Have any of you tried ecom clothing brands? Tried it, made money off the initial demand test, bought a ton of inventory in bulk ($20k worth), but then after some Facebook ad changes I'm breaking even at best. Not sure what to do.
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>>59603308I unironically know an insane amount about this and am willing to help you, anon. How many SKUs do you have? What is the product/products?Most of these companies fail miserably because customer acquisition cost is high and they typically make a shit product so retention is low.
>>59603559Thank you, anon. About 500 SKUs. Hoodies, shorts and shirts.I just copied a popular brand and made stuff a little more niche. I thought it could work but I guess not really.
>>59603308How is it making money selling stuff? Is it all a struggle trying to balance money spent on ads to profit?isn't it just a lottery? How would you even predict what the fuck the algoirithm will do?I have only made money on youtube with ad revenue, until youtube demonetized my channel and now i have been trying not to kms
>>59603621yeah the thought process was just validating demand without buying inventory (fake shopping cart), then buying everything bulk for cheap with Chinese suppliers, then selling for more than the product and the ad combined. It turns out some ad changes can fuck things up and people might not like the product outside a tiny nicheI'm thinking of trying youtube though. I've seen a lot of channels direct their viewers to print on demand stuff (no inventory)
>>59603621What's your channel about, anon? You don't have to dox yourself but what's your niche?>>59603308>>59603559Do you guys recommend throwing the dice on using AI to make some weird niche tshirt designs? I've made myself a couple of shirts (one personally designed, another AI) that people have commented on so I figured why not.
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>>59603595DO you have your own .com?
>>59603902yes, site hosted on shopify
>>59603929I'd use plugins to scrap wherever you can.You should get all free listings you can which includes google shopping, get an ebay account and autolist at a markup every item...it's tough>I sell 1.8million a year online last year and I have scrapped for well over a decade.You really need to be in it for the long haul if you want to have success.There is no way to whip up a store and make a lot as so many people post.List your product as many places as will let you for free.
>>59603976How do you get traffic? that is all that matters. If no one is finding your page, no one clicks.I only had success making entertainment niche videos on youtube, 100% organic, I never spent a dollar on ads or views or anything. I guess its luck. I had my good streak of around 5 years and all of a sudden i got demonetized, now they want me to guess what videos cause this. I have a lawyer looking at it trying to make them tell me what the fuck is going on. The whole thing is backwards since they accuse you of something and not even reveal those contents. Its all AI monitored anyway it makes no sense.If they make me delete the videos that bring all the traffic i would be fucked.I dont think I can replicate that. You need the right moment, right time, right content and luck. And this niche is so time consuming. It takes months to make a video. Anyway, how do you find so much traffic to convert 1.8 million in sales? what do you sell? that's impressive. In my niche only ad revenue works, even if I get tons of traffic no one buys shit since its basically teens. You need a cult personality behind these channels to sell merch. Think Mr Beast et al.
>>59603702wait so when you do the fake shopping cart, you actually take purchases and have the customer pay and then you buy the product from your suppliers?
>>59603595500? You have WAY too many. Find your best ONE and put the ad money into that. Vuori is probably the most successful of any of these shit brands, this is how they made it. #1 problem I see with most of these ecom clothing and other brands is too many SKUs. focus up. Find your niche.
>>59606024This is what I mean by listings. Mark up the listings everywhere to account for fees of the platfroms, be cheaper on your own site.Ebay will lead people to you real store if you market your Ebay store well.Google clicks get down to .10-.15. If you have a good website that is at least direct sales clicks. But don't expect conversion over 4%.I have been selling online since the 90s and started my .com in 1999 when I was 15.Successful online sales is about treading along and building a store with good ratings that you can market over time.If you can get 20% more sales each year for awhile then you get a base. That can't be sustained, but you need to be in it for the long run because it all accrues over time.At this point I have a large inventory and great reviews.So I can pay around .20 per click to Google for 500-700 visits a day, I drag $7,000 in month from Ebay sales. I put a flyer in every box saying "hey shop at my real store for better pricing".List ALL OVER, it drags back to you.Use spreadsheets to create a sheet you can upload anywhere that will let you.Even Bing Shopping. Once it's up and running it's just there.Build on top of build on top of build and always push your own store.If I were to start now I don't know what I'd do, but I know for sure I'd leverage Ebay because listing is free, you can boost for a higher fee and just raise prices and you don't pay UNTIL THE SALE.Do not compare to faux organic faggots like Mr. Beast. That is a machine like Gaylor Swiftly and gives unrealistic expectations that then make you quite.Your game has to be long term and your sales point has to be quality, service, and competence which can only be proven over years.List your entire catalog to Ebay. Then make "two packs" and list all of them. You are just going to have to trudge and get systems that run for years but constantly accrue value and customers.
>>59606128I'm a drop shipper for these guys.Take the order, take the money, put in an order with your supplier that you've signed up with a wholesale account.This applies to you as well >>59606024Find stores that are smaller and want the business, sign up for their wholesale accounts, re list their products at a price you can then take the middle cut out of.I send out 10 blind shipments a day by now. They make a wholesale purchase from me, pay the shipping, I send it wherever they want.I'd find smaller operations selling clothes and "extend your line" to include their products and just process them on the back end.But always take the money and the order YOURSELF and keep their email and build that list too.Email list is the most valuable thing that exists in online marketing.I have 30k qualified emails that I can send to and no one can stop me at this point.
