ANK

Loquacious person, trying to figure myself out. I would love to engage with different people and try to learn.

[ANK @ANK260199]

Through all the ups and downs, one thing I will always be grateful for is having you by my side. Thank you for being more than just a friend, for being a real brother who has stood beside me selflessly. This bond is special to me and I will always cherish it🫂. Keep growing 🥂🎉

[ANK @ANK260199]

I have been the witness to his journey. I have seen this man grown from a young boy with nothing but dreams in his eyes to someone who continues to chase them with unwavering determination. The balls he carry, the vision and optimism he has is phenomenal.

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

I first heard about dropshipping in 2016, when I was 19 and in college.

I was fascinated by the idea of selling products online, especially in the US. But I had no money to start. All I could do was watch YouTube videos and dream about it.

I moved to Baroda, India, for Studies and was in collage while I started a job at ETECH, earning just $257/month. I worked there for a year, but life had other plans. My mother passed away, and I had to leave the city and return to my hometown.

I didn't give up.

I convinced two of my friends to invest ₹1 lakh (around $1,000) to start an Indian e-commerce brand. We started running TikTok ads and getting some really good orders.

Then came 2020.

The day before lockdown, we shipped our highest number of orders ever. But after lockdown, almost all our products came back as returns. We suffered huge losses and eventually had to shut down the business.

It was heartbreaking.

I decided to start over and began working with my friend Ajay, who already had a successful app. He hired me for ₹10,000/month (around $100). I learned everything I could from him.

Eventually, I developed an app based on a similar concept. Ajay believed in me and even bought my first app for ₹6 lakh (around $6,315), giving me the confidence to keep going.

I built another app, and it started generating $500–$600/day in revenue.

A year or so later, I partnered with my long-time brother Munaf, and together we scaled our apps to $3K–$5K/day in revenue.

We're still in the same business today, and I'm grateful for everything we've built.

But that's not all.

In 2025, Ajay and I started another venture together: a gym.

In just 1.5 years, we've grown it into what we believe is the best gym in Jamnagar, with 500+ active members. Seeing another business grow from scratch with someone who believed in me has been an incredible experience.

But deep down, there was always one dream I hadn't fulfilled.

I still wanted to build a dropshipping business in the US.

For years, it stayed in the back of my mind. For the past 1+ year, I've been seriously trying to make it work.

I've spent over $6,000 on ads, tested countless creatives, struggled with failed campaigns, questioned my decisions, and had days when I felt like giving up.

But I kept going.

And yesterday, something happened that might seem small to many people.

I crossed my first $500 in sales in a single day.

Not $500 in profit. Not even close. But $500 in sales from a business I've dreamed of building since I was 19.

And honestly, that feeling is hard to explain.

From watching dropshipping videos in college without a single dollar to invest, to finally seeing my own US store generate $500 in a day.

I'm 29 now, and it took me almost a decade to get here.

I know there's a long way to go. I know how difficult scaling profitably can be. But for the first time, I feel like I'm getting closer to something I've wanted for so long.

The goal is to turn this into a $100K/month business.

Hopefully, Q4 is the beginning of something special.

I'm not there yet, but I'm proud that I didn't give up on the 19-year-old version of myself who had nothing but a dream.

Here's to everyone building something quietly, failing repeatedly, and still showing up.

Never give up on the dreams you had when you had nothing. ❤️ @ANK260199

[ANK @ANK260199]

His victories are mine and seeing him happy makes me happy. I wish him nothing but continued success and hope he achieves everything he once dreamed of and so much more🧿❤️. Somewhere I believe mom is watching you and I know she would be looking at you with immense pride,

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

I first heard about dropshipping in 2016, when I was 19 and in college.

I was fascinated by the idea of selling products online, especially in the US. But I had no money to start. All I could do was watch YouTube videos and dream about it.

I moved to Baroda, India, for Studies and was in collage while I started a job at ETECH, earning just $257/month. I worked there for a year, but life had other plans. My mother passed away, and I had to leave the city and return to my hometown.

I didn't give up.

I convinced two of my friends to invest ₹1 lakh (around $1,000) to start an Indian e-commerce brand. We started running TikTok ads and getting some really good orders.

Then came 2020.

The day before lockdown, we shipped our highest number of orders ever. But after lockdown, almost all our products came back as returns. We suffered huge losses and eventually had to shut down the business.

It was heartbreaking.

I decided to start over and began working with my friend Ajay, who already had a successful app. He hired me for ₹10,000/month (around $100). I learned everything I could from him.

Eventually, I developed an app based on a similar concept. Ajay believed in me and even bought my first app for ₹6 lakh (around $6,315), giving me the confidence to keep going.

I built another app, and it started generating $500–$600/day in revenue.

A year or so later, I partnered with my long-time brother Munaf, and together we scaled our apps to $3K–$5K/day in revenue.

We're still in the same business today, and I'm grateful for everything we've built.

But that's not all.

In 2025, Ajay and I started another venture together: a gym.

In just 1.5 years, we've grown it into what we believe is the best gym in Jamnagar, with 500+ active members. Seeing another business grow from scratch with someone who believed in me has been an incredible experience.

But deep down, there was always one dream I hadn't fulfilled.

I still wanted to build a dropshipping business in the US.

For years, it stayed in the back of my mind. For the past 1+ year, I've been seriously trying to make it work.

