Tim Riegel brought in $169,000 selling 275-pound fire pits in the last 12 months.
Six months ago, Tim Riegel bent over his computer, reviewed his monthly earnings statement and saw that his highly lucrative side hustle was making less money.
Within six months, freight trucks were delivering his products to Etsy buyers across the U.S. and Canada.
I'm constantly looking at my competitors — not just on Etsy, but throughout the U.S. — to see who's making similar types of pits, and their pricing.
I'm sure people can replicate it, if they have similar skills — like welding, creativity and the know-how to source the steel.
Persons:
Tim Riegel, they've, —, Riegel, Mozark, he'd, I'm, I've
Organizations:
CNBC
Locations:
Lamar , Missouri, Kansas City, Canada, U.S