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#1613 - Monogrammed Blanket Etsy Shop Measures Up

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Business, Side Hustle, Entrepreneurship,, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Small Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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A simple embroidery shop becomes a six-figure blanket biz, podcast, and online course.  


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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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0:00.0

What's up friends, welcome to Side Usall School.

0:08.4

Welcome as well to a brand new month.

0:10.4

This is episode 1613, 1613, kicking off the month of June 2021.

0:18.6

I had to think about what year it was for a moment because it's only been what, five,

0:23.2

six months into 2021.

0:25.4

But we shall overcome, we shall persevere and I'm so glad you're here.

0:29.2

All right, today's story, a simple embroidery shop becomes a six figure blanket biz podcast

0:35.8

and online course, six figure embroidery shop on Etsy.

0:40.2

And some customers have returned as many as 40 times.

0:44.0

What's the secret or is there one?

0:46.3

Is it just good customer service?

0:47.6

Is there a bit more to it?

0:49.3

Well we'll look at that topic, especially how to find your customers in the first place,

0:53.2

how to understand what they really want.

0:55.4

And we'll do that in the wrap up after the story.

0:57.9

So the story is called monogrammed blanket Etsy shop measures up.

1:02.3

That story is coming to you in just 30 seconds.

1:13.0

During her husband's deployment, Lauren Keplinter wanted to find a way to contribute financially

1:17.1

to her family.

1:18.6

She started dabbling in embroidery, making baby items like bibs and onesies, monogrammed

1:23.6

or applique with giraffes, turtles and sailboats.

1:26.9

It was especially interested in making baby boy items that weren't overly masculine, like

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