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Turn Your Hobby into a Business

Three Key Tips to Starting Your Business

Turn Your Hobby into a Business

Three Key Tips to Starting Your Business

Course content (31 lessons)

Welcome!

Meet Your Instructors1:41

The Origin Story2:04

Three Key Tips to Starting Your Business2:53

How Shopify Can Help You Build Your Business2:22

01 |Profit with Your Product

How to Find Loyal Customers2:38

Create Your MVP (Minimum Viable Product)2:14

Validate Your Product and the Market4:11

Product Manufacturing 1015:28

Product Packaging 1016:29

Profitable Product Based Business Pricing3:36

02 |Brand and Design Your Shopify Store

What is a Brand?2:14

Product Photography 1013:47

How to Decide on Your Company Name2:37

How to Design Your Company Logo1:43

How to Add a Product to Your Store8:00

How to Create Your First Collection2:09

How to Create Your “About Us” Page1:13

How to Choose Your Theme and Edit Your Store13:05

How to Buy Your Domain Name2:44

03 |Shipping Products on a Budget

Shipping on Shopify7:38

Fulfilling Orders 1014:51

04 |Marketing Your Business

5 Proven Ways to Get Your First Sale4:06

Find New Customers with Sales Channels3:27

Marketing Methods for Long-term Success4:11

05 |Launch Your Store!

The Ultimate Launch Checklist1:25

How to Do a Test Order (and Set Up Payments)5:25

Go Live and Start Selling1:11

Celebrate Small Successes1:46

Welcome!

Meet Your Instructors1:41

The Origin Story2:04

Three Key Tips to Starting Your Business2:53

How Shopify Can Help You Build Your Business2:22

01 |Profit with Your Product

How to Find Loyal Customers2:38

Create Your MVP (Minimum Viable Product)2:14

Validate Your Product and the Market4:11

Product Manufacturing 1015:28

Product Packaging 1016:29

Profitable Product Based Business Pricing3:36

02 |Brand and Design Your Shopify Store

What is a Brand?2:14

Product Photography 1013:47

How to Decide on Your Company Name2:37

How to Design Your Company Logo1:43

How to Add a Product to Your Store8:00

How to Create Your First Collection2:09

How to Create Your “About Us” Page1:13

How to Choose Your Theme and Edit Your Store13:05

How to Buy Your Domain Name2:44

03 |Shipping Products on a Budget

Shipping on Shopify7:38

Fulfilling Orders 1014:51

04 |Marketing Your Business

5 Proven Ways to Get Your First Sale4:06

Find New Customers with Sales Channels3:27

Marketing Methods for Long-term Success4:11

05 |Launch Your Store!

The Ultimate Launch Checklist1:25

How to Do a Test Order (and Set Up Payments)5:25

Go Live and Start Selling1:11

Celebrate Small Successes1:46

Watch and learn why the following lessons have been important to learn to build Jaswant’s Kitchen:

Know Why You’re Starting
Ask for Help
Start Before You’re Ready

Further Learning:

Simon Sinek, the author of several best-selling books created a foundational TEDx talk called Start with Why. We recommend watching as it may help you get clarity on your why when starting your business.

24/7 Support with Shopify:

As you build your business, you will likely have a lot of questions and need to ask for help. If you need help with building your business, the Shopify support team is available 24/7 to answer your questions. We’re here for you! Click here to head to our help center anytime.

[MUSIC PLAYING] There are many different reasons for starting a business. And it's important that you get clear on why you're starting. Running a business is hard work. So getting clear on your why will really help you in those more challenging days. Of course, creating a profitable business is a big reason many people start that we recommend that you go one step further. For example, we started this business because we knew that the art of authentic Indian cooking was dying because it was just too hard for most to try to cook it at home.
A lot of people, including me, have no idea how to cook with so many spices and get the flavors just right. I grew up eating Indian food every day. And it would be really sad if I was never able to cook it at home as an adult. So our passion for simplifying Indian cooking not only solved a problem we had personally, but it helped to solve a problem for so many others who love Indian food and want to be able to cook it at home in a healthy way.
Maybe you also want to fulfill a creative passion or you really want to help people and make an impact in the world. What's the thing that drives you? Number two; ask for help. If this is your first time stepping into the world of entrepreneurship, or you're creating something new, chances are really good that you're going to need help along the way. This is not a sign of weakness. It's a sign of self-awareness and knowing when to ask for help in different areas of your business.
We are excited to help you throughout this course and the Shopify support team is available 24/7 to answer any questions you have and to support you. You are not alone in this. On top of that, it's a good idea to join a local entrepreneurship group in your area if you can. Connect with like-minded people that you can meet up with on a regular basis. Number three; start before you're ready.
There is never an ideal time to launch your business. In order to create a profitable business, you will need to step out of your comfort zone at times and be willing to learn a lot. Before going any further, we encourage you to choose a launch date and mark it on your calendar. It's even better if you tell some trusted friends or family about your plan so that it can help to keep you accountable. There is a popular saying that if what you're launching, whether it be a product or your website, doesn't make you a bit uncomfortable then you took too long.
It's better to start with something and then refine it over time as you expose it to the people who'll be using it instead of just waiting and waiting until you think it's perfect. Just get started, create something, launch it, and then refine it. Believe me, you'll get much further this way.