Very smart. Reminds me of a meta service i used to scout products for my e-commerce business. Not sure how you’ll be able to monetize it as it is relatively simple to copy but perhaps the first movers advantage is enough if you keep it free for visitors. Good luck in any case! I’m sure this will sprout new companies.
Yeah i am not sure either, but its weird that noone had this idea before it seems obvious especially when there was that one guy who made the static list, perhaps he it didnt sell well and that was the end of it.
Hi. Knappe prestatie. I’m from Amsterdam, 31. Don’t have a Saas but a fast growing e-commerce business (€660k last year). Recognize your feelings. If you feel like it, send me a line at info@pedicuremotoren.NL.
Started my e-commerce business back in 2009 to earn some pocket money while studying and dabbling with entrepreneurship.
Since 2018 I work on it full time and have grown annual revenue triple digits 3 years in a row. In 2020, the company generated an average €56k per month at around 11% profit through 8 webshops in niches in the beauty sector.
I hired some specialist freelancers to improve SEO and SEA but let them go bcs of COVID. 3 weeks ago hired my first “employee” (freelancer 1hr per day) for customer service as I’m finding answering emails very annoying and time consuming.
Hopefully it’ll allow me more time to develop the company further. I have more niches in mind and can always expand into other countries with my current niches (which is not always successful).
The work itself is liberating, though and frustrating. I often flow from feeling alone and incapable to victorious and relaxed, and back.
I personally know few people who own a company and I know no one who owns an e-commerce. Something which makes asking questions or getting help difficult.
Online I often feel overlooked; the startup world focuses a lot on programming and building software. I’m fully aware building your own product ánd a business at the same time is million times harder than what I do. Nevertheless, I’d love to be in contact with people going through similar issues and phases as me.
Not sure the ending of this post totally fits the topic intended, so to finish on a positive note:
Only a small percentage of companies make it to €1M annual rev, a barrier I expect to pass in 2021. Moreover, growing a company brings hard and interesting challenges; eg being a solo entrepreneur I’ll need to let go of my individualistic nature and improve my social and management skills in order to work well with my current and hopefully future employees.
Funny, in 2017 I had a webshop in craft beers but we shut it down; curious to hear how you solved the VAT and alcohol taxes declarations for shipping abroad.
Contact form is working :-) otherwise you can send a message to the info@ address.
