And the prices are incredible

Let's talk about headlines, writing ones that actually grab attention is tough. If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent hours staring at a blank screen or typing random prompts into ChatGPT, hoping something sticks. It’s frustrating, especially when you know how important headlines are for your SaaS or product.

Here are a few things that work for me:

1. Focus on what your product does for people. Nobody cares about features; they care about results. Think “Double Your Productivity in a Week” instead of “Task Management Software.”
2. Use action words. Headlines should feel alive. Words like “Unlock,” “Boost,” “Save,” or “Grow” work wonders.
3. Call out your audience. Be specific. Headlines like “For Startups” or “Built for Creators” immediately connect with the right people.

I got so sick of this process that I made a free tool called Headline. All you do is type in what your product is about, and it generates a headline and subheading based on the style you chose. It’s super quick and saves you the headache of going back and forth with AI or spending hours brainstorming.

If you’re struggling with headlines, check it out and let me know if it helps. Also, I’d love to hear your go-to tips for writing copy that grabs attention. An upvote would be awesome too if this post was helpful 🙌.

Hi so my best friend and I are both very crafty and are wanting to go into market and we were thinking about going and starting a business together, but we also do not want to ruin our friendship because we really prioritize having a good friendship especially because she is my boyfriend’s sister. I would be making candles and she would be making crocheted items. Does anybody know if her and I can go into a market together in one stand but for two different businesses to cut the cost for the first time? Or would we have to pay the full price and get two stands for each of us? I’m assuming that’s what’s going to have to happen but if not, that would be great as we are both university students looking to save money where possible.

I am wondering if I need any license to serve a bottle or two of champagne during a small retail store opening party? I live in NSW and I can only see on the Service NSW site that this applies for bigger events, but not sure about such a small event. No sale of alcohol of course also happens.

Hey everyone,

I’m currently exploring an idea and wanted to see if there’s anyone here who might be interested or just wants to chat about it.

I’m based in the UK and have the infrastructure to handle fulfilment for eCommerce brands—things like storing inventory, inspecting products, quality control, shipping orders, and even providing product reports when shipments arrive.

I’m really passionate about the operational side of eCommerce and selling online. It’s something I genuinely enjoy, and I’d love to connect with U.S. brands who are thinking about expanding to the UK or Europe but might not have the resources to manage logistics locally.

This is all pretty exploratory right now. I’m just trying to see if there’s a need for this kind of service and if I can provide value. No hard pitches or anything—just looking to network and have conversations with like-minded people.

If this sounds like something you’re interested in chatting about, or if you just have insights on this topic, drop a comment or DM me. Would love to hear your thoughts.

Cheers!

TL;DR:
I’ll handle operations for your brand in the UK or Ireland markets—storage, shipping, quality control, and more. Based in the Midlands, UK (originally from N. Ireland) with 6+ years of eCommerce experience. Let’s chat if you’re exploring expansion.

The person managing my website is recommending instead of charging the customers tax we raise our prices to make up the difference to avoid risking having our products disapproved on google merchant since all of the policy has already been established.

I am a beginner so i just wanted to make sure I don't get in trouble for tax related reasons. If we don't collect the sales tax directly from the customer separate from the money they pay for the product, what exactly happens?

So I am hoping to start selling my handmade pottery maybe beginning sometime next year. Think: super small business, some farmers markets, some instagram presence… (I have a separate full-time job).

Goji Studio was my proposed name that I was going to stamp on my work. I used “Studio” because I don’t want to use the word “Co.” and I want to retain the ability to sell other little crafts like greeting cards or stickers that I make, perhaps. However when I think of that name being at a market booth or on a vendors list, it sounds a little ambiguous?

The word Goji is a non-negotiable for me - it was the name of my absolute beloved pet [chicken] who passed away this year. It’s also a cute red berry!

Goji Creek Homestead is the name I have on my custom egg-cartons for my backyard eggs I occasionally sell. But I figured Goji creek studio was too much of a mouthful. Thanks to anyone who has read this far and I’d appreciate any and all input!

