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What It's About
How a man creates a live cricket dropshipping reselling hustle. Fun fact: when mailing crickets to someone, never include paper instructions
Business Model
Skills Required
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Words of Wisdom
Part of what lead to Jeff's success with his cricket dropshipping hustle, The Critter Depot, is that he knew to look for a niche market with little to no competition.
Throughout Side Hustle School this year, you’ll hear a lot of interesting and unique stories like this. Here are a few examples of previous episodes that dealt with a niche market:
- Ep. 3: How a marketing executive created a six-figure, seasonal side hustle after being unable to find a custom candy heart manufacturer.
- Ep. 10: After the loss of a beloved family pet, an engineer decides to improve on a saddle for chickens.
- Ep. 11: How a woman creates a $2,000/month side hustle sharing specialized diet tips and recipes on her blog.
Fun Fact
Dropshipping has a long history in the hustle world. Pre-internet days there were companies that advertised in magazines and lots of people were attempting to start a dropship business, some successfully and some unsuccessfully.
Jeff learned about dropshipping while working at an e-commerce site that also sold a living product. He was able to use the success of their live product as a benchmark when building his own creative hustle.
Bonus: Did you hear about the two bedbugs who met in the mattress? They got married in the spring!
