Podcasts Business Entrepreneurship The Side Hustle Show 403: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products

403: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products

Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'This week I\\u2019m excited to share a unique side hustle that\\u2019s turning hobbies into profits, through what I\\u2019m calling \\u201clocal\\u201d e-commerce.\\nThis is a story of building a following for homemade or handmade products -- without shipping anything, without advertising, and without relying on 3rd party marketplaces like Amazon or Etsy for exposure.\\nWe\\u2019re going to explore this through the lens of So Here\\u2019s the Dough, a local cottage kitchen cookie operation run by a friend of mine here in Livermore, Jenn Fei.\\nJenn is an attorney and real estate broker by trade, but those professions have now become the side hustles to her thriving cookie business.\\nTune in to hear:\\n\\nwhen it\'s time to turn your hobby into a business\\n\\nhow to grow a loyal and hungry (pun intended) following for your products\\n\\nhow to consistently generate new product ideas\\n\\nother growth ideas for artisan products\\n\\nFull Show Notes: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'