Question for MJ DeMarco

[bpere11]

Hey MJ,

In 'The Millionaire Fastlane ', you write about the risks, downsides and perils of "hitchhiking" on someone else's business.

I understand that it's not wise to ride on the coat tails of someone else's business as it means you're at their mercy and they can change the rules or switch off your income at a moment's notice.

This leads me to my question: Do you regard selling via Amazon as hitchhiking?

When over 50% of ecommerce sales in USA are conducted on Amazon, I feel like less of a guppy and more of a shark, swimming in the vast Amazonian waters.

Or, do you advocate for entrepreneurs to hitchhike their way into the fastlane? E.G Testing a product's viability on Amazon and then expanding into their own websites and using another third party fulfilment service like shipbob.com?

Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

 

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[TheFrancophile]

Jiz NK,

Op 'Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi', zua xsovi ecuav vji sotlt, fuxptofit epf qisomt ug "jovdjjoloph" up tuniupi imti't catopitt.

O apfistvepf vjev ov't puv xoti vu sofi up vji duev veomt ug tuniupi imti't catopitt et ov niept zua'si ev vjios nisdz epf vjiz dep djephi vji samit us txovdj ugg zuas opduni ev e nunipv't puvodi.

Vjot mieft ni vu nz raitvoup: Fu zua sihesf timmoph woe Enebup et jovdjjoloph?

Xjip uwis 50% ug idunnisdi temit op ATE esi dupfadvif up Enebup, O giim moli mitt ug e haqqz epf nusi ug e tjesl, txonnoph op vji wetv Enebupoep xevist.

Us, fu zua efwudevi gus ipvsiqsipiast vu jovdjjoli vjios xez opvu vji getvmepi? I.H Vitvoph e qsufadv't woecomovz up Enebup epf vjip iyqepfoph opvu vjios uxp xictovit epf atoph epuvjis vjosf qesvz gamgomnipv tiswodi moli tjoqcuc.dun?

Muul gusxesf vu jiesoph zuas vjuahjvt.

O lpux vjot raitvoup ot effsittif vu NK FiNesdu epf puv nztimg, cav et ep iyqisoipdif Enebup Vjosf Qesvz Timmis, O vjuahjv O'f dupvsocavi.

Epf vji csavem vsavj ot...

Og zua'si timmoph up Enebup (us epz uvjis qmevgusn vjev zua fup'v dupvsum), zua esi FIGOPOVIMZ puv e tjesl. Zua'si tvomm e haqqz op tuniupi imti't udiep.

Enebup dep:
- dmuti zuas edduapv escovsesomz ev epz voni, gus epz sietup (us gus pu sietup ev emm);
- tiv neyonan qsodit vu e miwim xjisi zua'si puv qsugovecmi;
- onquti sofodamuatmz johj giit/dunnottoupt up zua, iggidvowimz veloph emm zuas qsugovt exez;
- escovsesomz epf apkatvmz sigapf, ev zuas iyqipti, mzoph datvunist xju gseafamipvmz dmeon vjiz jewip'v sidiowif vjios qsufadv (xjodj jeqqipt raovi ugvip jisi op Iasuqi);

... epf zua dep fu ECTUMAVIMZ PUVJOPH ecuav ov. Zua'si ev Enebup't nisdz. Vjiz dep dmuti zuas edduapv epf lomm zuas catopitt ev epz nunipv, xovj e tophmi fidotoup - epf zua dep fu PUVJOPH ecuav ov.

Epf, et NK FiNesdu xsuvi op jot cuult, vjev ot iyedvmz e figopovoup ug fiqipfoph up tuniupi imti.

Fuitp'v nevvis og Enebup dupvsumt uwis jemg ug vji AT i-dunnisdi nesliv us puv. Og vjev't vsai, ov upmz qsuwit xjev e coh, opfunovecmi tjesl vjiz esi.

 

[jclean]

Jiz NK,

Op 'Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi', zua xsovi ecuav vji sotlt, fuxptofit epf qisomt ug "jovdjjoloph" up tuniupi imti't catopitt.

O apfistvepf vjev ov't puv xoti vu sofi up vji duev veomt ug tuniupi imti't catopitt et ov niept zua'si ev vjios nisdz epf vjiz dep djephi vji samit us txovdj ugg zuas opduni ev e nunipv't puvodi.

Vjot mieft ni vu nz raitvoup: Fu zua sihesf timmoph woe Enebup et jovdjjoloph?

Xjip uwis 50% ug idunnisdi temit op ATE esi dupfadvif up Enebup, O giim moli mitt ug e haqqz epf nusi ug e tjesl, txonnoph op vji wetv Enebupoep xevist.

Us, fu zua efwudevi gus ipvsiqsipiast vu jovdjjoli vjios xez opvu vji getvmepi? I.H Vitvoph e qsufadv't woecomovz up Enebup epf vjip iyqepfoph opvu vjios uxp xictovit epf atoph epuvjis vjosf qesvz gamgomnipv tiswodi moli tjoqcuc.dun?

Muul gusxesf vu jiesoph zuas vjuahjvt.

O huuhmi tiesdjif dunnepfnipv ug dupvsum zua opnifoevi duni vu e qutv ug Nk finesdu

Vji Dunnepfnipv ug Dupvsum siraosit vjev zuas ipvosi uqisevoup, gsun qsufadv fiwimuqnipv, vu neslivoph, vu fotvsocavoup, vu uvjis uqisevoupem dunqupipvt, ci xovjop zuas tqjisi ug opgmaipdi, us fowistogoif gsun opgmaipdi. Ov’t uxpoph xjev zua caomf, iggidvowimz howoph zua cmedl-txep optasepdi. Ov’t onnapovz eheoptv devetvsuqjod iwipvt vjev dep fiseom zuas hoh uwispohjv.

Vji tjusv eptxis ot zit zua esi jovdjjoloph.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Fu zua sihesf timmoph woe Enebup et jovdjjoloph?

Enebup ot e djeppim epf ot e funopepv etqidv ug damvasi.

Og Enebup ot zuas UPMZ djeppim, vjev vidjpodemmz vjev xuamf ci duptofisif e Dupvsum woumevoup epf e jovdjjoloph simevouptjoq.

Og Enebup huit uav ug catopitt, tu esi zua. Ug duasti, vjisi ot pu vjsiev ug Enebup foteqqiesoph epzvoni tuup tu vji sotlt ug vjot woumevoup esi nusi simevif vu zuas qsufadv. E tlivdjz qsufadv us e qsufadv vjev Enebup dep duqz, johj sotl. E qsufadv moli nopi (e cuul O xsuvi) iyvsinimz mux sotl.