Hi,

I've ran a lean, small business before and I know it's SUPER HARD to do everything by yourself or with a small team. With recent advancements in genAI, it is now possible to automate a lot of repetitive as well as non-repetitive workloads.

From what I've seen, large corporations are embracing genAI while small businesses are lagging in adoption. I've automated over 20 hrs of my weekly work and I would love to do that for you too!

just comment/DM me about what your day looks like, what would you like to automate, and I'll do it for you for free!

Let's make small businesses leaner, more efficient and more profitable :)

Hey Redditors,

I recently came across a post here on Reddit where someone claimed to be making over $600 per month using the Temu Affiliate Program. This really caught my attention because I'm always on the lookout for side hustles to bring in some extra income, and this sounds almost too good to be true.

From what I understand, Temu's affiliate program allows you to earn by promoting their platform/products and bringing in new customers. The original post didn’t go into too much detail, but the user mentioned that consistency and creative marketing strategies are key.

So, I’ve got a few questions for anyone who's tried this:

1. Is this legit? Can you realistically make $600+/month, or is that more of an exception than the rule?
2. What kind of traffic or audience do you need to make that kind of money? (Social media following, website visitors, etc.)
3. Any tips or strategies that worked well for you?
4. Is there anything to watch out for (e.g., delayed payments, strict terms)?

I’m tempted to give it a try, but I’d love to hear from people who have actually done it or are currently doing it. What’s your experience with the program, and do you think it’s worth the time investment?

Thanks in advance for sharing your insights! 😊

I want to do import export business from India to South Africa🇿🇦, any leads ?

Hi everyone,

I’m a manufacturer of handmade carpets and rugs based in India. I’ve been in this business for a long time, mainly working with retailers and interior designers. Lately, I’ve noticed a decline in the number of clients, and I’m hoping to get some advice and support from this community.

My business is currently B2B, but I plan to expand to D2C in the future after strengthening my B2B side. I’m looking to connect with traders who can secure orders from large companies, as well as wholesalers who need regular supplies. I can manufacture and supply high-quality carpets and rugs for them.

I’m really interested in long-term collaborations and would appreciate any advice or connections you can offer. If you’re interested, please DM me your number, and I’ll share our catalog with you.

I’m in the process of setting up a business to import pre-packaged tea and spices into the USA, specifically in California. I’m collaborating with a private labeling manufacturer overseas and would like to understand the necessary steps and processes for successfully bringing shipments into the U.S. This includes navigating FDA requirements, customs clearance, and any other compliance regulations.

If you have any recommendations for resources, services, or experts who can guide me through this journey—especially regarding FDA registration, labeling, and importation rules—I’d greatly appreciate your help! Thank you in advance!

I’ve been on a long and often frustrating journey to create an online business. After years of failure, setbacks, and countless sleepless nights, I finally made my first sale through organic affiliate marketing. It was only $7.

To some, $7 might seem insignificant, but to me, it was proof that I could do this. It reminded me that small wins matter.

Here’s what I’ve learned along the way:

1. Celebrate Progress: That $7 gave me the confidence to keep going.
2. Consistency Is Key: The results won’t come overnight, but they will come if you keep moving.
3. Learn and Adapt: Every failure taught me a valuable lesson.

Now, I’m making regular sales without spending a dime on ads. It’s not perfect, but it’s progress.

If you’re feeling stuck, focus on the small wins—they’re the foundation of your success.

Let’s celebrate progress together: What’s a small win you’re proud of?

Hey fellow entrepreneurs!

As we approach year-end, I know many business owners are feeling the stress of catching up on their bookkeeping. Whether it’s reconciling accounts, cleaning up your books, or just figuring out where to start, this is the time to get things in order before tax season hits.

What’s been your biggest challenge with keeping your books updated this year? Is it time, complexity, or just not knowing where to begin? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear how you’re tackling it!

I specialize in QuickBooks Online and bookkeeping clean-up, so if you’ve got questions or need guidance, let’s chat! Sometimes, a little help can go a long way in getting everything back on track.

Looking forward to your stories and tips—let’s help each other out!

