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- Advertising on Yelp and was charged more than expected. Any other small business experience this?
- Thinking of selling my cafe
- Can A Service Be Too Good? Lost A Client Today
- How do I approach selling my parents’ mature, niche ethnic foods business?
- What are the things to look out for when registering your first LLC?
- Custom Email address
- Who do you use for your Wordpress CC payments? PayPal,square or stripe?
- When does it "click"? (i.e. Imposter Syndrome is a bitch)
- How to promote a print on command business
- Making a logo
- could i get some advice about starting a Asian supermarket ？
- After 3 1/2 years I need ideas and help.
- I’m starting a pool business and was wondering about route planning from anyone that’s currently running one.
- Opening a restaurant. Is the market too saturated? Should you target an individual demographic with food?
- How would I track a bulk purchase of inventory?
- Can I vent for a sec?
- Beer, pizza, what else?
- Super interesting read I found on how Shopify disrupted the world of retail with a partner-led strategy and grew to be a $200B company! ��
- Hiring Expectations
- Printing a copy of your business license on DOR?
- How and where do you find Freelancers? Quality and delivery is important for us. Any recommendations? Also, Some suggestions on storage management of 1K TB of existing data?
- Is free shipping worth it for an e commerce store?
- Overcoming challenges of having a consulting side-job that requires customer interaction
- Furniture ecommerce business - feedback
- Freshdesk and incoming communications.
| Advertising on Yelp and was charged more than expected. Any other small business experience this? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 05:01 PM PDT Is it possible to call my bank and file a fraud charge? I used the "$300 free credit" to make an ad budget and on the website it says $4/day average for an upgrade package but in the end I was charged 160 for things like putting a slideshow. Before i signed up, I was on the phone with an employee there who spoke to me about the charges and he never mentioned that I would get those additional charges I understand that the $300 credit only covers the first month but somehow I was still billed 68 for the first month A months after that I'm getting billed nearly $300. For half a months worth of things since I canceled half way through the month. I called Yelp again this morning and simply said "you must've been in a rush when you added those extra charges". [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 06:50 PM PDT Opened during height of COVID last July and thinking of finally calling it quits. For those that have sold a cafe/retail business previously, what are some tips or things I should be mindful of? Do I need a business broker or can this be done privately? I'm located in Las Vegas, NV for some context. [link] [comments]  |
| Can A Service Be Too Good? Lost A Client Today Posted: 01 Sep 2021 07:38 AM PDT I'm still a little in shock because I don't know what to make of this situation; however, a client of mine who runs a service industry business recently messaged me saying he wouldn't be needing my SEO services anymore. Now I've had this conversation with clients before who weren't happy with their ranks or how their website was progressing early on; however, the difference with this guy was that his website was killing it. His site is ranking well across multiple area codes and he probably sees anywhere between 10-20 new calls a month from our current SEO strategy. When I got on the phone he told me something along the lines of "Well now that I rank on the first page I don't think we'll be needing to pay you for monthly services". It broke my heart a little as we've been working together for a while, but is there something I should do? Can an SEO service provide too great of results to where your customer might not need you anymore? I didn't think I would run into this problem as my idea was companies on the first page would do anything to stay on that first page which means continuous SEO work especially if SEO is how you are landing some of your current jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| How do I approach selling my parents’ mature, niche ethnic foods business? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 08:46 PM PDT My folks are approaching their 80s and have asked me to help them sell their business as they are now ready to retire. Their retirement savings consists of the value of their home + the value of their South Asian grocery store, otherwise they have no other significant savings. They do however plan to significantly downsize their home when they retire, which will unlock some cash. They have been running their $1m revenue mom & pop shop with the help of 2-3 part time staff from the same location in a relatively affluent town since the early 80s. The margins seem to be higher than traditional grocery stores, and I would go as far as to call it a cash cow. But I think we're going to struggle to find a buyer because of how niche the business is, so we expect the pool of potential buyers will be limited to only other South Asians. Maybe that's not true. We haven't done any formal marketing, but my parents' community knows they are looking to retire. We had an unsolicited offer come in which broke down in negotiating the price, even though we were willing to negotiate around a low ball offer. In consultation with our business lawyer, we decided to walk away. We entertained the low-ball bid because it was there, but even though my parents are old, we're not having a fire sale. As a next step, the lawyer suggested we could engage a "commercial realtor" to help us bring it to market, but before we go any further, I thought I ask around here if people had any suggestions on 1) marketing avenues to pursue in addition to a commercial broker 2) helpful considerations around exiting a small business of a niche nature? Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| What are the things to look out for when registering your first LLC? Posted: 02 Sep 2021 12:37 AM PDT There's usual list with EIN, banking, franchise taxes etc. But what are the non-obvious things you've encountered? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2021 02:25 AM PDT Hey, I wanted to know if there is some ways to get custom email address like business @business.com, for free? If not then what would be your suggestions? [link] [comments]  |
