BUSINESS

I Lost $15,000 on 3 Failed Online Businesses Before Making $116K With This Weird Niche

The advice that actually works instead of what gurus tell you

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My hands were shaking as I clicked “delete” on my third failed website. Three years of trying, $15,000 gone, and nothing to show for it. That night, I ate microwave ramen and wondered if I should just give up and get a regular job.

Spoiler alert: I didn’t. And what finally worked wasn’t what all those fancy business gurus talk about.

My First Epic Fail: The “Perfect” Product That Nobody Wanted

Remember Beanie Babies? That’s how old my first business idea was.

I spent six months creating fancy digital planners. They had stickers, cool fonts, and everything! I thought people would throw money at me.

Reality check: I sold exactly two. One to my mom and one to my cousin Sarah (thanks, guys).

What went wrong:

• I never asked if anyone actually wanted digital planners
• I spent way too much time making them “perfect”
• My marketing plan was basically “post on Facebook and pray”