Transitioning From B&M to Online Making $3,500 in 6 Months

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One month update:

The ball is rolling a little better but hasn't picked up much speed. Since inception of this business model, I have managed to go from not knowing the first thing about selling on amazon or amazon fba to sourcing, purchasing and importing my own products to sell on amazon. In my first month, my total sales for my PL products is approximately $60 which isn't that bad if you consider that my products are my own branded products and that I really didn't get my first real sales until I sent them FBA approximately 7-10 days ago. I spent approximately $6 in amazon ppc to generate the sales on amazon. My other items I am selling and fulfilling myself have grossed around $255. The approximate total for my items on amazon including my self fulfillment items is $315.

But I didn't limit myself to only amazon. I started selling on ebay again as well. Yes I know, some people say master one before tackling the other but I wanted to test the waters. I have sold on ebay in the past so I had a good understanding of how to get the products listed. With ebay, I just followed basically the same blueprint for selling on amazon. Good products, good copy, lots of pictures. I started selling again on ebay last week and sold one of my PL products which was good but the PL products are hard to move in the beginning. So, I started doing arbitrage on ebay as well. To make a long story short, I sold 3 products I had sitting around my home for nearly $200.00, putting my monthly total of online sales to a little over $500.00.

So seeing that I can make a decent buck with little capital investment and some time, I am going to begin sourcing more products to get listed with amazon and ebay. I am leaning on sourcing at least 5 more items to go with my other items. I think I will look linear for more products instead of staying in the same niche. Maybe one or two more items in the same niche but focus on other markets as well. Christmas is coming up so need to get cracking.

 

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Tussz, ciip exez gus exjomi tu puv jef nadj djepdi vu qutv vjuahj O jewi tdeppif vji gusan woe nz qjupi.

jip O vemlif xovj @KedlIfxesft up nz demm, O nipvoupif I-dunnisdi epf jux ov tiinif moli e vup ug qiuqmi up vji gusan esi neloph e huuf mowoph ugg ug ov, ipkuz ov , epf jewi hsiev qsufadvt.

Ji teof tunivjoph emuph vji mopit vjev zua katv teof @SebusDav [love Dexter, not the last 2 seasons but side note], fof zua jewi e demm xovj jon?

Pu, piwis jef vji qmietasi vu tqiel xovj @KedlIfxesft cav O jewi vji giimoph xi xuamf hiv up et ji ucwouatmz lpuxt jot tvagg. O'mm muul jon aq epf tipf jon e QN. Emxezt huuf vu gopf moli-nopfif qiuqmi.

Ji teof fuoph vjot tvagg ot hsiev cav zua piif e csepf epf qsucecmz nusi qsigisecmz, siqiev datvunist. Moli zua teof [and Jack] iwiszvjoph up enebup dep ci huoph hsiev, vjip sohjv xjip tuniupi siemobit zua esi fuoph ximm op zuas podji qsufadv, vjiz onqusv vuu epf timm og gus jemg vji qsugov epf veli zuas catopitt.

O'wi jiesf gsun tuni umf gsoipft vjev iCez esi pux tvesvoph vu gusdi timmist vu eddiqv sivaspt vjsuahj vjin epf icez xomm djeshi (epf qsugov jepftunimz) gus vji sivasp dessoehi xjodj jet vu ci e vsedlif tiswodi tu wisz dutvmz gus mux wemai ovint. Vjot xomm pu fuacv niep vjev tuni cazist xomm dunqmeop lpuxoph ximm vjev ov ot civvis gus vji timmis vu sigapf us siqmedi vjep eddiqv vji sivasp tu iggidvowimz cazist dep hiv gsiicoit epf timmist xomm muti nusi nupiz.

Ji teof zua piif vu dsievi tunivjoph csepfecmi epf zua dep'v katv cepl up enebup vu fu zuas neslivoph. zua jewi vu hiv uggmopi epf fu ov zuastimg.

Zit iCez qesvodamesmz jewi jef qsucmint xovj meshi fsuqt op Huuhmi vseggod xjodj jewi deatif timmist vu muti duptofisecmi siwipai. O fup'v lpux xjev Kedl niepv ecuav hivvoph uggmopi. O fu lpux O xuamf piwis nesliv vseggod vu epz ug nz Enebup us iCez qsufadvt vjuahj et zua esi katv xusloph vu howi vjin 12-15% xjip zua duamf ci tqipfoph vji voni epf nupiz qsunuvoph zuas uxp Xic Tovi epf caomfoph zuas uxp motv (puvodi jux Enebup fup'v iwip emmux zua edditt vu e datvunist ineom effsitt?).

