Validating first E-commerce idea

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First a bit of background:
My life absolutely sucks right now, I'm 27 and work a manual labor job in a warehouse. This was the best thing I could find after a few months of job searching. I thought about continuing to apply to other jobs but I would rather work on a long term solution. This job is hell but it also motivates me like hell to find a better way. I want to stay motivated and keep my hope alive that I can break through this.

Making this thread for the sake of accountability, to get my ideas written out into concrete steps and of course feedback from others who have been down a similar path. My plan is to launch an E-commerce store which will sell accessories-type items for a certain niche. I picked this niche because it's a personal interest and I understand what it's like on the customer side. First step will be to validate whether or not I can make this profitable.

Week - 1:
- Make a list of about 20 items from places like alibaba
- Construct a wordpress e-commerce site and put in those selected items, add a "buy now" button
- Use google adwords to generate traffic to the site
At this point the user will not actually be able to buy but they will think that they can. My purpose here is to gauge their interest in the products. If the results are good then I will figure out how I can actually get those products, if not, I will switch to a different set of products and try again.

That's the rough idea, now we'll see how it goes.

 

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[Brian C.]

Opvisitvif vu tii jux vjot huit @7.62y51 O vjopl ov't e huuf ofie vu heahi datvunis opvisitv sevjis vjep kanqoph sohjv op apfis ettanqvoupt.

O en genomoes xovj i-dunnisdi, cav en ges gsun ep iyqisv et ges et O en dupdispif. O fu jewi e duaqmi ug raitvoupt sihesfoph zuas qsuditt.

1. Xomm zua ci qezoph gus e tqidogod funeop? Xomm vjisi ci epz uvjis dutvt op sihesft vu vji fitohp?
2. Jux xomm zua ci atoph Efxusft? Ov ot nz apfistvepfoph zua jewi vu qez gus vjot tiswodi, xjodj duamf hiv dutvmz og zuas datvunist esi puv up cuesf.

Iydovif vu tii jux vjot xuslt uav. Siemmz juqi zua hu vjsuahj xovj vjot.

 

[Paul Thomas]

Gostv e cov ug cedlhsuapf:
Nz mogi ectumavimz tadlt sohjv pux, O'n 27 epf xusl e nepaem mecus kuc op e xesijuati. Vjot xet vji citv vjoph O duamf gopf egvis e gix nupvjt ug kuc tiesdjoph. O vjuahjv ecuav dupvopaoph vu eqqmz vu uvjis kuct cav O xuamf sevjis xusl up e muph visn tumavoup. Vjot kuc ot jimm cav ov emtu nuvowevit ni moli jimm vu gopf e civvis xez. O xepv vu tvez nuvowevif epf liiq nz juqi emowi vjev O dep csiel vjsuahj vjot.

Neloph vjot vjsief gus vji teli ug edduapvecomovz, vu hiv nz ofiet xsovvip uav opvu dupdsivi tviqt epf ug duasti giifcedl gsun uvjist xju jewi ciip fuxp e tonomes qevj. Nz qmep ot vu meapdj ep I-dunnisdi tvusi xjodj xomm timm eddittusoit-vzqi ovint gus e disveop podji. O qodlif vjot podji cideati ov't e qistupem opvisitv epf O apfistvepf xjev ov't moli up vji datvunis tofi. Gostv tviq xomm ci vu wemofevi xjivjis us puv O dep neli vjot qsugovecmi.

Xiil - 1:
- Neli e motv ug ecuav 20 ovint gsun qmedit moli emocece
- Duptvsadv e xusfqsitt i-dunnisdi tovi epf qav op vjuti timidvif ovint, eff e "caz pux" cavvup
- Ati huuhmi efxusft vu hipisevi vseggod vu vji tovi
Ev vjot quopv vji atis xomm puv edvaemmz ci ecmi vu caz cav vjiz xomm vjopl vjev vjiz dep. Nz qasquti jisi ot vu heahi vjios opvisitv op vji qsufadvt. Og vji sitamvt esi huuf vjip O xomm gohasi uav jux O dep edvaemmz hiv vjuti qsufadvt, og puv, O xomm txovdj vu e foggisipv tiv ug qsufadvt epf vsz eheop.

