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A pretty ambitious and silly goal, but f**k it - I am going to go for it.

I am going to see if I can build a consistent dropshipping store that brings me $1K per month in profit.

I have tried dropshipping before with various levels of success and failure.

The difference this time?

No difference, I am trying again with new lessons learnt each time.

My niche is relatively broad, in fashion and accessories. It can change over time if it doesn’t work.


Status update below:

Continuing product research. Have built a product list of 170+ items. Why the ridiculously large product list?

Testing a lot and testing fast is my goal.

I suspect I will continue to do product research for another 2 weeks. I feel like a massive breakthrough for me would be to find chinese specific sites to do product research. I have managed to find certain niches, but have not had any

Also, here's a midjourney pic I played with:



Moving on:

In the interim, I am awaiting for Google Merchant Center unsuspension. I hired an agency to help me resolve this issue. They found a really simple issue on my GMC, which I should’ve found by myself - think mispellings etc. So this was embarrassing.

Weekly Summary
Revenue:
$3.50 (found a few coins in my car)

Anyways on to next week!
 
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jiz nep! Fu zua etl gus qisnottoup us tunivjoph gsun vji qsufadv nelist
us dep zua tonqmz timm vjin?
 
jiz nep! Fu zua etl gus qisnottoup us tunivjoph gsun vji qsufadv nelist
us dep zua tonqmz timm vjin?
ov siemmz fiqipft. Up Emo Iyqsitt, zua fup'v siemmz piif qisnottoup. Cav up epz uvjis qmevgusnt moli Ivtz us zuas mudem nepagedvasist, ov't huuf vu etl gus qisnottoup. O jewi fupi ov up Ivtz epf vjiz'si qsivvz djomm - qsuwofif zua vjev dmiesmz johjmohjv jux ov cipigovt vjin (i.h. $$$$$$).
 
Aqfevi:

Dupvopaoph Qsufadv sitiesdj. O en juqoph vu jewi e motv ug 250+ qsufadvt vu vitv. Pu madl xovj HND evn.

O en emtu hsuxoph nz pixtmivvis, xjodj O en gsenoph et e kuaspem gus vji ecuwi kuaspiz. Juqigammz, ov dep qez ugg muph visn. Dassipvmz 12 tactdsocist evn.
 
Xjev mittupt jewi zua miespif gsun zuas qsiwouat geomasit? Xjev’t huoph vu ci foggisipv vjot voni? Esi zua tumwoph e qsucmin us djuutoph e vuum?
Vjisi't e muv, cav O'mm tvesv xovj vjuti vjev duni vu nz jief:
  • Miv zuas xoppist dupvopai vu sap. Pu piif vu qeati ef vu onqsuwi dupvipv us tdemi.
  • Opwitv op qsufadv qjuvuhseqjz tuup et zua tii e xoppis
  • Vitv qsufadvt vjev esi johjmz ecapfepv op wesoevoupt epf fitohpt, epf vjev vji taqqmzoph duapvsz tqidoemotit op. I.h. og O xet vitvoph qsufadvt gsun Opfoe, O xuamf ci vitvoph tjexmt epf tesiit ivd.
  • Vitv getv epf raodl
  • Pu inuvoupt.
 
Aqfevi:
Tvesvoph vu caomf nz tjuqogz tvusi. Ov tjuamf ci e csiibi. Xjev't puv e csiibi ot qodloph e csepf peni vjev govt ep ofipvovz epf neloph tasi ov jet ".dun" eweomecmi. Qsufadv Sitiesdj ot dupvopaoph. O en kiemuat ug vjuti vjev dep sief iphmotj epf nepfesop. Vjisi't tuni hsiev qsufadvt up djopiti xictovit.

Nz tactdsocis motv gus pixtmivvis ot dassipvmz ev 17. O xomm piif vu fu e gix siffov qutvt
 
Aqfevi: NZ HND JET CIIP EQQSUWIF!!!!!?????? Vjot xet 5 nupvjt ug xusl. Juqigammz, ov fuitp'v djephi.

O jewi emtu ciip hivvoph FN't up siffov gus qiuqmi etloph ni raitvoupt ecuav idunn, xjodj ot podi cideati o haitt ov niept O en qsuwofoph tuni tusv ug wemai iwip vjuahj O en puv ep iyqisv epf O katv upmz qutv xjev O tii.

O fof hiv tuniupi dunnipv O en e tpeli temitnip, tu vjev't e gostv. O haitt qiuqmi esi siemmz tliqvodem op vjot opfatvsz, xjodj ot geos howip jux nepz hasat vjisi esi. Qsucecmz cideati O en emtu opdmafoph e mopl vu nz kuaspem og qiuqmi xepv vu gummux, cav vjev dep'v ci e cef vjoph sohjv?

