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After working with dropshipping stores and seeing what actually works, I noticed beginners repeat the same mistakes. Some big ones are: • Choosing random trending products without research • Poor product pages that don’t build trust • Running ads without testing properly • Ignoring store speed and mobile optimization Dropshipping can still work, but only if you treat it like a real business. If anyone has questions about store setup, product pages, or ads, I’m happy to help. submitted by /u/Such_Big2891 to r/socialmedia [link] [comments]

After working with dropshipping stores and seeing what actually works, I noticed beginners repeat the same mistakes. Some big ones are: • Choosing random trending products without research • Poor product pages that don’t build trust • Running ads without testing properly • Ignoring store speed and mobile optimization Dropshipping can still work, but only if you treat it like a real business. If anyone has questions about store setup, product pages, or ads, I’m happy to help. submitted by /u/Such_Big2891 to r/SideHustleGold [link] [comments]

After working with dropshipping stores and seeing what actually works, I noticed beginners repeat the same mistakes. Some big ones are: • Choosing random trending products without research • Poor product pages that don’t build trust • Running ads without testing properly • Ignoring store speed and mobile optimization Dropshipping can still work, but only if you treat it like a real business. If anyone has questions about store setup, product pages, or ads, I’m happy to help. submitted by /u/Such_Big2891 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

After working with dropshipping stores and seeing what actually works, I noticed beginners repeat the same mistakes. Some big ones are: • Choosing random trending products without research • Poor product pages that don’t build trust • Running ads without testing properly • Ignoring store speed and mobile optimization Dropshipping can still work, but only if you treat it like a real business. If anyone has questions about store setup, product pages, or ads, I’m happy to help. submitted by /u/Such_Big2891 to r/Entrepreneurs [link] [comments]

Hi everyone, I’ve been digging deeper into dropshipping lately, and honestly… something feels off. From the outside, it looks simple. You see people posting their Shopify stores, sales screenshots, winning products, etc. But once you actually try to break it down step by step, it starts to feel way more complicated than what’s usually shown. Let me explain where I’m stuck: If you want to do things “properly” (not just random AliExpress shipping), you try to contact suppliers, negotiate prices, maybe even think about branding. But then reality hits: You can’t really afford large inventory at the start because you don’t even know if the product will sell. So you order small quantities -> higher unit cost + expensive shipping to yourself. Then you ship to customers -> more costs again. When you add everything: product cost shipping (supplier -> you -> customer OR via agent) packaging ads (especially Facebook) apps / Shopify fees …it feels like the margins get destroyed. So then pricing becomes a headache: If you price high -> feels unrealistic, people might not buy If you price lower -> maybe you get sales but you’re barely profitable (or even losing money after ads) Even using an agent (supplier -> agent -> customer) helps a bit, but still… margins don’t seem crazy unless you scale hard. So I’m genuinely wondering: How are people actually making money with this, especially beginners? Are they just accepting break-even at the start? Are the margins actually small and made up in volume? Are most people just not telling the full story (returns, ad costs, losses, etc.)? Is the real game more about branding than pure dropshipping? I’m not trying to hate on the model, I’m just trying to understand what’s real vs what’s “internet hype”. Would really appreciate honest answers from people who’ve actually been through it 🙏 submitted by /u/MisterGX5 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

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Hi, so i need guides/youtube videos/channels/ that explain all of it, from shopify to strategies to products and ect submitted by /u/ThePrisonShitter to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

