In this episode, I’m breaking down how I built my e-commerce business from scratch, why I focused on high-margin products, and the costly mistakes I made so you don’t have to. I’ll walk you through:

• Why I chose e-commerce and high-margin products
• How I launched my first website with just a free WordPress theme & PayPal buttons
• The moment I made my first sale overnight—and why it changed everything
• The biggest scaling mistakes I made (and how you can avoid them)
• How I got my ads, website, and merchant processing right

Plus, I’ll share the one critical mistake I made when expanding internationally—and how it almost derailed my business. If you’re thinking about launching or scaling an e-commerce business, this episode is packed with gold!  Key Takeaways

• Choose high-margin products—it gives you room to grow and make mistakes.
• Start simple—I launched my first site with free tools and still made money.
• Know your numbers—understand cost per acquisition, shipping costs, and lifetime value.
• Scale when you have momentum—don’t slow down once you hit your first goals.
• Learn from experts—don’t try to figure it all out alone.

Chapters 00:00 – Welcome & What You’ll Learn Today 01:30 – Why I Chose High-Margin E-Commerce 04:15 – Launching My First Website (on a Budget!) 06:45 – The $200 Sale That Changed My Life 08:30 – The Power of Differentiation in E-Commerce 10:15 – Scaling My Ads & Traffic (and What I Did Wrong) 12:40 – Why My Merchant Account Kept Shutting Down 14:00 – The First Big Mistake I Made in Scaling 15:00 – My International Expansion Disaster (Coming Next Episode!)

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