I am a bit lost in this business world... Please help

Hey guys,

wanted to ask you guys a quick question. I always wanted to build an online business, something that will sustain my family & me and give me opportunity to grow more.

So far I invested a lot of money into learning closing & sales, and on the overall SMMA business model. I am not getting anything from it, and I spent a lot of money and my time (more importantly). I am 20, soon to be 21, and I have started to find my way in business since I was 18.

I am a web developer full time, so I know a lot about web development and design, picked up a lot about sales and marketing.

Online there are business models such as dropshipping, consulting, and a lot others. I am wondering what would you guys recommend? I want to build something sustainable, long term, I do not want to burn through customers/profits.

Thanks!

SMMA is not sustainable business model.

As you already know web development, offer web development and maintenance services.

Start from here.

MisterXYZ said:

SMMA is not sustainable business model.

As you already know web development, offer web development and maintenance services.

Start from here.

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Thanks a lot for the input!

Would you offer the services to business and similar? I was thinking of doing something e-commerce related, or SaaS or something which is fairly automated.. With e-com I was looking at dropshipping because I do not have any stock. What do you think about these ideas?

Thanks again for your input!

empire1 said:

Would you offer the services to business and similar?

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Yes.

empire1 said:

I was thinking of doing something e-commerce related, or SaaS or something which is fairly automated.

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You can go for SaaS or automation tool. But requires some budget. That is why I said start with web development and generate cash and invest in Saas or other tool.

Read this post by @splishsplash to get more insight.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...ting-is-over-whats-next.1250553/post-13460254

MisterXYZ said:

Yes.



You can go for SaaS or automation tool. But requires some budget. That is why I said start with web development and generate cash and invest in Saas or other tool.

Read this post by @splishsplash to get more insight.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/t...ting-is-over-whats-next.1250553/post-13460254

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Yeah, I'd always recommend SaaS for further down the line. We ended up with more of a SaaS discussion in there, but what I was saying was more about "have your own product", which can be consulting, an info product or a physical product. Ie, don't rely on affiliate marketing if you want the easiest way to make big money. SaaS is a 3rd or 4th stage business. The only exception to this rule is if you're creating a micro-SaaS, which is a totally different thing. That's a small SaaS tool aimed at a very tight niche where your goal is $5k to $50k/mo. Anything under $50k/mo is micro-SaaS.