Tokyo
11-22-2010, 03:45 AM
Would importing items from abroad be a viable muse, that would fit into the automated lifestyle I'm trying to create for myself?
I've been told that shipping internationally(exporting) is more of a pain than its worth. Is importing similarly difficult?
I have a couple niches that would most likely respond well to "authentic" imported products from Asia, as well as a few places in europe.
I'm having great difficulty coming up with a muse. I tried inventing something that I would buy, but so far there has been no interest. The few other inventions I came up with are already being sold by other companies. I suppose I could try and make them better, but for now I will put them on the back burner.
Now I am trying to think of things I could sell and have drop-shipped from a wholesaler, but my first niche only really has a market for foreign items and my second and third niches have so many items already for sale from multiple online retailers that I'm not sure I want to compete.
I have also been trying to come up with ideas for an e-book. I have come up with a couple that could do well. But I don't know the first thing about writing a book. I'll try testing them both on ebay. If they get a response I will do further testing and try to start writing them. Are there people on elance that I could hire to turn my rough draft into a final product?
I'm getting a little discouraged, but I need to keep pressing on. I don't think I'm going to last another year in my current job.
Any comments/suggestions/advice/answers to anything I covered in this post would be great. Having no business experience or even a college degree, I'm feeling like I'm just too inexperienced to accomplish my automated TMI.
I've been told that shipping internationally(exporting) is more of a pain than its worth. Is importing similarly difficult?
I have a couple niches that would most likely respond well to "authentic" imported products from Asia, as well as a few places in europe.
I'm having great difficulty coming up with a muse. I tried inventing something that I would buy, but so far there has been no interest. The few other inventions I came up with are already being sold by other companies. I suppose I could try and make them better, but for now I will put them on the back burner.
Now I am trying to think of things I could sell and have drop-shipped from a wholesaler, but my first niche only really has a market for foreign items and my second and third niches have so many items already for sale from multiple online retailers that I'm not sure I want to compete.
I have also been trying to come up with ideas for an e-book. I have come up with a couple that could do well. But I don't know the first thing about writing a book. I'll try testing them both on ebay. If they get a response I will do further testing and try to start writing them. Are there people on elance that I could hire to turn my rough draft into a final product?
I'm getting a little discouraged, but I need to keep pressing on. I don't think I'm going to last another year in my current job.
Any comments/suggestions/advice/answers to anything I covered in this post would be great. Having no business experience or even a college degree, I'm feeling like I'm just too inexperienced to accomplish my automated TMI.