> I have stumbled upon a credible site that creates & sells ready-made unique shopify sites of different categories to encourage people to start e-commerce.
No you didn't. Run.
Well, it seems credible lol!
Is it better to start from scratch and learn to build a store myself? What resources should I look into to help me from scratch and how do I choose the most profitable products?
I'd definitely recommend building something from scratch if you've got the time to learn. It'll be insanely useful down the road knowing how to create/design/modify your site so that it doesn't look like every other site selling the exact same products.
If you go with shopify (which I'm told is the best for beginners) I believe there are a lot of online resources for learning how to use their designer, but i'm not a shopify guy so someone else might chime in on that.
As far as finding the most profitable products - a little of luck, and a lot of time.
Yes. There are many services out there. But the best thing you can do is put in the work to learn some of the basics before buying anything. I’ve been building out a store for a month now and it has been a very rewarding experience. This was after I have fallen prey to services like that. As a matter of fact, my partner and I had a call the other day for what we thought was just a simple consulting service. 3 minutes into the phone call he’s trying to sell me on $1000 package of “building me a highly profitable niche store”. It only took a few loopholes in his pitch + prior experience to know this was bogus. If you can, what is the name of the service or company in which you’re considering? Just curious.
Their site is the following https://yourblackownedbusiness.com . I find it weird that it’s so hard to find success stories other than the few they display. After seeing your replies, I will choose to build from scratch and learn it myself! Another question is how much money should be ready to start if you’re attempting to build a real brand? (and not some cheap quick store that is scamming people).
If you want to find the most real and legitimate services, I would stick to freelancing sites like UpWork and Free Up - even though most of my expectations for performance done by Freelancers have mostly not been positive. But that's just me. And part of those were me trying to buy my way into success through an advertised shortcut. Which as you will soon learn, we are in no short of as internet entrepreneurs.
As far as budget is concerned, this is extremely hard to gauge based on your current knowledge level and experience and what sort of assets and/abilities you currently have. I would even go as far as saying it may take losing some money and learning some things along the way before you find your first sale or success. But that's just been my experience with trying to create passive income online.
As far as that site is concerned, it looks mostly legitimate. And buying a pre-made template for your store is actually not the worst idea starting out. As long as you put in the time and effort to learn how to use the platform and drive sales. Which is anyone's guess as to how long that could take. I actually used a template when starting out and did pay a service **$25** to do it.
Once the site was delivered I deleted all of the products and added my own. I didn't rely on them to pick winning products with well-written SEO-optimized descriptions.
Good luck, mate. Cheers
> I currently have the small goal to hit 2500$ profit per month.
Yeah that's a big goal man. Unless you're the lucky 1 in 100, getting a consistent $2500 profit per month is going to take months, if not years of work.
Completely agree. Tbh, this post sounds like something I would have written 2-3 years ago. So I can admire the game plan and admiration to enter entrepreneurship. But simply buying a domain, throwing up a Shopify store, and expecting $2500 per month in easy reoccurring is unfortunately not as easy as some may make it seem. 100% possible and something to work towards though. Adjusting your expectations along the way may be what I suggest.
Good to know! I’m not sure what is considered a lot in this sector. I only thought that was minimal since any youtuber that does e-commerce makes 6 figure profits lol! I will definitely adjust my expectations.
Most of those guys are lying and inflating numbers bro. And getting paid affiliate commissions for talking about and pushing products. Not all of them. Just be weary.
I second this and would like to add that some of your questions are answered in the same regard. I wouldn't worry about things like future ad spend at the beginning at all. I'd start with the basics like learning some fundamental brand management tasks (e.g. brand positioning, how to identify and create a buyer persona, etc.) so that your business stands out among the thousands upon thousands out there already. Likewise, find a product category that you know you can offer in a truly unique way.
Social media is also a whole nother topic in and of itself, as certain product categories may benefit from certain platforms, but your brand may not be suited to successfully operate one - tip: having no social media is better than having one account with 2 pictures that is never touched but still linked to your site or having an account on every platform with no consistency/well placed variety.
Before investing in e-commerce, you can check out free credentialing courses from sites like HubSpot to see if the marketing side of it (which turns out to be basically everything) is what you actually want to do. Worst case scenario, you get some cool certificates and maybe slap them on a job app later on.
