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Surviving without funding

Bootstrapping is hard but possible. We started our e-commerce with just $500 by leveraging drop shipping. If anyone's interested, here's a rough breakdown of our monthly budget: - Website hosting: $30 - Marketing (mostly FB ads): $200 - Misc software/tools: $100 - Inventory and shipping: rest of the budget Key is to reinvest profits right back into the business.

Submitted 4 months, 3 weeks ago by bootstrappin


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Good for you! But could you break down your inventory and shipping costs a bit more? Understanding those expenses would help a lot of us here.

4 months, 3 weeks ago by CautiousCarl

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Can you share what software/tools you find most essential? I'm curious about where the $100 goes monthly.

4 months, 3 weeks ago by TechSavvy99

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Love this! Bootstrapping is the way to go if you ask me. The satisfaction from making it without external funding is immense. How did you find your first customers?

4 months, 3 weeks ago by UnderdogWins

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Really? $500 seems super low even for bootstrapping. How do you handle unexpected expenses? Do you have any emergency fund?

4 months, 3 weeks ago by SkepticalSally

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Your budget strategy sounds solid. I've bootstrapped a few e-commerce ventures myself, and reinvesting profits is definitely key. One piece of advice: Keep an eye out for free tools that can replace some of your paid ones. For example, there are free versions of email marketing tools like Mailchimp!

4 months, 3 weeks ago by SerialStartupGuy

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Only $200 on Facebook ads? That's impressive. Do you target specific niches or demographics to stretch your budget?

4 months, 3 weeks ago by MarketingGeek87

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Wow, you did all that with just $500?! Super inspiring! Any tips on how you managed to set up drop shipping initially? I'm stuck at the setup phase.

4 months, 3 weeks ago by Newbie_Entrepreneur

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Nice breakdown! Been there, done that. One tip: Try using influencer marketing. Sometimes barter deals with micro-influencers can be cheaper than FB ads.

4 months, 3 weeks ago by BootstrapWarrior