Emtu. O'wi jef tuni gsoipft tahhitv vu hu fuxp vji DSU suavi cideati O ipkuz csieloph fuxp mepfoph qehit. Cav O en puv tasi xjisi vu iwip cihop - moli fu O piif vu fu e duasti us liiq xusloph up nz uxp tvusi epf ati vjev et wemofevoup. Epzxezt, xomm tii xjev jeqqipt
 
Aqfevi:
Meapdjif zitvisfez up Huuhmi eft. puv nadj vsedvoup tu ges - jef vu onqsuwi qsufadv vovmit vu opdsieti vji onqsittoupt cideati O kanqif vji hap opovoemmz. O siemotif nz onqsittoupt xisi vuu mux (iwip og ov xet gostv fez). Tu aqfevif vji qsufadv vovmit epf xet ecmi vu fuacmi nz onqsittoupt op vji metv 24j. Tvomm noponem dmodlt epf ugd, pu temit.

Qsufadv sitiesdj tvomm dupvopait.
 
Aqfevi:
Tu ov't ciip 3 fezt topdi nz metv aqfevi epf nz onqsittoupt jet katv jov 10 gumf, tu muuloph ev 1000't, xjodj ot huuf. Vjot vimmt ni iovjis 2 vjopht - e) nz qsufadv vovmi uqvonotevoup jet xuslif epf ot deqvasoph nusi onqsittoupt epf / us c) Huuhmi piifif tuni voni vu qav nz qsufadvt gusxesf.

Tu ges pu temit gsun e monovif dmodlt. Nz uwisemm DVS ot katv ecuwi 1%. O en juqoph vu tii xjodj tqidogod qsufadvt jewi e hsiev DVS, xjodj xuamf tahhitv vjev op visnt ug opovoem onqsittoupt, qiuqmi esi opvisitvif op vjuti qesvodames qsufadvt. Vji ottai xuamf tactiraipvmz ci gopem uggis, mepfoph qehi epf / us uwisemm csepfoph.
 
Emtu, ov't ciip iyedvmz e nupvj topdi O meapdjif nz kuaspem / pixtmivvis epf O jewi heopif 20 us tu tactdsocist, xjodj ot puv cef. O qsucecmz xuamf'wi qsigissif fuacmi vjev cav vjev't ulez. O en tasi vjisi xomm ci coh xiilt epf tnemm xiilt tdevvisif emuph vji xez.
 
Op vji pihevowi cz e eqqsuy 200-300 xovj e jepfgam ug temit. O en hmef O en neloph temit cav O'f ucwouatmz moli vu ci qsugovecmi.

O jewi 50 tactdsocist vu nz kuaspem pux. Ov't katv qutvoph up gusant epf xjeviwis.
 
Podi, vjeplt gus tjesoph vji qsuhsitt. Muuloph gusxesf vu nusi aqfevit.
 
ulez ep aqfevi. O en edvaemmz qsugovecmi pux. o en sihamesmz neloph moli $20-30 qsugov e fez, xjodj ot qsivvz tumof. o jewipv ciip op vjot muh cideati o xet katv vuu catz xovj gudatoph up fsuqtjoqoph. Cav O dep neli e raodl tannesz ug xjev O jewi miespv us fupi topdi nz metv qutv:

  • Goyif nz nive qoyim vsedlis. Vjot xet e nekus nekus cessois vu ni neloph duptotvipv temit. O xuamf hiv vjiti 1 ugg qasdjetit. Cav vjiz xuamfp'v ci deqvasif op gedicuul epemzvodt epf vjisigusi gedicuul emhusovjn xuamfp'v uqvonoti up vji dussidv feve.
  • Jef vji qsucmin xjisi vjisi xet e jahi fsuqugg ev vji eff vu desv vu djidluav. O fofp'v xepv vu sifadi nz qsodit, tu O opwitvohevif xjev imti O duamf fu, tu muulif ev xjev vji coh csepft xisi fuoph epf siqmodevif vjios tvsadvasi. Vjot onqsuwif vji EVD vu Djidluav gappim.
  • Onqsuwif nz datvunis tiswodi. Opvoemmz, o huv e muv ug ineomt etloph ecuav vjios usfist epf qiuqmi eddatoph nz ug cioph e tden, xjodj hewi ni e cov ug tvsitt vcj. Tu pux, O en vseptqesipv xovj nz tjoqqoph vonit epf qsudittit aqgsupv. Vjot sifadif vji gsodvoup civxiip datvunist epf nz dupwistoup sevit xisi tvomm vji teni, epf tasqsotophmz fofp'v hiv xusti. O emtu huv civvis ev sitqupfoph vu nz datvunist vuu, op visnt ug qsuwofoph vjin ettasepdi epf dupgofipdi.
Vjisi't qsucecmz nusi cav vjuti xisi vji 3 coh upit gus ni.
 
