S ometimes a great product will be a temporary sale. Once everyone has the product they don't need to buy more and you will have to shift to a new product. However, don't be afraid to ride that wave. Social media and the internet can be a great source for helping you find a great product that will sell, if only for a short period of time. When the COVID pandemic hit, I had been selling embroidered kitchen towels in a few local stores. One store manager asked me if I could make him and his employees cloth facemasks. This was all we knew that could help with the virus spreading at this time. I had no idea how to make a mask, but I said I could and figured it out. Then I made some for my family. I posted on social media that I was making masks and if anyone wanted any I would be happy to make them. Orders started coming in. The manager of the store where I made the masks for asked if I would make some for him to sell to customers. Then...
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