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🛒 How to start a Live Selling side hustle

Sell collectibles and finds on live platforms

🛒Ecommerce & Live Selling

Live Selling

Sell collectibles and finds on live platforms

Startup
$$
Hrs/wk
8
First $
~14 days
Step-by-step action plan
  • Define one ideal customer and the specific result they should get from Live Selling.
  • Interview five potential customers and note the exact words they use to describe the problem.
  • Create a one-sentence starter offer: sell collectibles and finds on live platforms.
  • Build the smallest useful sample or demo you can show before asking for payment.
  • Set a starter price, a clear delivery window and one simple way for customers to pay.
  • Contact 20 qualified prospects with a personalized message and a link to the sample.
  • Deliver the first order manually, ask for a testimonial and document every repeatable step.
  • Review replies, sales and delivery time each week; improve the weakest stage before adding more channels.
AI tools
  • ChatGPT — write product positioning, listings and support replies: Open resource
  • Canva — product imagery and promotional graphics: Open resource
  • Shopify — storefront, checkout and order management: Open resource
  • ManyChat — automate DM replies, FAQs and abandoned-cart follow-ups: Open resource
Resources
Ebook outline
  • Pick products with margin
  • Set up your live space
  • Build the show format
  • Go live and close sales
  • Ship fast and repeat
AI prompts
  • Plan a 60-minute live show with a hook, segments and a close.
  • Write 20 product callouts for [category].
  • Draft a shipping and returns policy.
Business strategy
  • Same time every week. Price to create urgency and make shipping simple.
Monetization
  • Product margin, bundles, and repeat buyers.
Marketing plan
  • Teasers on social, a reminder list and a weekly schedule.
Recommended tools
  • Whatnot
  • Claude
  • ring light
  • Pirate Ship
  • Canva
Checklist
  • Niche and offer chosen
  • Price set
  • First product listing or live show built
  • Payment and Whatnot, Etsy, Instagram and Facebook Marketplace set up
  • First testimonial collected
  • Income tracked, with a tax buffer set aside for CRA
Templates
  • One-page offer
  • Outreach or post script
  • Weekly revenue tracker
7-day launch plan
  • Day 1Choose the category
  • Day 2Source inventory
  • Day 3Set up lighting and sound
  • Day 4Write the run of show
  • Day 5Announce your show
  • Day 6Go live for 60 minutes
  • Day 7Ship and review sales
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