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Spending $50/day on Facebook ads but only got 1 sale in 2 weeks... what am I doing wrong?
Posted by •10/15/2025
Hey everyone, I'm really frustrated right now. I've been running Facebook ads for my dropshipping store for about 2 weeks now. My daily budget is $50 which is pretty much all I can afford at this point.
Here's my situation:
- Total ad spend so far: ~$700
- Sales: literally just 1 sale ($32 product)
- I'm selling phone accessories (magnetic car mounts)
- My ads are getting clicks (CTR is around 1.8%) but nobody buys
- I tried 3 different ad creatives, same result
I see people on YouTube saying they're profitable at $30/day budgets but I'm just bleeding money here. My product has good reviews on AliExpress and I priced it at 3x cost. Is my store the problem? The ads? I don't even know what to look at anymore. Should I just give up on this product and try something else?
Any advice would be really appreciated because I'm close to my limit here.
Here's my situation:
- Total ad spend so far: ~$700
- Sales: literally just 1 sale ($32 product)
- I'm selling phone accessories (magnetic car mounts)
- My ads are getting clicks (CTR is around 1.8%) but nobody buys
- I tried 3 different ad creatives, same result
I see people on YouTube saying they're profitable at $30/day budgets but I'm just bleeding money here. My product has good reviews on AliExpress and I priced it at 3x cost. Is my store the problem? The ads? I don't even know what to look at anymore. Should I just give up on this product and try something else?
Any advice would be really appreciated because I'm close to my limit here.
3 Replies
•10/15/2025
Wow okay this makes so much sense. I just checked my store on my phone and it takes like 6 seconds to load the product page... and yeah the checkout makes you create an account. I didn't even think about that being a problem.
Going to fix these things tonight and then turn ads back on. Thanks for the reality check, I was about to just switch products but sounds like that wouldn't fix anything.
Going to fix these things tonight and then turn ads back on. Thanks for the reality check, I was about to just switch products but sounds like that wouldn't fix anything.
•10/15/2025
dude i had the EXACT same problem last month. spent like $900 on ads and got 2 sales. turned out my product page was a mess. the main product image was low quality and my description was just copy pasted from aliexpress lol.
after i fixed the page and added better photos my conversion rate went from like 0.3% to 2.1% with the same ads. seriously check your store first
after i fixed the page and added better photos my conversion rate went from like 0.3% to 2.1% with the same ads. seriously check your store first
•10/15/2025
Okay so your CTR is actually decent at 1.8%, which tells me your ad creative is doing its job - people ARE interested enough to click. The problem is what happens AFTER they land on your site. This is a conversion rate issue, not an ad issue.
Here's what you need to check immediately:
1. **Mobile experience** - 80%+ of your traffic is probably mobile. Load your product page on your phone right now. Does it load in under 3 seconds? Are the images high quality? Can you tap the buy button easily?
2. **Trust signals** - Phone accessories are impulse buys but people still need to trust you. Do you have: trust badges, clear return policy, real customer photos (not just supplier images), urgency elements?
3. **Checkout friction** - This is HUGE. How many steps to checkout? Do you force account creation? Are you offering Shop Pay or PayPal express checkout?
If you're getting clicks but no sales, your conversion rate is probably under 0.5% when it should be 2-3% minimum for a simple product like this. I'd bet money your site has friction points killing your conversions. Fix the store before spending another dollar on ads.
Here's what you need to check immediately:
1. **Mobile experience** - 80%+ of your traffic is probably mobile. Load your product page on your phone right now. Does it load in under 3 seconds? Are the images high quality? Can you tap the buy button easily?
2. **Trust signals** - Phone accessories are impulse buys but people still need to trust you. Do you have: trust badges, clear return policy, real customer photos (not just supplier images), urgency elements?
3. **Checkout friction** - This is HUGE. How many steps to checkout? Do you force account creation? Are you offering Shop Pay or PayPal express checkout?
If you're getting clicks but no sales, your conversion rate is probably under 0.5% when it should be 2-3% minimum for a simple product like this. I'd bet money your site has friction points killing your conversions. Fix the store before spending another dollar on ads.