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0:00People are making thousands of dollars
0:01each month in passive income by drop
0:04shipping products from AI built Shopify
0:06stores.
0:07I've made millions of dollars with drop
0:09shipping.
0:09I've been able to make hundreds of
0:10thousands of dollars with AI.
0:12Hundreds of dollars a day working from
0:13home for a year.
0:15day from this side hustle. I mean
0:17$600,000
0:19this month alone.
0:20Apparently, anyone can do this from
0:22anywhere in the world. But, is this too
0:25good to be true? Well, today I want to
0:27put it to the test by only using free
0:29tools to make a Shopify store and see
0:32how many products I can sell online.
0:34But, I'm setting myself three rules.
0:37Number one, I must use free AI tools and
0:40keep the total cost of the shop creation
0:42to under $1. Number two, I have to be
0:45able to do it all from my laptop. And
0:48number three, I need to finish it in
0:50less than an hour. Okay, start the
0:52timer.
0:55Right. I've got a list of steps to
0:57complete. The first thing on my plan is
0:59to find a free AI tool to create our
1:02Shopify store. Now, I've done quite a
1:05lot of searching around and the best one
1:07I found is Build Your Store. It claims
1:09to be able to build a Shopify store for
1:11us and lets us sell other people's
1:13products without needing our own
1:15inventory or doing any of the work
1:17ourselves. The idea is when the store
1:20receives an order, the product is
1:21shipped directly to the customer which
1:24allows us to make a profit without any
1:26more work on our end. If you want to
1:27follow along, feel free to head down to
1:30the description of the video and click
1:31the top link. So, I've loaded up page
1:34and now I'm going to click this button
1:36here that says build my free store
1:39because that's exactly what we want it
1:41to do. Now, they're asking for my full
1:43name which is of course Mark Tilbury and
1:47they want an email address.
1:50And to pick a password.
1:53Right, that's done. And then just click
1:56next. Now, it's asking me to choose a
1:58niche. You have six options here to
2:00choose from. Fashion and apparel, pets,
2:03electronics and gadgets, home and
2:04garden, sports and fitness, and finally
2:07an option for I'm not sure. Lots of
2:09people would just pick something they're
2:11interested in. However, it's best to
2:13approach this with a business mind and
2:15think to yourself, what do you
2:17confidently know that has a large
2:19market? Honestly, all of these options
2:21are pretty good. However, I'm just going
2:23to go for sport and fitness because my
2:26son is always a boxing or running or in
2:29the gym. So, I'm pretty sure there's a
2:31big demand for these types of products,
2:33especially amongst younger people. I've
2:35even heard that Gen Z are now meeting
2:37people at running clubs instead of
2:39nightclubs. Very different from back in
2:41my day, that's for sure. Right, that's
2:43the first one off my list. The next
2:45thing on my list is to customize the
2:47store and make it appealing to our
2:49customers. Now, there are six banners on
2:52here to choose from. So, let's go
2:53through them and find out what suits our
2:55store best. The first one has a lot of
2:58different sporting items which may seem
3:01good, but if we don't end up selling
3:03those products, it could confuse our
3:04customers. So, we'll skip that one. Then
3:07there's this one with just a woman on
3:08her own. While it's a nice design, it
3:11doesn't really represent our entire
3:13audience and we want our store to appeal
3:15to both men and women. So, using this
3:17logic, the bottom right one also feels,
3:20well,
3:22a bit too female only. So, we'll pass on
3:24that. So, out of these remaining three,
3:26I think the bottom left one works great
3:28and the middle right one pops really
3:30nicely with the sunset which could help
3:33grab attention and create a positive
3:34first impression. Remember, the banners
3:36are the first thing our customers will
3:38see when they land on our store. So,
3:40it's important they reflect what we're
3:42about and what we're offering. If you
3:44don't feel like any of these work for
3:46you, then don't worry as you can always
3:48change them later on. Now that we've
3:50chosen our banners, let's hit continue
3:52and move on to the next step. To let the
3:54AI build our store, we need to set up a
3:57free Shopify account. So, that's the
3:59next thing on my list. The first thing
4:01I'm going to do is click on access
4:04Shopify which opens up in a new tab.
