u/marquina640

Hi everyone,

I’ve designed a small laptop stand and I have been trying to sell it.

I’m realizing that making the product and selling the product are very different skills, so I’m looking for someone in or around Zurich who would be interested in helping with, or possibly fully taking over, the marketing and sales side of it.

For now, I want to focus only on Switzerland and Europe, not worldwide shipping. The product is simple, lightweight, and aimed at people who want an affordable, minimal laptop stand. I’m trying to sell it at around 15 CHF, so the main challenge is finding the right sales channel, positioning, and shipping model where the economics still make sense.

There seems to be some interest already: my last reel about it got around 20k views, so I think the product has potential, but I need someone who is better at turning attention into actual sales.

What I’m looking for:

• Someone who understands online sales, marketing, Etsy, Shopify, social media, local marketplaces, B2B, or similar
• Someone who can think creatively about selling a low-cost physical product in Switzerland/Europe
• Ideally someone local to Zurich so we can meet and discuss
• Open to a partnership, commission model, revenue share, or another arrangement that makes sense

I can handle the product/design/production side. I’m looking for someone who is better at getting it in front of customers and turning it into sales.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to DM me. Happy to share more details, photos, and numbers.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I have a small Etsy store and I’m trying to figure out the cheapest way to ship a small laptop stand from Switzerland to third countries outside the EU.

The product needs to sell for around 10 CHF, but international shipping is killing the margin. As I understood from post, I cannot send it as a normal letter because it’s a commercial product going abroad and needs a customs declaration. As far as I understand, that means it has to be treated as a parcel/small goods shipment, and the price becomes too high. 7.5chf under 100 grams.

After shipping, Etsy fees, packaging, and materials, I literally lose money on each order.

Has anyone here found a cheaper way to ship small, low-value physical products from Switzerland to non-EU countries? Are there any alternatives to Swiss Post, special formats, customs-friendly options, fulfilment partners, etc?

I’d really appreciate advice from people who sell small products online from Switzerland.

Thanks!

Shop link: https://www.standnfold.com

I’ve been working on a small Etsy shop selling a foldable laptop stand and would really appreciate some honest feedback.

I recently started driving traffic from Instagram and got around ~170 visitors from one post, but ended up with 0 real sales. So I’m trying to understand where things might be breaking.

My questions:

1. Do my product photos and listing presentation clearly communicate the value of the stand, or does it come across as too generic?
2. Is there something off about my overall trust/credibility (reviews, branding, listing details) that would stop a first time visitor from buying?

About my shop / background:

1. What inspired me: I wanted a laptop stand that was actually portable and easy to carry around, so I designed a foldable version that stays flat and simple to use.
2. Why I think the product is worth buying: The main idea is convenience + portability. It’s meant to be something you can throw in a bag and use anywhere, rather than a bulky desk-only stand. I’m trying to position it as a minimal, practical solution rather than a generic accessory.

I’m mainly trying to figure out if the issue is:

• how the product is presented
• lack of trust signals
• or something more fundamental

Appreciate any direct feedback.

I’m trying to figure out where things are breaking.

I had a Reel get:

• 12.5k views
• 135 shares

It brought ~173 visitors to my store (standnfold.com).

But:

• 0 real sales

So people are interested enough to click, but nobody is buying.

At this level of traffic, I expected at least one sale.

For those who’ve been through this:

• Is this usually a website/offer problem?
• Or does this happen with cold social traffic?

If you had to fix one thing first, what would you focus on?

Trying to diagnose this analytically.

Traffic source:

• Instagram Reel (12.5k views, 135 shares)

Result:

• ~173 sessions on site
• 0 conversions

My product´s etsy is called StandNFold

Given this, the failure is clearly post-click.

At ~170 sessions, I’d expect at least ~0.5–1% CVR → 1–2 sales.

So I’m trying to determine what’s most likely:

• Complete value/offer mismatch?
• Trust gap (low reviews / brand credibility)?
• Or can cold social traffic realistically produce 0% CVR at this scale?

If you had to bet on one dominant cause, what would it be?

Thanks a lot!

Trying to understand this from a funnel perspective.

I posted a Reel that got:

• 12.5k views
• 135 shares

It drove ~173 visits to my store (standnfold.com).

Actual result:

• 0 sales

So the funnel looks like:

• Views → Visits: working
• Visits → Sales: completely failing

At ~170 visitors, I would have expected at least 1–2 conversions even from cold traffic.

For those experienced with IG funnels:

• Does this usually mean a trust/value issue on the landing page?
• Or can cold Instagram traffic realistically convert at 0% at this scale?

Trying to pinpoint whether this is:

1. Normal variance
2. Weak offer / positioning
3. Something else post-click

Thanks a lot for the help!

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