Make money for the first time
Monday, July 30, 2018
Hey guys, it is technically my first post after forever because i already posted one on February but i ended up deleting it. I’ve been really lazy to blog, to be honest, because i can feel the pressure of thinking what kind of post should i make, or what kind of topic should i implement into my new post. So yeahhh that's probably my best reason why i left blogging world for so long.
Ever since i became an adult two years ago (i'm 19 this year, and in Indonesia, 17 years old is already considered as an adult, where you can get your own citizen identity card and driving license), i always have a thought on how can i make money for myself. This thought firstly came because the older i get, the more my needs increase. Instead of asking my parents for more money (i feel bad, though), why can't i make money for myself?
I tried to make money from blogging but since i am a hard procrastinator, i found myself difficult to blog consistently, therefore that method was too hard for me to do.
Then here comes college. I have a friend who i can call her pretty smart when it comes to making money, so i learned a lot from her. She told me this application called Carousell, when you'll able to sell your own decluttered stuff (preloved kinds of stuff). Hence, when i got home, i quickly download that app on my phone, then i listed my first stuff there. On the next day i listed my other stuff, and so on.
At my first week utilize this app, there was nobody buys my listings, and i'm pretty easy to give up, as the result i have a thought to delete my listings but i decided to keep them uploaded. And yeah there goes my first ever customer, i mean, serious buyer. She bought my first 3 things i listed on Friday night, and then she transferred her money to my bank account.
I have this euphoric feeling, like finally, i made my first ever money. I even couldn't wait for the next morning because i really want to ship my lists that she bought quickly because i don't want her to lose her faith in me as a buyer, also, i'm a trusted seller (lmao).
After that occurrence, i finally got an ardor to keep upload my listings. So far (from the first i utilized this app until now), i already had like 10 listings sold. Since i don't have that many decluttered stuff to sell, i ask myself how can i keep on making money not only from stuff that i don't use anymore. Here when i first knew 'drop shipping'.
Drop shipping is basically a self-business method when you sell stuff that you don't own. It is like reselling but what makes drop ship different is, drop ship doesn't have to prepare the stock of stuff you want to sell. For example, A sells a shoe, and here comes B, B wants to buy a shoe that A sells. B and A have a transaction as usual buyer-seller interaction, then A orders a shoe that B wants to a supplier. Then, this supplier send that shoe to B on behalf of A. Simple?
Drop shipping is quite challenging, though. You seriously have to make sure a stuff that you want to sell is a really good stuff. Since i am drop shipping from online shops, i really look for a stuff that has at least not that many 1-star rate. 1-star rate could happen because either the buyer is not being wise, or the stuff is disappointing.
Besides pay attention on lowest rates, i also look for other customer's comments, such as 'wow this is really a nice stuff, i definitely would repurchase' or 'this store will definitely be my subscription store', despite that stuff has lowest rates (2-star, or even 1-star), because such comments make me believe that this stuff is a really good quality stuff. The only reason why i'm very intent to do this is because i don't want to let my customers down. You don't want them to ask for a refund, am i right?
There are so much methods that you can utilize for making money, just find one that suits you. Even the easiest one required effort and patient. You just need to have intention and do it now. Now or never, eh?
2 comment(s)
Good luck! Any things esp. business is hard at first but I'm sure you'll do well x
ReplyDeleteBe sure to check on what is trendy. I think Insta will be a great help.
Insta will absolutely be my number one inspo! thanks for dropping by xx
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