They built their stores next to a job, a study or school.

Full-time job

Matthias

Works full time in car sales and builds his store after work. He had already paid for a coaching that got him nowhere.

Along the way, €11,500 was held across three payment processors.

In Dutch

In the video, Matthias explains how he fits the store around his job, why he moved his ads to Meta and how handing off listings and research gave him time back.

Part-time job

Maurice

Works part time in his father's company and builds his store from three in the afternoon until the evening. Another 1‑on‑1 coaching had left him with losses and no profit.

His payment processor caused problems after refunds, and his ad account was blocked just as sales picked up.

Full-time student

Benny

Had made sales before but never held on to them. This time his store kept selling, next to his studies.

His payouts were held for 120 days.

In Dutch

In the video, Benny talks about running his store next to his studies, the Shopify payout hold that froze his cashflow, and why he hired customer service as soon as he reached €1K days.

In school

Juno

Had been trying for a while with almost nothing to show for it, while still in school.

"If I can do it at 15, so can you."

School and an internship

Yanoah

Rebuilt a store that had gone nowhere, step by step.

One product brought in €40.7K. His ad account was terminated later, and he's open about that.

Railway, Norway

Don

Built his store in the hours around full days on the railway.