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🗣 In this episode of the Dropship Unlocked Podcast, Lewis Smith and James Eardley break down a realistic 12-month roadmap to go from £0 to £250k in ecommerce sales — based on real experience, not hype or theory.

If you’re fed up with starting and stopping, dabbling in tactics, or feeling like this year is just going to repeat the last one, this episode lays out exactly what to focus on at each stage of the journey. From choosing the right business model, to getting your first profitable sales, to scaling into a hands-off asset — it’s all covered step by step.

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Key Takeaways

★ The Model Comes First: Most people fail by jumping into tactics before choosing a scalable, low-stress model
★ High-Ticket = Leverage: Fewer orders can still generate serious profit and save time
★ Commit for 12 Months: Dabbling creates frustration — commitment creates outcomes
★ Let the Market Decide: Sell what customers prove they want, not what you think will work
★ Systems Create Freedom: Suppliers, VAs, and AI turn a business into an asset
★ You’ll Grow Along the Way: Confidence, resilience, patience, and decision-making all level up

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Topics Discussed

★ Why ecommerce doesn’t fail — people fail by choosing the wrong model
★ The 3 non-negotiables before starting: model, freedom-first design, 12-month commitment
★ Lewis’s early mistakes with low-ticket and China dropshipping
★ The first 2 months: foundations, compliance, niche selection, supplier validation
★ Using a traffic-light system and AI to validate niches properly
★ Building a minimum viable store that converts (without overbuilding)
★ Months 3–6: proof of concept, first profitable sales, learning what the market wants
★ How to approach Google Ads early without big budgets
★ Months 6–12: scaling what works, adding winning products, signing bigger brands
★ Outsourcing with VAs and AI to remove yourself from day-to-day operations
★ Listener Q&A: supplier vs distributor — how to approach authorised UK distribution

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