[adamqureshi]

https://onlyusedtesla.com/ I set up a landing page using WP with form and a basic email capture. I got 3 listings from tesla forums. I got a BUNCH of emails. I started using ambush tactics to get customers to list their for sale used tesla with me for free while in beta. Saying stuff like " we have a concentrated buyer exposure , notice buyers not shoppers. I used FB messenger for communications and email. I started running ads on FB for each listing. I started charging customers $150 for each sold vehicle, manually. Now 6 months later, i am building a new web app using VueJS hosted on DO. I tested charging from the get go and made a sale today. $50 to sign up list $50 to boost on FB. Boost on FB cost me like $5/$10. You can target location , interest , behaviors. I am working on new features . I made $150/avg just following up with customers , i was ranking first page organic for "buy a used tesla" kinda got lucky , who knows. I just wanna grab a "slice" from cars,autotrader they can keep the pie. customers started comparing my rinky/dink Wp site to cars, auto trader , they liked the simplicity and speed. I adopted the mentality NOBODY IS GONNA FUND YOU. Its everyman for himself. Good LUCKY!

[tomerbd]

how many .com sites did you register before this one? i mean is this your first shot or how many previous shots did you have if i may ask? how did they go? did people show interest? how did you get the interest of people to find your web site?

[adamqureshi]

how many .com sites did you register before this one?

I made a list of like say 20 then tested with a bunch of people here in union square NYC.

i mean is this your first shot or how many previous shots did you have if i may ask?

Whenever i have an idea i put up a landing page and start testing, this is another i am testing: http://tryoldster.com/ I got a BUNCH of emails already. I don’t know what todo since i have ADHD and need to narrow my focus to the one thats making money.

how did they go?

So i just asked them i’d list for free, it was unusual if I’m honest and people started asking how I’m different then carsdotcom, whats the benefit if they list with me and what is the fee, whats the traffic amt. Most of the times i had to scramble and think on my fee because i actually didn’t know what i was doing , it kinda just unfolded and i kept it adaptive (“wait and see” i guess a lot of luck, you never know what the heck the customer is gonna want or say or ask. But you better give them an answer which satisfies them.

how did you get the interest of people to find your web site?

I don’t know. I was on all the tesal forums / listening to what customers are saying and what kinda problems they are having then i messaged a few and kept going. Goal was to make $150/day.

[tomerbd]

thanks alot for the details, for me it looks like the most important thing is that while launching you need to find potential customers and you do that via forums/social/... otherwise they will not locate your website just because I put a web site in the internet, how much do you think that is correct please?

[adamqureshi]

Most important thing is launch THEN find out what is going on / working , converge on what's working "double down" on that. Keep at it. The fact of the matter is you can't predict the future. Luck + persistence. Be relentless.

[tomerbd]

this is very interesting..

[jhgaylor]

Nice!

I wish I saw the battery size on each listing over by the price and mileage though. One of the first ones I ready even said it was both a 60 and a 90 in the description.

[adamqureshi]

Battery size is on the new design! its gonna be in the main headline.

[tomerbd]

can you please say which wordpress theme you use and is it a WP plugin to do the listing and filtering? (if not now what was it initially?) thanks..

[adamqureshi]

Custom design WP as cms only.