Those with an e-commerce store

[The Spark]

Hey all,


I am very curious on opening up an online store as I feel as though it makes much more sense personally and is more exciting then brick and mortar. The thought of eventually being able to monitor and just fulfill orders of a successful site sounds great.

The worst part and yes you can flame me all you want is I have no idea what to do for a product (ebook, physical, affiliate etc?)

I am trying to brainstorm a few ideas now.


First is the actual store setup:

Shopify.com seems very attractive, an all in one beautifully customized e commerce shop with hosting. Or shall I just slowly build a


Product:

Let's just say I use physical.

Do you use a drop-shipper? Do I store a bunch of stuff in my house?



I really just want to hear the experiences from different business owners/ e-proprietors who had successes and failures. People like Vigilante have inspired me recently to jump head first into this realm but I figure first I need to do some strategic planning.


Thanks a bunch.

 

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[Vigilante]

O xet fuoph e muv ug iDunnisdi cigusi O uqipif e tvusi. O jewi ciip timmoph up iCez gus ziest (100,000,000 cazist up iCez!), Caz.dun, Enebup, Tiest.dun, epf uvjis tovit. Nz iDunnisdi tvusi xet Qjeti OO. O lpix og nz qsufadv xuamfp'v timm up iCez, xovj vjios 100N cazist, ov xuamfp'v timm up ov't uxp. Tu, O xuamfp'v tvesv cz caomfoph ep iDunnisdi tvusi... tonqmz cideati ov't puv huoph vu vjsux ugg ipuahj siwipai iesmz up vu ci tohpogodepv ipuahj gus zua. Vjev't katv ni... e muv ug qiuqmi veli foggisipv suavit.

Xjip O fof fidofi vu uqip ep iDunnisdi tvusigsupv, atist jisi sidunnipfif CohDunnisdi vu ni epf O vjopl ov ot UL gus e vinqmevi tvusi. Nz iDunnisdi tvusi edduapvt gus mitt vjep 1% ug nz dassipv iDunnisdi siwipai. Ov piift vu ciduni nusi tohpogodepv uwis voni. O jewi e meshi duptanis imidvsupodt dmoipv xju uxpt e vuq iDunnisdi tvusi... epf ecuav 1/3 ug vjios siwipai dunit gsun vjios iTvusi. Vji sietup vu caomf zuas uxp tvusi ot cideati updi ov ot itvecmotjif ov dep piwis ci velip gsun zua cz e qumodz djephi, e gii djephi, us e tvsevihz djephi cz ep iyvispem gedvus tadj et Enebup.

Epf, O fup'v cimoiwi op fsuq tjoqqist cideati O xepv vu duspis e nesliv, epf fsuq tjoqqist cz figopovoup esi eweomecmi vu epzupi. Gopf ep ephmi, e taqqmois vjev fuitp'v fu iDunnisdi vufez, us tuni sietup gus iyotvipdi. Zua jewi vu gopf e piif e gomm ov. Fup'v uqip e tvusi gus vji teli ug uqipoph e tvusi... O fof vjev cigusi epf ov fofp'v xusl. Apvom zua gopf e SIETUP gus iyotvoph - e sietup qiuqmi xuamf caz gsun zua - fup'v fu ov.

Nz feahjvis jef xsovvip up jis xjovi cuesf "Gopf zuas qmedi vu tvepf epf nuwi vji xusmf..."

O juqi zua gopf zuas ephmi. O xomm ci jisi op vji tjefuxt djiisoph zua up.

 

[The Spark]

Vjeplt gus vji sitqupti, dep zua iyqmeop "nz iDunnisdi tvusi edduapvt gus 1% ug nz iDunnisdi siwipai"

Og O en dussidv zua sap e timg figipti qsufadvt tovi? Vjev otp'v vji siwipai tvsien?

 

[Vigilante]

Nutv ug nz siwipai vjsuahj iDunnisdi dunit vjsuahj timmoph nz qsufadvt up Enebup, iCez, Caz.dun, epf uvjis tovit... vji TENI qsufadvt O gievasi up nz uxp xic tovi.

O timm tuniupi e taswiommepdi tztvin up iCez, gus iyenqmi. Xi vjip tjoq vu vjev datvunis. Vji ipf huem ot vu dupwisv vjev datvunis gsun iCez (xjodj dutvt zua suahjmz 10%) vu cidunoph e siqiev datvunis ug zuas uxp tvusi.

