How Gillian Perkins Builds a Profitable Digital Business Working Less Than 30 Hours a Week

How Gillian Perkins Builds a Profitable Digital Business Working Less Than 30 Hours a Week

Author: Dylan Jahraus | Founder, Etsy Business Coach and E-commerce Expert September 20, 2025 Duration: 43:14
In this episode, Dylan Jahraus sits down with Gillian Perkins, a successful entrepreneur, homeschool mom of six, and creator of a thriving online business. They talk about how Gillian runs her digital product empire while keeping her workweek under 30 hours and still makes it all work. Gillian shares how she structures her business to be both profitable and flexible, how she chooses what products to create, and what systems she has in place to keep things running smoothly without burning out....

Dylan Jahraus has been in the trenches, building an Etsy shop that surpassed $1.25 million in sales. In Etsy Seller Success: Tips for Starting, Growing and Scaling Your Etsy and E-Commerce Shop, she moves beyond theory to share the precise, real-world tactics that drive those results. This isn't just about listing products; it's a deep dive into the operational details that make a shop thrive, like the methods behind consistently attracting tens of thousands of monthly visitors or developing a single product that can generate a life-changing income. As a founder and business coach, Dylan structures each episode to give you actionable advice, whether you're just brainstorming your first listing or looking to scale an existing operation. The conversations extend beyond her own experience, featuring candid interviews with a diverse range of voices who have found their own success-from six-figure sellers and brand builders to creatives and parents who turned a side hustle into a full-time venture. They share their unvarnished stories, mistakes, and breakthroughs. Tuning into this podcast feels like getting direct, practical coaching for the specific challenges of running a creative online business, blending Etsy's unique marketplace dynamics with broader e-commerce principles for sustainable growth.
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Etsy Seller Success: Tips for Starting, Growing and Scaling Your Etsy and E-Commerce Shop
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