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Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by tomrohlf on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @12:23PM (#8845553)
I'm happy to answer some questions... can you be a bit more specific?
Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by mcphage on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @02:38PM (#8846459)
Well, what kind of companies do you work with—a printer, and a distributor? Any others? How did you find the ones you work with—and how did you know that they were the right ones? What have you done for marketing—gone to trade shows, paid for advertising, giving samples to the right people, or what? How well is it doing? Have you sales been steady, increasing, or was there a big burst at the start, and a trickle since? Um... that's what I can think of off the top of my head.
Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by tomrohlf on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @08:34PM (#8848337)
I work only with a printer... Amazon is my distributor. I found them on Alibaba.

I'm starting to ramp up my marketing but to date I've done some adwords and advertising on Amazon.

Sales are steady, I don't reach $1000 every month but the holiday season more than makes up for it when you average it out.

Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by mcphage on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @10:04PM (#8848647)
Thanks for the info :-)
Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by stickperson on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @11:04PM (#8848830)
Roughly how much did you have to invest in the first couple of sets? Most manufacturers have a minimum order, and I imagine that would be the case for you considering you were getting something custom made.

Thanks!

Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by tomrohlf on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @11:39PM (#8848923)
I don't know exactly but it was no more than 3k and a decent amount of my time.