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The Calum Johnson ShowHow To Make Your First Million Dollars On TikTok Shop In 1Hr 18mins | Will Rivera
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Will Rivera on Escaping Poverty and Earning Through TikTok Shop
- Will Rivera describes growing up with a struggling single mother, being fired from many jobs, and reaching a breaking point at an Amazon warehouse when he could not help pay for his mom's surgery.
- He credits exposure to successful people, networking events, books like Rich Dad Poor Dad, and a willingness to set his ego aside and pay for mentorship as what moved him into entrepreneurship.
- He argues that you don't have to be a genius to make money online, only early, and points to his own timing in Shopify dropshipping, Amazon, NFTs, and now TikTok Shop.
- He explains how TikTok Shop affiliates earn commissions, using Kalodata for research, AI tools for faceless videos, strong hooks, and posting three to five short videos a day until one goes viral.
- He expects YouTube Shop to become an even bigger opportunity, and he closes by reflecting on a year of sacrifice that let him buy his mother a house in 2021.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasExposure shapes what you think is possible
Rivera says you can only grow to what you've been exposed to, and meeting wealthy business owners and a peer earning online showed him that income didn't have to come from trading time for money.
Giving up ego and short-term pay creates room to grow
He took a pay cut at LA Fitness to gain time for his business and says that removing ego adds zeros. He also swallowed his pride to ask for help at networking events and pay for mentors and courses.
Being early lowers the bar for success
Rivera says his early dropshipping ads were terrible yet still worked, and that as competition arrives you must be better in every aspect, much like early NBA players who wouldn't make today's league.
TikTok Shop removes barriers for affiliates
He says anyone can tag products and earn commissions without a big following, and that TikTok boosts videos with products attached. He has seen accounts with 2,000 to 3,000 followers earn tens of thousands a month.
Volume and iteration drive results
Rivera recommends three to five videos a day until one pops, since one viral video can bring about 90% of revenue. You then study its hook and script and make variations.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesYou don't have to be a genius to make a lot of money. You just have to be early.
— Will Rivera
Remove the ego and you'll add some zeros 'cause a lot of people let their ego get in the way of making a lot of money.
— Will Rivera
Time traveling isn't real, but it is because what took someone 10 years to master, you might be able to learn it in 30 minutes.
— Will Rivera
I think people, they don't make moves towards achieving something great until they're either inspired or they're literally just desperate, like, back against the wall.
— Will Rivera
Every video you post is like a rental property.
— Will Rivera
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SPEAKERS
Will Rivera
guestE-commerce entrepreneur and founder of Ecom University who teaches online selling and TikTok Shop strategies.
Calum Johnson
hostHost of The Calum Johnson Show who interviews entrepreneurs and creators.
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