Are you interesting in selling physical products online?
If so, you’re in the right place. Ecommerce can be a lucrative side hustle with great potential to scale into a full-time business.
In these archives, we cover Amazon FBA business models, ebay selling, dropshipping, and of course the traditional ecommerce model of setting up your own online storefront.
You’ll discover print-on-demand ecommerce models and how some side hustlers have found success in the homemade and handmade marketplaces.
Now these different “flavors” of ecommerce can vary widely in terms of how much they cost to start. With print-on-demand and dropshipping, you essentially have zero upfront inventory cost. With Amazon FBA private labeling, you might be looking at a minimum order of several thousand dollars to get your product imported and up for sale on Amazon.
Your time involvement on the fulfillment side is another factor to consider. With shops like Etsy, you’re in charge of making and shipping the product for each order that comes through. With ebay, it’s off to the post office each time an auction ends. At the other end of the spectrum, the print-on-demand services and Amazon FBA handle the fulfillment for you — but at a cost.
Keep these concepts in mind as you explore the ecommerce archives here at Side Hustle Nation.
For the past couple years, I’ve seen a few people talking about their side hustle picking up “bed in a box” mattresses. They say it’s something you can do part time and the pay is great.
After that, though, the details become more and more scarce.
How does it all work? Where does the money come from? What’s the catch?
One of my favorite side hustles is buying low and selling high. This is the business model of Amazon, Walmart — pretty much every store in the history of stores. You buy inventory at one price and resell it at a higher price. It works great, but you still have to buy that initial inventory.
What if you wanted to start with super low upfront costs? Turns out, there are lots of ways to get “free” stuff to resell, and I want to walk you through 10 of those methods in today’s show.
Selling used appliances gave us $1100 toward the cost of new ones, and serious appliance sellers can even turn it into a full-time income.
Do you enjoy hunting for bargains that you can buy low and sell high?
Charlie William does, and his book flipping business is proof that this business model still works.
He’s become a master deal-hunter, selling more than $9,000 worth of used books last month on Amazon.
The best part? Anyone with access to thrift stores, yard sales, and local charity shops can get started with this side hustle for just a few bucks a month.
The holiday shopping season is here, but what if your Amazon purchases could actually make you money instead of just spending it?
These 15 products range from around $60 to several thousand dollars, and each one represents a real business opportunity.
They’re listed roughly from least expensive to most expensive, with income potential and marketing strategies included for each.
Do you want to make money with a 3D printer?
Whether you’re looking to build a 3D printing side hustle or just offset the costs of your 3D printing hobby, you’re in the right place.
Even though 3D printers can be expensive, the good news is there are lots of ways to turn them into money makers.
After spending hours of research and using the little money that I had saved, I bought my first pair of shoes to resell. It was a pair of Jordans that I bought for $190. I sold them hours later for $300 — an $80 profit after shipping and fees.
It was the quickest and easiest money I had ever made. I had finally found a product that met all of my criteria: high ticket items with good margins that sold quickly. Sneakers checked those boxes very nicely.
Can you really make money flipping phones?
To find out, I sat down with pro cell phone flipper Jeff Duhon from the Smart Flippers Facebook group. In a typical week, Jeff resells 20-30 used iPhones with a target profit of $100 per flip.
If if you did half that volume, you could be earning $1000 a week.
Vending machines are a classic passive income source that continues to be profitable today.
We had Mr. Passive himself, Mike Hoffman, in the show before to talk about how to scale up his vending machine business.
And one of his mentees is here today.
Anthony Kolodziej from H&H Vending scaled his vending operation from zero to over $50k per month in just 16 months.
That’s 30+ locations, thousands of transactions, and a strategy that turns vending into something way beyond the old-school snack machine in the corner of a breakroom.
What if you could turn a hobby into a six-figure business, grow it while raising three kids and living overseas, and then sell it for $120,000?
Samantha Hamilton did exactly that with her former Disney-inspired running skirt business, Dottie for Running.
What started as a mom-made tutu she wore to races turned into a thriving e-commerce brand serving a passionate niche community.
In this episode, Samantha shares how she identified the opportunity, navigated the challenges of production and growth, and ultimately prepared the business for a successful sale through Flippa.
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