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Noob to 23k Month 🤑

★★ signal-medium   r/dropshipping  ·  ↑ 327  ·  💬 214  ·  2025-12-07  ·  kw: hours every day  ·  open on reddit ↗
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Tool
Shopify
Issue
Customer service backlog, failed tracking updates for 50+ customers, supplier sent wrong product causing 5-day delay, cash flow crisis with $500 in bank against $1500 due payment.
Cost
$500 cash flow shortfall, 5-day order delay impact unstated
Recommendation
VA (Virtual Assistant) for customer service workload (Least-Table7305)
Date context
2025-12-07, 5 weeks into operation
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anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 · 2026-05-08

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So what now? I used to hate the rain until I stopped wishing it was sunny. The moment you say, "This moment isn’t good enough, I want something else," you suffer. But when you accept this moment as it is, you enjoy it. Anyway, bullshit over, here’s where I’m at, what’s going well, what’s fucked, and what I’m learning \+ 2K profit last week is insaneeee I’ve just completed my 5th week on this project and have profited more than the previous 4 combined. Things are actually going really well, my biggest problems at the moment are customer service, shipping times and cash flow.  Here are a few fun moments from this week: * Had $500 in the bank with $1500 due * Had 50+ customers chasing up orders with failed tracking * Cashflow swung so hard I thought I’d have to pause ads * The supplier sent the wrong product to my agent (5 day delay) I'm so lucky to have all these problems, but I feel I should be doing more. I constantly have to remind myself that this is a marathon, not a sprint, and despite what I might feel, I’m doing better than I could have ever hoped for. I can only attribute this to showing up every day and journaling to structure my thoughts with direction and clarity. I actually used to think journaling was cringe, but it has probably been the biggest cheat code for my development. If you’re reading this and feeling stuck, give it a go. * I act with more and more certainty every day. * I build momentum. * I move fast, test fast, learn fast. * I’m building a real skill set. * My work compounds. * I figure shit out. * I act even when I don’t feel like it. * They don’t fucking know me son. I just started a new full time job, and it’s exhausting but good money. I’ve realised I need to prioritise my energy to keep up. I wake up early, gym, ecom, work, ecom, then to bed early. I am physically and mentally exhausted every day. I fall asleep instantly and wake with no alarm. I recover well, ready to do it all again. I don't know what the point of this account is going forward. I don’t think I have enough experience or patience to directly help people through my posts, but if I can record my experience, my problems, my solutions, my wins and my losses, maybe you can derive some value for yourself.  I really would like to make this ecom thing my full time job. I have so much to do and so little time. I know I’m young, but the urgency feels real. I can only imagine how I’ll feel 20 years from now, to be grateful for my younger self taking action. Life’s a trip, so ask yourself If you behaved like the person you wanted to become, what would you do today? This video explains the mindset shift I’m trying to make: [https://youtu.be/Fy6pqbg9Nd0](https://youtu.be/Fy6pqbg9Nd0)

Top comments (6)

[score=13] Blazephamy
Amazing ! These kind of posts make me feel motivated and not wanting to give up 🔥From the day you started how long did it take you to actually see profit ? Did you use Shopify build your website or something different ? I haven’t started Ecom yet but been thinking about it for the past two weeks…i work 60 hours weeks and hit the gym i just need to find the power to start ecom..
[score=6] Least-Table7305
Get a VA broski. Good job tho🫡
[score=6] shmsc
Do you use your own supplier, or just from the generic sites alibaba etc?
[score=5] Embarrassed-Floor937
How much was your capital at the start?
[score=3] Zealousideal-Bid4557
You mentioned you saw results after 4 weeks What did you do in that period. Just testing and losing money until things worked?
[score=3] theoawatc
Fb or TikTok ads?