How to Get First Sales Without Ads? Need Your Advice! I just launched my product, but there’s almost no traffic. I know paid ads can help, but I don’t have the budget yet, so I’m looking for free ways to get my first customers. What actually works for getting those first sales? Has anyone been through this and can share some tips? Do I need to optimize my product listing in a special way to get not…

22yo seeking advice on prudent investment for windfall As a result of a car accident two years ago, I received a large settlement (around $400k total). I opted to receive $250k up front, plus a $600/mo lifetime annuity in lieu of the rest. Since then, I have acted as if the money does not exist. The lump sum has sat in a CD which earned 5.25% interest the first year, 5.12% the next. My living expens…

LPT: Looking for Pro Advice on taking the next step in where we live Hi! Looking for some advice on what to do next with our lives. Me, my boyfriend, and our dog (small) want to move soon and need to decide where. Problem is, we are in a bit of choice paralysis and need some insight. We’re currently living with family after renting out our home here to prepare to move elsewhere. We both work remotely and can do s…

Dad died and I’m lost. Advice please….. I found him. He passed in his sleep, sometime between bedtime Sat. night, early Sunday morning. He was 82 and in good health overall. He was even on the golf course twice a week. For a full round. Everytime. He wasn’t sick and things couldn’t have been more normal when he went to bed Saturday night. I’m still in shock. And I AM LOST. NEED ADVICE…

LPT: Stuck on a tough decision? Pretend your friend is asking for advice Next time you’re overthinking something, try this: imagine a friend is in your exact situation and asking what they should do. What would you tell them? For some reason, it’s way easier to give good advice to other people than to ourselves. We get caught up in emotions, doubts, and overthinking. But when you step back and look at it like an outs…

Requesting Advice on How Best to Use My Disposable Income Hey Everyone I’m in a fortunate financial position where I’m earning a decent wage and able to still live with my parents. I have about £1,200 disposable each month. So far, I’ve been investing about 20% of that into stocks/shares, 20% into crypto, and the remaining 60% straight into an ISA. I’ll admit that this is not an educated plan – I simp…

Car advice/ financial advice I have a 2020 Corolla LE, almost at 100k miles. I got it used with a 3.9% interest rate. I still owe about $10k and am about halfway through paying it off. I’ve been looking into getting an older car, possibly a Honda S2000 or a 2016-2017 Honda Accord. I’m also considering upgrading to a new-gen GR86. There are other cars I’m interested in, like…

Advice on cleaning the ridges on focus ring? So I have been shooting with Fuji ever since XPro1 one went on sale, the glass I’ve picked up over the years is still tip top, I’m really into keeping my gear clean, however the focus rings on their lenses tend to hold gunk from heavy use/touch on long days, after a while it builds up. I never had this problem with I had other makes (Canon, Niko…

Any advice for a first-time Ecommerce Operations Manager? Just got promoted to Ecommerce Operations Manager, and leading a team is way harder than I expected. Keeping everyone on the same page, handling different personalities, and making sure things actually get done. It’s a lot. If you’ve been in a similar role, what’s helped you build a strong team? Any tips (or mistakes to avoid) would be super hel…

Graduating Soon – Trying to Set Myself Up for Financial Success. Advice? Hey guys, I’m a 23-year-old male graduating this year. Right now, I make around $2,000/month, and my bills are pretty low at $185/month since I’m still in school. This summer, I’ll be starting a new job that pays around $3,300/month. I was young and dumb (still am, but trying to change that) and have $400 in credit card debt, but I’m paying it o…

Advice on a compact and light setup for an interchangeable lens camera? I’m looking for feedback on a first camera setup. I’ve been shooting on my iPhone 15 and find the quality beyond the main lens feels limiting at this point. I’m looking to upgrade my setup for both photo and some video. I do a lot of travel and hiking and I’m looking for a setup that can eventually cover off landscapes, portraits, some close up …

I would like advice on my budget I wanted advice on my budget Salary after tax/health insurance/retirement contribution: $7500 a month Rent: $2500 a month (including utility) Groceries: $650 a month Restaurants: $500 a month Car insurance: $150 a month Fun money: $700/month (bars, movies, etc) Gas: $100/month Gym: $15/month Phone: $80/month Streaming: $20/month Student loan pa…

Cambodia travel advice off the beaten track Hi travellers, seeking advice. My partner and I are off on our honeymoon to Vietnam and Cambodia December/January this year and need some help with the Cambodia portion. We have 14 days and were planning to hit the classic spots: Siem reap and Phnom Penh, and Koh Rong, but were looking for one or two more spots a bit more off the beaten track, …

advice for solo trip: Budapest and Vienna or just one city? I have a few days off in April (approximately 4 days) and would love to finally tax a relaxing solo trip. I’ve dreamt about both Budapest and Vienna for years and now that I live in Scotland, it’s easier (and cheaper) to take trips to Europe. I really want to experience both cities, especially with them being only a few hour train ride apart, bu…

First time travelling soon – Looking for advice I did also post this in r/Perth as I live in Perth currently but hoping it’s okay to repost here as I am trying to make the most out of my first time travelling outside of Australia; Alright; Im 25, and I’ll probably be 26 by the time I finally get to experience the world – I’ve never given myself a holiday as I’ve been in the Army for 8 years …

Advice on Salkantay Treks in Peru Hello, A group of friends and I were planning on visiting Peru in late May, with a Salkantay guided tour being a major activity. We were currently looking at using Macchu picchu reservations, as it seems to be a solid middle ground in terms of cost and quality (about $350 pre tip) Just had a couple of questions for anyone who’s done this tour w…

Launching business. My wife and I have an idea for a new side gig attached to her business. She has a successful consulting firm and we’ve identified an unmet need to two different market segments that we already work within. We plan on starting a blog attached to her already set up website an selling ‘packages’ based on our knowledge of the industry. Selling to in…

Looking for some advice on a car sold on hire purchase garage covered defects Hi so I bought a car on hire purchase 3 weeks ago so out of the 14 day cooling off period. It was a bmw 120D and the garage sold it with aftermarket m performance decals on the sides which peeled after washing straight away so I had them removed and now found rust spots what the vinyl was covering Anyone know were I stand on sending this back ?…

ADVICE NEEDED – fashion brand Hi everyone! I would love some advice on my tiktok for my brand, now that I finally have the guts to post. I have posted and asked before and the feedback helped tremendously, all thoughts and opinions welcome! I’m starting a fashion brand that I’m super enthusiastic about and would love to have as many as possible a part of the journey! https:/…

Spending a week in Stockholm mid march. Advice on things to do? My wife has a few museums planned for us. I’m a nature guy and primarily enjoy living like a local. We’re well traveled, so I’m going to list some of my favorite things from other countries to hopefully get some ideas going Slovenia – lake Bled, castles, beaches Croatia – hiking, visiting/picking lavender on a farm Switzerland – sailing, hiking…