Are there any working legit business methods that work in 2019? I've tried shopify dropsipping its the biggest hunk of shit i've seen. Anyone tried "wholesaling real estate"? Or ebay flipping?
this is fucking stupid i would've hoped there were businesses that actually worked in this dystopian shitshow
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Why not start a landscaping business or are you to fragile lazy and entitled
How hard did you work at any of those?
Currently trying to build up a reselling/flipping business. Kept trying to start a general on biz.
Multiple anons said they made it work. One guy does it all by himself and makes 3k to 4k a month because he was a wagie in a specific niche and applied that to his side hustle.
I just found my own niche and want to make it work.
Alternatively small biz ideas:
>car detailing
>litter pickup in parking lots/commercial areas
>atm machines
>maintain and build websites fornboomer businesses
>collecting junk and sorting it and selling to resellers
>buy apartments and rent out/air bnb
>generate leads for others selling their cars via Craigslist other websites and take a finders fee percentage
>offer to be a rent a friend/bf for special occassions
>bike courier service?
I can't thinking anymore here is my biz dropbox with more ideas:
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nah i'm not. I was thinking a cleaning business would be easier because at last then i'd be inside with air conditioning and not have to be in blazing heat but that's my last resort after i've tried all the internet guru business shit. Better to work smart than hard I guess
I was also thinking about starting a computer "virus removal" windows reinstall and hardware upgrade / building service for boomers. Maybe data recovery if i figure out how to do data recovery but i'm not sure any of those will even work. How the hell am I supposed to get to clients if I'm wage slaving my life away and i don't even have a car. Uber I guess and suck up the losses? I dunno
did it work? have you made any money
are all the gary vee videos of him going to garage sales and the other youtube videos of people going to goodwill and thrift supercenters and walmart discount isles flipping stuff on ebay bullshit?
Perhaps learn a skill first. Skilled trades are always in demand. For example: become a welder and start a welding business.
Ok I’m a business agent I’ll give you quick tips
>car detailing
Good cash business, the main income is immigration scams
>litter pickup in parking lots/commercial areas
You’ll need relevant insurances, it sucks up a lot of the profit
>atm machines
Dying industry
>maintain and build websites fornboomer businesses
See above
>collecting junk and sorting it and selling to resellers
Tiny profits very vulnerable to policy changes of government and business
>buy apartments and rent out/air bnb
Not a good models, taxes, damages, punitive algorithms, there’s better ways to make money than being a maid
>generate leads for others selling their cars via Craigslist other websites and take a finders fee percentage
Meh
>offer to be a rent a friend/bf for special occassions
Maybe, depends on you
>bike courier service?
Not bad, again you’ll want insurances
A better way is to specialise.
If you have a lot of law firms nearby specialise in document delivery.
my goal is to not exchange labor for money that's completely counter-intuitive to what i'm trying to do might as well just go to college
i'm not him i'm op but yeah this is what i was thinking, it doesn't seem like any business models are actually feasible anymore to enter the market unless you've already entered decades ago and cornered an entire market made it dependable on you etc when the barrier for entry was very very low nowadays nobody has time for any of your doorknocking shit
I'm working on it but I haven't spent that much for the value I have now.
My niche is used watches currently. So I bid on repair lots that I know at least 2 or 3 will make me my money back for the rest.
Been doing it since March and trying to hone my craft and knowledge.
I've been shitty lately at spotting value and taking dumb risks tho lol. Most people are too lazy to change the batteries, so some watches just only need that.
spend 30 on my first lot, one watch flips for 80. Reinvest that 80 into another lot.
Any watch in that lot that i sell after the fact is profit. This is reinvested back into more inventory.
Watches can go from 10 to 300+ depending on what it is. Some people will pay 50 for a watch just for nostalgias sake.
All sourcing done online. I now have about 3k listed and initially spent maybe 100 bucks and some change bumbling around in the beginning.
Can expand into batteries, mens accessories, cuff links, ties, suit buttons idk still feeling things out.
Find something similar.
I met a car detailer who made great money, did no marketing and it was all word of mouth. People see him do it and ask fornhis contact info, made 200 a day just doing 2 cars. Really nice guy and smart as a whip.
>all my other ideas
some people I know do some of those things and have success, others are just brainstorming. Thanks for the insight I'm sure OP will appreciate it too.
