The purpose of this site is to provide information on how and where to sell your stuff online. Esperance is French for "hope." What does hope have to do with selling your stuff? Well, why sell? Why not just clear your house by throwing away everything you don't need or donating it somewhere? Selling takes more work. A lot more work. But, if you do it right, you can not only clear away the clutter in your life, but also make some money in the process. For me, hope is about improving your life with two things: imagination + action. You can fantasize about traveling to the Amalfi Coast, but it will never be more than a fantasy unless you act on it. And if you are like most people, you are too afraid to hope that you might one day fulfill that dream because you can't imagine ever having the money to do it. Selling all that stuff you don't need may change that. Even if you don't make enough money to finance your dream vacation, you might find that you can save money in other ways as you start to de-clutter your life. You may be able to move to a smaller flat or cut down on your spending by realizing how much you can live without.
My ultimate dream: selling everything I own and moving to an island. Can it happen? I don't know for certain, but I have hope because I have begun the journey of selling my stuff. Who knows what may come next?
So I'm going to include you on my journey by sharing the lessons I've learned and continue to learn by selling my stuff online. If you want to follow me on this path, I recommend taking the following five steps (which may need to be revisited from time to time):
1) Create your inventory - Figure out what you want to sell.
2) Determine the value of your stuff and decide which of your items are worth the time (and money) it takes to sell them.
3) Clear out some space. Get rid of stuff that is not "worth selling" by donating, recycling, or trashing it. You will need some free space in your home to organize, photograph and package your inventory.
4) Do your research - this blog should help with that - research the best ways to sell what you have before you waste any effort listing them where they won't sell.
5) Start selling. This is the hard part, but where I hope I can provide some help along the way.
As of the date of this post, I have made around $300 a month selling my stuff for about three months (that's an estimate - I'll get more precise numbers when we talk about tracking financials). I could easily make more if I invested more time or lowered prices, but I prefer to focus on sustaining that amount unless I need to quickly sell stuff in an emergency situation. You might want to make a goal for yourself so that you don't spend too much time on this, as it is very easy to do. Limit your time, because you are not going to get rich quick doing this, nor is it a steady source of income. Yes, you still need your day job.
More to come!
My ultimate dream: selling everything I own and moving to an island. Can it happen? I don't know for certain, but I have hope because I have begun the journey of selling my stuff. Who knows what may come next?
So I'm going to include you on my journey by sharing the lessons I've learned and continue to learn by selling my stuff online. If you want to follow me on this path, I recommend taking the following five steps (which may need to be revisited from time to time):
1) Create your inventory - Figure out what you want to sell.
2) Determine the value of your stuff and decide which of your items are worth the time (and money) it takes to sell them.
3) Clear out some space. Get rid of stuff that is not "worth selling" by donating, recycling, or trashing it. You will need some free space in your home to organize, photograph and package your inventory.
4) Do your research - this blog should help with that - research the best ways to sell what you have before you waste any effort listing them where they won't sell.
5) Start selling. This is the hard part, but where I hope I can provide some help along the way.
As of the date of this post, I have made around $300 a month selling my stuff for about three months (that's an estimate - I'll get more precise numbers when we talk about tracking financials). I could easily make more if I invested more time or lowered prices, but I prefer to focus on sustaining that amount unless I need to quickly sell stuff in an emergency situation. You might want to make a goal for yourself so that you don't spend too much time on this, as it is very easy to do. Limit your time, because you are not going to get rich quick doing this, nor is it a steady source of income. Yes, you still need your day job.
More to come!