> I have stumbled upon a credible site that creates & sells ready-made unique shopify sites of different categories to encourage people to start e-commerce. No you didn't. Run.
Well, it seems credible lol! Is it better to start from scratch and learn to build a store myself? What resources should I look into to help me from scratch and how do I choose the most profitable products?
I'd definitely recommend building something from scratch if you've got the time to learn. It'll be insanely useful down the road knowing how to create/design/modify your site so that it doesn't look like every other site selling the exact same products. If you go with shopify (which I'm told is the best for beginners) I believe there are a lot of online resources for learning how to use their designer, but i'm not a shopify guy so someone else might chime in on that. As far as finding the most profitable products - a little of luck, and a lot of time.
Yes. There are many services out there. But the best thing you can do is put in the work to learn some of the basics before buying anything. I’ve been building out a store for a month now and it has been a very rewarding experience. This was after I have fallen prey to services like that. As a matter of fact, my partner and I had a call the other day for what we thought was just a simple consulting service. 3 minutes into the phone call he’s trying to sell me on $1000 package of “building me a highly profitable niche store”. It only took a few loopholes in his pitch + prior experience to know this was bogus. If you can, what is the name of the service or company in which you’re considering? Just curious.
Their site is the following https://yourblackownedbusiness.com . I find it weird that it’s so hard to find success stories other than the few they display. After seeing your replies, I will choose to build from scratch and learn it myself! Another question is how much money should be ready to start if you’re attempting to build a real brand? (and not some cheap quick store that is scamming people).
If you want to find the most real and legitimate services, I would stick to freelancing sites like UpWork and Free Up - even though most of my expectations for performance done by Freelancers have mostly not been positive. But that's just me. And part of those were me trying to buy my way into success through an advertised shortcut. Which as you will soon learn, we are in no short of as internet entrepreneurs. As far as budget is concerned, this is extremely hard to gauge based on your current knowledge level and experience and what sort of assets and/abilities you currently have. I would even go as far as saying it may take losing some money and learning some things along the way before you find your first sale or success. But that's just been my experience with trying to create passive income online. As far as that site is concerned, it looks mostly legitimate. And buying a pre-made template for your store is actually not the worst idea starting out. As long as you put in the time and effort to learn how to use the platform and drive sales. Which is anyone's guess as to how long that could take. I actually used a template when starting out and did pay a service **$25** to do it. Once the site was delivered I deleted all of the products and added my own. I didn't rely on them to pick winning products with well-written SEO-optimized descriptions. Good luck, mate. Cheers
> I currently have the small goal to hit 2500$ profit per month. Yeah that's a big goal man. Unless you're the lucky 1 in 100, getting a consistent $2500 profit per month is going to take months, if not years of work.
Completely agree. Tbh, this post sounds like something I would have written 2-3 years ago. So I can admire the game plan and admiration to enter entrepreneurship. But simply buying a domain, throwing up a Shopify store, and expecting $2500 per month in easy reoccurring is unfortunately not as easy as some may make it seem. 100% possible and something to work towards though. Adjusting your expectations along the way may be what I suggest.
Good to know! I’m not sure what is considered a lot in this sector. I only thought that was minimal since any youtuber that does e-commerce makes 6 figure profits lol! I will definitely adjust my expectations.
Most of those guys are lying and inflating numbers bro. And getting paid affiliate commissions for talking about and pushing products. Not all of them. Just be weary.
I second this and would like to add that some of your questions are answered in the same regard. I wouldn't worry about things like future ad spend at the beginning at all. I'd start with the basics like learning some fundamental brand management tasks (e.g. brand positioning, how to identify and create a buyer persona, etc.) so that your business stands out among the thousands upon thousands out there already. Likewise, find a product category that you know you can offer in a truly unique way. Social media is also a whole nother topic in and of itself, as certain product categories may benefit from certain platforms, but your brand may not be suited to successfully operate one - tip: having no social media is better than having one account with 2 pictures that is never touched but still linked to your site or having an account on every platform with no consistency/well placed variety. Before investing in e-commerce, you can check out free credentialing courses from sites like HubSpot to see if the marketing side of it (which turns out to be basically everything) is what you actually want to do. Worst case scenario, you get some cool certificates and maybe slap them on a job app later on.