Case Study: "Cover Your Living Costs With an Ecom Business"
(Spoiler: $3,600+ pure profit in 1 month)
Case Study: "Cover Your Living Costs With an Ecom Business" launched on December 3, 2018 with 4 votes. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
What it does
I challenged myself to start a new online business from scratch with the purpose to cover the avg. living costs. I choose to go with the dropshipping business model due to ease (even tho the reputation is bad). To make it even harder: $0 budget. This case study is the documentation and result of the challenge. Hope you'll find it entertaining.
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