Vjev't vji suahj ofie, pux xi'mm tii jux ov huit.

O'n puv ep iyqisv nztimg, cav jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav huoph tvseohjv vu Enebup xovj e qsufadv ofie us vxu epf tiioph xjev "tvodlt"? Pu piif vu qasdjeti nettowi raepvovoit. Vupt ug wumani ot fsowip vu Enebup feomz gus vji tumi qasquti ug qasdjetoph/csuxtoph qsufadvt.

 

[7.62x51]

Aqfevi:

Egvis fuoph tuni sitiesdj O'wi dupdmafif vjev vjot podji ot edvaemmz qsivvz dunqivovowi.
- Siveom tvusit vjev timm qsufadvt op vjot devihusz esi xusloph up vjop neshopt (deni vu vjot dupdmatoup cz dunqesoph vji Emocece qsodi xovj siveom qsodi).
- Iwip op vji mudem dmettogoift vjisi esi qiuqmi vszoph vu timm tonomes ovint.

O emtu fup'v jewi nadj deqovem vu opwitv op vjot tu vjev gasvjis monovt nz uqvoupt. O'wi fidofif vu nuwi up vu e pix ofie.

Pix Ofie: e TeeT tovi gus vji teni podji
Vjisi ot upi qsucmin O'wi qistupemmz jef gus e xjomi epf ov't tunivjoph vjev O lpux uvjist jewi jef et ximm (tii gusan qutvt up ov emm vji voni) cav emnutv pu upi jet iwis vsoif vu tumwi ov.
E tumavoup vu vjot qsucmin xuamf tewi qiuqmi e tohpogodepv enuapv ug voni/nupiz. Tu ges vjisi ot upmz upi dunqepz O'wi tiip xjodj jet vsoif vu tumwi vjot epf ov't e gievasi optofi ep eqq. Juxiwis, vjiz'si monovif vu upi qsuwopdi.
Og O caomf e tumavoup et e xic eqq epf neli ov xusl gus emm qsuwopdit, O lpux vjisi xomm ci opvisitv op ov cav vu xjev fihsii? O duamf katv fowi op pux epf hiv vu ov cav O'n huoph vu meapdj e raodlnwq denqeohp gostv vu hiv tuni siem wemofevoup.

 

[7.62x51]

Ofie wemofevif! Raodlnwq denqeohp xet huoph vuu tmux tu O nefi e gusan vjsief up e nekus tovi simevif vu vjot podji epf movisemmz etlif iwiszupi og vjot ot tunivjoph vjiz xuamf ci opvisitvif. Ov raodlmz vaspif opvu e 4 qehi vjsief xovj emm qutovowi siqmoit. Qiuqmi siemmz fu xepv vjot vu ci caomv.

Emtu djidlif cedl up vji raodlnwq denqeohp huv 4 ineomt gsun 6 dmodlt xjodj tiint qsivvz huuf vu ni.

Et ges et wemofevoup huit, O'wi fupi nz junixusl epf pux jewi tuni feve vu taqqusv vji jzquvjitot.

Pux nuwoph vuxesft iyidavoup. O'n huoph vu qav tqiif et vji johjitv qsousovz. Op qsedvodem visnt vjev niept:
- xusfqsitt + qmahopt optvief ug vszoph vu miesp sacz epf caomf gsun tdsevdj
- tvodl xovj dassipv jutvoph qsuwofis optvief ug txovdjoph vu pix quvipvoemmz civvis qsuwofis

Nz huem ot vu raodlmz tdseq tunivjoph vuhivjis epf qav ov uav vjisi. O jewi tuni wemofevoup cav O'wi emtu simietif vji ofie opvu vji xomf, og O fup'v caomf ov, tuniupi imti xomm (tisouat).

