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I Make $500k/Month Selling Premium Golf Clubs

Real demand

Sully founded BombTech Golf, selling self-designed golf clubs directly to regular golfers, leveraging Facebook engagement and pre-orders to reach about $1M monthly revenue.

Founder interview, self-reported 约 7 年(2011 年启动,2018 年月收入达 100 万美元)Facebook 视频与直播预购邮件营销公关报道
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Real-demand verdict

Real-demand verdict

Real demand

Replaces the old behavior of buying clubs from physical stores or custom fitters, building trust through direct sales and community engagement, with sustained paying customers.

How it makes money

Consumers purchase golf clubs directly via the website, with pre-orders, supplemented by Amazon and other channels.

What old behavior it replaces

Replaces the traditional retail channel for purchasing golf clubs.

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Where the first customers came from

Converted from 600 Facebook followers who participated in the design process via pre-orders.

Acquisition channels Facebook 视频与直播预购邮件营销公关报道

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Tactics you can copy

  1. 01Document the design process publicly, involving early fans in decisions (colors, specs) to build pre-order customers.
  2. 02Post videos on Facebook and reply to every comment to build personal brand and fan loyalty.
  3. 03Launch with pre-orders to collect money before production, easing cash flow.
Moving it to an AI business

Although not an AI business, its pre-order + community engagement playbook can be applied to AI product launches, e.g., involving seed users in feature selection and early payment.

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Evidence and limits

Self-reported numbers are unaudited — treat them as leads, not facts
Founder interview, self-reported

Revenue basis · Founder self-reported, unaudited (see source page)

What evidence is missing

Monthly revenue of $1M is founder-reported, unaudited.
No profit margin or cost structure provided, actual profitability unclear.
No specific CAC or ROAS data given.