4:07Now, I'm going to type in my email
4:08address
4:12and then hit start free trial. Then I
4:15just need to pick a password
4:18and click create Shopify account. Now,
4:21as you can see, Shopify is now asking us
4:24a few setup questions, but since AI is
4:27going to handle most of the work for us,
4:29we can just select I don't want help
4:31setting up to save us time. Now, it's
4:34asking us to choose a plan for when the
4:36free trial ends. The basic plan looks
4:38good enough for what we're building as
4:40it's designed for solo entrepreneurs and
4:42it's also the most popular option. So,
4:45I'm just going to go ahead and select
4:46that one. Then, I'll quickly add in my
4:49payment details so we're all ready when
4:51the trial ends, but don't worry right
4:53now because it's completely free. And
4:56after the trial, it's just £1 or $1 per
4:58month for the first 3 months. As we're
5:00not paying anything right now, this
5:02doesn't count towards our $1 budget. I
5:04know we'll probably have to pay it
5:06before we get some sales in, but
5:07technically, I haven't paid it yet. So,
5:10I think you can let me off with this
5:11one. Once that's all set up, Shopify
5:14takes us to this dashboard for our new
5:16store where we can manage everything.
5:18Now,
5:19it does look pretty confusing, but
5:21that's fine as we won't have too much to
5:23do in here ourselves because soon the AI
5:26will be taking control. That sounded
5:28pretty scary. I hope this AI stuff
5:30doesn't lead us into a Terminator
5:32situation. Now, we need to install the
5:34Build Your Store app. This might seem
5:36like it's getting a bit confusing, but
5:38after this, it gets a whole lot easier.
5:40So, I'm going to click access Shopify
5:42again which opens another tab. On this
5:46page, I'm going to click the install
5:48button to add the app to our Shopify
5:51account. With this done, I can click
5:53create my custom store. Now, we just
5:56need to give the AI a bit of time to
5:58work its magic and build the store
5:59website for us in the background. We'll
6:01check out the results later to see what
6:03it's created, but for now, let's keep
6:05things moving and jump onto the next
6:07step. Right, the next thing on my list
6:09is to find some winning products for our
6:11store. This is so important because the
6:13right products can make or break the
6:15store. They attract customers, drive
6:18sales, and ultimately set us apart from
6:21our competition. To make this as easy
6:23and efficient as possible, we're going
6:25to register for AutoDS.
6:27This tool does the heavy lifting for us
6:29by selecting products that are proven to
6:31sell. It also takes care of pricing,
6:34uploading professional photos, and once
6:36we start making sales, it will also ship
6:39the products directly to our customers.
6:41I'm going to go back to the Build Your
6:43Store website and select register to
6:45AutoDS. This gives us the option to
6:48either sign up with a Google account or
6:50to enter your details manually. Just
6:53make sure that you use the same email
6:55address you used for Shopify and Build
6:57Your Store to keep everything linked.
6:59Okay. So, now it's asking me, where will
7:02we be selling? So, of course, I'm
7:04choosing Shopify.
7:07Now, we need to pick the right plan.
7:08AutoDS offers the first 30 days for just
7:1199 cents on any plan. This gives us a
7:14chance to test everything out and see
7:16how well it works. In my opinion, the
7:18basic plan doesn't have enough features
7:20to make this truly passive, but we don't
7:22need the advanced plan yet either. The
7:24Starter 500 plan looks perfect for what
7:27we need. So, I'm selecting start now for
7:3099 cents. There are a few different
7:32payment methods available. I'm going to
7:35go with PayPal as I always use it.
7:38Right, so there we go. All sorted and
7:42just like that, that's my $1 budget
7:45officially spent. Hopefully, there's
7:46nothing else left to pay for while
7:48setting up this store because at this
7:49point, I've only got 1 cent left. Now,
7:51it's finally time to publish our store.
