Episodes

Prioritize items that (1) ship under 500 g, (2) survive drops without special packaging, and (3) have a retail price … Read more

Set a hard minimum margin before you buy: target 12–18% spread after all costs, and skip anything below 8%. Calculate with real numbers: payment … Read more

Choose a production partner only after verifying three numbers: audited capacity (monthly units), confirmed defect rate (AQL results by lot), and … Read more

Send one short message that fixes the product definition, target quality checks, and the exact quantity for evaluation (usually 1–3 … Read more

Use Trade Assurance and pay through the platform on the first deal–this single choice reduces exposure to off-platform payment fraud and … Read more

Pick one tightly defined customer group and build 12–20 SKUs around a single use-case: a “kit” of matching items (shirt … Read more

Cost structure: the first platform is usually simpler to forecast because pricing is tied to a single production network, so a … Read more

Pick one niche, one core item type, and 6–12 designs for the first release–then publish only products that can ship … Read more

Choose partners that can hand parcels to the carrier within 24–48 hours and can prove it with timestamped fulfillment reports; without … Read more

Set your price floor before you pick products: target items where the landed cost (supplier price + packaging + payment fees … Read more