This guide is written to help newcomers understand how dropshipping works in today’s environment — where competition is higher, platform policies are stricter, and automation tools are everywhere. This is not a “get rich quick” document. Dropshipping in 2026 is infrastructure + execution. I. What Dropshipping Actually Is (Today) Dropshipping is a retail model where you: List products for sale Accept payment from customers Purchase the item from a supplier Have the supplier ship directly to the customer You do not hold inventory. What has changed is not the model — but the environment. What’s Different in 2026 Ad costs are higher Platforms enforce stricter policies Customers expect faster shipping Fake reviews get detected faster AI tools have lowered the barrier to entry You are no longer competing against beginners. You are competing against operators using automation. Legal Considerations If you resell legitimate products you purchased lawfully, in many jurisdictions you may rely on the First Sale Doctrine (U.S. specific concept). However: It does NOT protect counterfeit goods It does NOT allow use of copyrighted product photography without permission It does NOT override platform policies Platforms (Shopify, Amazon, Meta, TikTok) can remove you even if you believe you are legally compliant. Legal compliance ≠ Platform compliance. Understand both. II. Starting Your Dropshipping Business Selecting a Platform Most dropshippers still prefer: Shopify (most popular) 👉👉👉 Get 3-day trials and $1 per month for the first 3 months. WooCommerce (more control) Marketplaces (higher risk, less control) Shopify remains dominant because: Ecosystem App marketplace Ease of scaling The Real 3 Requirements To run dropshipping today, you need: A conversion-optimized store A reliable supplier A scalable traffic source Everything else is optimization. Tools That Actually Matter in 2026 Apps no longer “make money for you.” They reduce friction. Important tool categories: Page speed optimization SEO schema management Review management Product importing Email flows Analytics Review & Product Import Tools Social proof still impacts conversion. However: Importing reviews blindly can cause compliance issues Many platforms are stricter about misleading representation One approach some merchants use is manual link-based importing rather than automated scraping. For example: Ryviu Product Reviews(Shopify App) What it does: Displays product reviews across Shopify stores Allows importing reviews via Aliexpress, Amazon, Etsy, Wamart product URLs. Supports photo reviews Allows editing before publishing Includes Q&A functionality Request review emails. It is not a fully automated scraping tool. The merchant provides the product link and controls the import. This approach gives more control compared to bulk auto-sync systems. As always, merchants are responsible for how they represent reviews and must follow platform policies. Ryviu Amazon Products Importer User pastes Amazon product URL App extracts: Title Images Variants (when available) Data is structured into Shopify product format Merchant edits before publishing How to Select a Niche (Realistically) Ignore “winning product” hype. Instead ask: Can I create better marketing than competitors? Can I source consistently? Can I survive thin margins? Niche selection is less about trend tools and more about: Experience Patience Distribution advantage Product Testing in 2026 Testing is faster but more competitive. Efficient operators: Import product data quickly Standardize product page structure Deploy ads within hours Kill losing products fast The edge is speed + data discipline. III. Marketing Reality Check Polls still show: Paid Social dominates Organic Social is secondary SEO works long-term PPC works when margins allow But here’s the truth: Creative execution > channel selection. A bad creative fails everywhere. A good creative works across multiple channels. The Biggest Mistakes Beginners Make Relying on AI-generated copy without editing Copying competitors blindly Ignoring shipping times Ignoring refund policies Believing screenshots There is no golden dashboard screenshot that replaces execution. How to Use This Sub Properly Ask specific questions Share real data (without flexing fake revenue) Be skeptical of DMs Avoid “inbox me” behavior Use Marketplace flair if you are selling anything Transparency builds trust. Astroturfing destroys accounts permanently. Final Note Dropshipping is not dead. It is just less forgiving. You are no longer competing against amateurs. You are competing against systems. If you treat it like a real business — infrastructure, compliance, optimization — it can still work. If you treat it like a shortcut — it won’t. submitted by /u/journey2dropship to r/DropshipShopify [link] [comments]

I’ve been lurking here for a while and one thing I keep seeing recommended is dropshipping. It makes sense, lower upfront cost, no inventory sitting in your room, and you can test ideas pretty quickly. I know the real key isn’t the platform though. It’s finding the right niche and understanding your audience. I’m still in that learning phase right now, trying to study markets. A lot of people suggest starting on bigger marketplaces like eBay because the traffic is already there. That makes sense from a beginner perspective, less to figure out in terms of ads and SEO. At the same time, I’m kind of interested in building my own store too. It feels more long-term and like you’re building an asset instead of just renting space on someone else’s platform. I’d love to hear everyone’s recommendations for beginner-friendly dropshipping platforms, and also what you’d suggest if I want to build my own website. submitted by /u/Inevitable_Wear_9107 to r/thesidehustle [link] [comments]

