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Is €5/day even enough to test anything? Feeling like I can't afford to learn
Posted by •12/14/2025
My total budget for this "experiment" is €300. Every course says test with €5-10/day per ad set but also says you need statistical significance which takes hundreds of clicks.
With €5/day I get maybe 50-80 clicks before I'm broke. That doesn't feel like enough data to know if a product is viable or if my ad is just bad.
People with bigger budgets can test 10 products in a month. I can barely test 2.
Is there a way to actually test properly on a tiny budget? Or am I better off saving up more before even trying? Don't want to waste €300 learning nothing.
With €5/day I get maybe 50-80 clicks before I'm broke. That doesn't feel like enough data to know if a product is viable or if my ad is just bad.
People with bigger budgets can test 10 products in a month. I can barely test 2.
Is there a way to actually test properly on a tiny budget? Or am I better off saving up more before even trying? Don't want to waste €300 learning nothing.
4 Replies
•12/23/2025
5 isnt doing anything anymore i go minimum 15 per day for about 10-15 days to test
•12/14/2025
Ok these are two very different approaches and I'm not sure which fits me better.
The "buying data" reframe is helpful - I was definitely thinking in terms of sales/no sales binary.
But the organic-first approach is tempting because it means I can take more time to learn without burning money.
Question for organic: how long did it actually take before you saw results? I'm not opposed to putting in time but I also don't want to post on TikTok for 6 months with zero feedback.
The "buying data" reframe is helpful - I was definitely thinking in terms of sales/no sales binary.
But the organic-first approach is tempting because it means I can take more time to learn without burning money.
Question for organic: how long did it actually take before you saw results? I'm not opposed to putting in time but I also don't want to post on TikTok for 6 months with zero feedback.
•12/14/2025
Honest timeline:
- Week 1-2: Figuring out what to post, everything flopped
- Week 3-4: Started getting some views (500-2000 per video)
- Week 5-6: First viral-ish video (50k views)
- Week 6: First sale from TikTok bio link
- Week 7-8: Consistent 2-5 sales per week
So about 6 weeks to first sale. But here's the thing: during those 6 weeks I learned more about my audience than any course could teach. I saw which content people engaged with, what questions they asked in comments, what objections they had.
That knowledge made my eventual paid ads WAY more effective because I actually understood my customer by then.
Fair warning: not everyone goes viral in week 5. Some people it takes 3 months. But even if it takes longer, the learning is worth it.
Alternatively, if you're impatient (no judgment, I get it): use €150 for organic learning, save €150 for ads once you feel ready.
- Week 1-2: Figuring out what to post, everything flopped
- Week 3-4: Started getting some views (500-2000 per video)
- Week 5-6: First viral-ish video (50k views)
- Week 6: First sale from TikTok bio link
- Week 7-8: Consistent 2-5 sales per week
So about 6 weeks to first sale. But here's the thing: during those 6 weeks I learned more about my audience than any course could teach. I saw which content people engaged with, what questions they asked in comments, what objections they had.
That knowledge made my eventual paid ads WAY more effective because I actually understood my customer by then.
Fair warning: not everyone goes viral in week 5. Some people it takes 3 months. But even if it takes longer, the learning is worth it.
Alternatively, if you're impatient (no judgment, I get it): use €150 for organic learning, save €150 for ads once you feel ready.
•12/14/2025
With €300 I honestly wouldn't do paid ads at all. Unpopular opinion but here's why:
The courses that teach "€5/day testing" assume you already have:
- A decent landing page
- Reasonable creatives
- Some understanding of targeting
- A product with proven demand
If you're still learning all that, you're not testing the product - you're testing your entire skillset with every euro. Too many variables.
Alternative: spend your €300 on:
- Ordering the product yourself (€30-50)
- Basic Canva pro subscription (€12/month)
- Actually building a proper store
- Learning to create content
Then get traffic for free:
- Post in Reddit communities (carefully, don't spam)
- TikTok organic (doesn't cost money, just time)
- Pinterest pins
- Answer questions in Facebook groups
Once you get your FIRST organic sale, you've validated demand without burning ad budget. THEN scale with ads.
I made my first €2k entirely organic before I spent a cent on ads. Slower? Yes. But I didn't lose money learning.
The courses that teach "€5/day testing" assume you already have:
- A decent landing page
- Reasonable creatives
- Some understanding of targeting
- A product with proven demand
If you're still learning all that, you're not testing the product - you're testing your entire skillset with every euro. Too many variables.
Alternative: spend your €300 on:
- Ordering the product yourself (€30-50)
- Basic Canva pro subscription (€12/month)
- Actually building a proper store
- Learning to create content
Then get traffic for free:
- Post in Reddit communities (carefully, don't spam)
- TikTok organic (doesn't cost money, just time)
- Pinterest pins
- Answer questions in Facebook groups
Once you get your FIRST organic sale, you've validated demand without burning ad budget. THEN scale with ads.
I made my first €2k entirely organic before I spent a cent on ads. Slower? Yes. But I didn't lose money learning.
•12/14/2025
Hot take: €5/day CAN work but you need to change what you're testing for.
With €300 you're not testing "will this product make me rich." You're testing:
1. Can I get clicks? (creative resonance)
2. Do people add to cart? (product/page appeal)
3. What's my cost per click? (audience fit)
Think of it as buying data, not buying sales.
If you spend €30 and get:
- 100 clicks → your creative works
- 5 add to carts → your page is decent
- 0 sales → maybe price/trust issue, but foundation is there
That's useful info! You didn't "fail" - you learned your creative and page are probably fine and you should focus on conversion optimization.
Compare to €30 and getting:
- 30 clicks at €1 CPC → creative or targeting is bad
- 0 add to carts → page is the problem OR wrong audience
Different diagnosis, different next step.
Low budget = be surgical about what you're learning.
With €300 you're not testing "will this product make me rich." You're testing:
1. Can I get clicks? (creative resonance)
2. Do people add to cart? (product/page appeal)
3. What's my cost per click? (audience fit)
Think of it as buying data, not buying sales.
If you spend €30 and get:
- 100 clicks → your creative works
- 5 add to carts → your page is decent
- 0 sales → maybe price/trust issue, but foundation is there
That's useful info! You didn't "fail" - you learned your creative and page are probably fine and you should focus on conversion optimization.
Compare to €30 and getting:
- 30 clicks at €1 CPC → creative or targeting is bad
- 0 add to carts → page is the problem OR wrong audience
Different diagnosis, different next step.
Low budget = be surgical about what you're learning.