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Be honest - how many of you actually made money in your first 3 months?
Posted by •10/28/2025
I keep seeing these YouTube thumbnails like "I made €10k my first month dropshipping!" and I'm starting to feel like something's wrong with me.
I've been at this for 2 months:
- Launched 2 stores
- Tested maybe 8 products
- Total revenue: €127
- Total profit: -€340 (after ads and apps)
I'm not looking for sympathy, I just genuinely want to know - what's the realistic timeline here? Are those YouTube success stories real or is everyone struggling like me in the beginning?
I can handle the truth. I just need to know if I should keep going or if I'm fundamentally doing something wrong.
I've been at this for 2 months:
- Launched 2 stores
- Tested maybe 8 products
- Total revenue: €127
- Total profit: -€340 (after ads and apps)
I'm not looking for sympathy, I just genuinely want to know - what's the realistic timeline here? Are those YouTube success stories real or is everyone struggling like me in the beginning?
I can handle the truth. I just need to know if I should keep going or if I'm fundamentally doing something wrong.
3 Replies
•10/28/2025
This is actually really helpful to hear. I think I've been comparing myself to the highlight reels.
The "test one variable at a time" thing hits hard - I've definitely been guilty of changing my whole store every time something doesn't work.
Ok new plan: I'm going to pick one of my products that got at least some traction and actually try to optimize it properly instead of jumping to the next shiny thing.
The "test one variable at a time" thing hits hard - I've definitely been guilty of changing my whole store every time something doesn't work.
Ok new plan: I'm going to pick one of my products that got at least some traction and actually try to optimize it properly instead of jumping to the next shiny thing.
•10/28/2025
First 3 months I made exactly €0. Fourth month I made my first sale and literally screamed.
Now I do about €3k/month profit, but it took me 8 months to get here and I almost quit at month 3.
Two things that changed everything for me:
1. I stopped chasing "winning products" and picked ONE niche I actually understood (I'm into fitness, so I stuck with home gym stuff)
2. I stopped changing everything at once - I'd test one variable at a time so I actually learned what worked
Your €127 in revenue means you can get traffic and you can get sales. Now it's about optimizing. That's actually a better position than most people at month 2.
Now I do about €3k/month profit, but it took me 8 months to get here and I almost quit at month 3.
Two things that changed everything for me:
1. I stopped chasing "winning products" and picked ONE niche I actually understood (I'm into fitness, so I stuck with home gym stuff)
2. I stopped changing everything at once - I'd test one variable at a time so I actually learned what worked
Your €127 in revenue means you can get traffic and you can get sales. Now it's about optimizing. That's actually a better position than most people at month 2.
•10/28/2025
Those YouTube videos are survivorship bias on steroids. For every person who made 10k month one, there are 500 who lost money and quit quietly.
My honest timeline:
- Months 1-3: Lost about €800 total
- Months 4-6: Broke even (finally)
- Month 7-12: Averaged €1,500/month profit
- Year 2: Scaled to €4-5k/month
The difference wasn't some magic product or secret traffic source. I just got better at the fundamentals through repetition. My landing pages now convert 3x what they did in month 1 because I've learned what actually matters.
You're 2 months in. You're not behind - you're right on schedule. The question is whether you're learning from each failure or just throwing stuff at the wall.
My honest timeline:
- Months 1-3: Lost about €800 total
- Months 4-6: Broke even (finally)
- Month 7-12: Averaged €1,500/month profit
- Year 2: Scaled to €4-5k/month
The difference wasn't some magic product or secret traffic source. I just got better at the fundamentals through repetition. My landing pages now convert 3x what they did in month 1 because I've learned what actually matters.
You're 2 months in. You're not behind - you're right on schedule. The question is whether you're learning from each failure or just throwing stuff at the wall.