Hi, I'm Kevin from the USA. I’m still early in the process, but here’s what’s actually working for me so far with TikTok ads: Don’t overcomplicate the campaign structure I’m running simple ABO testing campaigns. 3–5 ad groups, broad targeting, one interest max (sometimes completely broad). TikTok’s algorithm is better than I expected. Creatives matter more than targeting My biggest improvements didn’t come from changing audiences; they came from changing the hook in the first 3 seconds. If the hook doesn’t stop the scroll, nothing else matters. What’s helped: Starting with the problem Fast cuts (no slow intros) Native-looking content (not polished ads) Captions on screen Test multiple angles, not just multiple videos Same product, different angles: Problem/solution “TikTok made me buy it.” UGC testimonial style Demonstration One angle usually outperforms the rest by a lot. Don’t judge ads too early I used to kill ads way too fast. Now I let them spend enough to get real data before making decisions. Organic helps more than people think Even though I run paid ads, I’m getting a good amount of conversions from organic traffic too. Posting consistently on TikTok alongside ads definitely helps overall performance. I am still learning every day, but this is what’s actually moving the needle for me right now. Others and I would love to hear what’s working for you, too. Mind sharing? submitted by /u/Kevlatanche62 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, I'm a solo developer building a micro SaaS specifically for dropshipping beginners. This is NOT a tool that will magically make you rich or guarantee profits. What it does is help you avoid wasting money on bad products and increase your real chances of success when testing ads. You paste a product link (e.g., AliExpress, Amazon), and the AI (using Perplexity, Gemini, and OpenAI together) gives you a quick report with: Winning potential score (0-100%) Clear risks (competition saturation, legal issues, supply chain problems) Actionable recommendations for low-budget ad testing (e.g., start with $50 on TikTok targeting 18-24 in US, A/B creatives to try, metrics to watch) The goal is to save you hours of manual research and prevent burning $200-500 on failed ad tests as a beginner. Pricing (once live): Free daily trial (1-3 analyses), $30/month for 5 daily, $80/month unlimited, or $300 lifetime access. Would you use/pay for something like this? What would make it more useful for beginners? Any honest feedback is super welcome – I'm validating before building the full thing. Thanks! 🚀 (If interested in beta access, DM me A_Negrussi on X.) #Dropshipping #BeginnerDropshipping #ProductResearch submitted by /u/AlNegrussi1 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, I'm a solo developer building a micro SaaS specifically for dropshipping beginners. This is NOT a tool that will magically make you rich or guarantee profits. What it does is help you avoid wasting money on bad products and increase your real chances of success when testing ads. You paste a product link (e.g., AliExpress, Amazon), and the AI (using Perplexity, Gemini, and OpenAI together) gives you a quick report with: Winning potential score (0-100%) Clear risks (competition saturation, legal issues, supply chain problems) Actionable recommendations for low-budget ad testing (e.g., start with $50 on TikTok targeting 18-24 in US, A/B creatives to try, metrics to watch) The goal is to save you hours of manual research and prevent burning $200-500 on failed ad tests as a beginner. Pricing (once live): Free daily trial (1-3 analyses), $30/month for 5 daily, $80/month unlimited, or $300 lifetime access. Would you use/pay for something like this? What would make it more useful for beginners? Any honest feedback is super welcome – I'm validating before building the full thing. Thanks! 🚀 (If interested in beta access, DM me A_Negrussi on X.) #Dropshipping #BeginnerDropshipping #ProductResearch" submitted by /u/AlNegrussi1 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Hi everyone, I'm really interested in starting a dropshipping business and I'm looking for some advice to get started. Could you please share some essential information or tips for a beginner? I'm particularly interested in knowing which platforms you recommend and what the biggest challenges are at the beginning. I would truly appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Repulsive_Oil_5400 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Posting this because one of my comments in another thread in this sub unexpectedly blew up and a bunch of people asked me how I ended up here. I thought it was a great opportunity to do an AMA, so here we are. My story started as a management consultant in Canada during COVID. I worked at a lower mid market consulting firm, but the pay was honestly not great for the hours and the grind (carrot and stick) never really clicked for me. When Covid hit, I did what a lot of people did and tried to build something online. I did a bunch of research on Youtube and decided to I should launch a dropshipping business selling an ergonomic product. It failed for the many reasons a lot of you probably experienced. Supplier was unreliable, shipping was a mess cause of COVID, and I was