| Who do you use for your Wordpress CC payments? PayPal,square or stripe? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 11:50 PM PDT I sell a construction commodity and am looking to integrate a simple cc payment platform into a future Wordpress website. My goal is minimal interaction. I tell the customer the cost, direct them to my website, they pay and I place the order for their product. Would you recommend PayPal, Square or Stripe? Transactions will be less than $2500 once a week or so, and I don't want a lot of front end or back end management. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| When does it "click"? (i.e. Imposter Syndrome is a bitch) Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:15 AM PDT I started a new business this year in the midst of the pandemic because I needed a career shift that allowed me the freedom to prioritize my health, set my on schedule, etc. Not only that, but I am finally doing work that I enjoy as an artist, instead of just being someone with "creative hobbies." I'm making jewelry that I absolutely love and feel proud of making. I have a full, detailed, step-by-step business plan with short term and long term goals. I'm challenging myself to grow and learn how to be successful in sales and online marketing. I've had a few delays, not necessarily setbacks, just that I thought I would be selling in person locally by now, but I will be by the end of this month. I feel like I'm still "bumming around the house" when I'm not working on my product or anything related to my business since I do my work from home. My motivation was to have a work-life balance, to make my own schedule, take care of my health, and not have to work 40-50 hour weeks. The pandemic is definitely contributing to my restless imposter syndrome. Beyond my career shift, I've also moved three time since Covid-19 started, and I've had a lot of dramatic shifting of my personal life in the past year as well. I've been waiting for the feeling "normalcy" to come back, but realized that it's not going to happen until having my own business becomes my new normal. What are some tools that I can use to help feel more established running my own business from home, besides just waiting for it to be normal after time goes by? [link] [comments]  |
| How to promote a print on command business Posted: 02 Sep 2021 03:30 AM PDT I have a print on command business , i print free copywrite books for a lower price than libraries I want to promote it and grow it , any ideas ? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 09:14 PM PDT Whats the best website or app that i can make a logo that i will be able to use in multi ways. ie documents, lawn signs, website, and tshirts. I would like to have a uniform design and not have to try and replicate it everytime [link] [comments]  |
| could i get some advice about starting a Asian supermarket ？ Posted: 01 Sep 2021 11:12 PM PDT I currently live in the centre of Adelaide. There's a sublet next to my apartment, and it used to be a coffee shop. The fittings are in good condition. Some of my friends and I have an idea to transform it into an Asian supermarket so that the students in the apartment and the people nearby can buy things, because they don't have to walk to Chinatown. But we're not sure we can compete with the established supermarkets. In addition, since the rent of shops in the city center is very expensive, I would like to consult what channels can be used to raise funds in Australia. If anyone has a startup experience like this, please share it with me. Thank you very much! [link] [comments]  |
| After 3 1/2 years I need ideas and help. Posted: 02 Sep 2021 02:22 AM PDT After 3 1/2 years I can just about make a living from my business. I mainly sell vintage furniture. That means: - Private customers make up 20% - Business customers make up 80%. Why? I mainly restore high-quality restaurant furniture because I can usually sell 20-40 chairs or 4-10 tables at a time. The problem for me is that I'm in business Tuesday-Saturday. I love what I do, but I would like to have more customers or orders from individuals. Also, people mostly come to my shop on Saturday, not much happens during the week. I live far away from big cities (1h drive). I sell my stuff at a pretty high price, not everyone can afford that. But there is no other way, I don't have a hundred different items that I can just order as soon as they are sold out. I have beautiful furniture, for which I simply need a certain profit. So the problems I have a) Not enough people in the shop during the week. Generally I don't have many sales during the week, only on Saturdays it's relatively good. I need more customers in my shop which is quite far away from big cities. How do I do that? b) I need more products that attract private individuals. What fits well? High quality cushions in vintage style. High quality tableware. What else? But where can I find something like that? To be honest, I don't feel like selling Chinese goods. European goods are ok. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 08:15 PM PDT I am curious how you keep track of weekly, bi weekly and monthly pools. What kind of software do use? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Sep 2021 01:59 AM PDT Or maybe a food truck (lower overhead).. When opening a new restaurant, is it better to cater to a certain group (ie younger/older) or everyone? Also, what's more profitable, higher end or for the average consumer? [link] [comments]  |
