424: How I Sold 64,000 Pounds of Onions Online: A Creative Drop Shipping Case Study

<p>What comes first, the domain name or the business idea?</p> <p>For Peter Askew, the author of a viral blog post called “<a href="https://www.deepsouthventures.com/i-sell-onions-on-the-internet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I Sell Onions on the Internet</a>,” the answer is always the domain name.</p> <p>Peter is fascinated by expiring domain names and how they’re treated like physical assets.</p> <p>This is how he ended up with <a href= "https://www.vidaliaonions.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">VidaliaOnions.com</a> long before he had any plans on starting an e-commerce site shipping onions.</p> <p>Peter took that domain name, partnered with an award-winning onion farmer, and last season shipped more than 64,000 pounds of onions!</p> <p>(Prices range from $2.50-$7 per pound so you can estimate the site doing multiple 6-figures in revenue.)</p> <p>Like the product itself, this is a business with layers worth exploring. From the domain name to the farmer/supplier relationship, to the marketing efforts, and to the logistics and customer support that make it all work.</p> <p>Tune in to hear:</p> <ul> <li>why Peter says starting with an expired domain name gives you “a small unfair advantage”</li> <li>how he found a supplier and manages the logistics of his business</li> <li>his marketing and customer support methods</li> </ul> <p><a href= "https://www.sidehustlenation.com/selling-onions-on-the-internet/">Full show notes</a></p>