ITT 204: How to Start a Side Hustle and Quit Your Job with Steve Chou

2019-08-30

Steve Chou is the founder of My Wife Quit Her Job. When Steve’s wife became pregnant with their first child, she decided to quit her job to stay at home with the kids. But instead of cutting back on their lifestyle, they started an online store and made over $100K in only 12 months to replace her salary. On today’s episode, Steve and I talk about that website, how he founded it, and how they were able to replace her income with a side hustle project within about one to two years of starting their business. Steve created a foundation in niche businesses, through traffic, lead generation, marketing and sales for his physical and digit...

On today’s episode, Steve and I talk about that website, how he founded it, and how they were able to replace her income with a side hustle project within about one to two years of starting their business. Steve created a foundation in niche businesses, through traffic, lead generation, marketing and sales for his physical and digital products.

My big takeaway from today’s episode was that great results can occur by working with a chatbot through Facebook messenger. I can’t wait for you to hear Steve’s statistics to share about his experience with that feature!

In this broadcast, Steve and I talk about:

How did Steve enter the blogging space
What factors attributed to the significant increases in growth for My Wife Quit Her Job
How effective are affiliate offers for growth
Why you should use a product or be familiar with a product before adding an affiliate to a post
How did Steve’s e-commerce conference turn into a Shark Tank-style event
What is working and what is not working for generating sales and traffic online
The importance of using push notifications and chatbots
How to lead potential customers to opt in for your chatbot
What is on the horizon for Steve’s e-commerce and blogging spaces
The importance of balancing business life and family life

How to Connect with Steve:

mywifequitherjob.com
bumblebeelinens.com
kidincharge.com

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