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A burning hot update from a full-time matchstick seller. Strike a match and listen!
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Episode 1699
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Last week, we heard from Meggie Palmer, founder of PepTalkHer, an app that has helped more than 60,000 users (mostly women) negotiate a pay raise. Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Melissa Moore, founder of Strike a Match. We first featured her in Ep. #665: Chemical Analyst Strikes a Side Hustle Match(Stick). That is indeed her business: selling matchsticks. Can you make money doing this? Don’t matchsticks cost just pennies, and aren’t they essentially a commodity? Well … evidently she’s figured something out, since we told her story more than a thousand days ago. And evidently she’s still going! Not only that, but she now does it full-time selling on her own site, on Etsy, and on Amazon. In fact, she stays so busy during Q4 that she sometimes has to close the website. I thought that was especially interesting, so let’s hear more about it from Melissa. Listen to today's episode to hear Melissa's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- I’m really grateful to Melissa for helping us with this segment. Check out her website at strikeamatch2.com and follow her business on Instagram @strikematches.
- Chemical Analyst Strikes a Side Hustle Match(Stick): Ever wondered how match strikers are made? This chemical analyst figured it out, and now earns $2,000/month from her online shop.
- Japanese Designer Folds Profitable Paper Wallets: After spending his twenties studying in Europe, a Japanese graphic designer returns home to a small village where his story of making paper wallets unfolds.
- Friends Turn Gift Boxes into Prosperous Project: Two friends in New York City take the hassle out of finding the perfect gift box. You bring the gift … they provide the box.
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