How A Frustrated Employee Launched A $62,000 Per Month Online Store – with Trevor Ginn

Trevor Ginn, Hello Baby, Bootstrapping, eCommerce, Physical Product

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If you saw “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” then you know the kind of eBay drop off store Trevor Ginn worked for. It was the sort of place where people dropped off their junk and hoped it would sell on eBay. Not especially satisfying. But it helped Trevor spot his opportunity.

eBay really was an effective marketplace, and there wasn’t much competition for baby products. So he bought some inventory and started selling. He also created his own web site and got a storefront on Amazon. When I first met him, a few months ago, his sales were around $30,000. When I interviewed him last week, he reached $62,000 in monthly sales. Listen to this interview to hear how he’s doing it.

Trevor Ginn

Hello Baby

Trevor Ginn is the founder of the online baby products store, Hello Baby.

 

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