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How Marcus skipped the course and opened a fitness store instead

Marcus, USAFREEstore store ownerFirst order in 5 days

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"I was one click away from buying a dropshipping course. Instead I clicked the button that builds the store. Same evening, I had the store and I still had the money."

Marcus, USA · Sport & Fitness store

What were you about to do?

Buy a course. I coach at a gym, I see the same reels everyone sees, and every one of them ends with a course that teaches you to build a store. I had the checkout page open.

What changed your mind?

I realised the course was selling me the setup. Theme, products, pages, domain. FREEstore does that part for free, no credit card. So I closed the checkout and clicked the button instead.

What was in the store?

Ten fitness products, the kind my members already ask me about. Resistance gear, recovery stuff. Pages written, theme done, domain connected. I changed the name to match my coaching brand and that was the whole customisation.

How do you bring people in?

My members and my Instagram. I already post training content, so a link to the store fits naturally. I have not paid for an ad yet.

What would you say to someone with a course checkout open?

Ask what the course actually gives you. If the answer is 'a store', get the store first. It is free. Spend the money, if you spend it at all, on reaching people.

“The course teaches you to build the store. The button just builds it.”

What Marcus got