I've spent over $6,000 on ads, tested countless creatives, struggled with failed campaigns, questioned my decisions, and had days when I felt like giving up.

But I kept going.

And yesterday, something happened that might seem small to many people.

I crossed my first $500 in sales in a single day.

Not $500 in profit. Not even close. But $500 in sales from a business I've dreamed of building since I was 19.

And honestly, that feeling is hard to explain.

From watching dropshipping videos in college without a single dollar to invest, to finally seeing my own US store generate $500 in a day.

I'm 29 now, and it took me almost a decade to get here.

I know there's a long way to go. I know how difficult scaling profitably can be. But for the first time, I feel like I'm getting closer to something I've wanted for so long.

The goal is to turn this into a $100K/month business.

Hopefully, Q4 is the beginning of something special.

I'm not there yet, but I'm proud that I didn't give up on the 19-year-old version of myself who had nothing but a dream.

Here's to everyone building something quietly, failing repeatedly, and still showing up.

Never give up on the dreams you had when you had nothing. ❤️ @ANK260199

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

I think I finally found a winning creative. 🚀

But now I’m wondering if I’ve created another problem for myself.

My Meta ad account is based in India, with IST as the account timezone, but I’m running ads primarily in the US/Canada.

So there’s roughly a 9–12 hour timezone difference.

My concern: when my audience is most active and Meta would ideally want to spend more during the US evening/night, my account is already in the next morning.

Could the account timezone actually affect how Meta distributes spend throughout the day?

If so, what’s the proper way to solve this without messing up a campaign that’s already working?

Would love to hear from anyone who has scaled US campaigns from an Indian-timezone ad account.

[ANK @ANK260199]

@starishiny11 Make 15 new TikTok-style creatives
Run broad targeting on Meta
Add bundle offer (2 for $79)
Add post-purchase upsell
Retarget website visitors.

[ANK @ANK260199]

@starishiny11 Your result is actually not terrible.

Many beginners spend $2k and get 0 sales.

You got:

19 customers

$1k revenue

That means:

✔ product might work
✔ ads are converting
✔ store functions

You just need better efficiency.

[ANK @ANK260199]

@starishiny11 problem → solution
UGC style
quick demo
Most beginners run product showcase ads, which rarely work.
Common issues:

weak headline

slow loading

no reviews

no trust badges

long checkout

[ANK @ANK260199]

@starishiny11 Where The Real Problem Likely Is
Based on these numbers, I’d rank the issues:
Ad Creatives (Most Likely)
If CTR is low, your CPA explodes.
Winning ads on TikTok or Facebook usually have:strong hook in first 2 seconds

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

I suck at Facebook ads. Seriously.

Did $1,018 in sales.

Ran ads from multiple FB ad accounts + TikTok.
Overall loss: around $2–3K.

Got some sales, but clearly not profitable.
If anyone here is genuinely good at Meta ads and willing to take a look or give direction, I’m open.

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Where and How do I improve?

Somehow I managed to get CPC,CPM lowered.

But no ATC-1 Purchase.

#dropshipping #Ecom #ecom #metaads #meta

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

$60 ad spend. 2 sales. Mid-day. 🎯

This is the best performance I’ve had in 2 months.

Focusing on the "inside-out" root cause messaging is clearly moving the needle. Scaling starts now. 🚀 #MetaAds #DTC #Growth #dropshipping #BuildInPublic #Ecommerce #ecom

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Switched from TikTok to Meta today.

Meta tracked: 1 sale
Reality: 2 sales

Good sign.
But.

CPM high.
CPC high.

So now the real question:
Is the product strong?

Or did I just catch lucky conversions?

Data > emotions. Testing continues.

Day by day.

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Day 25

Sales: 3
Ad Spend: $107.26

Switched from TikTok to Facebook Ads.
CPM & CPC are pretty very high

Not judging too early.

Letting it run for another 1–2 days to gather proper data before making decisions.

🚀 #BuildingInPublic #buildinpublic #dropshipping

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Can someone help me understand this?

Got 4 sales today…
But Meta is tracking only 1 sale 🤯
Pixel installed correctly.

Why is Meta under-reporting conversions?
Is this:
• Delayed tracking?
• iOS issue?
• CAPI setup issue?
Would really appreciate help

#facebookads #meta

[ANK @ANK260199]

@nicktheriot_ @starishiny11 Thank you Nick, hope we can get some insights from you if possible.

[ANK @ANK260199]

@starishiny11 Long way to go 💪, we will figure things out

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Day 21 of product testing
Spent $187.82
→ 369 clicks
→ 11 add to carts
→ 1 sale
Bad day.
Paused all 10 ad groups I launched.
Went too aggressive too fast.
Launched a fresh campaign with new creatives.
Still believe the product has potential.
Not quitting. Just adjusting.

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Day 20 of testing.

6th product.

Day 1 → 2 sales ($29.99 AOV)
Spent $61.31

Day 2 → 2 sales
Spent $47.41

After 5 failed products…
This one feels different.

Prepared 10 new winning angle copies.
Going live Feb 13, 7AM (US/CA).

Building in public.

[Nitin Singh @starishiny11]

Day 20 of testing.
6th product.
Day 1 → 2 sales ($29.99 AOV)
Spent $61.31

Day 2 → 2 sales
Spent $47.41

After 5 failed products…
This one feels different.
Prepared 10 new winning angle copies.

Going live Feb 13, 7AM (US/CA).

Let’s see if this turns into a real winner.