Smashed it Drew! Massive sales and a huge amount of hard work was involved in growing that much. Great recap and video, super keen for your channel this year.
Thanks Mel, it’s still amazing to me when I look back on the year and see how much everything grew. It all happens in the blink of an eye when your head is down and focused on the vision. Looking forward to sharing a lot more this year, so I appreciate you dropping a comment 💜
Thanks for watching guys, it's helped a lot having a clear plan going into every day and not leaving the business up to chance. Ready to attack 2023 head on and take it even further.
Cheers Christian, it was a huge year and needed to capture some of the things that made the biggest impact. Will be interesting to look back at in a couple of years to see how much of a difference all the points really made. Appreciate the comment
Quit my job to flip sh#t aswell. I like how you said dilly dally and unoptimise. Totally relate. Im in my first year, some weeks are fortnite and 3 bowls of cereal and 2 uploads. in one day next week is 3k in pawn shop finds op shop furniture hauls and auctions with 30 people rocking up to collect things from fb marketplace. Definitely will schedule stuff and find more suitable niches then these magic one off that keep me plotting along. Great video thanks alot.
Hell yeah appreciate the comment and feedback. I think it's fine to test all options in how you source and run the business in that first year or two but after a while it makes sense to niche down a bit further to make your systems tight and save more time (or get more time back for other things). Thanks for watching champ
Really inspired by your videos. With your clothing, do you find it's better to have a 'buy it now' price or auction? How did you get over nerves of spend money to make money when you started out? Cheers
Hi Michelle, everything is sold using Buy It Now. The majority of what we sell are everyday clothing brands that won’t move or get bids from auctions. So we regularly run sales and reduce the price overtime to keep the stock flow happening. We started with zero money and with a lot of personal debt, we found free books on Facebook and built everything from there using the profits from those sales. Over time we niched down just into clothing to make the business more scalable (as outlined in this video) and have never had to use any outside money from savings or loans to fund the business. It has literally all been built from free items. My advice would be not to spend too much, or any, of your own money when starting out until you’re comfortable with all of the processes from sourcing, listing, shipping, cash flow etc
Tracking the time tasks takes is a real game changer. It really allows you to understand the value of your time, what is important and what you should be focussing on. Great video!
Exactly right, and it’s incredibly hard to work out that time when every day is a new mission starting from zero, that’s why niching down has helped so much - every day is the same process. Appreciate all your help and support Ethan
It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the grind, I did that a lot, but you can’t help your business or those around you if you’re not taking care of yourself first and foremost. Gotta get that balancing act right to maximise the day. Appreciate the comment and support homie
Thanks Dave, it’s been a combination of hard work and consistency but the main thing has been complete focus and not stepping outside of that. Will be fun to make the same video next year to see where Sarah and I can take it. Appreciate comment mate
Solid stuff mate. The concepts are all so simple, it’s the execution and reps which make it hard. You should be so proud dude as you have clicked and enabled the snowball to start rolling with momentum! So many value points here! 🙏🏼 thanks for inspiring us all!!
Thanks Chris, I think the simpler everything can become increases the odds that more money and opportunities can come through the door. I’m still a novice at this game but thought it would be helpful if I had this video 2 years ago when I started. I’ve come to learn I love operating more than shopping and couldn’t have grown this much without using all 4 of these tips simultaneously. Obviously my style of running eBay isn’t for everyone but these tips are all universal for small business owners in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed this one bud 💜
😂 A little juice for your morning. So many other aspects and things I’ve done had added to a successful 2022 that just couldn’t fit into this video, so I’ll be sharing some more info of what works for me throughout the year. Goes without saying that Sarah has helped a lot to keep me grounded and implement a lot of the stuff in our business too. Appreciate you watching and dropping a comment
Thanks for the comment Sam, the best part is the efficiency allows for the scale. There’s so much more I want to do each day in terms of personal routines so finding that sweet spot for how much work can/should be done with accurate times has been the biggest change for me.
Well presented Drew, so very true and takes most of us a few goes around to block to find a said niche or recognise over time that niche has changed for us or by the sellers. Loving this new format, looking forward to more vid's 😊
Love the feedback for this type of video, not as easy to try and be concise compared to how I use to film running around vlogging all day so appreciate the input. For the niche section in my opinion it’s more the fact of knowing what NOT to do or buy and being strict with what enters your store. I’m sure there are plenty of other ways of operating a successful store but keeping things to 1 category keeps someone like myself with a frantic brain a little more focused and organised. So glad you enjoyed the video, many more to come 💜💜
Have you tried any of these tips to improve your small business?
Love the breakdown brother. Good to see your head again 🤘
Thanks Judda, nothing terribly profound here but super important points for growing any business. Glad you got something out of it mate
Great to see you on the screen again and such valuable and fantastic information.
Thanks for watching Bohdan. Here to help and share what has been working for me, hope you got a couple of takeaways from this one.
Smashed it Drew! Massive sales and a huge amount of hard work was involved in growing that much. Great recap and video, super keen for your channel this year.
Thanks Mel, it’s still amazing to me when I look back on the year and see how much everything grew. It all happens in the blink of an eye when your head is down and focused on the vision. Looking forward to sharing a lot more this year, so I appreciate you dropping a comment 💜
Congrats on your growth
Thanks Lisa, ready to take it up a notch again this year
Great video, super insightful and concise 🙌
Thanks mate, hopefully it was helpful to capture where I’m at for others. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment
Like the dive into how you’ve scaled your business on 2022 huge results. Looking forward to the year ahead.
