I feel like most tutorials always complicated things by trying to add too much at once -- to a fault, I've never been able to learn Node/Express and build a working app where I could add a record, delete it, update it, etc. Once it gets to "ROUTING" I kind of lose it, unfortunately. Haha.

I would probably be better off with Wordpress for most website needs, anyway...

Over time, the service was setup with a full feature set to handle all of this, but it didn't exist when YouTube first started.

So where are the stars in our night sky? Are they even further away than Uranus, Neptune.., but so bright we see them anyway?

EDIT: Thanks, all! Makes sense.

But yea, like I said in my OP, I don't even have a business idea yet. Whatever it is, it will need to have a real value prop to be worth doing.

To be honest I haven't even come up with an idea yet, so I'm not ready to start, but I'm doing a weekend of research to determine feasibility of getting the barebones of a SaaS started while leaving me with an opportunity to seek contracted/outsourced help for small tasks as opposed to developing everything myself. Any experience in this area? I'll also be digging through IndieHackers interviews to see if I can find others who have shared similar experiences with little custom development work (until it was needed).

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Do you perform all of the keyword research ahead of time (before finding your writer), and build out an index/table of contents so that every chapter in the book is planned ahead of time, or do you leave all of the research, chapter creation, and writing for the ghostwriter?

I want to create an art marketplace that sells original works. Signed or unsigned, the work would be original and potentially from a set (limited number), authenticated by myself with the support of the original artist. No prints or mass reproductions.

In Model 1, the artist would hold the item, but have an agreement with me to place the product on the marketplace. At time of sale, I would be responsible for (somehow) transferring profit to the artist, and the artist would be responsible for packaging and shipping the product. Pros: I'm not touching inventory. Cons: I lose control of photos, which provide the consistent "look and feel" of product listings. I would also rely on artist to ship timely.

Model 2 - have agreement with the artist and list the product. The seller would ship the product to me. When sold, I would provide payment to the seller, and ship the product. Pros: I would have full control of the product photos, and timeliness of shipping. Cons: I'm responsible for storage of all inventory. I'm responsible for taking all photos (lots of work). I'm responsible for product damages before consistent photos of the product, but would need to store the product until it sells. If it doesn't sell, I have to ship it back.

On the topic of doing things that don't scale, a small marketplace that will at first suffer from the classic "chicken and egg" problem will be manageable for me, but I'm not sure about the logistics of the two models. I would prefer to never touch inventory.

Will Shopify support what I'm trying to do? I know marketplaces are tough, but people have been able to achieve it in the past. I want to execute on the idea but do it smartly and obtain feedback from everyone here.

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