7:54I'm actually quite excited to see
7:55everything come together. The last thing
7:57we need to do here is to click access
8:00Shopify and then uncheck the box that
8:02says restrict access to visitors with a
8:04password. Now, that's done. I'm going to
8:07press continue and boom, our store is
8:11officially live with winning products.
8:13Now that our Shopify store is live, the
8:15next thing on my list is to take a
8:17proper look and make any tweaks we might
8:20need before sending customers over
8:21there. This actually looks a lot better
8:24than I thought it would. Our two banners
8:26were in place and the AI has set up
8:28buttons that lead straight to the new
8:30product arrivals page which should make
8:32it easy for customers to get around the
8:34site. Down here are some of the winning
8:36products that AutoDS has added for us.
8:39First, we have what looks like some kind
8:41of breathing trainer. Actually, I have
8:43seen my son use one of these before. It
8:46works kind of like high altitude
8:47training by limiting the amount of
8:49oxygen you can take in. I think the idea
8:52is that when you're in a competition,
8:53your body can carry more oxygen in your
8:55blood which should make you perform
8:57better. To be honest, the more I'm
8:59talking about it, the more I want one
9:01for myself. I think this will sell
9:03really, really well. Next, we've got bag
9:05clips for your golf club. Now, I
9:07personally use these all the time
9:09because they stop the clubs rattling
9:10together and getting damaged. And if
9:12you've ever had to replace a carbon
9:14shaft, you know how expensive that can
9:16be. Then, we have the classic resistance
9:18band which
9:20I imagine is always a good seller and a
9:22warm jogging hat to round things off as
9:24it's getting a little bit chilly this
9:25time of year. So, honestly, I'm pretty
9:28impressed with the items it's picked.
9:30But, if we did want to pick more, then
9:32it's pretty simple to do that, too. I
9:34just have to head over to AutoDS, click
9:37marketplace, and then trending products.
9:40Now, this brings up a page with all the
9:43products that are selling very, very
9:45well and we can pick any of these even
9:48if they don't necessarily fit with our
9:50niche. To be honest though, it's
9:51probably not a good idea to be too
9:53random with it as your customers need to
9:55know what your store is about. I'm going
9:57to click on this filter for sports and
10:00fitness and it pulls up some products
10:02that would fit really well into our
10:04store. Now, if I wanted to add one of
10:06these, then all I'd have to do is click
10:08import draft and then wait for the
10:11import of the product. Then it gives me
10:12the option to adjust all the information
10:15and photos before publishing it onto the
10:17store. Now, I'm pretty impressed so far,
10:20but let's dive a bit deeper and check
10:22out what our product page looks like and
10:24see if we can spot any mistakes we need
10:26to fix. Let's click on the golf club
10:28clips. Now, there is a decent selection
10:31of product photos and to be fair, they
10:34do look quite professional. There's also
10:36quite a wide range of different shots,
10:38which is important because when I'm
10:40buying something, I always like to look
10:42at a few different photos. According to
10:44AutoDS, these golf clips cost me $6.84
10:49and drop shippers normally sell their
10:51items for two to two and a half times
10:53their cost. So, I should be able to sell
10:55these for at least $13.68,
10:58which would give us $6.84
11:01profit per sale, not taking into account
11:04any marketing costs. Now, I'll be
11:06honest, that's not a crazy amount of
11:08money, but when you're selling at scale,
11:10it could definitely start to add up.
11:12Plus, if I think these clips could sell
11:14for more than $13, I can always bump up
11:17the price manually and see how it goes.
