#1589 - Q&A: Do I have to tell my customers where I'm based?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2021
⏱️ ? minutes
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A listener in Europe wants to sell online, primarily to Americans. Do his customers need to know he’s overseas?
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| 0:35.4 | Does it matter where you live if you are selling something online? |
| 0:40.0 | This might seem like a simple question, but I actually hear variations of this question from time to time. |
| 0:44.4 | Fairly regularly, along with a related question, does it matter how old I am? |
| 0:49.4 | Like if you're selling something online, does it matter if you're really young? |
| 0:52.4 | Does it matter if you are geographically removed from where your target audience lives? |
| 0:57.4 | Or it probably could be some other variable as well. |
| 0:59.4 | Those are just the two most common ones that come up. |
| 1:02.4 | The question though is, do you have to tell your customers where you're based or something about your background if you think that might cause them to be hesitant or skeptical or cynical? |
| 1:11.4 | So the short answer to both these questions doesn't matter where you live, doesn't matter how old you are. |
| 1:15.4 | The short answer is not so much. |
| 1:17.4 | Okay, but let's look more specifically at this listener's question. We've got a listener in Europe who wants to sell to Americans. |
| 1:24.4 | What does he need to know? |
| 1:26.4 | Welcome to Side Us, we'll school. My name is Chris Gillabo. That's the question. |
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| 1:33.4 | Thank you, sponsor, and thank you, listeners. |
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