Thanks for watching guys, it's helped a lot having a clear plan going into every day and not leaving the business up to chance. Ready to attack 2023 head on and take it even further.
@@DrewDTrott yea having that clear intention definitely makes a huge difference 🙏
Loved the vid Drew! Lots of helpful points here. Thanks for sharing :)
Cheers Christian, it was a huge year and needed to capture some of the things that made the biggest impact. Will be interesting to look back at in a couple of years to see how much of a difference all the points really made. Appreciate the comment
Great tips Drew
Thanks for watching Nelly
Quit my job to flip sh#t aswell. I like how you said dilly dally and unoptimise. Totally relate. Im in my first year, some weeks are fortnite and 3 bowls of cereal and 2 uploads. in one day next week is 3k in pawn shop finds op shop furniture hauls and auctions with 30 people rocking up to collect things from fb marketplace.
Definitely will schedule stuff and find more suitable niches then these magic one off that keep me plotting along. Great video thanks alot.
Hell yeah appreciate the comment and feedback. I think it's fine to test all options in how you source and run the business in that first year or two but after a while it makes sense to niche down a bit further to make your systems tight and save more time (or get more time back for other things). Thanks for watching champ
No thank you brother new subscriber from Brizzy, keen to see what gets uploaded!
Really inspired by your videos. With your clothing, do you find it's better to have a 'buy it now' price or auction? How did you get over nerves of spend money to make money when you started out? Cheers
Hi Michelle, everything is sold using Buy It Now. The majority of what we sell are everyday clothing brands that won’t move or get bids from auctions.
So we regularly run sales and reduce the price overtime to keep the stock flow happening.
We started with zero money and with a lot of personal debt, we found free books on Facebook and built everything from there using the profits from those sales.
Over time we niched down just into clothing to make the business more scalable (as outlined in this video) and have never had to use any outside money from savings or loans to fund the business.
It has literally all been built from free items. My advice would be not to spend too much, or any, of your own money when starting out until you’re comfortable with all of the processes from sourcing, listing, shipping, cash flow etc
@@DrewDTrott thanks so much for your reply. Appreciate your time and experience. This all makes sense as well.
Great tips for new and experienced resellers. We started growing when we put systems in place. Looking forward to more reselling videos from you!
100% and thanks for the love. Systems > shopping
Tracking the time tasks takes is a real game changer. It really allows you to understand the value of your time, what is important and what you should be focussing on.
Great video!
Exactly right, and it’s incredibly hard to work out that time when every day is a new mission starting from zero, that’s why niching down has helped so much - every day is the same process. Appreciate all your help and support Ethan
So true about balance! Setting those boundaries will help keep you sane and productive. Thanks for the video
It’s pretty easy to get caught up in the grind, I did that a lot, but you can’t help your business or those around you if you’re not taking care of yourself first and foremost. Gotta get that balancing act right to maximise the day. Appreciate the comment and support homie
Great video Drew. Thanks for sharing your insights & truly impressive growth over the year !!
Thanks Dave, it’s been a combination of hard work and consistency but the main thing has been complete focus and not stepping outside of that. Will be fun to make the same video next year to see where Sarah and I can take it. Appreciate comment mate
Solid stuff mate. The concepts are all so simple, it’s the execution and reps which make it hard. You should be so proud dude as you have clicked and enabled the snowball to start rolling with momentum! So many value points here! 🙏🏼 thanks for inspiring us all!!
Thanks Chris, I think the simpler everything can become increases the odds that more money and opportunities can come through the door. I’m still a novice at this game but thought it would be helpful if I had this video 2 years ago when I started. I’ve come to learn I love operating more than shopping and couldn’t have grown this much without using all 4 of these tips simultaneously. Obviously my style of running eBay isn’t for everyone but these tips are all universal for small business owners in my opinion. Glad you enjoyed this one bud 💜
This is awesome! Talk about spilling the juicy tea ☕️ 😎 great video Drew!!
😂 A little juice for your morning. So many other aspects and things I’ve done had added to a successful 2022 that just couldn’t fit into this video, so I’ll be sharing some more info of what works for me throughout the year. Goes without saying that Sarah has helped a lot to keep me grounded and implement a lot of the stuff in our business too. Appreciate you watching and dropping a comment
Great video Drew. I’ve done the same in terms of efficiency but run at a lower scale. Love the reverse engineering.
Thanks for the comment Sam, the best part is the efficiency allows for the scale. There’s so much more I want to do each day in terms of personal routines so finding that sweet spot for how much work can/should be done with accurate times has been the biggest change for me.
Well presented Drew, so very true and takes most of us a few goes around to block to find a said niche or recognise over time that niche has changed for us or by the sellers. Loving this new format, looking forward to more vid's 😊
Love the feedback for this type of video, not as easy to try and be concise compared to how I use to film running around vlogging all day so appreciate the input. For the niche section in my opinion it’s more the fact of knowing what NOT to do or buy and being strict with what enters your store. I’m sure there are plenty of other ways of operating a successful store but keeping things to 1 category keeps someone like myself with a frantic brain a little more focused and organised. So glad you enjoyed the video, many more to come 💜💜
Nice one mate. All the best for the future.
Thanks J, plenty more to share in the coming weeks and months. Appreciate you hanging out for a few minutes
@@DrewDTrott really looking forward to it :) Also Sarah’s channel.
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