Who says having a baby means you have to put your dreams on pause? Not Anna! While learning the ropes of being a new mom, Anna – who works on the marketing team at AliDropship – also started her own dropshipping store. And guess what? That store now makes over $500,000 every month!

All while she works from home, cares for her little one, and explores the world of ecommerce.

We had a chat with Anna to hear her story. She shared how she managed to balance parenting with building a successful online business, and what steps helped her turn her store into a six-figure-per-month success.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s possible to run a business while raising a family, Anna’s story shows it definitely is. And the best part? She’s happy to share the tips and lessons she learned so you can follow the same path.

Let’s jump in and see how she made it happen!

Hi Anna! Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself?

Hi there! I’m Anna. I’ve been part of the AliDropship team since 2017, working as a digital marketing specialist. Basically, my job is all about promoting dropshipping stores and trying out different advertising strategies to see what brings in the best results.

Over the years, I’ve learned a lot – especially when it comes to running Facebook Ads, setting up Google Shopping campaigns, and even building a dropshipping store from the ground up.

Then, in the summer of 2019, everything changed – I became a mom!

I kept working part-time and adjusted my schedule to fit around my new life as a parent. But by spring 2020, I felt ready for a fresh challenge: starting my own dropshipping store.

Fast forward to now – that little store has grown into a business that makes over $500,000 a month!

Wow, that’s amazing! So you built this store all by yourself?

Yep, I did! I actually started it using AliDropship’s FREE store trial.

At first, I just wanted to build a really nice store – one that people would enjoy browsing and shopping from.

But as I kept working on it, things just took off. The project grew way bigger than I expected! And soon, I started seeing some pretty exciting daily results.

What made you pick the car niche? Do you have any experience with cars?

Honestly – not at all! I don’t know much about cars myself. But I wanted to try something different and push myself.

Instead of picking products first, I flipped the process around. I started by thinking about the audience I wanted to sell to. I figured I’d target men because I have a good sense of what kind of products grab their attention and how they shop online.

But here’s the funny thing:

Most of my customers ended up being women!

What was the turning point for your store?

The big turning point actually came during the pandemic – though not in the way I expected!

At first, I thought people would cut back on spending. But instead, online shopping became more popular than ever. People weren’t just buying what they needed – shopping online became something fun to do, a little pick-me-up while stuck at home.

Around that time, a lot of people started using their cars more for local trips and quick getaways. It was a safer way to travel while avoiding crowds. And guess what? That led to a spike in demand for car accessories.

Drivers wanted to make their cars more comfortable, organized, and practical. That shift in habits gave me the perfect chance to expand my product selection – and that’s when sales really started to climb.

Want to know which products were selling like crazy? Here are some of the best-sellers that really helped boost my store’s success:

• Back seat storage cover

• Car coasters

• Dog stairs

• Pet travel seat

• Leather steering wheel cover

If you didn’t know much about cars, how did you decide which products to sell?

That’s a great question!

My main rule is simple: I sell problem-solving products.

These types of products are super easy to advertise because you can clearly show how they make life easier or better. Plus, people often buy more than one or even pick them up as gifts.

Even though I’m no car expert, I had a solid strategy for finding the right products. Here’s how I do my product research:

• I check customer reviews everywhere – AliExpress, Amazon, Facebook – you name it.
• I pay close attention to reviews with real customer photos. They tell you a lot!
• I look at what competitors are doing – how they’re marketing, what their product pages look like, etc.
• And I always check pricing. If we can price the product at three times the supplier’s cost, that’s usually a good sign. It means there’s enough profit margin to cover advertising and still make money.

With this approach, I’m able to pick winning products – even in a niche I didn’t know much about before.

What’s your strategy for running and promoting your store?

AliDropship makes things so much easier – I’m able to handle a bunch of tasks quickly, which saves me hours every day.

For example:

• Adding new products to keep the store fresh and interesting
• Taking care of customer service – replying to questions and reviews fast helps build trust and brings people back
• Tracking traffic and sales through the built-in reports

Thanks to all these tools, running the store doesn’t take a full day of work. I usually spend about 4-5 hours a day on it, which fits nicely around my other daily tasks.

When it comes to promotion, Facebook Ads are my main focus. That’s where I invest most of my advertising budget because it consistently delivers good results. I like to follow the 80/20 rule:

• 80% of the budget goes to strategies and ads that I already know work well.
• 20% is for testing new ideas or trying different platforms.

Aside from Facebook, I also get traffic from email marketing, social media, and Google searches. I’m planning to start using Google Ads soon, and I want to test out Pinterest and TikTok too – both are full of potential for ecommerce sellers.

Another thing I’ve noticed is that many customers keep coming back to shop again. Some have spent over $2,000 with us! A big part of that is thanks to email marketing. It became a steady source of traffic and sales without needing constant work.

Right now, emails bring in over 20% of our total revenue – and that’s for a store making more than $500,000 a month. It’s one of our strongest tools, and the best part is, once you set up your emails the right way, they keep working for you in the background.

So… how do you juggle all these tasks while working from home and being a mom?

Honestly, AliDropship makes a huge difference by handling most of the technical stuff for me.

It automates a lot of the routine work, which gives me more time to focus on the creative parts – like chatting with customers and thinking up new marketing ideas.

Since I’m a mom, I usually have about 4 hours a day to work on my business. So I’ve created a routine that fits around family life:

• I’m usually the first one awake in the morning, and the first thing I do is check the sales reports – right on my phone.
• While I’m making coffee, I think about what we can improve in our customer service.
• Then I prepare breakfast for my husband and our son, Ted.
• After my husband heads off to work, it’s just me and Ted. That’s when I start searching for new products to add to the store – with Ted keeping me company!
• The rest of the day is a mix of working, taking care of Ted, managing the house, and squeezing in time for meetings with my growth manager.

Ted is often my little assistant or my sidekick during video calls!

Any final tips for our readers?

Absolutely – don’t believe anyone who says dropshipping is dead! I’ve been doing this since 2017, and I can tell you ecommerce is still growing fast. More and more people are shopping online, so there’s plenty of opportunity for new store owners.

If you’re thinking about starting your own online store, now is a great time to dive in. Don’t wait for the “perfect” moment – just start. Test things out, learn from experience, and keep improving.

Always track your results, stay consistent, and most importantly – don’t give up. Every business has its ups and downs, but the ones who keep going are the ones who succeed.

So why not start today? There’s a world of opportunities online. Start selling popular, best-selling car accessories – and who knows? Maybe soon we’ll be sharing your success story on this very blog!

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