From $400 to 20,000 Handmade Pillowcases: Ramona Rodriguez's Journey to Online Business Success

How to Sell Online

Alison J. Prince

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Ramona Rodriguez shares her journey from a $400 investment to selling over 20,000 handmade pillowcases on Etsy. Moving from Romania to the U.S., Ramona navigated challenges like market saturation and self-doubt by leveraging her sewing skills and embracing a learning mindset. Her story highlights the importance of starting small, the power of persistence, and the role of supportive partnerships in business growth. Now, with plans to expand her Shopify store and outsource shipping, Ramona offers invaluable advice to aspiring entrepreneurs on taking actionable steps towards their business dreams.

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0:00.0	What would it feel like to sell 20,000 handmade pillowcases? We're going to find out today.
0:06.7	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
0:10.9	welcome to the How to Sell Online Podcast where you can learn how to start, launch, and grow your online store from amazing people who have been right where you are now.
0:22.0	Hi, I'm Allison J Prince and I went from being a junior high science teacher
0:25.9	to building four multi-million dollar online businesses
0:29.8	with a husband, four kids, and a dog. Each week you're going to hear real open and
0:34.7	honest conversations with people who share how they started selling products
0:38.4	online, created their own successful online businesses. I'll also bring on experts from a variety of
0:44.3	builds who share tips, tricks and inspiration to give you the answers you need to
0:49.4	achieve your goals even faster. So get ready to learn how to sell online, kick bear in the teeth,
0:55.9	and learn to live your best business life. Why? Because you can. And, hey, this is Alice and welcome to the Because I Can podcast.
1:08.8	Imagine you're sitting on a couch and you look over and you have this idea to start making pillowcases and then all the
1:16.7	thoughts start flooding into your head of maybe it's too saturated. What about everybody else selling pillowcases?
1:23.8	Like aren't they everywhere?
1:25.6	And you have the ability to say, okay, Brain, stop thinking.
1:29.1	I think it's a good idea.
1:30.4	In fact, I think I've got a unique skill and so I'm going to try it and you invest
1:35.0	$400 into a sewing machine, some fabric, you get posted on Etsy, then let's fast
1:42.1	forward to you hitting your 20,000, 20,000,000,
1:47.0	0,000 cell with homemade pillowcases.
1:51.0	All right, I know, I'm building up the suspense because today
1:54.1	Ramona Rodriguez is telling us exactly how she did this. $400 to selling over
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