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☆ 5 low-lift side hustles to start in 2024 that take only a few hours a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They shared how they made an additional income from their side hustles while keeping the hours they spent on them to a minimum. He said he decided to sell products on Amazon FBA because it required minimal upfront costs. Alistor spent about 20 hours a week working on his side hustle alongside his 9-to-5 for two years. AdvertisementBut when he was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began spending 50 hours a week on the business. In 2023, Alistor decided to reduce the hours he spent on his business to 10 hours a week.

Persons: —, Desiree Sandison, Sandison, Heather Johnson, Johnson, I'd, Ben Alistor, Alistor, Seth Sutherland, Sutherland, cohosting, Gaurav Shrishrimal, Shrishrimal Organizations: Service, Business, hustles, Amazon Locations: I'd, Etsy, Reykjavík, Iceland, India

☆ 3 sellers share how they settled on the perfect price for their products on Amazon, Shopify and Etsy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sellers can make six figures from selling items they've made or bought elsewhere on e-commerce platforms such as Etsy , Amazon , and Shopify . But figuring out how to price your items can require experimentation — which can mean getting it wrong at first. Dinh decided in March 2022 to set up her own shop on Shopify when Etsy increased its transaction fees for sellers . An Amazon seller increased his prices until his sales stoppedBen Alistor started selling tanning mitts on Amazon FBA as a side hustle with his partner in June 2018. "Selling on Amazon FBA is a fine balance between running out of stock and not selling enough products," he said.

Persons: Sellers, Price, Tammy Dinh, Dinh, underpaying, Read, I've, Ben Alistor, Alistor, Emma Larocque, Larocque Organizations: YouTube, Amazon, Printful Locations: Alibaba

☆ I've made $800,000 in sales this year selling products on Amazon — and I only work up to 10 hours a week doing it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ben Alistor started selling tanning mitts on Amazon FBA as a side hustle with his partner. I started my business selling products on Amazon FBA, or Fulfillment by Amazon, where people can sell items on the platform, but where Amazon handles the shipping, in June 2018. I tested out a few different price pointsSelling on Amazon FBA is a fine balance between running out of stock and not selling enough products. But we kept ordering some products, such as some toys, for four years because they kept selling. I work around 50 hours a week in total, but I've now streamlined my Amazon business so I work around 10 hours a week on it.

Persons: Ben Alistor, There's, —, We've Organizations: Amazon, Amazon FBA Locations: London, England, China

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