| How would I track a bulk purchase of inventory? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 09:05 AM PDT So I have a bit of a side hustle/business where I usually buy one unit individually and sell it individually. That's easy enough to track my product costs, expense on product and profit. I just bought a large bulk lot of products. I'm having trouble figuring out how I will track all of my expenses, profits, etc, on these. The products are in the same niche but are not all the same product, so they'll sell for different prices. The best/simplest way I've come up with is... Divide the cost of the pallet and delivery into the total number of units to get a basic price per unit. Then I can calculate my fees and profit from there. Even if my fees and expenses could possibly put me in the red for some units, others will make up for it because they'll sell for higher prices. Clearly math is not my strong point lol. Anyone have any other suggestions? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 07:03 PM PDT *Please remove if not allowed So I own a computer repair store in my town and business is great. We have almost 500 five star reviews on Google but the dang Google rating algorithm sucks. I have 8 reviews that are less than 5 stars and somehow that drops me down to a 4.9. And while that might not seem like a lot, we advertise that we are one of the only 5 star computer repair places in the area. And 4 of the 9 reviews are from people we have never done business with or ever talked to. It's so frustrating and there is no one to talk to at Google. They almost don't care about the platform which is even worse. Ugh. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 09:03 PM PDT We have a 3-unit commercial building. One unit is occupied by a brewery, second has pizzeria, and third unit sits empty. The patrons whi come to pizza,, usually order beer to go, and beer people buy pizza, these 2 businesses really complement each other. What business would be ideal for the third unit? The building is on a busy street in residential neighborhood. [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 10:48 PM PDT When hiring a digital marketing specialist, is it realistic to expect that person knows about all aspects or channels of marketing? [link] [comments]  |
| Printing a copy of your business license on DOR? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 06:51 PM PDT Not sure if anyone could answer this for me, but I am trying to print a copy of my business license. It instructs you how to get to it on the Department of Revenue help page. It says it should be under summary- license-business license. But all I see is view endorsements and hire employees. I am the administrator of the account, so I am not sure why it isn't showing. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2021 10:29 PM PDT Do share why you recommended and industry related. To be specific, I asked for someone who will play our games and give feedback (like beta testing). We need for more tasks, too. Every suggestion can work as long as it's work from home. Also, we have more than 10TB of data produced every week. If you can suggest something for cloud archiving, it will be a bonus for us. We are planning for Azure Blob, will that be worth in long-run? Or should be invest in local NAS? I tried Fiverr; sent our beta build code for PS4, PC and Xb. It was okay-ish. [link] [comments]  |
| Is free shipping worth it for an e commerce store? Posted: 01 Sep 2021 03:53 PM PDT I've started an online vintage shop, and was planning on offering free shipping, but after looking at prices it doesn't seem like a reasonable option for me? Is the profit loss on each item worth it for the amount of sales I'll make offering free shipping? [link] [comments]  |
| Overcoming challenges of having a consulting side-job that requires customer interaction Posted: 01 Sep 2021 03:31 PM PDT I'm considering doing a consulting job on the side of my main employment. I am looking for some advise about folks who've done the same, and how they were successful. Some context:
The challenge I see in getting clients, executing the projects, and keeping clients, is my availability, since I cannot impinge on my normal 9-5 (aside from say, a 1-hr lunch).
I've thought of targetting timezones to the west (I am east coast US) that provide overlap between my off-hours and business hours in those timezones, but it doesn't seem right to avoid my local area either, especially since I am 2 hrs from NYC. [link] [comments]  |
| Furniture ecommerce business - feedback Posted: 01 Sep 2021 09:16 PM PDT I currently own a growing digital agency but have an idea that is to build an ecommerce business focused on homeware and furniture. I've been speaking to a few locally (UK based) suppliers who are willing to work with me on a dropshipping model. The benefit for the customer being fast and often next day shipping times. We will then rebrand the products with our own name, description and photography and attempt to build a brand making the products appear exclusive. We have access to 2000 products from homewares to furniture so our range can be quite vast, and many of which are high end with larger markups. Would this work is is the niche too saturated? [link] [comments]  |
| Freshdesk and incoming communications. Posted: 01 Sep 2021 08:41 PM PDT We are a growing small business that has messages coming from multiple platforms. Order questions, general product questions, warranty returns etc. These messages come into Freshdesk where they are assigned a ticket number. Has anyone dealt with this system? If so, how do you deal with multiple platform inquiries by the same person efficiently. People DM, then they go to website and email, then they call, sometimes in same day. Sometimes over several days. Each gets a ticket number. Same question/concern each requiring individual action to "resolve." Seems there has to be a way to get these to group together and resolve together? Any ideas? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
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