Hi r/smallbusiness I’m working on a school project for a human geography class about the challenges people face when starting a business, and I’d appreciate your help. If you have a few minutes, please fill out my short Google Form:

https://forms.gle/eXVQtmXqh6uZKhmh7

It’s completely anonymous and takes about 2 minutes. Thank you!

My dream is to find land where I can live & operate a successful dog boarding/daycare/training business.

I don’t want to buy an existing business or property but rather start small & grow. A leased house with even 1/2 an acre would work with proper land use rights, licenses, etc.

Has anyone ventured down this path & what has been your overall experience?

Any ideas for creative collaboration also welcome!

Hello! As the title says, i need some advice on how to handle the problem im having.

The situation:

Me (32M), with an electrical engineering degree and 10+ years working in the field and my cousin (19M) who just started college (construction), no working experience but pretty handy, started with the help of his father (tools, cars, office space etc.) who owns an electrical contracting business since 1997, an electrical contracting business. The agreement between me and his father is that in return for the help he is providing, i will teach my cousin everything i know about the job, we (me and my cousin) will split everything 50/50, and will give him (the father) a portion of our profit until we can stand on our own.

We started the business in february 2024, i put some money i saved up to pay for our first 2 months, everything went great, we had some good paying jobs, we invested in some tools of our own, we will finish the year on a small profit, with some jobs for the start of the next year. I worked for his father the last 10 years, and still helping him out with office stuff and small errands.

The problem:

My cousin's college schedule intervenes with our work program, i used to let him go when we didn't have a lot to do or i could do it alone, but he is asking for more time (wich i understand, education is important), he wants to quit for the first 3 month's in 2025 so he could prepare for exams and after that he wants to only come 2.5 days/week, as i said i understand, but that means i would have to hire someone to fill for him to finish the jobs we started and to work on new ones and still split the profit 50/50 with my cousin. I talked with both of them (cousin and his father) and proposed that he should step out for the duration of the college (4 years), he will not receive any dividends, and he can return after graduating on the same terms that are now. They both agreed.

My question is, how would you have handled it? Is there any way that i could make this work while keeping my cousin in? I would rather work with him, we get along, he is learning fast, he's a great guy, and he felt left out by my decision.

Thank you!

My brother and sister-in-law started a tree removal company. They have been at it for around a year now and I’ve been moderately successful and been able to go part time at their jobs. I’m a college student and don’t have a whole lot of money and I am kind of wondering, what a good gift that is small but would mean a lot for who has a small business that’s already started and is getting going pretty good now. They have everything they need as far as equipment to actually operate the business. I was wondering if anyone here had a good idea for a gift for organizing or any good books for new business owners? It’s kind of hard to get them anything related to the removal of trees because of how specific their equipment is.

My boss told me the target of 1000 people by the end of this year. I’m not sure if it’s too high number with my skills of marketing. They also want to do organic.

We are a remote business headquartered in the US and 100% of our operations will be done overseas. I am unsure whether being a C-corp would be better or an LLC? I am aware that c-corps get taxed twice unlike LLCs, but is that all we need to know to choose an LLC while starting out? What would you recommend in such a situation? We are starting out from Maryland hopefully

Hey guys, just had a question regarding your own businesses. Did you create your own logo, or did you hire an outside firm to help you out? Just wanted thoughts and feedback

I basically want to know how I will be double taxed if I started my business as a corporation? I read a website that says you can avoid being double taxed if you leave your money in the business, but what does leaving your money in the business mean?

If I do start a corporation, do I have to buy shares in my own company? Who sets the price for the shares, me or the Secretary of State? (Or neither?). If I withdraw my shares from the company, do I lose ownership despite having founded the company?

Help a dummy out🫶😔

I am trying to start a marketing agency focused on design mainly, i am a designer with 2+years of design experience and a friend is going to help with the SEO, i dont know if the offering is good enough / value for money, and should i start advertising now. site link is in comment share your thoughts.

I've had an enormous amount of these people the last few days and I just need to rant.

Usually these people place an order and the shipping address is wrong. I pull up their order, and they seem to have attempted to use a credit card. It is declined, so I can only assume they entered it incorrectly. This is very simple stuff that is often stored on devices for you..

