My Story
Year 2010. It's been ten years since I became a stay at home mom when my first child was born. Since then, I have never worked for anyone and I have learned to become my own boss instead. And guess what? It has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done! It's not easy, but it's not rocket science either which means anyone can do it. Let me tell you my story:
I started my very first online business venture back in 2014. At that time, I had no prior business background and I knew nothing about the internet except using Google and Facebook. I was a music graduate from the University of the Philippines and I was a professional singer/actress all my life. I had no computer skills so I was not techie at all but I realized that everything is figureoutable.
We live in the age of the internet and sure I am not a techie, but I know that I can figure things out because of the amazing power of the internet! Knowing that Google is my friend, I put some serious effort looking into how I can make money online. After an extensive research, I found an online course and from there, I learned everything from building my own website, getting suppliers and running Google shopping ads. Less than two years after I launched my own Shopify e-commerce store from scratch, I was able to sell it for 20x the revenue multiple! Turned out that buyers pay more for a drop ship business model because of the fact that they won’t handle inventory and logistics, which I loved as well.
In 2016, I decided to sell my store because I did not want to deal with customers anymore and I wanted to spend all of my time with my second baby who was only one year old at that time. I just really wanted to take a break and enjoy that precious time. And so I did! :)
I do love the benefits of working from home like setting my own hours and working on my own terms. I like taking my kids to the park anytime we feel like it and jut set my work hours around our lifestyle. I also love the extra perks of having my own business, including the free hotel stays and travels that my e-commerce store provided my family. Since I accumulated tons of miles from business expenses, I was able to redeem travel rewards for my family! Most of all, I liked that even though I was home, I was still earning and that empowered me as I know I can contribute to the household and reward myself nice things without asking my husband to pay for it. Because of the consistent cashflow, I'm also able to contribute to my own retirement account and that is totally empowering. I also liked the tax benefits of having a business that you run from home. You’re basically saving some money that would go to tax otherwise, if you did not have a home-based business!
So with my skills in online marketing, I took a contractual job as a online marketing manager at Calandra Health and Wellness Center on January 2017 as I decided that I wanted to keep cashflow coming while working from home. This is how I got introduced into the wellness industry.
While working at Calandra in 2018, my entrepreneurial spirit started to kick in again. A friend of mine told me about selling on Amazon and that peaked my interest. So I purchased another online course and that was the start of my Amazon FBA journey. I was pleasantly surprised when I became a 6 figure seller within one year of selling on Amazon. At this time, I decided to leave the wellness center and focus on e-commerce.
However, I realized that selling on Amazon comes with risk as I don’t own the platform. If you currently don't have your own website, it is very important to use different, multiple shopping platforms when selling your products. Or have another totally different online business. So if ever you get kicked out by Amazon or Ebay, you can still have cashflow one way or another.
With this in mind, I decided to build a second online business in the health and wellness industry. I believe multiple streams of income is necessary nowadays. If you're employed and you suddenly lose your job because of reasons beyond your control, your little side business can save you from getting into debt! Remember the saying: "Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” and I one hundred percent agree with this!
I truly enjoy building a business and being around with like minded-people like me. If you are interested in starting your own business, contact me and let’s see how we can help each other!
I started my very first online business venture back in 2014. At that time, I had no prior business background and I knew nothing about the internet except using Google and Facebook. I was a music graduate from the University of the Philippines and I was a professional singer/actress all my life. I had no computer skills so I was not techie at all but I realized that everything is figureoutable.
We live in the age of the internet and sure I am not a techie, but I know that I can figure things out because of the amazing power of the internet! Knowing that Google is my friend, I put some serious effort looking into how I can make money online. After an extensive research, I found an online course and from there, I learned everything from building my own website, getting suppliers and running Google shopping ads. Less than two years after I launched my own Shopify e-commerce store from scratch, I was able to sell it for 20x the revenue multiple! Turned out that buyers pay more for a drop ship business model because of the fact that they won’t handle inventory and logistics, which I loved as well.
In 2016, I decided to sell my store because I did not want to deal with customers anymore and I wanted to spend all of my time with my second baby who was only one year old at that time. I just really wanted to take a break and enjoy that precious time. And so I did! :)
I do love the benefits of working from home like setting my own hours and working on my own terms. I like taking my kids to the park anytime we feel like it and jut set my work hours around our lifestyle. I also love the extra perks of having my own business, including the free hotel stays and travels that my e-commerce store provided my family. Since I accumulated tons of miles from business expenses, I was able to redeem travel rewards for my family! Most of all, I liked that even though I was home, I was still earning and that empowered me as I know I can contribute to the household and reward myself nice things without asking my husband to pay for it. Because of the consistent cashflow, I'm also able to contribute to my own retirement account and that is totally empowering. I also liked the tax benefits of having a business that you run from home. You’re basically saving some money that would go to tax otherwise, if you did not have a home-based business!
So with my skills in online marketing, I took a contractual job as a online marketing manager at Calandra Health and Wellness Center on January 2017 as I decided that I wanted to keep cashflow coming while working from home. This is how I got introduced into the wellness industry.
While working at Calandra in 2018, my entrepreneurial spirit started to kick in again. A friend of mine told me about selling on Amazon and that peaked my interest. So I purchased another online course and that was the start of my Amazon FBA journey. I was pleasantly surprised when I became a 6 figure seller within one year of selling on Amazon. At this time, I decided to leave the wellness center and focus on e-commerce.
However, I realized that selling on Amazon comes with risk as I don’t own the platform. If you currently don't have your own website, it is very important to use different, multiple shopping platforms when selling your products. Or have another totally different online business. So if ever you get kicked out by Amazon or Ebay, you can still have cashflow one way or another.
With this in mind, I decided to build a second online business in the health and wellness industry. I believe multiple streams of income is necessary nowadays. If you're employed and you suddenly lose your job because of reasons beyond your control, your little side business can save you from getting into debt! Remember the saying: "Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” and I one hundred percent agree with this!
I truly enjoy building a business and being around with like minded-people like me. If you are interested in starting your own business, contact me and let’s see how we can help each other!