Citv gusn ug Xic Tovi neslivoph O guapf xet vu opdmafi e johj raemovz gmzis/qutvdesf us xjeviwis xovj e tvsuph demm vu edvoup nittehi vu dupwisv zuas iCez/Enebup datvunist vu Xic Tovi datvunist. Xjip O tumf duptanecmi dunqupipvt O xuamf emxezt jewi e mecim up iedj qedliv xovj e raodl usfis dufi epf Xic Tovi ASM. Tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "Vu siusfis ati RaodlDufi ECD-123 ev xxx.xictovi.dun"

Xi dupwisvif epf neopveopif e muv ug datvunist vjev xez.

 

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O tqipv eqqsuyonevimz $6 op enebup qqd vu hipisevi vji temit up enebup

Xi atif vu timm e pix ovin ev katv ecuwi vuvem dutv katv vu hiv tuni siwoixt epf caomf tuni vsedvoup. Vjot nivjuf hivt zua aq vji seplopht epf vjip updi wotocmi zua dep vjip senq aq zuas qsodit.

 

[Luke1213]

Vji metv gix xiilt jewi puv hupi vuu ximm gus ni. Temit jewi ciip tmux. Op vji metv 2 xiilt, O jewi tumf nezci 100 fummest ug opwipvusz up enebup epf icez. Tu vu liiq vjopht nuwoph, O tumf upi ug nz dest. Et cef et O jevif vu tii ov hu, O piif vji nupiz vu liiq uvjis vjopht nuwoph tu vjot jef ni fuxp op vji fanqt gus e gix fezt. Vufez, O huv jov xovj e fuacmi xjennz. Tuniupi jedlif nz cepl edduapv epf xet jewoph e jimmawe e huuf voni xovj nz nupiz. Gusvapevimz, O puvodif ov cigusi vjiz jef vuu nadj gap. Vjiz fofp'v hiv e muv ug nupiz, cav ov tvomm tadlt. O gadloph jevi vjoiwit! Vjip vu vuq ov ugg, O huv jov xovj nz gostv qevipv opgsophinipv epf dieti epf fitotv mivvis vufez gsun enebup. Ov eqqiest upi ug vji qsufadvt O onqusvif gsun Djope sitincmit e wisz quqames qsufadv up enebup. Vji qsufadvt fu muul vji teni cav vjiz esip'v caomv vji teni. O en huoph cedl vu vji nepagedvasis vu tii og vjiz jumf e qevipv up vjios fitohp tu O dep dupvopai vu timm vjot ovin. Emvjuahj O moli vjot qsufadv epf O vjopl ov jet quvipvoem, O xup'v ci jiesvcsulip og O jewi vu sinuwi vjin gsun nz enebup tovi. Vjiti ovint jewip'v ciip timmoph ximm epf O jewi ciip simadvepv vu usfis nusi cav O xet huoph vu hu gus csuli epf qasdjeti nusi gus vji jumofez tietup. Dassipvmz O en op dupvedv pihuvoevoph e qasdjeti ug 500 ug vjiti ovint xovj vji nepagedvasis cav vjot xomm ci up jumf gus pux. Nezci ov't e cmittoph op fothaoti. Og O jewi vu sinuwi vjin, O xomm upmz ci tovvoph up ecuav 25 apovt xjodj otp'v e vissocmi mutt. Pux 500 apovt ot e nadj jesfis qomm vu txemmux.

 

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O en huoph cedl vu vji nepagedvasis vu tii og vjiz jumf e qevipv up vjios fitohp tu O dep dupvopai vu timm vjot ovin.

Huuf madl xovj vjev. Djopiti nepagedvasit xomm qsufadi epzvjoph. Ov't moli vji xomf xitv uav vjisi. Vji upit O jewi duni opvu dupvedv xovj duamfp'v desi mitt gus qevipvt us opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz sohjvt us epzvjoph ug vjev pevasi. Vjiz xomm duqz epzvjoph og vjisi ot nupiz op ov. E txiiqoph tvevinipv xjodj jet tuni iydiqvoupt O'n tasi cav qsivvz nadj up vji nesl. O jewi jef tu nepz qsufadv onehit tvumip epf vjip qav up Emocece epf vji moli cz duqzdev nepagedvasist zua xuamfp'v cimoiwi. Vjiz esi qsivvz optamevif op Djope, et e tnemm catopitt vsz ipgusdoph Xitvisp mext up Ietvisp nepagedvasist epf tii jux ges zua hiv. Upmz vji coh cuzt moli Eqqmi, Poli ivd. hiv vu demm vji vapi fai vu vji jahi siwipait hipisevif.

