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STARSTUDENTCASESTUDY
ThetruestoriesandsuccessesofourtopAmazonsellerstudents
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IntroductionIcreatedthisshortcasestudyaboutourstarstudentstoinspireothersandhelpspreadthe
positivemessageabouthowAmazonischanginglives.Betterthanjustsharingourownstory,IthoughtI’dsharethestoriesofourstarstudents.
IemailedBarney,andEnniewithabunchofquestions,andtheirreplieswillbuildthiscase
study.Iwilltalkaboutourexperiences,thenshareBarney’sandEnniestoousingtheirexactquotes
alongtheway.I’llthencommentonwhattheysaidaswelltogivesomecontextifit’s
needed.Withoutfurtherado,let’scrackintothecasestudy.
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MeettheStarStudents?
BarneyPhillips
ThefirststarstudentisBarneyPhillips.Hereachedoutto
ShimmyawhileagoandShimmyhelpedhimpersonallyusing
ourtrainingandgivinghimsomemoretailoredadvice.
Wenowputthiscoachingelementintoallourtrainingandwe
personallyhelpeverysinglestudentsucceedwithouremail
coachingandprivatemastermindgroup.BarneywentontostarthisAmazonbusinessandthengrowitsignificantlyuntilherecently
sentusthisscreenshot.
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EnnieMhende
Our second star student is EnnieMhende. She took ourmain Amazon
course and emailed us questions as shewent forward.We helped her
personally like we do with all of our students and her results kept
increasing.
Thefirsttimeshetoldusthetrainingwasworking,shehaddoubled
hersalesto3kpermonth.
Thisiswhatshesentus.
Afewweekslater,shehaddoubledhersalesagainto6kpermonth,andsendusanother
wonderfulemail.
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TheStarStudentCaseStudyisBornThat’showthiscasestudywasborn.Weemailedthesestarstudentsahandfulof
questions,andtheiranswershelpedcreatethiscasestudy.Wewantedtoknowwhatmotivatedthesestudents,whatinspiredthemandwewondered
whattheirreasonsforchoosingAmazonasabusinessmodel.Wealsowantedtoknowhowtheyachievedtheirsuccessandiftheyfacedanyroadblocks
alongtheway.Nowyouknowthestarstudents,let’sdiveintowhatelsetheyhadtoshareabouttheir
success.
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WhyShouldYouStartAmazon?ThefirstquestionIposedwas“whystartAmazon?”.MeandShimmyhadourownreasonsfor
starting,butwewantedtoknowwhatthemotivationswerebehindourstartstudents.Barneywasstuck,hekeptlosingjobsduetodownsizingandcompanyproblems,andthis
uncertaintyledhimtostarthatinghiswork,hisbossesandwantingtogetout.
Imaginehavingabossthatwasnastyandmadeyoufeelguiltyfortakingaholidaythat
you’relegallyallowedtohave.Imaginenotbeingabletospendtimewithyourwifebecauseyourbossisalwaysbreathing
downyourneck.ThiswasBarney’smotivationtogetstartedonAmazon,anditwasavery
powerfuldriver.Ennieontheotherhandwasjusttiredofhermonotonous9-5jobandwantedfreedomto
travelandearnalivingasshewentwherevershewanted,whenevershewanted.
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ThisisoneofthebiggestreasonsweseepeoplestartinganAmazonbusiness.Theyjust
wantfreedomfromthe9-5modernslaveryweliketocall‘ajob’,andontopofthattohave
thefreedomtotravelandearnalivingwhereveryouare.ShimmyandIlovetravellingandneededastableincomethatproducedforusevenifwewere
onabeachinVietnam,snowboardingdowntheSwissAlps,ortakingaroadtripdownhighway
1inCalifornia.(Yes,we’vedoneallthesethingsnow,thankstoAmazon.)Herewearefromlefttoright,ontheroadtripinCalifornia,atHalongBayinVietnam,and
snowboardingintheSwissAlps.
IwascuriouswhyelseourstarstudentsBarneyandEnniewantedtogetoutoftheirjobs,soI
probedalittledeeper.SinceI’vealwaysworkedonline(exceptforashort3monthperiodofhavingajobstacking
shelvesinasupermarket)Iwantedtoknowthereasonssomeonewouldleavethe‘comfort’of
ajob,topursuebuildinganAmazonbusiness.Thechallengeseemsdaunting,sotheremustbeaverystrongmotivationbehindstarting
yourownbusiness.
