Nathan is a 29 year old long time entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce. He started his first eCommerce business out of his college dorm room and has sold over $30 million online. He is now the co-founder and CEO of FreeeUp.com, a marketplace that connects businesses with pre-vetted virtual assistants, freelancers and agencies in eCommerce, digital marketing, and much more. He regularly appears on leading podcasts, such as Entrepreneur on Fire, and speaks at live events about online hiring tactics.
Show Notes
“Marketing is telling the world you’re a rock star. Content marketing is showing the world you are one.” – Robert Rose
The experts make it look easy but running an e-Commerce business is anything but. Whilst success isn’t impossible, it takes an enormous effort to win at it.
Nathan starting hustling in college but a cease and desist letter from his institution led him to pivot. Starting to sell baby products on Amazon before Amazon was a thing is the direction that he took. Having posted his first vacancy for hire on Facebook, he began to think it was easy to do. It really wasn’t he learnt. The more famous Fiverr and UpWork didn’t cut it either and that is how freeeup.com was born.
Outsourcing to the Philippines
Price point, good English, honest are some of the reasons to consider outsourcing to the Philippines for your e-Commerce business attractive.
Now skill, attitude and communication is what Nathan hires for using his own platform. Customer service is one of his company’s main differentiator which came from his own dissatisfaction from previous experiences.
This episode of The Entrepreneurial You dives into the ins and outs of running an e-Commerce. To prove it is not all peaches and cream, Nathan also shares his biggest business failure. Do enjoy.
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Top Tip
Look at everything as lessons. Focus on the big picture. Pursue your passion, it has never been easier to start your business.
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