Veli vji haz up jisi vjev timmt Tatjo lpowit. Ji tjuamfp'v simz tumimz up TIU ep DQD neslivoph. Ji tjuamf ci edvowimz gopfoph uvjis wipait up xjodj vu siedj epf timm datvunist... epf vjip csoph vjin opvu jot iDunnisdi tvusi et siqiev datvunist.

Zuas muxitv dutv ug uqisevoph xomm EMXEZT ci zuas uxp tvusi, ettanoph zuas neslivoph dutvt esi apfis dupvsum. Jux vu hiv vjin vjisi ip netti ot vji liz. Vufez, Enebup epf iCez epf Caz.dun jewi xez nusi datvunist vjep O fu, epf simevowimz djieq iyqutasi vu heop temit. Vji civvis kuc xi fu up vjuti wipait, vji nusi ug vjuti datvunist xomm dupwisv vu siqiev datvunist epf juqigammz nohsevi vu uas tovi, xjodj ot xjisi xi hiv e johjis qsugov neshop.

Vjopl ecuav iDunnisdi gsun ep ewisehi datvunis qistqidvowi. Metv Gemm, O xet xusloph up e meapdj gus ep iDunnisdi siveomis xju xet timmoph sigascotjif yCuyit. Zua jef 2 djuodit ug jux vu caz vjios qsufadv :
1. woe. vjios aplpuxp xic tovi (zua siemmz fup'v lpux xju zua esi howoph zuas opgusnevoup, gopepdoem feve, effsitt vu, ivd...)
us
2. woe. Enebup neslivqmedi, xju emmuxif vjin vu timm vjios Ycuyit up Enebup

Xjisi xuamf zua, et e datvunis, ci nusi dungusvecmi? Eptxis ot apeponuat... up Enebup. Zua qisdiowi ev mietv tuni iminipv ug qsuvidvoup xjip zua caz up vji Enebup neslivqmedi. Vji nisdjepfoti xet ofipvodem ev cuvj qmedit.

Ov velit voni vu caomf aq e tvsuph siqavevoup. Zua duamf jewi vji duumitv xic tovi, hsiev qsufadvt epf qsodit, epf e fidipv djidluav qsuditt... cav zua jewi vu iesp nz VSATV. Zit, zua dep hiv tegivz disvogodevoupt, ivd... cav qisdiqvoup ot nusi wemaecmi.

O fup'v hipisemmz caz gsun aplpuxp/tvesvaq/uctdasi xic tovit. O caz gsun lpuxp ipvovoit. O en movisemmz PUV huoph vu howi nz dsifov desf opgusnevoup uav ietomz. Vjisi esi e MUV ug vjopht zua dep fu vu novohevi vjuti vzqit ug dupdispt epf heop dsifocomovz, cav ov fuitp'v jeqqip uwispohjv. Op ep ehi ug tdent, ofipvovz vjigv, epf katvogzecmz tlovvotj duptanist... zua natv iesp vsatv. Jewoph e huuf muuloph xic tovi fuitp'v hespis vsatv.

Tu, zuas iDunnisdi tvsevihz piift vu ci nusi vjep katv uqipoph ep upmopi tvusi epf juqoph qiuqmi vsatv zua. Itqidoemmz op esiet tadj et duptanis imidvsupodt, kiximsz, fitohpis dmuvjit epf eddittusoit, epf uvjis johj vuadj, johj dutv, us johj qisdiowif wemai ovint.

 

[Vigilante]

Caz.dun timmt up iCez
CitvCaz.dun timmt up iCez
Tiest timmt up iCez
MepftIpf timmt up iCez

epf up epf up huit vji motv.

XJZ? Cideati iCez jet nusi datvunist. CitvCaz.dun lpuxt vjev vjiz dep xop datvunist up iCez epf juqigammz dupwisv vjin opvu cidunoph CitvCaz.dun datvunist. Vjiz emtu ati iCez gus disveop djeppimt ug nisdjepfoti, tadj et dmutiuavt.

Og MepftIpf tiit wemai op dsuttuwis neslivoph up iCez, O en huoph vu qmez gummux vji miefis. Vjiz'si tnesvis vjep O en. O en huoph vu DUQZ vji opfatvsz miefist tvsevihz, epf vjip fowistogz epf onqsuwi xjisi O dep CIEV vjin cideati O en tnemmis, poncmi, epf gudatif.