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FindingYourMotivationToStartHere’swhatourstarstudentsrevealedaboutthereasonstheywantedtoquittheirjoband
startanonlinebusiness:
Enniealreadyhadsomeexperiencewithsourcingproducts,sothisnewavenuewasperfectfor
her.However,thecomplicationsofsettinguponAmazonwereveryunique,andwehelpedher
withourtrainingtogetontopofitandmakeitasuccess.Barneyontheotherhandhadnorelevantexperiencewithsourcingproducts,hejusthatedhis
difficultjobandwantedout.
Imaginehavingajobfor15yearsandworkinghardonyourcareerforthatlong,buildingupa
reputationandateam,butafterallthattime,stillbeingignoredanddisrespected.Barneyknewthathavinghisownbusinessonlinewouldsolveallofthat.Hewouldbeableto
quitthishorriblejobandfinallybepaidoffforhisefforts.BybuildinganonlinebusinessBarney
wouldbeabletogetoutofthisenvironmentandstartsomethinghewasproudof.
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WhyUseAmazonToMakeASideIncome?Iwonderedwhymystarstudentsweremotivatedtomakeasideincomeandworkonlineto
makemoremoney,soIaskedthemaboutwhytheyneededmoney.
Enniewantedoptionstodomorethingsinlife.Ontopofpayingforthemortgageand
helpingherstudentseducationdebts,shealsowantedmoreoutofherownlife.Enniewantedtotravelandtoexploretheworld,nowherchildrenaregrownup,andshe
deservesit.StartinganAmazonbusinesswasthebestwayshecouldthinkoftoprovidethis
lifeforher.Barneyontheotherhandwantedtotakecareofhisfamily.Here’swhatBarneyhadtosay.
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Barneywantednothingmorethantotakehiskidstoschool,andbethereforthemwhen
theyfinishedschoolHewantedtohavetimeforhisfamilyandtostoptravellingforbusinesspurposessohecouldspendmoretimewiththepeoplehecaredmostabout.
HefoundhewashavingtroublefallingasleeponaSundaynight,feelingsickabouttheweek
ahead.Thisfeelinghadtogo.StartinganAmazonbusinesswasthebestwayBarneycould
thinkoftosolvethisproblemsohecouldenjoyeverysingledaywithhisfamily,andsleeplike
ababyeverySundaynightknowingthathewasincontrolofhisweek.Iprobedalittledeepertofindoutwhatotherreasonsourstarstudentshadforgettinginto
Amazon.
ThisfreedomisthereasonShimmyandIgotintoAmazonaswell,anditmightverywellbethe
reasonYOUdecidetogetstarted.WhenAmazonisproducingasecondincomeforyou,youhave
thefreedomtoworkonthingsyouenjoyandworkwheneveryouwant.BarneyalsosharedwithusanotherreasonhestartedanAmazonbusiness.
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Barneyknewthatthebusinesscostswhenstartingareverylow.Comparedtostartinga
traditionalbrickandmortarstorewhichcancosttensofthousandstogetstarted,withAmazonyoucanstartatafractionofthecost.ThisisagreatreasontochooseAmazonasanonlinebusiness,alongwithallthebenefitsthat
yougetandthefreedomthatitdelivers.Weweresohappythatwerewereabletohelpourstudentstransformtheirlivesandmake
thisbigshift,butwewantedtoknowiftherewereanyproblems.Sothenextthingweaskedthemwasaboutanyproblemsthattheyfacedatthestartof
theirjourneys.
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TheBigRoadblocksWeaskedalittlemoreaboutsomeoftheproblemsourstarstudentsfaced,andwhattheydid
tohelpsolvetheseissues.
It’ssad,butmanysellerslikeEnniehavetonsofproblemswhentheystartout.Withoutthe
rightguidanceandsupport,anyandallmistakescouldhappen.Withtheexperienceof
someonewhohasdoneitbefore,youdon'thavetomakethesamemistakestheydid.EnniehadtroubleatfirstandevendoubtedthatshecouldmakeitonAmazon.Shehad
troublewithtraffic,keywords,picturesandconversionrates.Withourhelpshemanagedtoturnitallaround,andnowshe’sdoingmuchbetteron
Amazon.IaskedBarneyifthereanyproblemswhenhestartedout.
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Likebarneysaid,healsohad‘teething’problems.Thisisaclassicexampleofa‘good’
problemtohave.Whenyougrowtoofastyoufaceproblemslikerunningoutofinventoryandmanagingcashflow.
Theseareofcoursegoodproblem,andnowBarneyhasgrownhisbusinessto£500kperyear
andhewillcontinuetogrowasheexpandsintonewmarkets.Itgoestoshowthatatfirstwhenyoustart,youmighthavesomeproblems.Howeverwhenyou
havetherightguidanceandadvice,youcangetoveranyoftheseproblemsandturnyour
businessintoahugesuccess.Wenowknowourstarstudentsgoals,motivations,initialproblemsandsomesuccesses.I
wantedtofindoutinmoredetailhowthetrainingwegavethemactuallyhelpedthemtoachievetheirgoals.Here’swhattheysaid.
