Simple way to start business offline or online - Issue #43
I will share with you 3 different ways how you can start a business.
1. Buy (low amount of price) & Sell (higher amount of price)
2. Puppeteering (Leverage on others who have skills)
3. Monetize your own skills (knowledge you have)
1.Buy & Sell (Actual Product)
Buy (low amount of price) & Sell (higher amount of price)
Resource to browse:
Manufacture Market: https://www.alibaba.com/ (buy or sell)
Manufacture Market: https://www.aliexpress.com/ (buy or sell)
Dropshipping Powerhouse: https://www.oberlo.com
Marketplace: https://www.amazon.com
Market & Merchant Payment: https://gumroad.com
Merchant Payment: https://paypal.com
Merchant Payment: https://stripe.com
Market & Merchant Payment: https://www.buymecoffee.com
E-commerce: https://www.shopify.com
Tips: You can use alibaba, aliexpress to buy or make products you like to make from different manufacturers of factory at low amount of price with MOQ (minimum order quantity). Then you set the sell or distribute the product at higher amount of price x3 of your cost price. Also with oberlo you can dropship with shopify enable stripe payment. You can collect payment using gumroad, paypal, stripe or buymecoffee.com.
2. Get others to work for you
Puppeteering (Leverage on others who have skills)
Resource to browse:
Marketplace: https://www.fiverr.com/ (hire or work)
Hire freelancers: https://www.upwork.com/
Merchant Payment: https://gumroad.com
Merchant Payment: https://paypal.com
Merchant Payment: https://stripe.com
Tips: You can use Fiverr or Upwork by Elance in the marketplace. You can collect payment using gumroad, paypal, stripe or buymecoffee.com Hire someone else to get things done for you:
Graphics & Design
Digital Marketing
Writing & Translation
Video & Animation
Music & Audio
Programming & Tech
Business
Fun & Lifestyle
3. Your Skills, Monetize it
Monetize your own skills (knowledge you have)
Resource to browse:
Tips: Join the community in Product Hunt. Publish your digital product like subscription service of your app or website you make. You can collect payment using gumroad, paypal, stripe or buymecoffee.
So that’s pretty much i can share as an Self-Employed, Entrepreneur. Nothing Fancy. Just keep it simple! Leave your comments below, let me know what you think!
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