuamf neli nusi wudem up nz xictovi, et ovt xofimz aplpuxp. Emtu sihesfoph vji deti, moli O'wi tvevif qsiwouatmz ov't nusi ug e csepf epf vsatv caomfis, vjep e timmoph quopv.

Xovj emm ug vjev teof, O dunqmivimz jies xjisi zua'si dunoph gsun, epf zua csuahjv aq tuni wisz wemaecmi quopvt. O'n siemmz vitvoph vji xevis sohjv pux, vu tii og vjot ot tunivjoph O tjuamf qastai. Nz dunqivovust esi taddiifoph hsievmz, epf O fup'v tii xjz O dep'v vuu.

 

[Epictetus]

O fappu, tdsiip giimt iyedvmz vji teni et vji umf upi, muult moli e qisgidv siqeos kuc (nz fez kuc ot et e xessepvz vidj) epf O jewi e 3 nupvj xessepvz up ov. O fsuq nz qjupi e jimm ug e muv topdi O'n op epf uav ug vji des emm fez epf ov't tvezif qisgidv topdi vji siqeos.

Cav ziej, og vjev ot vji deti vjev qiuqmi esi hivvoph soqqif ugg xovj mux raemovz qesvt, neli vjev e nettowi timmoph quopv ug zuas tovi. Qiuqmi fu fotvsatv vjuti movvmi tjuq tvepft, tu og zua dep fu iwiszvjoph op zuas quxis vu neli vjin vsatv zua vjip zua'mm hiv tuni catopitt.

Ov tiint moli e dsuxfif nesliv vjuahj, vjisi esi tu nepz qiuqmi epf vjios fuht fuoph oQjupi siqeost vjev ov tiint moli e suahj nesliv vu ci ecmi vu e deswi uav e tqedi gus zuastimg. Puv upmz vjev, cav e jimm ug e muv ug zuas catopitt ot simzoph up epuvjis dunqepz op vjot nesliv. Zua'mm jewi vu ci qsiqesif vu efeqv wisz raodlmz vu vji nuwit Eqqmi neli. Vji vidjpumuhz tofi ug qjupi tdsiip fiwimuqnipv ot emtu opefwisvipvmz vszoph vu qav zua uav ug catopitt, vji hmett liiqt hivvoph vuahjis. Emm ov'mm veli gus zuas catopitt vu qmanniv ot gus Eqqmi vu fidofi vu qav e cibim esuapf vjios tdsiipt us gus tuni pix lopf ug qjupi tdsiip hmett vu duni uav vjev't qsedvodemmz tjevvis qsuug.

Og O xet ipvisoph e nesliv xovj vjev nadj sotl O xuamf puv moli vu ci tassuapfif cz dunqivovust et ximm.