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We launched an e-commerce site — here’s the real cost in 2024 and what we messed up

Ayşe E***·9 months ago#e-commerce cost#site setup#marketplace integration#advertising budget
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Ufuk E*** · 8 months ago

I kept the side gig for 2 years in the evenings, finally went full-time as things sped up

Muhammet·9 months ago#risk#growth#decision
32replies
4.7Kviews
Yiğit B*** · 8 months ago

High-salary employee left and started a rival company — can I stay silent?

Elif C***·11 months ago#employee#competitor#law
35replies
145.6Kviews
Havva Ç*** · 9 months ago

i filled out my tax return wrong, felt like i got shot when the penalty came

Damla A***·11 months ago#tax#legislation#lesson
65replies
36.1Kviews
Burcu N*** · 9 months ago

I realized we couldn't make payroll for a month — what did I tell the employees?

Esra Y***·11 months ago#crisis#financing#management
34replies
16Kviews
Sena B*** · 9 months ago

I changed the brand name after 2 years — did we lose customers?

Zeynep A***·11 months ago#brand#rebranding
57replies
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Beren N*** · 9 months ago

Took my boutique online: Two years of real numbers selling boutique fashion on the web

Esra G***·11 months ago#boutique sales#online boutique#return rates#shipping cost
31replies
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Cem B*** · 9 months ago

We moved the warehouse, business stopped for 3 weeks — what did I learn?

Havva K***·11 months ago#logistics#cost#planning
27replies
18.3Kviews
Yiğit Y*** · 10 months ago

I started managing Instagram ads myself — what did I learn, and where did I mess up in the first 3 months?

Metin C***·12 months ago#instagram advertising#digital marketing#advertising budget#small business
27replies
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Hazal · 10 months ago

I started with "what are Meta ads" — what did I learn in my first 3 months running them for my own business?

Lale K***·12 months ago#what are meta ads#digital marketing#social media ad#small business
28replies
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Özgür K*** · 10 months ago

nobody replied for months, then one person came, became the first customer and is now a reference

Nur·12 months ago#sales#startup#growth
41replies
9.6Kviews
Selin Ö*** · 10 months ago

We started a web dev agency with 3 people: How much did our first year actually cost?

Aycan U***·12 months ago#software company#startup cost#first-year expenses#company budget
47replies
12Kviews
Okan U*** · 11 months ago

Ransomware hit us too — what we did in the first 24 hours, and what we did wrong

Murat T***·last year#ransomware#cyberattack#data security#backup strategy
30replies
13.5Kviews
Jale E*** · 11 months ago

I set up an appointment system for my physiotherapy practice, but clients preferred calling me, saying 'sir, please call us', I took on 40 new patients this summer

Yavuz Ö***·last year#physiotherapy#appointment#customer
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Volkan A*** · 11 months ago

I stopped in-person training at my language school and went fully online — got 70 new students in 9 months and hit capacity

Tuğçe C***·12 months ago#language course#online#success
31replies
8.6Kviews
Ahmet B*** · 11 months ago

I served everyone, growth started when I picked a niche

Zeynep A***·last year#niche#strategy
27replies
16.1Kviews
Gamze E*** · 11 months ago

Started by looking up "SaaS meaning" — what did I learn in year one of my own SaaS?

Rıdvan·last year#what saas means#subscription model#software startup#entrepreneurship
42replies
24.3Kviews
Metin K*** · 11 months ago

Fire broke out in the warehouse, goods were ruined, company was on the brink

Beyza B***·last year#disaster#crisis#recovery
29replies
8.4Kviews
Hilal Y*** · 11 months ago

I outsourced production to a subcontractor — quality issue or cost saving?

Tuğrul·last year#outsourcing#quality#cost
42replies
25.8Kviews
Ufuk V*** · 12 months ago

The old supplier was like a friend for years but got sluggish, switched to a new one and both price and quality changed

Melis Ç***·last year#supply#quality#relationship
39replies
22.7Kviews
Ceren E*** · 12 months ago