First $1,000: “I didn’t think of myself as an expert…”
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: “I didn’t think of myself as an expert…”",000 segment, we hear from the founder of a business that sold bamboo baby products on Amazon. She got so many questions about selling on Amazon that she changed her entire business model. (Lesson: pay attention to the questions people ask!)
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What It's About
A seller of bamboo baby products goes deep with Amazon.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1927
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Vicki Weinberg in the U.K. We first featured her bamboo baby products back on Episode #1520. As she worked more in that business, she began getting a lot of questions—not about bamboo baby products but more about how she sold on Amazon. Vicki did a bit of a transition and now focuses more on guiding people through the process of Amazon selling, which as she explains can be quite complex. Let’s hear more about that transition! Among other things, she has a really interesting perspective on being an expert. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Vicki for telling us about their first $1,000. I hope you found it encouraging. Check out her website at VickiWeinberg.com.
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