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A listener seeks vendors for her online marketplace. Should she be seeking something else instead?
Notes from Chris
Episode 1126
In many of the stories we feature, the side hustler in question is making something for sale. Today’s caller is thinking about a different approach: creating a travel-themed, multi-vendor online store. In other words, she wants to be the curator … and she’s wondering where the vendors will come from. What’s the best way to find those vendors—and what are the pros and cons of this idea?"I'm working on opening an online store, multi-vendor marketplace through Shopify and I'm focusing on a travel product. I'm thinking of passport holders, engraved wine glasses with maps of Paris, travel-themed jewelry, etc. And as a travel lover myself, I've spent hours searching through Etsy, Amazon and other sites. So I think there is an awesome opportunity to kind of bring it all together into one place. My question is, when starting a store like this, I'm putting my vendor list together. Do you think it's best to start with vendors? Like Etsy smaller vendors or reach out to larger, more established vendors. I love the idea of not carrying inventory, but I really want to be able to curate my product and get the right vendor list from the get go."Listen to today's episode to learn more...
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Want to follow and learn more about Jaclyn's idea? Check out her website Wanderfaire.com.
SEE ALSO:
- Product Manager Profits From Carnivorous Plants: When a PayPal employee turns his childhood obsession with carnivorous plants into an online resource, he earns an income with a marketplace that doesn’t leaf anyone out.
- “Fun Guy” Becomes Spore-Adic Mushroom Farmer: A North Carolina carpenter forages a new income source with mushroom extracts. There’s gold in them ‘shrooms!
- Frustrated Employee Finds Inspiration in Frida Kahlo Instagram Account: When a tech worker finds herself dissatisfied, she starts an Instagram account that turns into an online store and a social mission.
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