He makes $15k a month off plants?
Maybe PLANTS should be your next biz? Or wait for our plant tax credit play manana 😱
How to profit off plants (the legal kind 🤫):
Maybe PLANTS should be your next biz? Or wait for our plant tax credit play manana 😱
How to profit off plants (the legal kind 🤫):
U.S. house plant sales have increased by 50% in the last 3 years.
- collective spending value to a whopping $1.7 billion!
- collective spending value to a whopping $1.7 billion!
A $250,000 tree? Weird flex…
Apparently, mega-cars are so 2009, today = boujeeiest of zen gardens.
- WSJ says there’s an entire lux market for finding old cool trees, buying them, then shipping them to mansions & hotels.
Apparently, mega-cars are so 2009, today = boujeeiest of zen gardens.
- WSJ says there’s an entire lux market for finding old cool trees, buying them, then shipping them to mansions & hotels.
Can you buy tree futures??
- I'm sure gonna check my land for trees I can sell before I ever have to cut one again.
thoughtco.com/trees-for-sale…
- I'm sure gonna check my land for trees I can sell before I ever have to cut one again.
thoughtco.com/trees-for-sale…
Saw this trend first hand at my local nursery doing what apparently all us chicks do, buy some mfing succulents.
- I wanted this guy: The Staghorn Fern.
- I wanted this guy: The Staghorn Fern.
So I looked at the price tag…
IT WAS $6,000 DOLLARS.
LIKE U.S. DOLLARS.
Like 3 ETH.
WTF?
Turns out the Staghorn isn’t alone:
IT WAS $6,000 DOLLARS.
LIKE U.S. DOLLARS.
Like 3 ETH.
WTF?
Turns out the Staghorn isn’t alone:
Why? We Millennials are weird:
1. People are waiting to have kids or just don’t want kids. I mean parenting during a pandemic 😶
2. Prefer renting over owning (“preference” ahem “priced-out”).
3. Nature ain't cheap... Home Depot = camp ground.
1. People are waiting to have kids or just don’t want kids. I mean parenting during a pandemic 😶
2. Prefer renting over owning (“preference” ahem “priced-out”).
3. Nature ain't cheap... Home Depot = camp ground.
Secrets:
- You can buy 1 plant, get anywhere from 5- 25 cuttings (baby plants) a year.
- Where else do u buy 1 product and it produces other products for you to profit off of?
Check out these #'s:
- You can buy 1 plant, get anywhere from 5- 25 cuttings (baby plants) a year.
- Where else do u buy 1 product and it produces other products for you to profit off of?
Check out these #'s:
Marcus Kirby was a server at a Chicago Native Foods.
Now?
He’s the founder of Succulent City, a houseplant store raking in $15K a month
- 70% profit margins
Now?
He’s the founder of Succulent City, a houseplant store raking in $15K a month
- 70% profit margins
Here's the How: First Where to Sell?
Option 1: Etsy- get high-quality pics, research to make sure prices align w marketplace & double down on good branding/descriptions
Option 2: Launch website & leverage IG/ FB ads. Marcus makes $15k/month w/ just 7K IG followers.
Option 1: Etsy- get high-quality pics, research to make sure prices align w marketplace & double down on good branding/descriptions
Option 2: Launch website & leverage IG/ FB ads. Marcus makes $15k/month w/ just 7K IG followers.
Fiddle Leaf Fig it To Me:
Not all houseplants are created equal.
- Most popular are low maintenance which translates to low light and watering needs
- OR - special hard to find ones - that go for 10's or $$$
Hop on google trends....
Not all houseplants are created equal.
- Most popular are low maintenance which translates to low light and watering needs
- OR - special hard to find ones - that go for 10's or $$$
Hop on google trends....
Margin Increase:
Set yourself apart and justify a higher price easily by pairing your plants with a trademark planter box or arrangement style.
Marcus sells unique planters, increasing his order size & margin.
Set yourself apart and justify a higher price easily by pairing your plants with a trademark planter box or arrangement style.
Marcus sells unique planters, increasing his order size & margin.
How do I find these fing golden plants??
1 - Grow yourself.
First batch from nursery/seed then propagate & multiply stock. Easy to learn on YT
2- Buy in bulk from growers.
Essentially dropship plant selling. Could be a local nursery w full-grown plants or seedlings
1 - Grow yourself.
First batch from nursery/seed then propagate & multiply stock. Easy to learn on YT
2- Buy in bulk from growers.
Essentially dropship plant selling. Could be a local nursery w full-grown plants or seedlings
Regulations + shipping is a b*tch
Understand what your shipping restrictions
- vary from state to state AND from plant to plant
- (another good reason to limit your product options)
USDA has a nifty chart
Understand what your shipping restrictions
- vary from state to state AND from plant to plant
- (another good reason to limit your product options)
USDA has a nifty chart
Ship it To me:
1: Ship yourself (FedEx has a packing guide for plants.)
Few things to remember:
Plants need to breathe
Waterproof bags
Fragile disclaimer
Extra cushioning
Option 2: Outsource through drop shipping services or partner w grower
1: Ship yourself (FedEx has a packing guide for plants.)
Few things to remember:
Plants need to breathe
Waterproof bags
Fragile disclaimer
Extra cushioning
Option 2: Outsource through drop shipping services or partner w grower
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