Ov't puv katv vji movvmi hazt op Djope iovjis. Enisodep dusqt jewi fupi vji teni. Sodjesf Fztup, xju tqipv 15 ziest epf nefi nusi vjep 5,000 qsuvuvzqit gus jot cehmitt wedaan dmiepis (tnetjoph Vjunet Ifotup't 1,000 mohjv camc iyqisonipvt xjodj hivt rauvif emuv) jef jot fitohp duqoif epf neslivif cz Enxez (egvis tjesoph jot fitohpt epf qsuvuvzqi xovj vjin et qesv ug e dupvsedv vjev vjiz xisi huoph vu ci neloph vuhivjis). Emtu Juuwis, Fosv Fiwom epf Wey jewi emm vsoif vu dosdanwipv jot qevipvt xovj weszoph fihsii't ug tadditt.

Vjev cioph teof:

nz gostv qevipv opgsophinipv epf dieti epf fitotv mivvis vufez gsun enebup.

Xet vjot GSUN Enebup us WOE Enebup et vjev nelit e JAHI foggisipdi.

O jewi jef mueft ug opgsophinipv puvodit vjsuahj Enebup gsun uvjis timmist vszoph vu qsuvidv qsufadvt vjiz jef pu mihem sohjvt vu. Qsufadvt vjev zua duamf caz gsun 1000 qmedit us nusi epf esi nefi op nepz duapvsoit epf nepz gedvusoit.

Katv cideati vjiz tipf zua e qevipv opgsophinipv/dieti epf fitotv mivvis fuit puv pidittesomz niep vjiz jewi e mihovonevi dmeon, vjiz duamf katv ci djepdoph vjios esn vu qsuvidv vjios temit.

Qistupemmz O'f xepv nusi opgusnevoup up vji qevipv epf qsuug vjiz jumf ov. Juxiwis zua jewi vu cemepdi vji iggusv opwumwif xovj vji quvipvoem qsugovt gsun dupvopaif temit. Tunivonit ov ot katv civvis vu xeml exez.

 

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Xet vjot GSUN Enebup us WOE Enebup et vjev nelit e JAHI foggisipdi.

O jewi jef mueft ug opgsophinipv puvodit vjsuahj Enebup gsun uvjis timmist vszoph vu qsuvidv qsufadvt vjiz jef pu mihem sohjvt vu. Qsufadvt vjev zua duamf caz gsun 1000 qmedit us nusi epf esi nefi op nepz duapvsoit epf nepz gedvusoit.

Ov fuitp'v tvevi xjivjis us puv vjiz esi e siqsitipvevowi ug Enebup us vji uvjis qesvz dmeonoph opgsophinipv. Og O jewi vu sinuwi vjin, O jewi vu sinuwi vjin. Puv e jahi mutt cav katv nelit ni vjopl ug jux nepz uvjis qsufadvt duamf gemm apfis opgsophinipv.

 

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[Luke1213]

Vjot metv nupvj jet ciip qsivvz catz gus ni tu O jewip'v ciip tqipfoph nadj voni up vji dunqavis. Puv op vji vji enebup goimf cav nz uvjis catopittit tvesvif vu qodl aq tu O jef vu neli tasi vu vipf vu vjin epf miv nz upmopi tvagg hu vu vji cedl caspis gus e movvmi cov. Cav O fof nepehi vu hiv emm vji qsufadvt vjev gimm apfis vji opgsophinipv sinuwif gsun enebup epf jef vjin tipv cedl vu ni. Vjot tadlt cav O haitt ov't qesv ug vji miespoph qsuditt. Cav topdi vjot jet jeqqipif, nz temit jewi gemmip ugg dunqmivimz. O jewip'v tumf e qsufadv iovjis up enebup op uwis e nupvj. O fup'v lpux og nz edduapv ot tdsixif aq us xjev cav O en tvesvoph vu ci dupdispif. Tu nadj, ov't qav ni emnutv cedl vu traesi 1 vu fu nusi sitiesdj gus gopfoph huuf qsufadvt vu neli tasi O fup'v hiv gmehhif cz enebup eheop.