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need advice from fellow warriors?

by Homeland
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Hi, i have been in digital sales for the 4 years, from KL. i have always been interested in earning money via online, i see a lot of ecommerce sites coming up, new startup's providing service through app's, websites....new media coming up pulling stories from news from other publishers.

i want to start up my own site - i have a key interest in sites like carousell & ecommerce sites like lazada, zalora, reebonz....i don't know how to start and where to look for products, which products to sell.... i'm not a tech person i am more of a marketing person.....any advice warriors please?
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  • Profile picture of the author Trevor Carr
    Originally Posted by Homeland View Post

    Hi, i have been in digital sales for the 4 years, from KL. i have always been interested in earning money via online, i see a lot of ecommerce sites coming up, new startup's providing service through app's, websites....new media coming up pulling stories from news from other publishers.

    i want to start up my own site - i have a key interest in sites like carousell & ecommerce sites like lazada, zalora, reebonz....i don't know how to start and where to look for products, which products to sell.... i'm not a tech person i am more of a marketing person.....any advice warriors please?
    If you're not a tech person, but you're good at marketing, you could learn a lot about affiliate marketing on this forum.

    Earning commissions by promoting other people's products is very low tech, but very rewarding for a skilled marketer
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  • Profile picture of the author bryan2015
    Do affiliate marketing to promote your business.Now a days it is the best way to promote your website.
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  • Profile picture of the author AuthorityBuilder
    Originally Posted by Homeland View Post

    Hi, i have been in digital sales for the 4 years, from KL. i have always been interested in earning money via online, i see a lot of ecommerce sites coming up, new startup's providing service through app's, websites....new media coming up pulling stories from news from other publishers.

    i want to start up my own site - i have a key interest in sites like carousell & ecommerce sites like lazada, zalora, reebonz....i don't know how to start and where to look for products, which products to sell.... i'm not a tech person i am more of a marketing person.....any advice warriors please?
    Ok, so you want to start an ecommerce site. First, decide whether you want to start a dropshipping type of business or want to carry your own inventory.

    Carrying your own inventory would require hundred to thousands of dollars of initial costs but the profit you'll make will be quite high. On the other hand, if you want to follow the dropshipping model, the costs would be low and there would be no headache of storing and shipping the products but the profit margin will be lower.

    You can look on Alibaba and other such sites to source the products in bulk if you want to have your own inventory.
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  • Profile picture of the author zdebx
    As a complete beginner with no development experience, it could cost you well into 4 figures to set up a fully functioning e-commerce website.

    You'll need large stock of the products you're selling, then you need to sort the deliveries and payment processing, most importantly you'll have to find suppliers who will provide your stock in bulk, so you can make a profit on re-selling them...etc, etc.

    As you can see, before you even get to the website, there are many things you need to get sorted. E-commerce for physical products is very similar to a regular brick and mortar business, obviously with the exception of sales being generated purely online.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coqui Colunge
    Well, there's a lot to learn if entering anything in the Digital World.

    My advice would be to start something when you really feel you have the right level of knowledge. Not before. Otherwise you risk getting frustrated, and maybe you'll even quit. And that would be a pity, right? Start by learning how to create traffic. Now you are more interested in eCommerce but the more you'll learn the more options you discover.

    I agree that affiliate marketing would be a good option.

    But the most important thing: choose your project according to your level of knowledge and your Budget.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Originally Posted by Homeland View Post

    .... i'm not a tech person i am more of a marketing person.....any advice warriors please?
    Then get out there and sell something. Start with affiliate marketing (preferably the ones that offer recurring income each month), and start marketing. But i have to ask, what makes you say you're more of a "marketing person"? I like that attitude. Marketer first - so you can reach your second million incredibly faster than you made your first. What have you sold in the past that qualifies you as a marketing person?
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  • Profile picture of the author Tony Action
    I agree with the other Warrior Forum members that Affiliate Marketing is the more ideal marketing model to follow if you are just getting starting in Internet Marketing. There is an lower learning curve and lower start-up cost than making money from an eCommerce site.

    Some of the advantages of making money as an affiliate are

    - Make money without creating your own products
    - Avoid having to provide customer support
    - Easy to get started
    - Fairly easy to scale
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  • Profile picture of the author Homeland
    Thanks Fellow Warriors...appreciate so much good feedback.
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    • Profile picture of the author Importexport
      Originally Posted by AuthorityBuilder View Post

      Ok, so you want to start an ecommerce site. First, decide whether you want to start a dropshipping type of business or want to carry your own inventory.

      Carrying your own inventory would require hundred to thousands of dollars of initial costs but the profit you'll make will be quite high. On the other hand, if you want to follow the dropshipping model, the costs would be low and there would be no headache of storing and shipping the products but the profit margin will be lower.

      You can look on Alibaba and other such sites to source the products in bulk if you want to have your own inventory.
      "Carrying your own inventory would require hundred to thousands of dollars of initial costs." This is not correct. I have taught hundreds of people how to buy small quantities direct from manufacturers overseas, at ex-factory prices. The profit margins are as much as 10 times what people make out of dropshipping.

      "You can look on Alibaba and other such sites".I advise against using Alibaba and most similar sites because it is too hard to find genuine manufacturers there. Most suppliers listed as manufacturers are traders and they can't possibly give you the high margins that you can get from real manufacturers.
      Originally Posted by zdebx View Post

      As a complete beginner with no development experience, it could cost you well into 4 figures to set up a fully functioning e-commerce website.

      You'll need large stock of the products you're selling, then you need to sort the deliveries and payment processing, most importantly you'll have to find suppliers who will provide your stock in bulk, so you can make a profit on re-selling them...etc, etc.

      As you can see, before you even get to the website, there are many things you need to get sorted. E-commerce for physical products is very similar to a regular brick and mortar business, obviously with the exception of sales being generated purely online.
      "You'll need large stock of the products". Not so. See my comments above. Ignore the myth that you have to buy the huge MOQs that are usually quoted. I teach how to get genuine manufacturers to supply small orders if that is what you want.

      "then you need to sort the deliveries" That is very easily dealt with by using a fulfillment service such as Amazon's FBA or an independently owned service.
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      • Profile picture of the author Homeland
        Thanks to all warriors for this advice..appreciate all
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