Jul 26, 2022
While managing a full-time career as a professional magician, entertainer, and working the fairs, Will Roya started his side hustle selling items on eBay, and magic tricks off his own website. Business was good! But things really took off when he launched and focused on, playingcarddecks.com
Seriously, who better to sell playing cards than a magician, right?? Will’s story provides pragmatic, thoughtful, and lucrative $$$ advice on how to build a successful side hustle. Home base for Will is Las Vegas Nevada, where today he owns the office and warehouse that allows him to offer customers over 2500 unique products (mostly playing cards, of course.)
It was interesting to learn the real reason behind his interest in backing over 350 Kickstarter projects.
Be sure to catch the “Takeaways” at the end where I’ll tell you the quickest and most efficient way to immerse yourself in a new industry, and how to make the idea of earning $1M per year…look small!
What You’ll Hear:
02:20 The playing card community & the Kickstarter influence
04:20 The beginning of Will’s career as a magician
07:17 The 2008 recession caused Will to change his hustle
08:55 Selling in person, online, wholesale, retail? Depends on the product
09:22 When it’s okay for a magician to reveal how the trick works
12:06 Success with proof of concept - playingcarddecks.com
12:58 First major test - Black Friday sales
13:45 Inventory - The more you have, the more you’ll sell
14:55 Will’s superpower!
15:45 The value of being a backer in Kickstarter projects
16:28 The Pip Box Club, a subscription service
17:28 A new product may require you reach out to a different market
18:09 Pandemic sales
18:33 Staffing….includes family!
20:58 Have the end goal in mind. Break down the $1 million.
21:48 Will’s goal achievement map
22:25 Where to spend your time? Take a look at what gives you the best ROI.
23:26 Keep the focus on your golden goose
2 Key Takeaways
24:11 One of the quickest ways to learn about an industry
25:03 The benefit of having the end goal in mind
25:03 Making $1 million look small-er
25:41 Linking your big vision to your daily tasks
26:06 A brilliant definition of “discipline”
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