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- [[../../_share/data/video/step-01/_mp4/lesson_01.mp4][video]]

* Notes
** housekeeping

*** contact:
- [[mailto://theecommclubhouse@wholesaleted.com][theecommclubhouse@wholesaleted.com]]
- [[mailto://theecommclubhouse@gmail.com][theecommclubhouse@gmail.com]]

*** business hours
- 9am - 5pm NZ
- monday to friday

*** live QA hangout
- for members of ecomm
- email questions
- you can watch previous hangouts

*** support for other platforms
**** live
- printtify
- printful
- shopify

**** email
- canvas
  - you can also ask to speak to a human and they are fast

** description of steps

*** step 1
- choosing your niche
- particular section of market
  - dogs
  - customer niche ie stay at home moms
  - type of customer: boho aesthetic

- three step process

*** step 2
- product research

*** step 3
- how to build stores
- two types of stores
  - etsy
  - shopify

- better to do both

*** step 4
- how to increase conversions

*** step 5
- generating traffic to stores

*** step 6
- manage store sales

** doing business
*** process
1. find source or create products that customers want
2. put the product in front of the right customer
2. give those customers a reason to buy in a way that is
   - professional
   - engaging

*** notes
- this is a skill
  - reading is not enough
  - you must practice

- some people are better at it than others
- no guarantee at how long it will take to get good at it

* Description
Welcome to The Ecomm Clubhouse! It is fantastic to see that you have taken action to change your life by building a real, sustainable business. Please watch this introduction video before getting started so that you can get the most out of our extensive library of training videos.

Having a technical issue? Please feel free to email us at theecommclubhouse@wholesaleted.com or theecommclubhouse@gmail.com – please don’t email any Wholesale Ted YouTube Channel Emails (such as ted@wholesaleted.com) & please note we do not offer 1-1 support (so if you have any questions about the course content, we, unfortunately, cannot answer – sorry! This is so we can keep the membership fees as low as possible) but if you are having issues accessing videos & watching them we are here to help 😀