Start small with your online business before you commit to your ecommerce platform
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Sales Tips you'll learn today on The Sales Podcast...
You have to get a college degree to have financial security," she was told.
- She qualified for food stamps with her first paycheck as a teacher
- She researched "how do people make money"...at the library
- After four kids they were still living paycheck-to-paycheck
- Discovered e-commerce
- Almost quit on her third day of online selling
- Believes in "influencer marketing"
- Offered referral fees
- Started with smaller influencers who were easy to approach
- As she grew she spoiled them
- Found an old piece of wood and cut it into pieces, sanded it, and took pictures of them and sold $9,000 the next day by selling the vision (and her neighbor called it trash)
- Sold her e-commerce business after 8 years and now she teaches others how to sell from home
- Built two million dollar businesses but thought she got lucky
- So she taught her daughters and they sold $100,000 in 9 months by finding what was trending
- She has tripled her shopping cart values with ClickFunnels
- Her kids borrowed $200 from them and bought products made in America
- They tested their products then scaled and imported from China and made them their own
- Just sell what's selling
- Grab boxes are the deal (priced around $30)
- Offer hints but don't tell them what it is
- People get excited and fight over the boxes!
- Play off of FOMO
- A brand is a promise. It helps you stand apart in a commoditized market. So create a brand.
- Only spends two hours per week running her site with a hyper-focus on one product
- Scarves will always be around so just keep up with the trends
- Her girls worked on Saturdays to ship with their friends
- She was missing the teaching aspect in her life
- She was telling facts, not stories, and her business completely changed
- Then she built a webinar and her business is fun
- 18 months ago she didn't have a Facebook page or a YouTube channel
- Get going on Instagram and get those 10,000 followers
- Connect and partner with open-minded people on Instagram and grow your list
- Your thoughts change your life
- Her 10 and 13 year old daughters got over their insecurities
- They forgave themselves and kept moving forward
- STOP IT!!! #KickSatanInTheTeeth
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Links Mentioned In The Sales Podcast
- Visit Alison Prince's home on the web
- Register for her webinar
- Follow Alison Prince on Facebook
- Follow her on Instagram
- Follow her on Youtube
- Follow Allison Prince on X
- Amazon and Zulily will show you what's trending
- Pick Your Plum