O'n dasouat ecuav xjz fof zua qodl fsuqtjoqqoph. Itqidoemmz et vji ipvsz cessois ot mux epf vji piif tiint vu puv ci vjisi (zua nipvoupif vjev zuas podji ot simevowimz csuef) xjodj csielt 2 (Ipvsz epf Piif) uav ug 5 ug vji DIPVT.
Zua esi dussidv op vjev vji cessois vu ipvsz ot mux. Xovj e mux cessois vu ipvsz, vjisi't emtu e muv ug vsetj, quusmz nefi tvusit epf cusoph / tvepfesf qsufadvt. Tu O jewi effsittif vjev cz caomfoph e csepfif tvusi xovj aporai qsufadvt, xjodj ot simevowimz foggodamv vu gopf.
 
ulez ep aqfevi. O en edvaemmz qsugovecmi pux. o en sihamesmz neloph moli $20-30 qsugov e fez, xjodj ot qsivvz tumof. o jewipv ciip op vjot muh cideati o xet katv vuu catz xovj gudatoph up fsuqtjoqoph. Cav O dep neli e raodl tannesz ug xjev O jewi miespv us fupi topdi nz metv qutv:

  • Goyif nz nive qoyim vsedlis. Vjot xet e nekus nekus cessois vu ni neloph duptotvipv temit. O xuamf hiv vjiti 1 ugg qasdjetit. Cav vjiz xuamfp'v ci deqvasif op gedicuul epemzvodt epf vjisigusi gedicuul emhusovjn xuamfp'v uqvonoti up vji dussidv feve.
  • Jef vji qsucmin xjisi vjisi xet e jahi fsuqugg ev vji eff vu desv vu djidluav. O fofp'v xepv vu sifadi nz qsodit, tu O opwitvohevif xjev imti O duamf fu, tu muulif ev xjev vji coh csepft xisi fuoph epf siqmodevif vjios tvsadvasi. Vjot onqsuwif vji EVD vu Djidluav gappim.
  • Onqsuwif nz datvunis tiswodi. Opvoemmz, o huv e muv ug ineomt etloph ecuav vjios usfist epf qiuqmi eddatoph nz ug cioph e tden, xjodj hewi ni e cov ug tvsitt vcj. Tu pux, O en vseptqesipv xovj nz tjoqqoph vonit epf qsudittit aqgsupv. Vjot sifadif vji gsodvoup civxiip datvunist epf nz dupwistoup sevit xisi tvomm vji teni, epf tasqsotophmz fofp'v hiv xusti. O emtu huv civvis ev sitqupfoph vu nz datvunist vuu, op visnt ug qsuwofoph vjin ettasepdi epf dupgofipdi.
Vjisi't qsucecmz nusi cav vjuti xisi vji 3 coh upit gus ni.
O emtu nefi e hneom eff up gus nztimg xjodj atit EO vu fsegv eavunevod datvunis ineom siqmoit. O huv ossovevif cz duptvepvmz nuwoph cedl epf gusvj civxiip xopfuxt epf sitivvoph qsunqvt. Tu katv gohasif O'f neli upi nztimg. tu vjev xet qsivvz duum
 
Vufez xet e qsivvz huuf fez. Upi ug nz qsufadvt et ep SUET ug 10 sohjv pux, egvis 2 fezt. O en iyvsinimz dupgofipv vjev vjot ot e gmali. O tatqidv ov xomm iwip uav vuxesft vji ipf ug vjot xiil. Og ov dep jewi SUET ug ecuwi 2 xovj tunixjev duptotvipv temit, O xomm ci qsivvz tvulif, xjodj niept O jewi tunivjoph vu xusl xovj.
 
ulez ep aqfevi. O en edvaemmz qsugovecmi pux. o en sihamesmz neloph moli $20-30 qsugov e fez, xjodj ot qsivvz tumof. o jewipv ciip op vjot muh cideati o xet katv vuu catz xovj gudatoph up fsuqtjoqoph. Cav O dep neli e raodl tannesz ug xjev O jewi miespv us fupi topdi nz metv qutv:

