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Hi! Thanks for sharing! I'm on Shopify right now. I'm staying completely off of Amazon for the exact reasons you mentioned. I feel like now the only thing that happens on there is that you put your item on and as soon as they see it's doing well, they undercut you and make it impossible for you to sell. I hope you have a great trip to Yiwu and would love to hear your thoughts after you've been there!

Hi! I'm in the gifting space!

Unfortunately this trip is no longer being offered. They shut down in 2020 and have not started doing these trips again. I have found another company that I'm speaking to about going on a trip in 2025 and will definitely share that experience after going!

@@howtostartyourbusiness101 can you please tell me the name of other another company

Hi! Yes it is a 2019 vlog! Obviously with 2020 events, going to China for sourcing was no longer an option for awhile! I decided to share my 2019 trip because it was a complete game changer for my business and would have a massive impact on anyone who is sourcing products for their business. If you watch till the end, you'll see exactly what I mean! I have such insight even years later after doing this trip and thought it would be helpful for anyone who is traveling there currently! I have plans to go back in the spring of 2025 and can't wait to share what's changed and what I will do differently the second time around. I thought it would be highly beneficial for someone thinking about traveling to Yiwu for sourcing. It's my understanding after talking to a few people who have started doing these trips again that the process has not changed at all. I'm excited to update you when I travel there again in 2025!

I’m glad you liked it!!

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Hi! I'm so glad you are finding the videos helpful! What you are experiencing is extremely common. I have been doing this for over 10 years and I still have many days like this. It can be a roller coaster of emotions. Excitement one minute, to fear and questioning everything the next. I have a few questions and thoughts for you based on what I've experienced. First, when you say you have multiple ideas, brand names and product ideas, are these all for one brand or do you have multiple brand ideas? I'll dive deeper into that and getting past that with you once I know. When you are asking how to get past the first stage, what part exactly are you stuck on? Just overcoming thinking you can do this or actually starting to order product? Let me know and we can talk more about that. I think as far as the market being saturated, ask yourself a few questions. How does your product differ from what's on the market? What does your own unique style bring to the product/brand you want to create? Do you believe your item is superior to what is already on the market? I would look at how you can make your product slightly different/better. Without having any idea what you want to sell, is there a way to bundle your products in a way that no one else is doing right now? That would set apart your products/brand from what is already out there. You've probably watched this video, but I did the below video on bundling and this is the thing that has set every one of my products apart from competitors. ua-cam.com/video/L5wOAEnAvIw/v-deo.htmlsi=kr4pQbx5ogR_NNJ5 I did set up my own Shopify store and I would recommend you just setting it up yourself, unless you have extra funds to spend on this and don't want to deal with it. Once I got through the initial overwhelm (I'm not tech savvy at all), it really isn't hard to navigate. If I can do it, anyone can! The biggest thing is remembering where to find everything. Once I clicked through enough and found what I was looking for, for example, changing a banner image or how to add a page, I made sure to jot down a step by step on how to get back to that point. I'm not going to lie, it was slow for me, but again I'm not tech savvy at all and I promise you will get the hang of it quickly. I always like knowing how to do things within my business before I pass them off to someone else so I appreciate now that I do know how to do everything within my Shopify store and I can navigate it very quickly! Please let me know what else I can help with or if there is a topic I can discuss in a video that would help you more! I have so much information I want to share, but definitely want to be sharing what is the most helpful!

@@howtostartyourbusiness101 Hello again Holly! Thank you for the reply. Yes no doubt it can be a roll coaster of a ride, I definitely see that and I’d say that is also one of the reasons I have uncertainty. But not willing to give up without trying. To answer your questions. Well all this came about over a year ago while watching many videos on UA-cam and trying to decide what is that would interest me. I did a lot of research and reading, many video watching and so on. I didn’t just want to try and sell apparel or drop shipping and flunk out and quickly realized that having a brand seemed to be the way? Everything I was reaching was telling me to find a niche and this seemed impossible. I also felt like just selling one thing wasn’t enough. I wanted to come up with something I felt would be different and kept leaning towards more of a general store that catered to the family. I came up with a name and the slogan before anything and that’s what pulled me in that direction. I felt like with having that general store as the platform I could sell more then one product but also brand certain products under the name that I chosen. This is where it became so overwhelming that I had to step back I had gone down the rabbit hole haha. I actually did do a bit of research on where to find certain products and thought of starting with the basics like blankets, sweaters and hoodies, toques and pjs . Things of comfort. This is where I got stuck. Who to buy from and who to trust. Print on demand didn’t seem like there is much ROA as there would be if I had bought from a manufacturer with MPO. Everything kinda stopped there because of how many different products there was to chose from and deciding on what to choose. So back to the drawing board I went and just recently came up with another idea. You mentioned about taking an existing product and making it better or bundling. Well I then jumped on this and came up with an idea on a certain product and how to make it better. Came up with a name for the product line and so on. But again stuck on where to purchase this from along with the fear of the unknown and putting out the money to do so. That is also another thing that has stopped me. I can’t seem to find any information on what would be an acceptable amount to start to invest with or where to direct those funds. Like you I am not very tech savvy. I did try to work my way through the shopify but think I would actually have someone help with that but I do feel I have the vision for what it should look like. Sharing all of this with you has actually been very helpful and one thing I never realized was just that. When I did share some of my ideas with certain people they were very unresponsive to any of it which made me feel like it was a pipe dream or a bad idea all together. I actually looked at the ROA on baby clothing and product before any thing and that was the first thing I thought of getting into. When sharing that, the response was why would a grown man sell baby clothing. We moved from that idea haha. Anyhow. I greatly appreciate that you have taken the time to respond to me and will continue to watch all of your content. As well take any advice you have.

Hi! I'm so sorry I didn't reply sooner, I was on vacation and wanted to take the time to respond thoughtfully when I got home. A few thoughts for you! I'm personally not a huge fan of POD. It's definitely a possibility and I know a lot of people make a lot of money from it. It's nothing I've ever tried, but I love the creativity of creating your own products/brand and it sounds like you could be similar. It doesn't bottleneck you. I think it comes down to what's important to you. I think anyone can make money on POD, but if you are looking for a lot of creativity and that's what fulfills you, I think creating your own products and building a brand is the way to go. As far as purchasing, if you are purchasing from Alibaba, look at suppliers who have a higher rating. I usually go with a 4.8 or higher. I also like more experience if I can find it. Just start messaging a few different ones, you'll see very quickly who will respond and who won't and how quickly they respond. I like to work with people who respond and help answer any questions. Don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you want, this will help you weed out manufacturers that you don't want to work with. I would then start getting samples from the top 2-3 that you like. I like the general store idea! I was in a mastermind for awhile and the person who ran it always sold one off items. He made millions selling one off items. It can definitely be done. I'm thinking of experimenting a little with this myself. Putting a one off product into a funnel with Clickfunnels and running it. Then you can keep it a one off product or you can then always build the brand out from that one product. That is exactly what I did with my home decor brand. I only thought that would be one product and then it turned into a 7 figure brand. If you start with one product, you'll find out what your customers want and can add to that line! It's also less overwhelming to do it this way! Also, be very careful sharing ideas. 99% of people do not have the same thought process as an entrepreneur. When I told people about my latest business, they looked at me like I had horns coming out of my head. I then proceeded to do 6 figures in 90 days, but for a short amount of time, they really made me second guess myself. Listen to your gut. You can absolutely sell baby items if that's what interests you. That's the most important part! Please let me know what other questions you might have or what I can help with! I love chatting about this and can tell you are passionate about starting something! Please keep me updated!