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The e hustle 23: 5 Things to learn from this billion dollar business success stories zimmerman Dec 18, 2023

 Reading time, 1 min 30 seconds.

 

An Australian women’s fashion brand just sold a stake, valuing them at over $US1 billion. Yep, a billion.

Zimmerman, founded by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmerman...

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The e hustle 22: How to create an online empire in 5 steps motivation start up Dec 11, 2023

Reading time 2 mins 30 seconds.

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Most new businesses fail. 

However, when you get it right, it can change your life forever, and successful business owners are just like you -...

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The e hustle 21: How to take your ecommerce brand global cross border ecommerce Dec 04, 2023

Reading time 2 mins 30 seconds. 

Have you thought about taking your brand global?

There's no denying the world is getting smaller, which means it is getting easier to sell into other countries

One of...

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The e hustle 20: Is it better to start a brand, or buy from brands? private label wholesale Nov 26, 2023

To be a house of brands, or to build a brand. That is the question of the day. I score the options below.

 

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Whether you're an existing online retailer, or hoping to start ...

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The e hustle 19: Stop using your organic socials to sell products social media Nov 20, 2023

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People don't want to be sold to on social media. 

People primarily use social media to be entertained, and informed. This is why we have 'paid socials' and 'organic s...

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The e hustle 18: Why your business keeps running out of money finance turnaround Nov 12, 2023

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Well, the short answer is that you're spending more than you're making.

Read on though, I get a little more insightful than that...


We've all been there

It's not uncommon to...

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The e hustle 17: How to stand out when you sell online: Creating USPs marketing product Nov 06, 2023

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A common trait that successful businesses have, is a unique selling proposition, or USP.

Ecommerce is a lot more cluttered than it was 10 years ago, and it can be har...

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The e hustle 16: If I had $10k to Start an Online Business, It Would Be This side hustle start up Oct 30, 2023

Reading time: 2 mins 10 seconds.

I get asked all the time, what online business would I start, with a spare $10k.

Well, aside from dropshipping, which is technically $0 money up front - which I touc...

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The e hustle 15: The Pros and Cons of Wholesale wholesale Oct 23, 2023

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I remember when I started my first business, wholesaling men's shoes to hundreds of stores around the world. I took out a loan, filled a suitcase with men's leather shoes I had s...

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The e hustle 14: Here's How to Grow Cash Very, Very Quickly in Your Online Business finance ordering Oct 16, 2023

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There's a simple rule that I've created that online retailers should aspire to when it comes to ordering stock from suppliers. If successfully applied, you'll never ha...

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The e hustle 13: 100k a month with your side hustle, with no employees? Here's how. start up Oct 09, 2023

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What if I told you it's possible to scale your ecommerce side hustle to 100k a month, with one full time team member - yourself?

Well, it's possible. 

Over...

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The e hustle 12: How to Make $50k a Month From Your Side Hustle side hustle small business Oct 01, 2023

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Welcome to edition 12 of The Side Hustle, where today, I break down a little strategy I've used to for startup sole traders to bring their ecommerce sales to...

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