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HowOurTrainingCreatedTheStarsWewantedtoknowhowexactlywehelpedourstudentsgetgoodresultsandhowwe
helpedthemachievetheirsuccess.Barneywasoverwhelmedatfirst,butwithourstepbystepguidancehewasabletomakeit
workanddoverywellforhimself.
WeworkedwithBarneypersonallyandhelpedhimachievehissuccess.WithEnnie,wenever
workedpersonallywithher,shejustfollowedouronlinetraining,andstillmanagedtohave
someamazingsuccess.Ennielovedhowlogicalandstepbystepitwasforher,andhowithelpedhereventhoughshe
wasabeginner.
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Ennieusedthetrainingtogetareallygoodunderstandingofhowthebusinessworkedand
therightproductstochoose.Shelearnedhowtogeteyeballsonherlisting,howtosellheritems
properlyandgetextremelyhighsalesonherpages.
OurStarStudentsBestAdviceWearesoproudofourstarstudentsandthesuccesstheyachieved,soweaskedthemtogive
somefinalwordstonewpotentialstudentswhoarethinkingofjoiningourprograms.BothBarneyandEnniewereblownawaybyourtraininganditchangedtheirlives,sothey
onlyhadgoodthingstosayaboutit.I’llletthemtellyouwhattheythinkaboutthetrainingandwhattheywouldsaytonew
studentswhoarethinkingaboutsigningup.
WeresohappythatwereabletohelpEnnieachieveherdreams.It’ssoheartwarmingto
knowthatI’mhelpingheregetawayfromworkinginadeadendjobandhelpingherachieve
boththefreedomtotravelandalsoprovideforherfamilyandhelpherchildren.
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Wewanttomakesurewekeephelpingpeopleachievetheirgoalsoffreedomandfinancial
success,byprovidingtheverybestpersonalexperienceandtrainingtohelpyoustartyourownAmazonbusiness.
WealsoaskedBarneywhathewouldadvicetonewstudentsthinkingabouttakingourfreeor
paidtraining,andhesaid:
Withoutourtraininghewouldbeinanotherdeadendjob,hatinghislife.That’sextremely
powerfulandfeelstrulyincredibletobeabletohelphimgetawayfromthathorriblemindset
andlifesituation.LikeBarneysaid,wetailorourcoursesforourstudentsbyprovidingpersonalfeedbackand
attentioninourcoachingemailandprivatemastermindgroup.NowBarneycantakeadayoffwheneverhelikes,althoughhepreferstoworkonhis
Amazonbusinessbecauseit’sjustsomuchfun!Nowhehascreatedalifeoffreedomandhappinessforhimandhisfamily.That’sthemost
importantthing.
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LookingBackBothBarneyandEnniehaduniquegoalsandmotivationswhentheystarted.Theybothneeded
asecondincome,andgoodincometoo.Buttheybothwantedthefreedomthatcamewith
havinganonlinebusiness,andneitherofthemcouldstandworkingattheirjobsanylonger.Enniewantedtotravelmoreandhelpherkids,andBarneywantedtospendmoretimewith
hisfamilyandenjoythefreedomofnothavingtogointoworkwheneverhewanted.ShimmyandIalsolovethefreedomthatAmazonhaveprovided,andwelovetohelpother
peopleachievetheirgoalsoffreedomandfinancialsuccess.ThesuccessthatBarnieandEnnieachievedwasallduetothetrainingtheytook.Thisisthe
sametrainingwewouldloveforyoutotakesoyoucanbeournextstarstudentandhave
incredibleresultslikethese.
YoucanaccessourflagshiptrainingcourseAzonUniversityrighthere:
https://go.azonu.net/azon-u2
Tohelppotentialstudents,wealsocreatedFREEtrainingtogetpeoplestarted.Weknewthat
investinganymoneyintotrainingishardatfirst,sowecreatedsometrainingandjustgaveit
outforfree.Youcanaccessthefreetrainingvideoshereandlearnhowyoucantakeadvantageofthe
incredibleopportunityAmazonhaveprovidedforusall.Accessthefreetraininghere:https://azonu.net/free-amazon-trainingThanksforreadingthisquicklittlecasestudyaboutourstarAmazonsellerstudents.Ihopethis
inspiredyoutogetstartedwithyourownAmazonbusiness,andchangeyourlifeforever.Speaktoyousoon,Josh&ShimmyMorris
http://www.azonu.net/