Since starting back in 2021 i've had many family, friends & strangers asking about my story. So here we are, a little bit about me and how i got started..
I've always known that the average 9-5 just wasn't for me. Growing up in a household that ran their own businesses ( food stores & takeaways ) i knew that working for myself was always what i wanted to do.
When lockdown hit in 2020, my divorce had just started and i was sat at home alone with my 2 children now 2 & 4. i was working a normal job that was just covering everything but i knew this wasn't me. This wasn't what i wanted for the rest of my life and for the children.
End of 2020 i remember seeing an old school friend in a flashy car and straight away i'm sure most people can relate, my thoughts were 'How did he get that?'. He was my age and if he could do it, so could i.
We got talking and he mentioned the dropshipping business model. I went home that evening and did my research, straight away knew this was what i wanted to do.
For 2 weeks straight i stayed up until 5am researching this new found business model and couldn't quite wrap my head around it. I decided to reach out to a few people which couldn't really help me or just chucked the typical information at me that you could find on the first blog post online.
I continued to research myself realising that if this is what i wanted, only i could make it happen.
2 weeks later i decided to open my first store, i spent 3 days trying to make the website as attractive as i could. Using the website provider that i did, they offer you 14 days free of charge before they charge £29 per month. At this stage i didn't have the money to put into anything so i gave myself the 11 days i had free to try and make my first sale (Short term goals minimise procrastination).
Using the research i had done, i used free marketing strategies to try and gain the attention of my audience, the morning after i made my first sale.
As you can imagine, i was completely in shock and the excitment ran through me.
Fast forward to now i have turned my small business into a trademarked Brand that ship worldwide.
It took me 1 year. That's it.
Everyones story is different, some see success straight away and others can take time. But staying consistent and patient is crucial if you want to succeed.
If you're reading this, i hope you follow your dreams and without sounding cliche if i can do it, so can you.