>not exchanging labor for money
working for yourself also means working still though.
anything is feasible if you make and keep the cash. Fucking Nigerians will cross state lines, but cigs, and sell where the taxes are high like CA and make profit. Illegal but still if you are creative + action based person you can make money
Then what you need to do is the same thing.
Look to start a business in boomers blind spot and corner that.
The key thing to remember is a business’s real business isn’t buying and selling things, it’s selling itself after a few years.
Uh-oh, looks like the millenial is finally starting to realize the game was rigged from the start. Unless you already have tons of money or work for one of our corporate oligarchies, starting a small business is impossible. All the Bestbuys already have geek squad centers for boomers to get windows reinstalled. Flipping off of Ebay? If people made money doing that it would be an actual industry not some skeevy bullshit that causes you to make $3/hr because of all the effort you push into just buying and refurbishing goodwill trash. Drop the stupid ideas, just join the military, fight for money until you die.
If this isnt satire, it's an awful post
Brokering things with shitloads of legal grey areas and red tape. Nobody wants to deal with all that so they go to the expert. That's you. The problem is you basically need to self teach yourself trade law.
Nothing easy works, because if any idiot can do it every idiot will.
I know a busked who impersonated Ellen Degenerate and makes a couple of $100 a day dancing like a moronic lesbian
There's still a shitload of money in eBay, but most people who try it fail because they fall for meme shit. You aren't going to get rich flipping Goodwill jeans and yardsale knick knacks. You probably won't even make minimum wage. I actually like Garyvee, but I wouldn't really follow his example in this case. Some advice from a newb who clears several thousand per month:
- You need an angle. Good niches are things most people don't want to bother with. Heavy/awkward/fragile things that are a pain to ship, obscure things most people find boring, broken things you can fix, scam magnets if you're willing to navigate the bullshit ect.
- It goes way faster when you take big risks. Smart, calculated risks, but put a lot of money on the line. Most people are scared.
- High-value items so you don't have to sell many and you can take the time to list and pack properly or multiples of smaller items
- Find other hustlers who are ahead of you in the game and buy the shit they don't want to deal with. A lot of people do huge volume and just want to move things fast and cheap.
- Make deals for bulk lots as soon as you are able
- If you live in a densely-populated area there's probably a lot of expensive stuff sitting on the curb. This is the best way to stockpile inventory fast if it's at all feasible in your location
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- Don't be afraid to low-ball agressively and make offers on old app listings. Most people still don't sell on eBay and the less-flashy items can literally sit on local listings for years
- Electronics gets dismissed as a meme category, but it can be a gold mine. For every idiot who thinks their junk is gold, there's someone else who thinks anything more than 10 years old is junk. A lot of people are scared to sell on eBay because they don't know how to ship things and think they'll get scammed.
- Rich areas = people sell for cheap because they don't need the money
- Poor areas = older "junk" that's often worth more than new stuff
- Don't bother fighting returns. eBay does not give a fuck and they'll put a defect on your account when you inevitably lose
-Have fun and pay your taxes
Not the original guy you replied to, by the way.
ebay flipping is easy especially if you have background knowledge of the shit you like
like working on cars? flip car parts. it will be super easy and you wont have to do much market research.
This is pretty good, tourists love it and everyone loves novelty.
If you have a great costume like mascot wise, cosplay, or something I bet you'd make bank too. Especially in LA.
It's also possible to connect thing social media like instagram and make money off of merch/patreon
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Thanks for sharing all that info. How long did it take you to make thousands with your biz?
I was making a little over $100/week for the first few months while I figured things out. The fourth month I hit $1000 and it's grown quickly from there.
Congrats m8! That's awesome and is pretty inspiring.
I really want to be in the same spot as you. At least making 100 a week. Consistent sales is my issue though. Some weeks I make 100, some I dont.
Is your niche competitive? Dealing in replenishables or unique items?
Thanks. I'm nobody special, so it's very possible. I still have slow weeks, but I try to sell fast-moving items for greater consistency.
I've had good results with both rare items (only my listing or only a few others) and more competitive items that I get placed high in the algorithm and sell cheaper than my competitors. As long as you sell things that move it should be fine. My favorite items to sell are low-competition, but not one-of-a-kind. There are enough comps to establish value for customers, but it's easy to offer the best value, have the best quality/condition, or have the most professional listing.