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It's so hard to get sales
For the business owners here, how do you get sales to your ecommerce store?

Facebook ads is expensive and the results are varied
Tiktok ads is expensive
Google Ads don't work.
TikTok organic (viral videos) is unreliable

Do you have any tips?

Thanks
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WarHeRo Jan 18 @ 11:53am 
what do u sell?
Stakanov Jan 18 @ 11:58am 
ads are mostly useless, just a waste of money, better work and show results at good prices + create ties with partners, groups of influence, make your own ads if you begin at it, Youtube is the best platform for it use it too.
That's because he died in 2009.
Make a good product and it sells itself.


....or are you just reselling goods? If so, lol
Gamby Jan 18 @ 12:25pm 
Did you really expect it to be easy? I've been in business for years, this is the hardest and most IQ demanding job ever. But once you get it working, you print money by spending just 1-3 hours a day on your work.

No tips, just deal with it, it's supposed to be hard, cuz the rewards are exceptional.
WarHeRo Jan 18 @ 12:27pm 
Originally posted by Gamby:
I've been in business for years
i assume thats over 30 years in biz?
Gamby Jan 18 @ 12:29pm 
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
Originally posted by Gamby:
I've been in business for years
i assume thats over 30 years in biz?
Nah lol, I started at like 16, but started making good money in my early 20's. Since I'm 24 now, it's not an absurd amount of experience, but I've been in the game, I've truly been.
Gamby Jan 18 @ 12:30pm 
Originally posted by k7sEFpuLgxsYIZLJyE7Ugg==:
Originally posted by Gamby:
Did you really expect it to be easy? I've been in business for years, this is the hardest and most IQ demanding job ever. But once you get it working, you print money by spending just 1-3 hours a day on your work.

No tips, just deal with it, it's supposed to be hard, cuz the rewards are exceptional.
& what is the actual advice to what he's asking?
It's at the last sentence? Are you blind per chance?

I'm not going to share any concrete alpha on how to run an ecommerce store, since it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ secret lol. This is not the kind of information you give away.
WarHeRo Jan 18 @ 12:38pm 
Originally posted by Gamby:
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
i assume thats over 30 years in biz?
Nah lol, I started at like 16, but started making good money in my early 20's. Since I'm 24 now, it's not an absurd amount of experience, but I've been in the game, I've truly been.
o boy, i thought u r 17 from our previous interactions
Gamby Jan 18 @ 12:39pm 
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
Originally posted by Gamby:
Nah lol, I started at like 16, but started making good money in my early 20's. Since I'm 24 now, it's not an absurd amount of experience, but I've been in the game, I've truly been.
o boy, i thought u r 17 from our previous interactions
I don't operate under anyone's guidelines on how I should I act my age, I've made my ♥♥♥♥ you money after all. It'd be truly a waste to play by the rules lol.
WarHeRo Jan 18 @ 12:42pm 
Originally posted by Gamby:
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
o boy, i thought u r 17 from our previous interactions
I don't operate under anyone's guidelines on how I should I act my age, I've made my ♥♥♥♥ you money after all. It'd be truly a waste to play by the rules lol.
i wasnt talking bout how u act, rather ur reasoning pattern
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Gamby Jan 18 @ 12:43pm 
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
Originally posted by Gamby:
I don't operate under anyone's guidelines on how I should I act my age, I've made my ♥♥♥♥ you money after all. It'd be truly a waste to play by the rules lol.
i wasnt talking bout how u act, rather ur reasoning pattern
Still you tried to pull the "age" card. I won't conform to any standards. That's the ninja way. LMAO
Angel Jan 18 @ 12:44pm 
If you're looking for lower budget marketing then use social media networks and build content for your store. It's probably the most lower budget method to gaining reach for consumers.

When you have a decent following, you can try sponsoring influencers or partnerships instead of paying for formal advertising.
mai72 Jan 18 @ 12:50pm 
A few ways...

1. Word of mouth. You have a product? Make sure its good and get it out to people. They will tell others, etc.

2. Free ads. Always do the free ads first. Anything social media. YouTube is good. Instagram. TikTok if it doesn't disappear. There are others. The issue: There are a TON of businesses and people on these apps and so its very difficult to stand out. You just need to be consistent, and put in the grind.

3. Paid ads. The issue with paid ads are they can be quite expensive and they don't always translate into sales. Oh, you can always pay influencers to promote your items. That can be very expensive though.
Last edited by mai72; Jan 18 @ 12:51pm
mai72 Jan 18 @ 12:50pm 
Originally posted by Gamby:
Originally posted by WarHeRo:
i assume thats over 30 years in biz?
Nah lol, I started at like 16, but started making good money in my early 20's. Since I'm 24 now, it's not an absurd amount of experience, but I've been in the game, I've truly been.

Eight years is a very decent amount of time.
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