Listen "81: 15 Million+ Followers on Instagram & Counting! Interview with The Instagram Queen Gretta Rose van Riel"
Episode Synopsis
Every day there’s an entrepreneur out there who believes that they’ve found the golden ticket. The one idea that is so revolutionary that it’s going to change the landscape of their niche and bring them a huge success.
Unfortunately, no matter how great of an idea it may be, nothing happens unless you have a brilliant plan to execute it.
So where to start in this crazy startup world?
Well, according to Gretta Rose Van Riel, it starts off with finding not just the right product idea but the perfect one. By using a bit of research, and a little bit more patience, she was able to find the type of product that took her to over 600k in revenue in just under a year!
By utilizing Instagram she managed to spread her brand’s message and exposure, growing to over 15 million followers in just a few years! It is very rare you’ll find anyone else as savvy as the founder of SkinnyMe Tea when it comes to the world of e-commerce.
In this interview with Foundr Gretta breaks down for us the nitty gritty details of the e-commerce world and shows us just what it takes to make it as a 21st-century entrepreneur.
In this interview you will learn:
Learn the easiest and cheapest way to build a website for your business
Important Insights on how to use Instagram to help start, grow and build up your brand account
Learn how to identify trends and physical products that you can successfully sell online
How to get your perfect funnel for you to start selling immediately
The do's and don'ts of E-commerce
& much more!
Unfortunately, no matter how great of an idea it may be, nothing happens unless you have a brilliant plan to execute it.
So where to start in this crazy startup world?
Well, according to Gretta Rose Van Riel, it starts off with finding not just the right product idea but the perfect one. By using a bit of research, and a little bit more patience, she was able to find the type of product that took her to over 600k in revenue in just under a year!
By utilizing Instagram she managed to spread her brand’s message and exposure, growing to over 15 million followers in just a few years! It is very rare you’ll find anyone else as savvy as the founder of SkinnyMe Tea when it comes to the world of e-commerce.
In this interview with Foundr Gretta breaks down for us the nitty gritty details of the e-commerce world and shows us just what it takes to make it as a 21st-century entrepreneur.
In this interview you will learn:
Learn the easiest and cheapest way to build a website for your business
Important Insights on how to use Instagram to help start, grow and build up your brand account
Learn how to identify trends and physical products that you can successfully sell online
How to get your perfect funnel for you to start selling immediately
The do's and don'ts of E-commerce
& much more!
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