JJRR Ep43 Merch by Amazon - Baller on a budget - Spontaneously Speaking - with RJ Macalanda

RJ Macalanda is a Merch by Amazon expert who's been able to ditch corporate life and live out his travel dreams while building a self sustaining t-shirt business online.  Listen to Ep43 as RJ describes how he went from 0 to $7000 a month in 3 months leveraging Amazon's eco-system and how spontaneously he found himself presenting with CJ Johnson at this year's Nomad Summit - Las Vegas.  A self described "baller on a budget", RJ is now building a MbyA lifestyle community while nomading around the world.  Instagram @rj.mac https://www.facebook.com/groups/191382234733527/ http://bit.ly/balleronabudgetshirt http://www.themillionairefastlane.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_efXMxQTig https://www.reddit.com/ https://www.nomadsummit.com   04:50s Impressions of Kona, Hawaii 06:18s First attending Nomad Summit in 2017 08:40s Growing up and flipping headphones 11:30s Coming from a family with traditional careers 15:20s Researching the opposite from corporate life and dropshipping apps 19:10s Trying different business models and discovering Merch by Amazon 26:40s Diving into Merch and figuring out how to research and market 29:30s Growing sales and having a shirt design catch fire 32:50s Making over $10K a month and becoming a digital nomad 38:32s Meeting CJ Johnson and spontaneously speaking at Nomad Summit Las Vegas 47:32s Leveraging Instagram for trend research 49:52s Collaborating with CJ Johnson and creating community with FB groups 53:45s Digital nomading in Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman Triathlon 56:32s Finding gigs on digital nomad forums on Reddit 1:00:12s Challenge of trying to stay organized and focused while traveling 1:03:42s Staying open minded and realizing change is constant 1:05:401s Being fulfilled with travel and realizing that money is about security / freedom "Merch by Amazon is the easiest and most simplest business model there is for making money online today. I absolutely believe that." "I'm a baller on a budget, you always gotta be cheap with things." Enjoy this episode? Share it with friends! Click Subscribe in Itunes!