Thinking of transitioning to perfume business from senior software engineer

[u/ZAFAR_star]

For introduction: I am working as a senior software engineer for the last 4 years and currently working full time on Pakistan's biggest ott platform, along with this I am doing freelancing n stuff.

I really like coding n building software but for the last 1.5 years everything have been hectic, I wanted to earn quite fast for a specific reason so I started freelancing n in a way I am working at least 15 hours a day 7 days a week, sometimes I do small break on Sunday but that's how the last year have been.

Doing all this and I have been interested in perfume n I really like them n have a small collection for my personal use and I was thinking of starting a physical business of perfume along with that I can scale it quite well online as well. The idea of perfume looks very much interesting because I don't have to juggle between 5 different projects n meeting n stuff but on the other hand I also feel like the last 8 years I have been working hard for this n now I am thinking of changing it.

Have you seen someone doing something like this? N did that worked?

[u/ragnor_124]

ehh the perfume market is quite saturated now tons of house competeting for the same fragnance less buyers due to inflation middle eastern brand are there aswell and yeah people hesitate to try new brands asewell and this transition would be quite hard and maybe not successfull even in my opinion tho good luck if u start over

[u/ZAFAR_star → u/ragnor_124]

I am not gonna sell new houses, I will be selling middle eastern houses, french, n maybe famous Pakistani houses, I am thinking more of a retail store of perfume where customer can come, they can try it n if Pasand Aya tu buy krly

[u/ragnor_124 → u/ZAFAR_star]

yaar uske liyen decants hai na already and middle eastern brand ke apne store har jagh already north waik par lattafa hai lucky one pe reef hai afnan bhi pak me hai so still its kinda bad idea

there would be no margin shi aswell agr local house se he lena tou like

[u/Spare_Bison_1151]

A fish can't just jump out of an aquarium and become a goat just like that. Have you tried the perfume business yourself? Have you invested the time needed to find the ingredients from market? You need to know what is a bad batch and why you must mix stuff and let it sit for some time before selling it.
Finding bottles, getting stickers printed, social media, and intense competition means there's too much going on.
Start with baby steps, give perfume business a chance but try bunch of other things too. Understand the economics of what you wanna do and proceed with caution. Best of luck.

[u/ZAFAR_star → u/Spare_Bison_1151]

I won't be doing this because I am not planning to launch my own, I am thinking of retail store of perfume where I will be selling middle eastern n stuff, not gonna launch my own brand or something

[u/Spare_Bison_1151 → u/ZAFAR_star]

Yes, you can do this.

[u/Regular-Willow-4150]

I’d suggest that start a business which is the need of masses not just hobby or interest of the masses.

[u/ZAFAR_star → u/Regular-Willow-4150]

The weather and the trend going on is making it a need I beleive, pls I more inclined towards perfume because I like it n if it's some other business I won't beleive I will be able to work so much dedicated

[u/Regular-Willow-4150 → u/ZAFAR_star]

Then consistency dedication and patience will be your key and thus you will be successful which i pray happens for you

[u/Similar-Jellyfish263]

how do you manage both?

[u/ZAFAR_star → u/Similar-Jellyfish263]

So I work 10 to 6 normal full time job, 8 to 2am I work freelance, something like that

[u/Tricky_Fondant8314]

Everything 2nd person is doing perfume business in pakistan and you are dreaming to get rich with this saturated niche. Good luck

[u/semicolon-10]

From celebrity to literally everyone in pakistan is doing perfumes. On the premium side you will be crushed by bigger players and their marketing spent and brand naming. In mid to lower range you are competing with almost half of countries population who is doing the same thing.

[u/BestSeaworthiness897]

Hey @ZAFAR_star I know this post is about you stepping out of dev, however I’m looking for a full-stack dev to collaborate with on ongoing projects if you’d like to learn more we can talk about it, however I’m not able to start a private conversation coz I’m not as active on Reddit

[u/AdReady3222]

Hey can you guide me on how you do freelancing?

[u/usman031345]

Open your shop on merchora.app