Starting from my story, I work as CEO of a technology company named Tikowa Inc., my job is perfect and I love it, this company good place for personal development the leader board (owners) and employees are kind people, I like my office and coworkers, It 4 years ago since I stating work here, first I worked as a designer then marketing manager, and 1 year ago leader board make a decision and promote me to CEO. It changed my life and my dream of becoming a manager came true. My income and personal business are not important to me, I just dreamed of being a manager, managing staff, and leading a big company. I achieved my dream but one thing always comes to my mind if you do your best you will be successful and your success is interim, if one day they find someone better than me, I should get back and start again or do another job that it means I am not real achieved my dream. I know the rules and it is not bad, companies always have to change staff and find the better one and I will not be that one the company always wants, the passing of years recruitment will change and I not be the person that they want and I give them the right. After this thought came to my mind, I thought maybe my goal was not perfect and should have a better goal that feet to my future success. I am not regretful and not feeling bad it was the goal of my youth and years pass and humans grow and change their goals and dreams. On the contrary, I am very happy that I reached the dream of my childhood. Now I am a grown person and have new goals, I have a big wish in my head I have new big dreams, and I want to have my own company and my own business. but now the situation changed I don't have very time, being CEO of a company not easy, and working 8 hours a day does not have so much time to do other things. On the first of June, I will be turning 26 and the last years of the second decade of my life. I am engaged and have my responsibilities and can't leave my job, I should do it as a second job it is hard but I always fight for my dreams. I went through a tougher time, I grew up in a poor family and lacked money and unemployment… maybe you think, what is that? I live in Afghanistan, I think that is enough for you that is why. Anyway my position as CEO and my effort to leaning, it has made me achieve many things like how to start a business and how to develop that. I think I am ready and had the experience of this, I know pushing up a started company different from starting a new one, but I should do that!
6 months ago I searched for an online business and a business to fit my situation, Shopify is an e-commerce platform for all businesses, and from where my specialty is in design and managing, I started an appeal online shop using Shopify and focused on the special design of t-shirts. I developed a brand (Skagit Store) and contracted with a chines company to produce a high-quality appeal and ship to the whole world. Skagit had a lot of design and was separated into the men, women, and kids sections.
Here is my work sample:
Animated kids t-shirt
Women appeals:
Men t-shirt:
In these 6 months just got 4 customers that found products using Google search, 2 months ago by created ads on Google Ads and also Instagram ads and spent 800 USD (my 2-month salary) it didn't bring me more customers, and it disappointed me! I know starting a business like this needs a big investment that is beyond my budget. I worked hard and spent too much time and budget on this but it didn't work for me, maybe my facilities and abilities are not enough for this, and maybe effort and intelligence don't always work, maybe luck and wealth have the upper hand.
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