learning Meta ads, Google ads, and ecomm operations all at once. Looking back, it was exactly what you would expect from a beginner trying to learn everything in real time and trying to master global supply chains during a global pandemic. Painful, but it forced me to actually understand paid traffic and conversion, which ended up mattering later. A few months after that, I came across a Twitter thread about local services booming. Plumbers, electricians, cleaners. People in trades making serious money. I brushed it off. We had just lived through COVID and the idea of strangers in homes still felt uncomfortable. Then a few days later I saw another tweet (gotta thank the Twitter algo for that or else I wouldn’t be where I am today). A girl my age sharing her story about running a remote cleaning business. No cleaning herself, just managing demand and cleaners. It sounded almost too simple, which made me skeptical. I DM’d her, we had a short back and forth, and she pointed me to a resource that made everything click and work for her. It was a course from an ex Wall Street guy who built and scaled his own remote cleaning business. I obviously did not buy anything right away. I had never bought a course in my life and was still in the mindset of having to do more research and “If he did it, I can figure this out myself”. That said, I signed up for their free content and started reading the emails. The free content and emails broke the model down in a way that made it click + paired with my own research I understood this was legit and not some other online business trap. I eventually bought the course. I am not going to promote it here, but I do want to give credit where it is due. The material and the free 1:1 calls that came with the course with the person running it genuinely changed the trajectory for me from that point on. Things moved fast. It took me about 20 days to set everything up. In hindsight, it could have taken a week. I am naturally skeptical, and skepticism is the enemy of action so I kept double checking things, doing extra research, and trying to disprove the model and what was being taught. Ironically, the more I did that, the more I realized how simple and underserved the cleaning market actually is and how all the steps make perfect sense. Choosing a market to open up shop in ended up being straightforward. The rule of thumb is pretty simple: avoid massive cities like Miami or LA. Too competitive, too many sophisticated players, lots of illegal labor. Focus on smaller cities and towns with decent population and income (there are A LOT of them). Anything under 1 million people is great, closer to 500k is ideal. The idea is to be a big fish in a small pond. As part of the selection framework you should also be looking for markets where the biggest cleaning company barely has a functional website and maybe 30 Google reviews mot. Once you find a market like that (there are plenty), you then show up with a good brand, modern looking website with online booking, and great client experience. Personally, I picked a market and have never expanded outside of it because demand still feels endless. Cities with high rental turnover are especially good. Student towns with colleges are gold. Landlords do not clean themselves. They will pay $400 to 600 for move out cleans without hesitation. Even today, about 20-30% of our monthly revenue comes from moving related cleans. Higher ticket, easier to execute since homes are empty. Finding cleaners is usually the biggest bottleneck and the only real stress you’ll have throughout your journey. You almost always have more demand than supply, which is a GREAT problem to have, but turning down clients because your cleaners are all too busy strings. In reality, it was a me problem because I was not approaching it well. I was relying only on job boards but once I started posting in local Facebook groups, I unlocked A LOT of new applicants and found several awesome teams that allowed me to scale. A piece of advice I am very glad I did follow though was hiring cleaners before launching any ads. Finding clients was the moment where everything became real. The first two cleaners I hired are still with me today. I have always been extremely selective during the hiring process, which is what I was taught to do, and that felt uncomfortable at first, but is the right thing to do. Once you stop trying to rush this step and find the best channels for your local market, the whole thing becomes much smoother. We landed our first client on the first day we launched ads. A biweekly client paying $140 booked online. I remember being nervous dispatching the first cleaner, waiting to see if something would go wrong. Well.. the clean went great! Payment processed after the clean and I personally called the client, thanked them, and asked for a 5-star review, explaining we were early and it really helped. He left one and has been a client ever since. He is grandfathered into that pricing forever. I will do almost anything to never lose him because of how symbolic that first full loop was. That first month we closed seven more clients, including a few one time deep cleans. At