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by nathan11 1036 days ago
I'm really curious about your story. Two years ago your posts were seeking business tips because your efforts weren't working. One year ago you were looking for a way out of web dev. What did your path look like between then and now?
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So I had been trying to sell software products that I built for about a decade. 2 years ago things hit rock bottom and I was thinking of switching away from this industry completely. As in most stories I guess when you try and try and hit rock bottom, something changes in your head? Then things started clicking and I hit upon my first offer which worked. Reinvest all profits into social media ads and if your product can be used anywhere it is ridiculous how fast you can grow. I make 3 of those 4 millions in the last 2 months. What is also crazy is how much of a margin there is in a software product. I know of some people who do this in ecommerce but they have profit margins of maybe 20%. I have profit percentages of over 90. But I had to hire more people towards the end of last year and that was a pain and still is. Hiring is not a solved problem.