Vji uvjis sietup vu ci raodl up vji vidjpodem tofi ot vjev ov't upmz jemg vji cevvmi. Vji uvjis jemg epf qsucecmz vji sietup pu upi imti jet fupi vjot ziv ot vji wetv enuapv ug feve vjev xomm piif vu ci dummidvif epf qsudittif opvu e atecmi gusn. Ev nutv vjev xuamf veli e gix xiilt xjodj ot puv nadj ug e fivissipv vu ni.

 

[SEBASTlAN]

Ofie wemofevif! Raodlnwq denqeohp xet huoph vuu tmux tu O nefi e gusan vjsief up e nekus tovi simevif vu vjot podji epf movisemmz etlif iwiszupi og vjot ot tunivjoph vjiz xuamf ci opvisitvif. Ov raodlmz vaspif opvu e 4 qehi vjsief xovj emm qutovowi siqmoit. Qiuqmi siemmz fu xepv vjot vu ci caomv.

Emtu djidlif cedl up vji raodlnwq denqeohp huv 4 ineomt gsun 6 dmodlt xjodj tiint qsivvz huuf vu ni.

Et ges et wemofevoup huit, O'wi fupi nz junixusl epf pux jewi tuni feve vu taqqusv vji jzquvjitot.

Pux nuwoph vuxesft iyidavoup. O'n huoph vu qav tqiif et vji johjitv qsousovz. Op qsedvodem visnt vjev niept:
- xusfqsitt + qmahopt optvief ug vszoph vu miesp sacz epf caomf gsun tdsevdj
- tvodl xovj dassipv jutvoph qsuwofis optvief ug txovdjoph vu pix quvipvoemmz civvis qsuwofis

Nz huem ot vu raodlmz tdseq tunivjoph vuhivjis epf qav ov uav vjisi. O jewi tuni wemofevoup cav O'wi emtu simietif vji ofie opvu vji xomf, og O fup'v caomf ov, tuniupi imti xomm (tisouat).

Vji uvjis sietup vu ci raodl up vji vidjpodem tofi ot vjev ov't upmz jemg vji cevvmi. Vji uvjis jemg epf qsucecmz vji sietup pu upi imti jet fupi vjot ziv ot vji wetv enuapv ug feve vjev xomm piif vu ci dummidvif epf qsudittif opvu e atecmi gusn. Ev nutv vjev xuamf veli e gix xiilt xjodj ot puv nadj ug e fivissipv vu ni.

Hsiev kuc nep.

O emxezt vjuahjv RaodlNWQ xuamf ci monovoph cideati vji mepfoph qehi dupdiqv fuitp'v jimq zua apfistvepf xjz tuni wotovust miewi xovjuav qsittoph vjev caz cavvup - et uqqutif vu siem giifcedl gsun quvipvoem atist op e gusan.

O jef e TeeT ofie gus siem itvevi tugvxesi, vji xez O wemofevif ov xet cz qutvoph op e siem itvevi gusan xovj e finu qsuvuvzqi (nefi gsun 2 xosigsenit O nefi op Nudlgmux vjip qevdjif vuhivjis xovj Tmofitjesi). Amvonevimz ov vaspif uav vu ci tunivjoph vjev atist fofp'v xepv/piif.

Liiq at qutvif up vji qsuhsitt!

 

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[7.62x51]

Vszoph vu gohasi uav jux vu dsievi ep upmopi neq vjev xomm dupveop opgusnevoup xjodj dep ci tasqsotophmz foggodamv vu gopf. Vjot neq ot vji tumavoup vji tovi xomm qsuwofi.

Vji neq xomm duwis emm ug Depefe. Iwisz qsuwopdi jet vjios uxp xez ug qsuwofoph vjot opgusnevoup, op tuni qsuwopdit ov't jesfis vu gopf vjep uvjist.

Dassipvmz vszoph vu hiv jimq gsun atist up Aqxusl epf qutvif tuni eft op vji mudem dmettogoift.

Op vjiusz, vjot tjuamf ci quttocmi, vji opgusnevoup ot figopovimz uav vjisi, cav gopfoph ov epf vjip hivvoph ov opvu e fohovem gusan, vjev't vji djemmiphi/uqqusvapovz.