that point I was fully hooked. Here are my rough revenue numbers, month by month. Month 1: 3.4k Month 2: 5.2k Month 3: 7.8k Month 4: 11.5k Month 5: 14.9k Month 6: 18.3k Month 7: 22.1k Month 8: 26.7k Month 9: 31.4k Month 10: 35.9k Month 11: 38.2k Month 12: 42.6k Month 13: 39.8k Month 14: 44.1k Month 15: 48.9k Month 16: 52.3k Month 17: 58.7k Month 18: 57.4k Month 19: 55.2k Month 20: 55.0k Roughly 60% of revenue is recurring. The rest are one time deep cleans or post renovation cleanups (we got into this a few months in). We do 0 commercial right now. I want to add it this year because higher ticket recurring contracts could realistically double the business. About 4 months ago, I hired my first virtual assistant in the Philippines. It took about a month to fully onboard and train her. She now runs the day to day operations (not easy to “let go” but 100% worth it). I spend about an hour a day on the business, sometimes less because I only step in for rare edge cases, escalations, or when she has a question (we just text). That was the moment the business truly felt passive and not just location independent in theory. Having a high % of my business being recurring helps with the transition as things are already rolling. Two mistakes I made early on: 1) I underestimated how much Google reviews matter. I automated review requests and it worked, but once I started personally following up with texts and occasionally calling clients, reviews grew much faster. We were already ranking top 3 locally due to low competition, but reviews massively increased organic bookings. 2) I waited too long to raise prices. Early on I was uncomfortable charging over $50/hr. Once I realized I had more demand than supply, I raised prices to an effective $60-65/hr depending on the job. Almost no negative impact. Demand kept coming in. Happy to answer anything. EDIT (7/1): Cleaners are all independent subcontractors. I have 0 employees on payroll. They bring their own equipment and supplies (which is factored into their rate which is far above market). EDIT 2 (11/1): Thanks for the overwhelming response and all the DMs. I did not expect this post to travel the way it did. A heads up as this has been brought to my attention: there are bad actors taking advantage of the visibility of this thread and DMing people with scams. Please do not click on random links, Discord invites, or “done for you” offers. If someone is pushing urgency or asking for large upfront payments, be careful. I am also NOT interested in any consulting work nor any partnership, thus anyone claiming to be part of my “team” is lying to you. In the early hours of this post I have only replied to a handful of people who DM’d me first. I will NOT DM anyone first. If someone reaches out to you claiming to be me, do not trust it. Since so many people asked directly, I will answer this once and leave it here. The resource I used is called Cleaning CEO University and the instructor was (is still?) named Sam. I’m not affiliated and I’m not promoting any link in public. Also, for transparency, when I joined it cost $699. It looks like it is now priced at $997. I have not gone through the content in over a year, so I cannot comment on any new material that may have been added. They also changed the name at some point, it used to be called Remote Cleaning University. Was it worth it for me? Yes. Clearly. I made roughly $1.3k in profit in month one and continued to grow from there. That said, I also put in the work, followed the process, and did not try to cut corners. Is it worth it for you? I genuinely do not know, and I cannot answer that. Please do your own research and make your own decision. A course will never do the work for you and while this is very likely one of the better ones, you’ll need to put in work. Now, what I do know for sure is that anyone DMing you offering $10k “full implementation” programs, random Discord servers, or pushing other resources aggressively is trying to take advantage of the attention around this thread and the fact that I was initially hesitant to name anything. Stay cautious. submitted by /u/growthconsultant93 to r/passive_income [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, I’m completely new to dropshipping and want to learn it properly from scratch. There are so many courses out there (YouTube, paid programs, gurus, etc.) but i have no idea which one is best. I’m looking for something that: • Is beginner-friendly • Covers product research, ads, and store setup clearly • Focuses on real, practical steps (not just hype) If you’ve taken a course or learned from a specific creator that actually helped you, I’d really appreciate your suggestions. submitted by /u/Blind4321 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