I offer third party payments through money transfer apps. The number of people who order then never pay is insane to me. I'll get an angry email a week later why I never shipped. Well, you never fuckin paid.

Or the people who place orders, never pay, and never check their email. I'll cancel their order after 24h and 2 weeks later get some unglued moron complaining they never got their stuff.

It never used to be this bad. I've been selling on the internet since 1999. I've never seen anything like this, ever. What the hell is happening to people?

Hey all, I'm starting a consulting business focused on providing data solutions, including data ingestion, analytics, architecture design, and implementation. One of the biggest challenges in starting this business is finding clients who would be interested in these services. Cold emailing is one option, but it’s difficult to convince someone to hire you through a cold email alone.

I’ve identified a few industries that could benefit from my services. For example, companies implementing IoT devices often need help retrieving and analyzing data. I’m considering reaching out to account executives (salespeople) at these companies to see if they’d be open to recommending me to their customers. This could be a mutually beneficial situation since, if their customers find my services valuable, it strengthens the account executives’ relationships with their clients and makes it easier for them to sell. A warm introduction like this would also be more effective than a cold outreach.

What do you all think of this strategy for finding clients? I’ve noticed that many account executives are quite active on LinkedIn, so it seems like a good place to start. I’m also open to any new ideas!

i am thinking to start a business by selling something in bulk to the gas stations, which has high demand, high profit margin and requires less space to present. can anyone suggest which item i should start with?

I want to hire two people for my LLC as independent contractors, but I'm not sure if it would be considered misclassification. What I'm thinking about seems to lean more towards independent contractor, but there are aspects that align with employee status.

Here are the aspects that align more with independent contractor:

• dictates their own work schedule
• provides their own equipment,
• paid based on profit sharing agreement relative to projects they've completed
• would not receive benefits

Here are the aspects that align more with an employee:

• paid on a regular basis. This would be because they would be involved in a lot of projects that generate recurring revenue every month so it would be easier to combine payments into bi-weekly or monthly payments.
• they would be working with me indefinitely. This would be because they will always have the opportunity to work on these kind of projects with the company.
• one of them would also be responsible for handling some stuff in QBO

So would it be okay for me to hire them as independent contractors? Is there anything else I should know about this?

What taxes does I actually pay on distributions if I'm the sole owner of an LLC electing S Corp. I've paid myself a reasonable salary all year, and have been just sending the excess money from my business bank account to my personal and saving what I can. I've seen that I should just be expecting to pay "income taxes" on that money, but what exactly does that include or not include. Is income taxes just state and federal and I just don't have to worry about social security and medicare? I've also seen that you don't have to pay tax at all on any distributions if they don't exceed your share in the company. If I own 100% of the company, does that mean that I don't have to pay any kind of taxes on these distributions?

Hey guys,

Never posted here before but thought I’d try.

I recently closed a private label Amazon business where I sold light fixtures. It was an attempt at flipping a business quick using my amazon ppc knowledge, but couldn’t compete with chinese suppliers. Now I have 12k worth of inventory in 3rd party storage that I just want to get rid of at this point to save on storage fees and reinvest in my other businesses.

Any suggestions on how to go about it? I’m willing to sell it all for a steep discount if someone takes it all off my hands.

I know, I know... This question has been asked ad nauseum. However, I'm having a hard time getting exactly what I need. My wife started a cash business (children's dance studio) recently. We have 1 business account, no lines of credit, etc. The business is part of a smaller franchise, and they use their own POS and a dance studio management solution to manage sign-ups, sell retail, calculate sales tax, etc.

We also use Gusto for payroll.

I'd like to find a bookkeeping software that does NOT require a subscription (I absolutely despise that pricing model), and I don't need anything more than bookkeeping and MAYBE inventory management, though the retail inventory is very small, plus the option to generate financial statements and reports. We have no accounts receivable/payable, no equipment with depreciation, etc. Zoho and Wave seem probable. A desktop accounting app would be ok, too, especially if it can integrate bank accounts (devmet maybe?). At this point, I'm ready to just use excel spreadsheets or a physical ledger.