11:19One small detail I really like on here
11:21is the little animation on the PayPal
11:23button. Now, I've always found that
11:25having PayPal payments available on my
11:27website adds a bit more trust and often
11:30improves sales. The AI has even written
11:33the product descriptions for us and
11:34thrown in some emojis. I'll admit, that
11:37is handy and saves a lot of time, which
11:39I am a bit short of right now. It's also
11:42included related product suggestions at
11:44the bottom of each page, which could
11:46help with upselling. I'll admit, it's
11:48fairly basic, but I found that basic
11:51websites often perform better. This
11:53footer is actually a bit of a surprise,
11:55huh? I wasn't expecting much here
11:57because let's be honest, footers are
11:59usually an afterthought, but the AI has
12:02done a decent job with it. All the
12:04important pages are already set up like
12:06the shipping policies and terms and
12:08conditions. These little details might
12:10not seem like a big deal, but they do
12:12make the store look a lot more
12:14professional. Now, let me click into the
12:16terms and conditions page and take a
12:18look. Yep, most of the heavy lifting's
12:21already been done. All I need to do is
12:23drop in a store name, our location, and
12:25some contact details to finish off. Now,
12:27the only thing letting the store down
12:29right now is the domain name. It's just
12:32a random jumble of characters and
12:33honestly, it doesn't scream
12:35professional. A good domain name is so
12:38important because it's the first thing
12:40customers see. So, I'm going to head
12:42back to Build Your Store AI to sort that
12:45out. I'm going to set up a .store domain
12:47instead of a .com because it's
12:49specifically designed for online stores.
12:51There's actually been studies that show
12:53websites with a .store domain get 87%
12:56more traffic and ranked two times higher
12:58on Google. So, using a domain like this
13:01should actually help us sell more. When
13:04you think about it, this makes sense
13:06because when someone sees a .store
13:07domain, they know right away they're
13:09visiting a shop. Luckily, we can get a
13:12.store domain for free as we're using
13:15the Build Your Store AI tool. However,
13:17if you aren't using this, then you can
13:19also buy one from sites like GoDaddy and
13:21Namecheap. Let's go with something
13:23simple like Kilbury Fitness because
13:27let's face it, I have the body of a
13:29Greek god and obviously everyone wants
13:31to look like me. Now, I've got to link
13:34the domain name to the store. So, I'm
13:36going to press connect now and enter the
13:39new domain name here. Now, it will take
13:42a few moments to verify and then we're
13:44ready to go. Before we officially start
13:46selling, I'm going to spend my last bit
13:48of time left on the clock to tweak the
13:50website. Stuff like filling in the
13:52footer details, linking some social
13:54media accounts, and making sure
13:55everything looks polished.
13:59There we go. All done and just in time.
14:02Now, it's time to move on to the
14:04exciting part, promoting the store and
14:06getting those first sales in.
14:09Okay, so it's a couple of days later now
14:11as I needed some time to order a couple
14:13of the products. The next thing on my
14:15list is to advertise our store. So, to
14:18get some eyeballs on our store, I've
14:20decided to work with some influencers.
14:22Now, Gymshark has proved this strategy
14:24works very well in the fitness niche and
14:26it's great because I'll get a positive
14:29endorsement from a trusted figure and
14:31traffic to my store. So, it's
14:33essentially killing two birds with one
14:35stone. But don't worry, I'm not going to
14:36be spending thousands of dollars working
14:38with huge influencers. I've got a much
14:41better plan. I'm going to use
14:43micro-influencers.
14:45These are accounts with anywhere from 10
14:48to 50,000 followers, whereas
14:50macro-influencers are accounts with
14:52500,000 to a million followers. So, what
14:55does that make me then? Super macro?
14:57That is terrible.
14:59I'm not
15:01I'm not doing this just to save costs.
