JJRR Ep43 Merch by Amazon - Baller on a budget - Spontaneously Speaking - with RJ Macalanda
JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast
Release Date: 11/14/2018
JimJim's Reinvention Revolution Podcast
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info_outlineRJ Macalanda is a Merch by Amazon expert who's been able to ditch corporate life and live out his travel dreams while building a self sustaining t-shirt business online. Listen to Ep43 as RJ describes how he went from 0 to $7000 a month in 3 months leveraging Amazon's eco-system and how spontaneously he found himself presenting with CJ Johnson at this year's Nomad Summit - Las Vegas. A self described "baller on a budget", RJ is now building a MbyA lifestyle community while nomading around the world.
Instagram @rj.mac
https://www.facebook.com/groups/191382234733527/
http://bit.ly/balleronabudgetshirt
http://www.themillionairefastlane.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_efXMxQTig
04:50s Impressions of Kona, Hawaii
06:18s First attending Nomad Summit in 2017
08:40s Growing up and flipping headphones
11:30s Coming from a family with traditional careers
15:20s Researching the opposite from corporate life and dropshipping apps
19:10s Trying different business models and discovering Merch by Amazon
26:40s Diving into Merch and figuring out how to research and market
29:30s Growing sales and having a shirt design catch fire
32:50s Making over $10K a month and becoming a digital nomad
38:32s Meeting CJ Johnson and spontaneously speaking at Nomad Summit Las Vegas
47:32s Leveraging Instagram for trend research
49:52s Collaborating with CJ Johnson and creating community with FB groups
53:45s Digital nomading in Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman Triathlon
56:32s Finding gigs on digital nomad forums on Reddit
1:00:12s Challenge of trying to stay organized and focused while traveling
1:03:42s Staying open minded and realizing change is constant
1:05:401s Being fulfilled with travel and realizing that money is about security / freedom
“Merch by Amazon is the easiest and most simplest business model there is for making money online today. I absolutely believe that.”
“I’m a baller on a budget, you always gotta be cheap with things.”
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