I started my dropshipping journey in November 2025 and have learned a few things that I’d thought I’d share. 1- first payments can take 10-15 days to clear. What this means is even though you’ve made a sale you will have to pay the supplier with your own money until payment clears and goes through. After that it reduces the more sales and consistent you get. After a little over a month and a half I’ve gotten it down to two days after sale. I see a lot of people saying they have low budgets and thought this is something that people don’t share too often. Definitely caught me off. 2- buy your own products, it helps with everything from product quality to being able to market it and even back to point number 1 with starting the process of clearing it. Would recommend doing it early aswell. Private agents are really useful 3- private agents are useful if you find the right one, I learned quickly that most fulfilment apps are okay at best, paying a little extra for a private agent allows for quality control and even cleaner shipping. You can add customise stickers and cards for a very cheap price and even remove all Chinese writing from the shipping packaging if you are shipping from there making your brand clean. 4- probably the most important is if you treat it like a quick money maker you most likely won’t get far, if you study your products, study your website and everything inbetween, find a problem and why people need the solution it goes along way. 5- your not going to do anything unless you start, create a website and use ai to help, using websites like Google trends and keyword planner are essential, but you won’t do anything unless you actually start. I’m really new to this but thought it would help some people. submitted by /u/zaneee95 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Yo so I've been watching mad dropshipping content on tiktok and youtube for like months now and everyone makes it look so easy, like they're just chilling making thousands while the business runs itself, but then I tried to actually start and realized I have literally no time between classes and my part time job lol, either these people on tiktok are lying about how much work it takes or they literally don't have jobs or school which must be nice honestly. I'm not trying to be negative I'm just being realistic, I have maybe like 10 hours a week max that I could put into this and from what I'm seeing that's not even close to enough especially at the beginning, my roommate keeps telling me I should just wait until summer break to start but by then I'll probably have moved on to something else knowing me lmao. Has anyone here actually made this work as a complete beginner while also being busy with other stuff, because if it's actually impossible I'd rather know now instead of wasting the $150 I saved up trying to figure it out. submitted by /u/ReaperCaution to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

Hey everyone, I’ve been really interested in starting a dropshipping business, but I’ve never done anything like this before. I keep hearing that it can be a good way to earn money online, but I know it’s not as easy as it looks. I’d really like to learn how to do it the right way — from choosing products and finding suppliers to setting up a store and marketing it properly. I’m not looking for shortcuts, just real advice from people who actually know what they’re doing. What’s the best place to start for someone who’s completely new? Are there any good YouTube channels, courses, or guides you’d recommend? Thanks in advance for any help or tips — I really appreciate it! 🙏 submitted by /u/Educational-Driver82 to r/dropshipping [link] [comments]

It’ll be a long post, but if you’re considering starting (or have already started) an AI agency or something similar, this post could, at best, save you months (maybe even years) and at worst, give you insights you won’t find anywhere else. And no, this isn’t one of those “how I scaled my agency to [insert big number] in X months” or “things I wish I knew before I started” posts that end up being covert promotions. I have nothing to sell. Just a guy who’s been in the AI agency space since the very start, around 2022, deciding on a random Saturday to waste an hour writing this instead of doing the real work he was supposed to do (don’t judge me) because the amount of misleading beginners with misinformation I see on here is disgusting. When I started, I built everything: chatbots that collected leads, full workflow automations that handled follow-ups, reminders, pipeline logic, automatic assignments, etc., you name it. These were the early days of the AIAA model when Liam Ottley only had around 10-50k subs lol. And in that process, I learned my biggest lesson: the most important skill you need to learn to make money online isn't how good you are at your work. It's how good you are at FINDING CLIENTS. Not building. Not automating. Not learning tools. But finding clients. People underestimate how big that skill is because it sounds vague. But if you break it down, it’s basically your ability to connect a problem to someone who has the budget and trust to pay you to solve it. That’s it. That’s the real business skill. You can be the most technically skilled person in the world, but if you can’t get someone to pay you, none of it matters. Upwork, Fiverr, and the supply-demand problem I tried Upwork and Fiverr like everyone else. Brutal. The competition there is so cut-throat and the supply of freelancers to the actual demand is so ridiculously