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🗣 In this episode, Lewis Smith and James Eardley open up about their early ecommerce failures — from low-ticket product chaos and unreliable overseas suppliers to the lessons that built their £7M+ success.

They share the exact shifts that turned things around: switching to high-ticket products, partnering with UK suppliers, and validating niches with real data instead of guesswork. If you’ve tried dropshipping before and failed — this is the episode that will show you how to make it work for real.

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Key Takeaways:

★ Failure is feedback: Every failed store taught a lesson that later made scaling possible.
★ High-ticket > low-ticket: One £2,000 order can do what 50 cheap items can’t — profitably.
★ UK suppliers are the secret: Fast shipping, reliable service, and real brand trust.
★ Validate before you build: Check demand, margins, and supplier readiness before launching.
★ Build a brand, not a gimmick: Positioning and relationships create long-term stability.

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Topics Discussed:

• Why low-ticket stores fail and how to pivot
  
  

• The turning point: discovering high-ticket ecommerce
  
  

• How to find UK suppliers that deliver next-day
  
  

• The validation process: proving your niche before you build
  
  

• The mindset shift from “hustle” to “leverage”
  
  

• Listener Q&A: What’s the hardest part of the model — and how to overcome it
  
  

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