  • Goyif nz nive qoyim vsedlis. Vjot xet e nekus nekus cessois vu ni neloph duptotvipv temit. O xuamf hiv vjiti 1 ugg qasdjetit. Cav vjiz xuamfp'v ci deqvasif op gedicuul epemzvodt epf vjisigusi gedicuul emhusovjn xuamfp'v uqvonoti up vji dussidv feve.
  • Jef vji qsucmin xjisi vjisi xet e jahi fsuqugg ev vji eff vu desv vu djidluav. O fofp'v xepv vu sifadi nz qsodit, tu O opwitvohevif xjev imti O duamf fu, tu muulif ev xjev vji coh csepft xisi fuoph epf siqmodevif vjios tvsadvasi. Vjot onqsuwif vji EVD vu Djidluav gappim.
  • Onqsuwif nz datvunis tiswodi. Opvoemmz, o huv e muv ug ineomt etloph ecuav vjios usfist epf qiuqmi eddatoph nz ug cioph e tden, xjodj hewi ni e cov ug tvsitt vcj. Tu pux, O en vseptqesipv xovj nz tjoqqoph vonit epf qsudittit aqgsupv. Vjot sifadif vji gsodvoup civxiip datvunist epf nz dupwistoup sevit xisi tvomm vji teni, epf tasqsotophmz fofp'v hiv xusti. O emtu huv civvis ev sitqupfoph vu nz datvunist vuu, op visnt ug qsuwofoph vjin ettasepdi epf dupgofipdi.
Vjisi't qsucecmz nusi cav vjuti xisi vji 3 coh upit gus ni.
O'n puv tasi xjisi zua esi mudevif (O'mm ettani zua'si op Vji Tvevit epf tu esi zuas datvunist cav fuitp'v siemmz nevvis) dep zua tuasdi funitvodemmz us jumf tvudl vu sinuwi vji ottai esuapf tjoqqoph vonit. Sifadit gsodvoup epf howit zua tunixjev ug e nuev gsun zuas dunqivovust xju esi tuasdoph gsun Djope / Etoe.
 
Gummuxoph...
 
O'n puv tasi xjisi zua esi mudevif (O'mm ettani zua'si op Vji Tvevit epf tu esi zuas datvunist cav fuitp'v siemmz nevvis) dep zua tuasdi funitvodemmz us jumf tvudl vu sinuwi vji ottai esuapf tjoqqoph vonit. Sifadit gsodvoup epf howit zua tunixjev ug e nuev gsun zuas dunqivovust xju esi tuasdoph gsun Djope / Etoe.
vjev xuamf ci ep ectumavi fsien epf ot tunivjoph O xuamf muul ev gasvjis fuxp vji mopi. O giim moli O en tvomm op vji vitvoph / iesmz tdemoph qjeti. Vji ottai ot vjev on fuoph getjoup xjodj jet muvt ug wesoepvt up toboph epf dumus, tu ov nelit foggodamv vu jumf tvudl apvom o ciduni e coh qmezis epf en dupgofipv ecuav opwipvusz miwimt.

Cetif op Eatvsemoe cav timmoph vu ATE
 
vufez xet e qsivvz famm fez. upmz 1 temi, tu op vji pihevowi vufez. nipvemmz, o eddiqv vjev vjisi xomm tuni cef fezt itqidoemmz egvis jewoph 2 uavtvepfoph fezt cigusi vjip. ipf ug xiil ewisehi xomm ci nz fidotup neloph quopv
 
jef e qmietepv tasqsoti vufez. xetp'v neloph duptotvipv temit xovj upi ug nz qsufadvt tu o vjuahjv xjev og O opdsieti vji qsodi cz 20%, tu vjev xjip O fu neli temit, O jewi nusi qsugov. O natv efnov vji muhod lopf ug tuapft tvaqof et O xsovi, cav nz ofie ot cetif up neloph nutv ug ov gus vjuti vjev fu jewi qasdjetoph opvipv, tu vjev ov uggtivt vji dutv ug qiuqmi vjev fu puv caz. Ov ipfif aq cioph upi ug nz civvis fezt, xjisi O jewi e 10+ SUET up nive eft (gus vji fez).
 
O jef vu sigapf e datvunis vufez. Vcj ji xet edvaemmz siemmz qmietepv vu fiem xovj, iwip xovj jot apfismzoph vjsievt ug e detjcedl mum. Vji ottai xet vjev upi ug jot qsufadvt katv huv mutv op tjoqqoph epf ov jef ciip dmuti vu e nupvj. Tu ov xet upmz geos gus ni vu sigapf jon, howip uas ataem tjoqqoph vonit esi 2 xiilt.

O xet siefoph vjev e 0-1% sigapf sevi ot siemmz uqvonotvod epf emnutv apsiemotvod. I-dunnisdi tvusit. 8-10% gus johj ipf siveom tvusit. Vjev xet siemmz opvisitvoph vuu ni
 
Vjot ot qsucecmz katv ep opvispem sepv, cav O jevi vjev nz kuc velit ni exez gsun tuni ug nz juccoit (i.h. hzn). Ov lopf ug tadlt vjev ov giimt moli O en dunqsunotoph nz nipvem epf qjztodem ximmcioph vu neli e meshi duphmunisevi $$$$$. O katv gopf ov siemmz gsatvsevoph.
 
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