skewed that even the people offering dirt-cheap rates can still afford to pick only from people with existing credibility. That means, if you're just starting out, you'd better get ready to slave your way to the top. But I want to add a quick disclaimer: while this has been my experience, I also know people who’ve had tremendous success on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr. But if you do decide to grind your way up, build a reputation, get 50 reviews, get top-rated badges, great. But all that credibility stays locked inside that one platform. The moment you step out, you start from zero again. That’s when I realized I didn’t want to be platform-dependent. I’d rather just start from scratch in public, where I actually own my presence. Cold outreach reality So I went all in on cold outreach. Emails, DMs, LinkedIn, Reddit. I learned fast that interest isn’t the same as budget. Small businesses often liked my automations but couldn’t justify the cost. If they’re barely making $2k a month, they’ll do things manually until they stabilize. Big companies could afford automations, but they already had those features built into massive SaaS platforms. And if they want custom stuff, they’ll pay, but they’ll pay someone with proof. Testimonials. Case studies. Years of track record. Not some new guy with a nice pitch deck. (more on high-budget clients in a min). It’s not that there’s no demand. It’s just that for most people, automations are a nice-to-have, not a need-to-have. Pivoting to outreach for others So, I decided to do outreach for others since I was good at that. It's just that I didn't have the proof-of-work or credibility to actually get people to pay. That’s when I saw the bigger picture. The market is insanely crowded. Everyone is selling the same few things: websites, ads, content, automation. And you can still get clients through cold outreach (it’s not impossible), but the truth is, most of the people you’ll reach have small budgets. The ones with big budgets usually go through referrals. There’s this invisible trust loop. If someone is spending 5k or 10k on a project, they’ll just ask a friend or colleague they trust. They don’t care about your portfolio. They care about who sent them your name. That’s why personal branding is such a cheat code. If you build content that actually reaches people consistently, you create that same trust loop, but passively. Some of those people are just curious about AI, some are caught in the hype, some are serious and have real money, but all of them now trust you. And that’s what makes inbound so powerful. But don’t get it twisted. It’s not instant. It takes months of showing up before it compounds. AI is not like other "make money online" waves. Every big wave before this, SMMA, e-commerce, dropshipping, NFTs, whatever, lasted long enough for you to build something sustainable before the next one came along. AI’s different. AI is building itself. Every time AI progresses, it speeds up its own rate of progress. The acceleration itself is accelerating. That’s why entire micro-industries pop up, explode, and vanish within months. You find a niche, build a clever tool or workflow, and before you even scale it, OpenAI, Google, or Zapier rolls out the same thing as a native feature. An entire industry gone overnight. And sure, some people will say, “Yeah, but the custom stuff still has value.” That’s true. There’s always a gap between what a general tool can do and what a domain expert can build for a specific niche. But at that point, you’re not selling “AI.” You’re selling judgment. The real moat: judgment Judgment is the ability to make consistently good decisions under uncertainty. Naval Ravikant describes it as compounded experience: you make hundreds of calls, learn from what worked and what didn’t, and over time, your accuracy improves. Your judgment is what people are really paying for. How many times have you seen a situation, made a call, and had it turn out right? How many times did it turn out wrong? That ratio. That’s your judgment score. That’s what gets you paid. AI can’t replicate that. It can give you data, but not discernment. And if you don’t have it yet, your survival skill has to be adaptability. The vicious rebuild cycle Because every 6-12 months, something drops, a new release, a new feature, that wipes out entire categories of services. Big companies just look at what’s trending, what indie developers are selling, and they add it as a feature in their billion-dollar platforms. They can do that because they have the money, the data, and the user base. And when they do, everyone downstream has to reinvent themselves. That means if you’re new, you’re going to be stuck in this constant rebuild cycle. And rebuilding every few months is brutal because even in a stable business, it takes 6-12 months just to find a repeatable offer that works, build your systems, validate your outreach, get client results, and then scale it. By the time you hit that stage, the market has already shifted again. It’s not impossible, but it’s exhausting. And it’s becoming less feasible by the month because the buffer period between new