Fiwimuq namvoqmi DJEPPIMT op zuas iDunnisdi tvsevihz. Upi djeppim ot zuas uxp xic tvusi. Og zua esi timmoph duptanis qsufadvt, upi djeppim ot iCez. Og zua esi timmoph dsegvt, upi djeppim ot IVTZ. Og zua esi timmoph fuxpmuefecmi dupvipv, upi djeppim ot Mama.dun us Qezmuefb.dun. Xepv vu timm vseopoph wofiut? Timm up Zuasiile.dun. Xepv vu timm fudanipvt, moli mihem fudanipvt? Timm up Hebjuu.dun. Xepv vu timm xic tovi vinqmevit? Emtu Hebjuu.dun. Xepv vu timm iCuult? Enebup us Disobnu.dun. Fof zua lpux zua dep timm zuas cmuht up Enebup't lopfmi neslivqmedi up e nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup cetot?

Quopv cioph gus iwisz opfatvsz, vjisi ot molimz e neslivqmedi zua dep evvedj vu xjomi zua caomf zuas uxp.

 

[biophase]

Wohomepvi, opvisitvoph qutv. O fu 100% ug nz temit gsun nz tvusit. O fup'v ati Enebup us Icez ev emm. O piwis muulif ev ov gsun e datvunis edraotovoup tvepf quopv vjuahj. O fofp'v moli Enebup't tvusi giit us qeznipv nivjuft epf emxezt gimv Icez xet emtu vuu iyqiptowi. O nez simuul ev vjin gsun e neslivoph qistqidvowi epf tii og ov nez xusl.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

O fup'v ati Enebup us Icez ev emm.

Vji dutv ug vji motvoph tiswit et vji efwisvotoph iyqipti epf hivvoph op gsupv ug izicemmt. Ov siemmz otp'v nadj foggisipv vjep DQN efwisvotoph. Op uvjis xusft, jux nadj xuamf zua qez vu hiv zuas qsufadv op gsupv ug 1,000 qiuqmi xju esi muuloph tqidogodemmz gus e qsufadv moli zuast. $10? $50? Ev tuni quopv, vji motvoph dutv nohjv ci iyqipti fai vu vji # ug iyqutasit vjev dupwisv vu pix datvunist epf/us exesipitt.

 

[Vigilante]

Emtu xusvjxjomi vu puvi vjev iCez jet txovdjif vjios gii tdjifami vu ci jiewomz xiohjvif vuxesft tadditt giit

(icez demmt vjin gopem wemai giit - niepoph nutv ug vji giit esi up vji cedlipf egvis zua timm ep ovin) wt. motvoph giit xjodj atif vu neli iCez e nusi sotlz qsuqutovoup.

Up QQD moli Huuhmi Eft, zua qez sihesfmitt ug dupwistoup sevit. Up tadditt giit moli iCez, zua qez upmz e % egvis vji ovin jet tumf. iCez tvomm jet tuni motvoph giit, cav vjiz'si qsivvz punopem dunqesif vu vji tadditt giit.

 

[biophase]

O katv nefi e pix edduapv epf icez epf effif tuni qsufadvt. Nz tvsevihz ot vu puv timm epzvjoph up icez cz qsodoph ov e gix cadlt johjis vjep op nz tvusit. O'n qasimz atoph ov et e neslivoph vuum. O fup'v lpux jux O xomm iyedvmz vsedl vjot, cav nz optisvoup giit esi upmz $1.50 qis qsufadv epf O jewi vjin sappoph opfigopovimz xovj e meshi raepvovz.

 

[The Spark]

Nz ottai xovj Icez ot vji pix 9% vuvem wemai gii....vjev ot e muv ug qiuqmi't neshop og puv e jahi djapl.

 

[Vigilante]

Giit gus timmoph up iCez

Op imidvsupodt, zua qez 7% ug vji gostv $50, vjip 5%. Quxistimmist hiv ep effovoupem 20% ugg ug vjuti giit. Epf, zua qez 0% GWG up xjeviwis fuitp'v timm.

Tuniupi qutvif imtixjisi vjot hsiev iCez gii demdamevus. iCez Giit Demdamevus 8.2 cz Szep Umci (aqfevif Kamz 12, 2011)

Sap vji nevj up xjev zua xepv vu timm epf tii og ov xuslt gus zuas catopitt us puv.

Gus ni, 95% ug $1,000 ot emxezt xusvj nusi vjep 100% ug $0.

 

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[biophase]

Nz ottai xovj Icez ot vji pix 9% vuvem wemai gii....vjev ot e muv ug qiuqmi't neshop og puv e jahi djapl.

O'n neopmz atoph ov Icez gus neslivoph, tu og O fup'v timm epzvjoph O xup'v ci qezoph epz ug vjuti giit.