403: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products

<p>This week I’m excited to share a unique side hustle that’s turning hobbies into profits, through what I’m calling “local” e-commerce.</p> <p>This is a story of building a following for homemade or handmade products -- without shipping anything, without advertising, and without relying on 3rd party marketplaces like Amazon or Etsy for exposure.</p> <p>We’re going to explore this through the lens of So Here’s the Dough, a local cottage kitchen cookie operation run by a friend of mine here in Livermore, Jenn Fei.</p> <p>Jenn is an attorney and real estate broker by trade, but those professions have now become the side hustles to her thriving cookie business.</p> <p>Tune in to hear:</p> <ul> <li>when it's time to turn your hobby into a business</li> <li>how to grow a loyal and hungry (pun intended) following for your products</li> <li>how to consistently generate new product ideas</li> <li>other growth ideas for artisan products</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.sidehustlenation.com/local-ecommerce/">Full show notes</a></p>