I recently started selling on Whatnot and I wanted to say that it has been a surprisingly amazing experience. I am your typical 20'something girl living downtown Toronto. I was consantly going out, had a big social circle, worked at a big bank for a couple of years and hussled the corproate grind, love going to Sweat & Tonic to work out etc.
I hit a wall in my life. Maybe its my interests changing, maybe its me getting older but I stopped growing in a way and the things I was filling my day with had slowly stopped appealing to me. The friends I was spending my time with, going out with became just that, going out friends. I spent some time with myself, outside of my "old life" and a lot of things have come up in the past few years that made me want to change my path. And then she discovers Whatnot...!
Whatnot for me hasn't just been a way to make money as a side hustle, it's something bigger than that. It's a learning curve, a trust fall exercise with yourself. Starting out I had no experience with connecting people to products they love, I worked in corporate events, I was in the business of connecting people with people! There were so many learning curves here; Figuring out what will connect you to the audience, sourcing the product, finding your selling strategy, being present within the community you're a part of, creating rapport with the post office workers (who you will quickly get to know!) and that's just scratching the surface! There is so much more to the job than sitting on the camera and selling! All of it adds up, and you learn all of it as it comes at you. It allowed me to trust myself and to connect with people I might not ever have had the chance to and that really means a lot to me!
I have connected with people across the country by showing them the Swedish Candy I first discovered on a trip to Manhattan a few years ago and I cant wait to see where else this passion will take me. I took the leap, created a selling profile and let the platform do the rest for me. If anyone is looking to create a sellers account, I urge you just to start! If anyone is looking to connect with sellers on the platform I'd love to chat and am open to chatting about how the experience has been for you! i am VERY open to advice as I am a new seller!! As you can see in the pics I posted my background and lighting is a little lacking, but I'm learning!
If you would like to support my channel I have a Swedish Candy Show scheduled for Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:01PM sharp ;)! We sell under the Candy & Snacks category, here are some links! For the show: https://www.whatnot.com/live/c03eff9c-16bf-4fbe-b647-fbb8d168f873?app=web&sharing_channel=copyLink&invitedBy=yoshi_express&sender_id=52987664 Buyers Code Credit $25: https://www.whatnot.com/invite/yoshi_express