releases is shrinking fast (goes back to what I explained about AI's rate of progress). Now, let’s talk about the people who are making money right now. Because there’s a pattern there too. A lot of the people killing it right now aren’t selling to businesses. They’re selling to beginners. Courses, templates, coaching, tools, whatever. And before anyone jumps down my throat, I actually think that’s a great model if you do it right. You’re giving people a starting point, saving them time, and giving them a chance to learn. Even if their first attempt fails, those skills, sales, outreach, positioning, etc., transfer to every other industry. That’s real value. But let’s be honest about what’s happening. Most of the people selling “How I built my AI agency” courses made some quick wins in a short window, then pivoted to teaching using their brief experience as credibility and authority. They’re not lying about making money. They just made it in a very different way than you think. Even people building AI tools and agents are mostly selling to the same crowd: other agency owners trying to automate outreach, prospecting, or client acquisition. The entire ecosystem has become this weird feedback loop where everyone’s just selling tools to help other people sell tools to other people. And if you look closely, most of them are just beginners. Anyone who has actually tried has either made (a small minority, but good for them), pivoted to something else, or quit. This makes more sense when you stop looking at it from their perspective and look at it from yours. Every time someone teaches you how to find clients for your automation agency or any other online business, you start doing the work and run into a bunch of limitations and problems. And to fix those problems, you end up paying for software, frameworks, templates, or some system. Those are the businesses actually making the big money. The ones selling tools to beginners who can’t get started without them. The gray zone: fake proof and performative success I personally know people (friends, colleagues) who openly admit they fake testimonials, fake case studies, fake screenshots. It’s so normalized now that they don’t even think it’s wrong. It’s just “part of the game.” There are even patterns you can spot once you’ve been around long enough. They’ll say vague things like “I got my first few clients from Fiverr and Upwork,” but never show proof. Or “I just started messaging people on LinkedIn and got clients that way.” Anyone who’s actually done LinkedIn outreach knows it doesn’t work like that. They’ll never show real screenshots, contracts, or receipts. Just the same recycled talking points. I'm not encouraging people here to accuse others of lying or scamming. But I AM encouraging you to ask for proofs and receipts. To be skeptical. Otherwise, you run into one of these two problems: The misinformed optimism–pessimism spectrum A while ago I made a post about my own journey on a different sub, and it blew up. Got a ton of DMs. People said they were inspired, that it gave them hope and motivation, and that they are going to start on the same journey. And that made me happy, but also uneasy. Because I could tell most of that optimism was built on misinformed expectations. I’ve been doing this for years. freelancing, selling marketing services, building automations, and I know how long and messy it really is. But when someone new reads a 300-word post and feels “motivated,” they don’t see that side. And when reality hits, that optimism flips into disillusionment. It’s the classic pendulum: uninformed optimism → informed pessimism → informed realism. And that ties into the other extreme I see lately: People who dismiss every post as a scam because either they have been burned in the past or the results are too unrealistic for them (their own limiting beliefs). These are the equal and opposite of the overly optimistic crowd. One side thinks everything is easy. The other thinks everything is fake. Both are wrong. A particular pet peeve of mine is people dismissing others because they "used" AI to write their post. A lot of people just dump their messy thoughts into AI to structure them. They have the insight, just not the writing skills. So yeah, it sounds like ChatGPT helped, but that doesn’t make it fake. If you instantly dismiss something because it’s well written, you’re probably missing valuable ideas from real people who just used a tool to communicate better. You can probably tell by now that I have done the same. Anyway, that’s my rant. I’m not discouraging anyone from starting, but if you’re getting into this space right now, just understand what you’re walking into. You can still win. You can still make money. But it’s not the fairy tale people sell you. It’s a constant cycle of building, breaking, and rebuilding. And that’s fine… as long as you’re honest about what it actually takes. And if you disagree with anything I said, feel free to comment and tell me why. If I'm wrong, I’d genuinely like to know that, so I'm less wrong lol. submitted by /u/Shivam5483 to r/AI_Agents [link] [comments]

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