First $1,000: Lutheran Pastor Sells & Ships “Consecrate” Boxes
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: Lutheran Pastor Sells & Ships “Consecrate” Boxes",000 segment, we hear from the creator of Consecrate, a subscription box for pastors and ministers. She sends more than 500 boxes out each month!
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What It's About
A minister boxes up a special clerical delivery.
Notes from Chris
Episode 2067
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 Ruth Hetland. We first featured her back on Episode #1599: Pastor Keeps the Faith with Clergy Subscription Boxes. But what about her first $1,000—how did she make that happen, what did it feel like, and what did she learn? Interestingly, this story is quite similar to one we featured three weeks ago, from a woman who sells boxes for military spouses. They each used the same pre-launch strategy that she (Becky) mentioned in the previous business, and that Ruth describes here, just a bit differently. The key point is that each of them wanted to start without spending much money at all, so they used the pre-launch strategy to sell a product before it existed. Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Ruth for telling us about her first $1,000. Check out her website at Consecrate.Cratejoy.com.
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- Nature-Loving Neighbors Create Kids Subscription Box: When two couples can’t figure out how to get their kids outdoors and away from electronics in the winter, a personal challenge blossoms into an unbeLEAFable side hustle.