15:03According to Socialbakers,
15:05micro-influencers boast up to a 60%
15:08increased engagement rate compared to
15:10macro-influencers. Micro-influencers
15:12also have a 20% plus higher conversion
15:16rate. This can help brands boost their
15:18e-commerce sales. That sounds perfect
15:20for what we need. So, I've reached out
15:22to a couple of lads I know called the
15:23Gray's brothers. They've been making
15:25short videos for a couple of years now
15:27and have around 14.5 thousand followers
15:30on Instagram. They do have more on other
15:33platforms, but I'm more interested in
15:35Instagram because I want them to post a
15:37story with a link. I could also get them
15:39to promote the other products, but
15:41first, I want to test out if their
15:43audience will actually buy before
15:45risking any more money. And who knows,
15:47people might even explore the shop and
15:49buy other items without me having to
15:51promote them directly. I approved their
15:53script yesterday and they just sent me
15:55the final video. But before we have a
15:57look, let's do a bit of quality check on
15:59the items I ordered. This is the
16:02breathing trainer and it feels pretty
16:04damn good and built to last. I think my
16:06son might even take it for himself. But
16:09seriously, it's always good to know that
16:11the quality is good because the last
16:13thing we want is unhappy customers
16:15wanting refunds. Okay, so we also have
16:18the hat. Nice and woolly, that should
16:20keep nice and warm. I like the fact it's
16:22got a peak on it, very stylish. Can't be
16:25bad. And the golf clips.
16:28Do you know what?
16:30They are really good. They are better
16:32quality cuz my ones slip off and they've
16:34got a lot more power behind them. So, I
16:36think I'll be having those for myself.
16:39And then a resistance band, they're
16:41always popular. So, I think we should be
16:43on to a winner with those. Right, let's
16:45take a look at the video. What are you
16:47doing? I'm just wearing my respirator.
16:50Respirator? You're in a gym, not a
16:52hospital, mate. But it's improving my
16:55cardio. What are you on about?
16:57The breathing training respirator
16:58restricts your breathing, which
16:59increases your red blood cell count,
17:01helping you improve your cardio. Buy it
17:03today using the link in the bio. Well,
17:05that's definitely a bit wacky, but
17:07that's part of the charm. It's quick,
17:09attention-grabbing, and shows off the
17:11breathing trainer in action, which is
17:13exactly what we needed. That
17:14high-energy, slightly off-the-wall style
17:17works really well on Instagram stories
17:19because it stops people from skipping
17:21and pulls them in. Even though it's not
17:23the most traditional approach, it fits
17:25the Gray's brothers' audience perfectly.
17:27Their followers love this kind of
17:29content and it feels so natural coming
17:31from them. I'm going to get them to put
17:33this story up with a link to the product
17:35page and check back tomorrow. So, let's
17:37hope we make some sales.
17:40So, it's been 24 hours and I've got some
17:42exciting news. We've made some sales.
17:45Now, it doesn't seem like my approach of
17:47only promoting one product really worked
17:50as people didn't buy anything else. But
17:52as of today, we've sold 12 of these
17:55breathing trainers. Okay, two of those
17:56sales were technically me for testing,
17:58of course, but the other 10 were legit.
18:01So, not counting my two orders, 10
18:03genuine purchases for £13.42
18:06is £134.20
18:10and converted to US dollars is $170.85.
18:14But of course, not all of that is
18:16profit. The items cost me an average of
18:18$3.95
18:20each. So, $39.50
18:23went towards product costs and shipping.
18:25As AutoDS shipped all the orders for us,
18:28we didn't need to worry about anything.
18:30After factoring in the $50 I paid the
18:32Gray's brothers and the $1 Shopify fee
18:35after our three-day trial ran out, our
18:38total cost came to $90.50.
18:42That leaves us with a profit of $80.35.
18:46Now, I know $80 might not sound
18:49life-changing, but let's put this into
18:51perspective. This was all done with
18:53minimal effort using AI tools and a
18:56budget of just $1 to set everything up
18:58and $50 for marketing. Now, imagine
19:01scaling this. If we promoted 20 products
19:04and they kept ticking along making
19:06regular sales, this could easily turn
19:08into thousands of dollars in profit
19:11every month. If you'd like to see a
19:12follow-up video in the future, be sure
19:14to give this one a thumbs up. Of course,
19:17before I post this, I'll need to change
19:19the name of the store to make sure no
19:20one stumbles across the site and starts
19:22buying products as that wouldn't make
19:24any a fair test. If you want to see more
19:26ideas for making passive income, I've
19:29got another video right up there, but
19:30don't click on it just yet. Make sure to
19:32subscribe if you want to grow your
19:34wealth, okay? I'll see you over there.

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